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As previously reported, upon the release of the HTC EVO 3D, Sprint would reduce the prices of other smartphones.

Wirefly is offering the HTC EVO 4G for free for new Sprint accounts with free shipping. When the HTC EVO 4G was released last year, reviewers called the Android super phone, “everything a
geek could dream of,” “a beautiful and powerful window to the world,”
and they called the touchscreen “mesmerizing.”

Wirefly is also offering free activation from T-Mobile, claiming you can save up to 5 on a Family Plan.  The deal ends at midnight tonight.

Another great T-Mobile discount is the G2x with Google for .99 with a new T-Mobile account, including free activation and free shipping.  Reviewers and editors loved the T-Mobile G2x, giving it two Editor’s Choice awards.

WIRELESS AND MOBILE NEWS

More than 500 German workers descended on Deutsche Telekom’s global shareholders’ meeting in Cologne last Thursday to demand that the company respect the right of its American T-Mobile employees to unionize and bargain collectively.
CWA Union News

Washington, D.C. – May 12, 2011 – Hundreds of union colleagues in Germany today marched in support of their brothers and sisters at the Communications Workers of America in their effort to offer employees of T-Mobile USA the option of enjoying union representation.
CWA Union News

The international union community is standing strong with T-Mobile workers worldwide who want a union voice and want parent company Deutsche Telekom (DT) to end its double standard when it comes to workers’ organizing and bargaining rights.
CWA Union News

Quick news from around the Web

@FierceWireless: Verizon CEO blasts FCC’s ‘unimaginative’ Internet proposal. Article (sub. req.) | Follow @FierceWireless

> T-Mobile USA and Samsung announced a lineup of new Qwerty phones, including the Samsung Gravity 3, the Samsung Gravity T and the Samsung  (pronounced “smiley”). Article

> Apple is adding more patents to its infringement claims against HTC. Article

> Car audio and electronics firm Clarion and Nokia announced they will collaborate on Terminal Mode, a technology the companies said will allow mobile devices to work with car infotainment systems. Release

> LG is betting on the success of its latest Android phone, the Optimus Q. Article (sub. req.)

> The Nokia N8 will be the vendor’s final Nseries device to run Symbian; subsequent Nseries gadgets will sport the company’s MeeGo platform. Article

> AT&T Mobility completed the nationwide rollout of its femtocell offering. Article

> Apple sold its three millionth iPad, 80 days after introducing the device. Release

> Motorola said 9.8 million of debt was tendered in a Dutch auction. Article (sub. req.)

> Spectrum Bridge, Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative & Telecommunications and Google announced that Plumas-Sierra County, Calif., launched a smart grid wireless network trial using TV white spaces spectrum. Release

Mobile Content News

> Only 19 percent of Apple’s App Store application downloads so far have been paid for; the other 81 percent of the App Store’s downloads were free. Article

> Digital entertainment services firm RealNetworks announced plans to reorganize its business and operational structure, eliminating 85 jobs. Article

> Google announced its web-based Google Voice communications management platform is now available to all U.S. consumers. Article

> Apple has revised its consumer privacy policy to authorize the collection and sharing of “precise location data” from devices like the iPhone and iPad. Article

Developer News

> More than half the 2,733 developers surveyed by Appcelerator, which provides development tools, believe Android has the best long-term potential among mobile platforms. Article

And finally… Honk if you love Jesus, text while driving if you want to meet Him. Facebook

FierceWireless

Swiss technology developer Starhome has filed suit against AT&T and T-Mobile alleging that both carriers have violated its patents centering on the use of shortcodes instead of the typical long number strings typically required for voicemail…



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