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HTC Posts Two New BlinkFeed Commercials, Takes Shot At “Digging” For Apps

David Beren — Sat, 11 May 2013 17:19:02 +0000

I don’t know if HTC is taking a shot at Apple, Samsung, Nokia or all the above with this new pair of HTC One BlinkFeed-specific commercials but they are certainly poking fun at someone. Regardless, Sense 5 may or may not be your thing and if you don’t want BlinkFeed on your home screen, there’s no rule saying you have to keep it. Still, the idea that all of your information is right there when ... [read full article]

T-Mobile Puts LG Optimus L9 Jelly Bean Software Update On Hold

David Beren — Wed, 08 May 2013 23:45:33 +0000

For reasons unknown T-Mobile has halted the Jelly Bean rollout for the LG Optimus L9. As of 3:50pm this afternoon, T-Mobile updated their support page for the software update with a brief statement: “LG has paused the update to improve performance on the new software version. Customers cannot download the update. T-Mobile does not known when the update will resume.” ... [read full article]

Hello There, My Name Is Brad

Brad Lopez — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:25:48 +0000

Since you’ll be seeing me around here a little bit, I figured it’s only polite to introduce myself, right? So, hello there. My name is Brad. I’m the intern here. Originally from Delaware (delawhere?), I’ve lived in TN for the past year since marrying my dream gal. I love technology, saving people money, writing, high-fidelity music with good headphones, and running. My smartphones/platforms of choice, in order, are: jailbroken iPhone, Nexus Android devices, stock iPhone, ... [read full article]

The Total Price of Smartphone Ownership

Brad Lopez — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:18:04 +0000

To say the least, wading through the dense world of cellular plans can be maddening. Going to every carrier’s website, navigating through clunky interfaces, then obtaining the numbers to actually calculate the total cost of hardware and service is arduous, so we here at TMonews did most of the legwork for you. In this article, we’re going to take a look at the total cost of ownership of a smartphone over the typical 24-month contract length. Not ... [read full article]

The Day Has Arrived As The Samsung Galaxy S 4 Is Now Available On T-Mobile.com

David Beren — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:51:33 +0000

With the in-store date pushed back all the way to May 8th for “select” stores and May 15th for all stores, online is the best way to get the Galaxy S 4 in your hands as fast as possible. That’s why it’s important that you act quickly as the Galaxy S 4 is now available through T-Mobile.com. Quantities are expected to be limited so don’t hesitate. Hit the link below and have ... [read full article]

Editorial: What the Big Carriers Don’t Want You to Know and How the Uncarrier Plans to Disrupt Them

Brad Lopez — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:06:35 +0000

What if you financed a car though Honda, but they decided to continue charging you “maintenance fees” surprisingly equal to your car payment at the end of the financing agreement despite you having completely paid the balance? Or perhaps you have car insurance through Geico and they insist on charging you not only the cost of their service, but a car payment as well, even though you never bought a car from them ... [read full article]

T-Mobile Announces Lumia 521 Budget Windows Phone 8 Smartphone, Again

David Beren — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:10:08 +0000

T-Mobile’s announced availability of the Lumia 521 all the way back in February at Mobile World Congress and Nokia’s keynote event. Which makes todays short press release the second official announcement for the Lumia 521 — coming in May to Walmart, Microsoft Retail Stores and T-Mobile retail channels. T-Mobile is playing coy with pricing and exactly availability saying they “will be shared at a later date.” Oh, how I hate that wording. ... [read full article]

T-Mobile iPhone Carrier Bundle Available For Download To iPhones

Conan Kudo (ニール・ゴンパ) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:49:15 +0000

Apple and T-Mobile have just now pushed the Carrier Bundle (ipcc) that enables T-Mobile LTE for the iPhone 5 (and just enables general service for all the other iPhones). If you have an iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5, this update will be available to you by going to the About Phone page in Settings.

Poll: Do you think T-Mobile’s new UNcarrier plans will push the company back into subscriber growth?

David Beren — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:30:54 +0000

View poll on GoPollGo With the introduction of T-Mobile’s UNcarrier/Simple Choice plans and “contract-free” experience, I’m curious how you feel about everything. T-Mobile still faces an uphill battle in stopping churn, but a tough-talking CEO and completely new way new of doing business in the US wireless industry will ... [read full article]

Editorial: T-Mobile’s New Plans Are Awesome For Everyone

Conan Kudo (ニール・ゴンパ) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:22:37 +0000

Earlier today, T-Mobile held an event to show off the new plans and payment schemes for service and phones. There weren’t many surprises given all the leaks we’ve had in the last few weeks about T-Mobile’s “Uncarrier” offering. Like John Legere promised back in December, the new plans are very simple and pretty easy to understand once you grasp the basic concepts behind the plans. When looking at them on the website, ... [read full article]