As the guys in pink finally enter the era of 3G, the Sony Ericsson TM506 will definitely stand out from the bunch. Its glossy black finish is contrasted by just the right amount of accents. The surface on the back of the phone made with the “ever so popular” soft-touch material. Here at TmoNews, we know how people get when anyone even tries to mention both “T-Mobile” and “Sony Ericsson” in the same sentence so here is everything you need to know about the SE-TM506…

Launch Date: September 3, 2008
Launch Price: TBD

What’s in the box?

- Phone
- Wall Charger (CST-60)
- Battery (BST-33 Li-Polymer)
- Hands-free Headset (HPB-60)
- T-Mobile SIM Card
- Welcome Package

Specifications

Network: GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Thank God CPS pointed out our error, otherwise our credibility would have been totally blown! The terms necessary and mature wouldn’t come to mind when describing your comments…
UMTS/HSDPA 1700/2100 MHz
Size: 3.7″ high x 1.9″ wide x .7″ thick
Weight: 3.4 ounces (including battery)
Battery: 950mAmh Li-Polymer
Standby Time: Up to 300 hours
Talk Time: Up to 9.5 hours (GSM)/ Up to 5.5 hours (UMTS)
Display: 2.2″ 262k QVGA
Available colors: Emerald / Chrome with Amber

Features

- 2MP camera
- Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP)
- Built-in GPS with TeleNav Navigator
- Memory Stick Micro slot
- Music Player
- Messaging
- Web feeds (RSS)
- AccuWeather
- myFaves version 1.5
- T zones

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T-mobile seems to have pushed back the launch of the BlackBerry Curve Sunset to August 4th, 2008. Although no new features will be present on the new colored Curve, this slick red/orange color may pull in some of the more daring BlackBerry users. If you can’t wait to get your hands on the Curve Sunset, check the countdown to the right to see how much longer you have to wait. Check out the discussion on our forum on the Curve Sunset

Note that TmoNews has not confirmed this. We have two conflicting dates…August 4th and July 28th

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Well this one is out of left field, but you can’t really complain about a phone that is called the Supernova. Wait, yeah we can! Where is the 3G or UMA?! We can expect this to be another Nokia music phone, marketed toward the young, hip-type that love funky phones. Talk about an iPhone killer…the Supernova sports a 2 megapixel (VGA Video…not bad!), 6 hours of talk time, quadband EDGE, FM Radio, and a slick push-to-open mechanism. What can we say, T-mobile is releasing another decent music phone, anyone surprised? From what we can tell the device will have a low price, and will likely be an addition to the Nokia music phone lineup, instead of a replacement for the current 5310 or upcoming 5610. Stay tuned for more details on the phone, or click here to view all of T-mobile’s upcoming phones.

[7510 Specs] [More 7510 Pictures] [Official 7510 Supernova Site]

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Once and a while we will ask our users to take an article with a grain of salt. We’re going to up the ante here, and tell you to take this one with a whole damn bucket of salt. That said, we have some exciting T-mobile news to bring you don’t we? Well according to an anonymous tip TmoNews got, 3G is being lit up in T-mobile’s top markets on October 1st, 2013, 2008. We checked out much of the tip and have only found good things, although we’re still waiting for more trusted information. We’ve been telling those antsy and impatient users to wait for Q4 of 2008, and it looks like T-mobile is on track to pull through with some great phones and national 3G. Besides the four 3G phones already released, T-mobile will release the Sony Ericsson Bella as their flagship 3G device, as well as the 3G Android handset and another unknown high end 3G device. In addition to all this, T-mobile is working on a 5mp Samsung to be released in Q4. Could we have both a 5mp Samsung, and a 5mp H@H Motorola? Either way, T-mobile users rejoice! And loyal T-mobile users rejoice even more, because lucky you, you will have first dibs on some of these great devices! For now, we’re filing this one strictly in the rumors category, but trust us, if we hear anything more, you’ll know about it. Keep your browsers pointed to TmoNews for more information on Android, 3G, and everything you need to know about T-mobile. Enjoy

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If your one of those T-mobile customers that loves Windows Mobile, but needs a Hotspot@Home device, you probably haven’t been too happy with T-mobile since Hotspot@Home was released. Well luckily for you, TmoNews has some good news! You know that Shadow II we told you about a while back? Well it is confirmed, by multiple sources, that the T-mobile Shadow II will be a UMA device, and support the  upcoming T-mobile@Home service. With a V-tech cordless phone, duel-sim T-mobile@Home router, and the new Shadow II, what more could one ask for?! 3G. Anyways, we don’t have a date for you yet, but the picture you see above was taken off of an auction on Ebay, of the supposed Shadow II. It can’t be too far off.

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Update 6/8/08: Just an FYI, but we should be coming back real soon. No, really… we mean it this time

Avid T-mobile fans, TmoNews has some unfortunate news. Well, unfortunate for you, we’re pretty excited actually. Thats right, we’re going on vacation! This means, we’re sorry to say, that we will not be able to bring you T-mobile News on the blog everyday. However there is a bit of an upside here. TmoNews Forums will be up and running strong, and you should definitely head over there to check out T-mobile news, discussions, and more. Click below to head on over to our oh-so-awesome forums!

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First TmoNews brought you the only T-mobile blog on the net. We’ve been getting tons of comments on our big articles. But comments aren’t enough, they don’t really allow for convenient discussion and also limit you to the topic of the post. Wow, we wish someone would fix this…

May we present you with our solution: TmoNews T-mobile Forums

Thats right you avid T-mobile users, the one and only full T-mobile forum on the net. We are, of course, always working to improve the forum, so keep an eye open for updates!

Update: It’s not much, but the forums can now also be accessed at http://forums.tmonews.com

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Here at TmoNews we’re all about bringing you T-mobile news in an orderly, organized fashion. Thats why we have started the weekly recaps. Every Friday we will outline the excitment from the last week, with an informative post full of links, in case you want to read some article you missed. Well here we go!

5/01 – T-mobile’s 3G FINALLY goes live in NYC!

Last Weekend:

5/02 – TmoNews snags some information on the new Sidekick Gekko. It will include a 2 MP camera and video capture. This article was picked up by BGR, Hiptop3, and more. Read

5/02 – News on the Blackberry KickStart surface. As this new flip Blackberry sweeps the web from BGR to Engadget, TmoNews has to join the action with a quick post on this device. We are cautious about this one, as we have heard nothing regarding this, but BGR rarely manages to let us down. TmoNews – Read. BGR – Read

5/03 – Wow, lots of posts today! Starting with new of T-mobile’s upcoming (May 14th) Family 4 pack promotion; that is, unlimited mobile to mobile, night, weekend, MyFaves, and Hotspot@Home calling (Read). Not enough? Well for your convenience, we outlined what T-mobile phones, current and upcoming, will work with all four aspects of the Family 4 plan (Read). In slow news, we ended with a post including another comparison, this time of T-mobile’s rates versus Verizon and Sprint’s (Read).

5/03 – TmoNews is the first to announce that T-mobile will be using HSDPA, and not only UMTS, in comparison to other large blogs which seem to have through the opposite, that T-mobile’s 3G will be voice only. (Read)

5/04 – T-mobile thinking of buying Sprint? We post what we know here

Monday:

5/05 – T-mobile makes 3G official (Publicly). TmoNews: Read. T-mobile – Press Release

5/05 – TmoNews reports that T-mobile has a $50 promotional credit going on. Get $50 for referring your friends! Read

Tuesday:

5/06 – TmoNews is the first to out the Nokia 7376. Not much is known besides the presence of 3G. Read

Wednesday:

5/07 – TmoNews reports a new, very limited online promotion. No activation fees if the user is routed through an ad that will be up on MSN.com’s homepage shortly. Read

Thrusday:

5/08 – T-mobile reports Q1 (1st Quarter) numbers for 2008. Breaking 30 million customers, T-mobile is chugging along smoothly. Read

Friday:

Nothing Yet, but stay tuned! Sorry, slow news day!

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Well so this week we have announced 3G (officially) but the last newest 3G carrier on the block has a little enticing offer up their sleeves. Starting tomorrow through June 30 T-mobile is offering a $50 referral fee. Show some love to the people you care about, or at the least the people you want to go mobile 2 mobile with. Either way is fine by us. Your next bill should have a little insert in it or customers should start receiving mailers after May 19th. I know I know this is REALLY exciting stuff.

Here is what you need to do:

Existing customers should advise their referral to provide the following information at the time of activation to ensure they receive the $50 referral credit:

• Refering customer’s name
• Refering customer’s mobile number

So show some T-mobile love, refer your friends, neighbors, girlfriends, husbands, that girl down the block who always walks her dog in skimpy outfits. One of these days I really need to learn her name.

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I suppose it would be helpful if we mentioned what phones are currently available and able to take advantage of the FULL Family 4-pack add-on features mentioned earlier? Of course, any myfaves phone will do for 3 of the 4, but if you want the unlimited minutes at home using the router, you’ll need one of their special UMA-enabled phones for each family member that wants those minutes. Currently available phones are:

• Nokia 6086
• Samsung t409
• Samsung Katalyst
• Blackberry Curve
• Blackberry Pearl 2

Looking for new phones? T-Mobile has a few upcoming handsets that also will work with the family 4-pack, or anywhere else H@H can be used. Yes, three new H@H phones for your enjoyment:

• Blackberry 8820 (launching this Monday, May 5th!!) Whoops, so it’s already out.
• Nokia 6301
• Motorola Z6W

Three new H@H phones coming soon alongside an amazing Family Plan add-on? This has WIN written ALL over it.

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