Just when I thought the white smartphone craze had died down, Samsung says it plans …

MetroPCS and Leap Wireless’ growth in the fourth quarter could be summed up with one word: meh. Both prepaid wireless providers offered up an early look at their customer growth and the results were mixed. Leap Wireless, which sells service under its Cricket Wireless subsidiary, released its figures yesterday and narrowly beat expectations. MetroPCS reported its customer growth today, which …

It’s earning eco cred with its lower-impact packaging and build, but tree huggers aren’t the only ones who will eye the Samsung Replenish for Boost Mobile. Budget-followers will also gravitate toward Boost’s first smartphone priced at about a hundred bucks, a rock-bottom cost for a market where prepaid smartphones typically cost between $200 and $300. The Android 2.3 Gingerbread device …