Yesterday we reported that Sprint is raising its ETFs to a whopping $350 for advanced devices, though it will be prorated based on the remaining months of your contract. Well, perhaps to ready itself for the incoming deluge of customers who want to upgrade their handsets to the Samsung Epic 4G Touch or the rumored iPhone 5, Sprint will also …

Verizon iPhone Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless is offering some incentives to convince basic feature phone owners to upgrade to a smartphone. Verizon spokeswoman Brenda Raney told CNET that customers with basic phones who are eligible to upgrade between now and the end of the year can currently upgrade to a smartphone. Such customers have until September 30 to make the …

Now playing: Watch this: Lenovo IdeaPad A1 0:50 Lenovo’s A1 Android tablet isn’t setting out to change the world, but it is hoping to raise your expectations of budget-priced Android tablets. The A1 is a $250 7-inch Android 2.3 tablet in the same vein as 2010’s Samsung Galaxy Tab. Unlike most Android tablets in this price range, the A1 is …