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T-Mobile Launching Dell Windows 8 Ultrabook On November 14th

David Beren — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:17:07 +0000

We’ve been eyeballing a new Dell machine running on the T-Mobile network for a few months and can now confirm a Dell Windows 8 Ultrabook is on the way. Limited to just 338 stores, there’s no word on exactly which Dell Windows 8 Ultrabook T-Mobile will carry and power on their HSPA+ 4G network, but it will have pre-installed applications to manage data usage, billing cycle, self-help and more. The Ultrabook will ... [read full article]

Rumor: Samsung Galaxy Note II Pricing Revealed In New Image

David Beren — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:51:17 +0000

We’re hopefully starting to narrow down the list of unknowns regarding T-Mobile’s Galaxy Note II launch as a newly leaked documents provides some possible insight into rumored price points. Keeping in mind that like all good rumors, these prices are subject to change, it looks as if T-Mobile will launch the Galaxy Note II for $299.99 on Value Plans. Classic plan customers seem to be looking at a $419.99 price tag before ... [read full article]

Quick Update On Those Android 4.2 Rumors, They Were False

David Beren — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:58:04 +0000

It’s unfortunate whenever any rumor that has us excited turns out to be wrong, and that’s exactly what has happened with the recent Androidandme Android 4.2 rumor story. As it turns out, the intel wasn’t double and triple checked leading to some confusion and now a retraction by the site. At the very least, this explains why [read full article]

Rumor: T-Mobile Testing Names For New Unlimited 4G Data Plan?

David Beren — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:42:00 +0000

We’ve heard whispers of T-Mobile considering the idea of bringing back something resembling an “unlimited” 4G plan, but haven’t had any concrete proof that idea has made it out of the conference room so to speak, until now. Granted, this image of a survey going around to random T-Mobile customers isn’t a definitive sign it will come, but it’s the first “evidence we’ve seen that T-Mobile has moved beyond the “thinking about it” ... [read full article]

Android Activations Hit 900,000 Per Day, Andy Rubin Not Going Anywhere

David Beren — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:25:10 +0000

The rumor mill is often a dangerous place and this weekend was a prime example of that as a weekend “story” spiraled out of control this weekend and had some believing the “father of Android,” Any Rubin was preparing his exit from Google. The good news is that Rubin quickly squashed those rumors on both Google+ and Twitter, adding that Android was now seeing over 900,000 daily activations. Quite the achievement for the ... [read full article]

Meet The Newest Rumored Galaxy S III Rumor…An Oversized Display

David Beren — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:19:55 +0000

We’re still waiting for Samsung to sort out their Galaxy S III launch announcement schedule, especially considering it’s not coming this week at Mobile World Congress. In the meantime, we’re getting word of some new specs courtesy of BGR, citing a “trust source” that the Galaxy S III will release in over 50 “markets” or “cities” simultaneously. That’s the first part of this story, the second part is the real meat of ... [read full article]

T-Mobile “G4X” On The Horizon? Follow Up To The LG G2x?

David Beren — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:19:12 +0000

Well, what do we have here? Word coming from our friends at PocketNow indicates T-Mobile has the “G4x” on the horizon, an Ice Cream Sandwich-powered Android smartphone. Sporting a 4.7″ 720p display, 8-megapixel camera and 21Mbps HSPA+ data all covered in a sub-nine-millimeter casing. With the name “G4x” floating around, there are obvious references to this device being an LG-ready G2x follow-up. There isn’t a whole lot of supporting evidence otherwise that ... [read full article]

T-Mobile Acquires Domain Registrations For Upcoming “Prism” Device?

David Beren — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:02:49 +0000

Here’s an interesting rumor for today…and I emphasize rumor with a capital R-U-M-O-R. According to Fusible, T-Mobile is working on a new smartphone called “Prism,” if recent domain registrations are to be believed. The new device part of this is truly speculation however, as T-Mobile counsel registered the domain names through MarkMonitor, an internet brand protection company on November 21st, 2011. T-Mobile originally filed for the Prism trademark back in 2009 and ... [read full article]

(Updated) A Doozy Of A Rumor: RIM Looking At Samsung For Acquisition

David Beren — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:32:31 +0000

Update: In a statement provided by Reuters, a Samsung spokesperson said the company is not purchasing Research In Motion. The spokesperson did not address the reports that Samsung is considering licensing RIM software, or purchasing a portion of RIM’s assets. Here’s one rumor that’s too hard to pass up posting… According to the folks at BGR, RIM is actively seeking potential candidates to buy the company, stating that Co-CEO Jim Balsillie ... [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy S III Spotted In Samsung Promotional Video At CES?

David Beren — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:23:34 +0000

There’s some interesting hype going around the internet this morning about a smartphone mockup that surfaced in Samsung’s CES 2012 wrap-up video. If you hit the 7:10 mark, you’ll note a mocked up looking smartphone unlike anything Samsung currently has on the market. It’s likely nothing more than a photoshopped rendering, but given the super small bezel, rounded corners and the lack of info in the status bar — well, we’re guessing this ... [read full article]