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If you're a fan of Google Voice and a Sprint Wireless account, you have good reason today to celebrate; Have joined Google and Sprint together to give unprecedented customization of Google Voice users on their mobile phones.

Here's how it works: If you have a Sprint phone, you can now choose to use your existing mobile number as your Google Voice number, or have your Google Voice number to take the place of your Sprint phone number.  Whichever option you select, the number – when the compound-can be configured to ring multiple phones (your Sprint phone home, Office, vacation home, etc.) so you never miss another call.  Voicemail service Google Voice will replace the existing service, and the same basic functionality of Google Voice voicemail transcripts remain as, email and/or text message alerts, etc.  International telephone calls are also using your Google voice number for reduced for petty expenses.

This service is compatible with all phones with Sprint, including brand Sprint Android phones.

While the service is free, minutes used continue to be deducted from your monthly allotment of voice.  You must have a Google Voice account as well.

Learn more by visiting the website of Google Voice + Sprint or check out the video after the jump.

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Sprint unveiled two new business-focused Android handsets this morning, both from Motorola: the Motorola XPRT and Titanium.

Similar to Verizon’s Droid Pro, the XPRT is a Messenger-class smartphone with a front-facing QWERTY keyboard and 3.1-inch touchscreen.  Primary business features include 256-bit AES data encryption, enhanced remote IT support, and international GSM/UMTS roaming support.  The XPRT has a 1GHz processor, an 1860mAh Li-Ion battery and a microSDHC memory card slot.

The Titanium, when released, will replace the aging Motorola i1 as Sprint/Nextel’s Direct Connect Android phone.  With push-to-talk and Military 810G specs, it is aimed at workers who need a more rugged device.   Titanium also has a 3.1-inch touchscreen and a Messenger-style QWERTY keyboard.  Unfortunately, it also runs Android 2.1 OS, which may be a turn-off for some users – still, it’s much better than the current i1’s Android 1.5. 

The Motorola XPRT will be available June 5th for $129 (direct) with a two-year contract; no release date or pricing has been announced for the Motorola Titanium.

The full press release has been posted below.

Sprint and Motorola Unveil Two Android Devices for Business: Motorola XPRT and Motorola Titanium

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), May 05, 2011 – To meet the growing demand for mobile devices with industry-leading enterprise features, Sprint (NYSE: S) and Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) will launch two new smartphones with enhanced business-ready capabilities, built on the Android™ platform. Motorola XPRT™ is the first Android smartphone from Sprint to deliver enterprise-class security, personal productivity enhancements and international roaming. Motorola Titanium™ leverages Sprint’s industry-leading Push-to-Talk capabilities as the first Nextel Direct Connect® smartphone built on Android 2.1.

"We are pleased to extend our portfolio of products directed at business-users with these two powerful and versatile Android devices," said Paget L. Alves, president – Sprint Business. "Motorola XPRT delivers the security features enterprise customers demand without scrimping on the latest in technology, while Motorola Titanium is a rugged Android smartphone with Nextel Direct Connect’s sub-second Push-to-Talk."

Motorola XPRT will be available on Sunday, June 5, in Sprint Stores, Business Sales, Web sales (www.sprint.com) and Telesales (1-800-SPRINT1), for $129.99 with a new line or eligible upgrade and two-year service agreement. Pricing and availability for Motorola Titanium will be announced at a later date.

"Motorola XPRT and Motorola Titanium blend feature-packed consumer experiences with an optimal set of productivity and security tools," said Jeff Miller, corporate vice president of sales, Motorola Mobility. "We are pleased to partner with Sprint to deliver each of these unique business-ready devices to their continuously growing enterprise customer base."

Packed with Productivity Tools

Designed for business users, Motorola XPRT offers a sleek, compact design built on Android 2.2, Froyo. This full-feature world phone is equipped with a pinch-to-zoom capable touchscreen, 3.1-inch HVGA display, full QWERTY keyboard and 1GHz processor with Adobe Flash 10 web browsing.

Enterprise managers and workforces across field service, field sales, healthcare, retail, utilities, manufacturing and transportation/distribution industries will benefit from its feature-rich capabilities, enterprise-class security and data encryption. Motorola XPRT delivers business-class security features with 256-bit AES data encryption and controls the IT department will appreciate, including the ability to remotely handle functions like enabling pin or password lock, password recovery and data wipe on both the phone and SD card if lost or stolen.

Motorola XPRT comes loaded with MOTOBLUR™ offering personalized content, including email and social media updates, delivered right to the user’s home screen. It enables convenient viewing of news feeds, updates and messages from social media sites from a single screen.

Additional key features of Motorola XPRT include:

* Android Market™ for access to more than 150,000 applications, widgets and games available for download
* Google™ mobile services, such as Google Maps™ with Navigation, Google Talk™, Gmail™ and YouTube™
* Corporate email (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync®) and personal (POP & IMAP) email
* Worldmode – CDMA (EVDO Rev. A), GSM/UMTS (HSPA) – international roaming service available in more than 200 countries
* 3G Mobile Hotspot capability, supporting up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices simultaneously
* 5-megapixel camera with camcorder and dual LED flash for low-light performance
* microSD slot, with a 2GB memory card included, supporting up to 32GB
* Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR
* Wi-Fi® b/g/n
* 1860 mAh Lithium-ion battery

Motorola XPRT requires activation on one of Sprint’s Everything Data plans, plus a required $10 Premium Data add-on charge for smartphones. Sprint’s Everything Data plan with Any Mobile, AnytimeSM includes unlimited web, texting and calling to and from any mobile in America while on the Sprint Network, starting at just $69.99 per month plus required $10 Premium Data add-on charge (pricing excludes surcharges and taxes).

Sprint also offers great value with international service add-ons for Motorola XPRT. For just $4.99 per month, the Sprint Worldwide Voice Add on offers discounted rates while traveling in more than 100 countries. For only $2.99 per month, you can make local calls in Canada, call back to the United States and even receive calls in Canada for just $0.20 per minute. That’s a savings of $0.39 per minute over standard roaming charges. While roaming in Canada, Mexico, China, and other destinations data rates start as low as $0.002 per KB (on CDMA networks).

To sign up to learn more about Motorola XPRT, please visit www.motorola.com/XPRT.

Leading in Push-to-Talk

As the successor to the popular Motorola i1 launched by Sprint last year, Motorola Titanium is sleek and attractive, yet durable. It is the first iDEN device to combine Sprint’s best-in-class Nextel Direct Connect and Android 2.1, Éclair, for a feature rich business-class experience. It features a full QWERTY keyboard and 3.1-inch touchscreen display. Built military-grade tough, Motorola Titanium is certified to Military Specification 810G for dust, shock, vibration, low pressure, solar radiation, high temperature and low temperature.

With more than 17 years of expertise, Sprint is the industry leader in Push-to-Talk, serving the world’s largest Push-to-Talk community with millions of Nextel Direct Connect subscribers on the fastest national Push-to-Talk network. Nextel Direct Connect has set the industry standard for Push-to-Talk worldwide. More U.S. workers communicate in less than a second with Nextel Direct Connect than with any other Push-to-Talk service.

Additional key features of Motorola Titanium include:

* Support for Nextel Direct Connect Services, including Direct Connect, Group Connect®, International Direct Connect®, DirectSendSM, Group Messaging and NextMail®
* Android Market for access to more than 150,000 applications, widgets and games available for download
* Google mobile services such as Google Search, Gmail, Google Talk, Google Maps with Navigation, syncing with Google Calendar™ and YouTube
* Corporate email (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync) and personal (POP3 & IMAP) email
* 5-megapixel camera with camcorder, 4x zoom and flash
* Wi-Fi b/g
* Stereo Bluetooth
* GPS navigation
* microSD slot, with a 2GB memory card included, supporting up to 32GB
* 1820 mAh Lithium-ion battery

To learn more about Motorola Titanium, please visit www.motorola.com/titanium.

One of the biggest gripes on Windows Mobile was the lack of timely updates, and the first update for the Windows phone is not encouraging. This week I'll cover the latest news on this, to examine briefly the next HD7S AT&T and note some reviews longer Sprint's arrival.

Update begins to roll out

Last week Microsoft began to provide the long-awaited update to Windows phone 7. This first update includes copy paste & and an increase in speed. According to the Microsoft, the update was first made available for those using phones unlocked — i.e., phones that is not tied to a particular carrier.

Microsoft, randomly select individuals and notification via their phone an update is available. How is this first batch of phones, Microsoft is monitoring as progresses, and if all goes well, the update will be rolled out more widely. Microsoft Update deliberately, in order to verify that the update is as problem-free as possible.

PocketNow has a post that explains the process of implementation. First Microsoft develops updates, then it tailors specific vectors, then the test vectors to make sure it works, then Microsoft corrects any problems, then gradually makes the upgrade available.

This probably explains why phones unlocked got before: there is no need for testing by the carriers.

Planning to upgrade to Micosoft

If you're curious, where things are, with a particular device, Microsoft has released a schedule showing what stage is a particular update. There is a program for U.S. phones and one for phones international.

There was a curious situation where carriers appeared to be blaming Microsoft for delays, and Microsoft was blaming the carriers. Now with this published calendar, it is clear whose court the ball is in.

The schedule is updated once a week. So how long will it take? Some reports said it could be the end of April, before some European carriers to obtain the update.

All this is kind of depressing — reminiscent of the sort of problems with Windows Mobile that everyone hoped would be a thing of the past with the arrival of Windows 7 phone. But perhaps because this is the first update and a new platform, the situation is an exception rather than the rule. We can only hope.

AT&T DH7S Coming Soon

The big news out of CTIA last week was the announcement that AT&T will offer the HTC HD7 as HD7S in the coming weeks. No clumsy slideout QWERTY to this phone. Is the touch all the way, with a large 4.3 inch screen. This form factor seems to be the most popular and was already available through T-Mobile as the HD7.

It features a 5 megapixel camera, 16 GB of memory, processor 1 GHz, Dolby Mobile audio and SRS WOW. It will be available with the latest update (copy paste &) installed.

More reviews of Sprint HTC arrive

PocketNow has posted a detailed review of the HTC Sprint arrive, including video. And new strawberry crisp cereal has a thorough review which explains the pros and cons.