This week, as always, was packed with news on the mobile front, so it was easy to miss a few stories here and there. Here's some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of cell ring up ring for the week of September 5, 2011:

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  It appears that Sprint employees are being enlightened that leave requests anytime between September 30th and October 15th won't be approved, due to "the liability of a major phone launch in October." leave blackouts are consistently used during certain times of the holiday season, so the timing on this singular
  
  
  
  
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  one memo is a bit striking -- as usual, we invite you to come to your own conclusions here. [via SprintFeed]


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  Two springtime devices breathed life on T-Mobile this week in the form of leaks. First, the Curve 9360 began showing up on dealings stuff focusing scilicet on its prepaid campaign, which says the device will be offered for $230 without having to sign a new contract. It didn't mention the on-contract price, but if all goes unassailable to rumors, it'll likely be out this time next week (September 14th, to be specific). [via TmoNews]


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  Speaking of the Curve 9360, the phone will feasibly be hopping across the pond to a Carphone Warehouse near you (if you live in the United Kingdom, that is). It's ready for pre-order now on the retailer's site with a prepaid option for $200. Not bad for a brand-new prime at full retail cost. [via TechnoBuffalo]


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  The second springtide winter* we saw leaked for T-Mobile this week was the Torch 9860, which may have been discovered in T-Mo's inventory system, by the numbers to rule to for example.
  dictate to a leaked screenshot. This doesn't help us know the date or pricing of the new Torch, but it does signify that it's likely just around the corner. [via TmoNews]


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  It's imaginable that the Droid Prime and Nexus Prime have passed through Bluetooth and WiFi certification. Since names were not if and only if in the documentation, we're left to speculate using the devices' model numbers -- rumored to be the SCH-I515 and GT-I9250. We're naturally skeptical, but we'll keep a close eye on the FCC in hopes that we'll see these mystery devices pop up soon with at least a few revealing details. [via Droid-Life]


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  We've been find the perfect baby name the newly announced Samsung Galaxy W to arrive this month in the UK, but all of our sights have been set on Three as the only known carrier... until now. O2 placed a teaser page on its website this week, listing the Galaxy W as "coming soon: September." [via MobileBurn and AndroidCentral]

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