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RadioShack will launch Sprint’s Samsung Instinct nationwide this Labor Day weekend. As part of the nationwide launch, RadioShack will be offering a 4-day exclusive retail price of $99.99. The special pricing will be available to new Sprint customers only starting Friday, August 29 and running through Labor Day weekend.

The new award-winning Samsung Instinct provides the ability to quickly browse the Internet, access business or personal email, and share pictures with one finger tap on the touch-screen phone. Additional features include:

• Two batteries with more than 11 hours of talk time
• GPS navigation and live search capabilities which enables users to find what they’re looking for with voice guided, turn by turn directions, and 3D maps
• Digital voice mail
• Stereo Bluetooth
• Plus exclusive applications and content like “Sprint Music Store”, “NFL
• Mobile” and “NASCAR” Sprint Cup Mobile

The exclusive $99.99 handset pricing will be available to RadioShack customers who sign up for a new Sprint Simply Everything Plan. RadioShack customers who upgrade their Sprint service will receive $129.99 pricing on the Instinct.

Google has unveiled Android Market for the first time, which is an open content distribution system for Android OS users. When available, you can find, purchase, download and install various types of content directly on your Android devices. Feedback and rating system will be created too.

Similar to the iPhone App store, the Android Market will combines both free and paid applications. The first available version of Android Market in the upcoming Android phones will contain free applications. Paid Android applications will be available after the initial launches via an software update. No words on profit sharing detail between the Android developers and Google at the mean time.

According to the blog post

Developers can expect the first handsets to be enabled with a beta version of Android Market. Some decisions are still being made, but at a minimum you can expect support for free (unpaid) applications. Soon after launch an update will be provided that supports download of paid content and more features such as versioning, multiple device profile support, analytics, etc. Below are some screenshots that illustrate some of the security features and workflow.

via [androidcommmunity]

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