MacNN | Direct+Connect News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Direct+Connect, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Sprint adds Motorola's r765IS rugged handset http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/07/sprint.has.motorola.r765is/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/motor765IS.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Wireless provider Sprint announced on Friday that it has added the Motorola r765IS rugged handset to its lineup. The iDEN push-to-talk device is MIL Spec 810F rated, making it heavily resistant to submersion in water as well as exposure to dust, shock, solar radiation and temperature extremes. NextMail compatibility allows it to send voicemail as e-mail attachments, and it has built-in navigation ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/07/sprint.has.motorola.r765is/ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:35:00 GMT Sprint set to launch 4 handsets with push-to-talk http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/12/sprint.intros.4.new.phones/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/sprintteaser.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sprint on Thursday announced it will soon add four phones with Nextel Direct Connect support in more than 40 US cities. Each new phone will support the Nextel push-to-talk (PTT) network that connects subscribers in less than one second. Some of the handsets' features include call alerts and a Group Connect function over the PTT network that allows communication with up to 20 users at once. The pho... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/12/sprint.intros.4.new.phones/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:25:00 GMT Sprint expands Direct Connect with LG, Moto, Samsung http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/01/direct.connect.handsets/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0803/1-sprint-esta.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sprint today unveiled the LG LX 400, Motorola V950, and Samsung Z400/Z700 series phones, rounding off a landslide of announcements from the carrier at the CTIA Wireless 2008 Conference [1|2|3|... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/01/direct.connect.handsets/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:10:00 GMT Sprint to reinvigorate iDEN network http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/30/sprint.to.continue.iden/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0801/motorolai570.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sprint will not only continue to support its iDEN network, it will attempt to breathe more life into it, the company's CEO says. Rumors have persisted that the company would shut down its push-to-talk technology, which was inherited through the purchase of Nextel and was once in widespread use with the likes of construction firms and taxi companies. Although iDEN devices are still used by millio... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/30/sprint.to.continue.iden/ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:35:00 GMT