Editor’s note: This live event has concluded. You can replay our full coverage of the announcement–including the David Blaine magic show Sprint used to warm up the crowd–in the Cover It Live module at the bottom of this post. Or, for details on the new Echo device and hands-on photos, check out this summary post.
NEW YORK–Sprint Nextel will take the wraps off a new smartphone at an event here this evening.
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The company has been tight-lipped about the announcement. But The Wall Street Journal today reported the new smartphone will be a dual-touch-screen device running the Android operating system. The phone, made by Kyocera, is reportedly called the Echo and has two 3.5-inch touch screens that can be opened up side by side.
CNET will be at the event here in Manhattan where the new device is to be revealed. I will be blogging the news live with commentary from CNET Reviews editors Bonnie Cha and Kent German and photos from CNET photographer Sarah Tew. The event starts at 3 p.m. PT. Sign up for a reminder to the live blog below:
Sprint Nextel’s New York City Event
Editors’ note: The original, pre-event version of this story was published at 9:46 a.m. PT.