
The Palm Pixi is now available via Sprint. As a reminder, the phone comes jam packed with a 2.63-inch (320×400) touchscreen display, a 2MP fixed-focus camera with LED flash, a full QWERTY keypad, and access to the Palm Beta App Catalog, which includes entertainment and social networking applications like Yelp and Local Concerts by iLike. Sprint sells this cell phone for $99.99 on a 2-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate. [BoyGenius]

Sprint is reportedly working on a new firmware update for the Hero. This new update is said to fix the problems concerning daylight savings time correction and SMS issues, and will still be using the same Android 1.5-based core. The update itself is likely to be released in “the next few weeks.” [phonenews]

Some folks at WireFly have posted an unboxing video of the Sprint Palm Pixi. As a reminder, the phone features a 2.63-inch (320×400) touchscreen display with a 2MP fixed-focus camera with LED flash, a full QWERTY keypad, and access to the Palm Beta App Catalog, which includes entertainment and social networking applications like Yelp and Local Concerts by iLike. The Pixi also comes with a rubberized back cover, which is scratch-resistant and durable. Watch the video after the jump. More

Sprint today has officially launched the much awaited HTC Hero on their network. This Android smartphone is sold for $179 with a new 2-year contract agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate. [Product Page via Engadget Mobile]

Sprint is set to release another smartphone from Samsung namely the Samsung Moment, Samsung’s first Android-powered phone. The handset will go on sale starting on November 1st for $179.99 with a 2-year contract agreement and after a $50 instant saving and a $100 mail-in-rebate. So here’s what you get, an 800MHz processor, a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, a 3.2MP camera, a full QWERTY keyboard, an accelerometer sensor, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), GPS, WiFi, stereo Bluetooth, EV-DO Rev A connectivity, a 3.5mm headphone jack and provides access to social networking sites including Twitter, Facebook and Flickr. [Press Release]

Samsung has officially announced the release date of its upcoming Samsung Instinct HD. The handset will be available for purchase starting on September 27th through Best Buy, and October 11th via Sprint’s retail channels. Sprint will be selling it for $249.99 with a new two-year contract agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate. So here are the specs: a 3.2-inch 320 x 480 touchscreen, a 5MP autofocus camera, an accelerometer sensor, an on-screen QWERTY keyboard (portrait and landscape), GPS, Sprint Navigation, WiFi, Bluetooth, a TV-out HD connection and EV-DO Rev A connectivity. The phone also comes preloaded with Opera Mobile 9.7, Twitter and Facebook access, and Visual Voicemail. More