Sprint will begin selling Moto Maker codes in-store beginning Friday, March 14, according to leaked promotional pages that have surfaced online. Customers will be able to go into a Sprint retail store and grab a Moto X on contract, then take home a code that will allow them to customize the device online before it is delivered.
There are some caveats, though.
The CMO of AT&T, John Stephens doesn’t sound all too optimistic about the merger between Sprint and T-Mobile going through. It seems like he’s speaking with experience here as the carrier failed to grope T-Mobile a couple of years ago and had to incur heavy amounts in fines for the cancellation of the deal. Stephens said everybody would be very surprised if the FCC and the authorities actually permit this acquisition.
Speaking at a conference recently, the CFO of T-Mobile, Braxton Carter has thrown light on the ongoing talks of the carrier being acquired by Sprint. According to him, it is most likely going to happen, but he wasn’t sure when. This comes after talks of regulatory authorities such as the FCC cried foul over the proposed merger between the third and fourth largest carrier in the U.S.
Sprint has announced that the much-anticipated Android 4.4.2 KitKat over-the-air update is currently in preparation for its carrier-branded Samsung Galaxy Mega (5.8 and 6.3), Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S4 Mini, Galaxy S III, and Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 variants located in both North and South America.
Earlier today, Sprint posted a series of upgrade documents on its website for an over-the-air update that it’s already in the process of pushing out to all its carrier-branded Galaxy Tab 3’s currently located in the United States. Sadly, this upgrade doesn’t bring any major software modifications, such as Android 4.4.2, but it does bring the usual multitude of bug fixes and stability improvements.
