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Will The Hercules Be The T-Mobile Equivalent Of The Galaxy S 2?

After yesterdays report of the Samsung Hercules demigod like specs plenty of our astute readers wondered if this wasn’t the T-Mobile variant of the Galaxy S 2. Or perhaps it isn’t a variant but is the device we are receiving in lieu of a Galaxy S 2?While we continue to believe that the Galaxy S 2 has undergone internal testing we now believe it has been passed over for the Hercules. Providing further evidence that … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s 2011 Roadmap Leaks With Blackberry, Tablets And Android Galore

Tip of the hat to the boys at This is my next as they just scored what they believe is a 2011 device lineup for T-Mobile. I guess the Samsung Hercules was just the tip of the iceberg for them today as they’ve uncovered some of the blanks we’ve been searching for ourselves through the end of 2011. We’re going to follow their lead and do a month by month breakdown … [read full article]

Samsung Hercules Is T-Mobile’s Version Of Infuse 4G?

The boys over at Thisismynext.com are running quite the scoop with codename “Samsung Hercules.” With a possible arrival date of August this one has some time to mature but the Thisismynext crew has quite the spec breakdown: 4.5″ 480 x 800 Super AMOLED Plus display Android 2.3 NFC Support 42Mbps HSPA+ capable (category 24 HSDPA and category 6 HSUPA) AWS plus 850/1900 MHz…they claim support for AT&T’s 4G will be here if the … [read full article]

(Updated: Engineering Problem!) T-Mobile Blocking 3G Video Chat On Nexus S/G-Slate

Update: As it turns out the folks over at AndroidPolice had already discovered this problem a few days back and the trouble is due to engineering resource constraints. Due to such engineering constraints T-Mobile blocks the specialized P2P mode that Google uses to connect video chats. Nexus S owners have been hit with some disappointing news with the arrival of Android 2.3.4 which gives them the above error when … [read full article]

Samsung Exhibit 4G Arriving June 8th, Completes Trifecta of T-Mobile Launches That Day

It looks like June 8th will see a trio of launches of Android launches for T-Mobile with phones to every kind of user. The Samsung Exhibit 4G once known as the “Hawk” will be the third device to arrive on June 8th and falls right in the middle of the HTC Sensation 4G and Samsung Gravity Touch 2. We’ve already received a preview of the Exhibit 4G in … [read full article]

T-Mobile Not Among Leaked Galaxy S 2 Carrier Branding?

A story making some waves this morning through the T-Mobile community comes courtesy of Pocketnow who uncovered the carrier branded names of the AT&T, Sprint and Verizon editions of the Galaxy S 2. T-Mobile was notably absent from the list of acquired carrier names and an immediate assumption was made that T-Mobile might not be carrying the Galaxy S 2. We feel compelled to remind people that there were multiple editions of … [read full article]

T-Mobile Dealer Leak Confirms June 8th Release Date For HTC Sensation 4G

The HTC Sensation 4G news just keeps getting better over the weekend as we just received the above screen shot confirming the much rumored June 8th release date. This comes on top of last nights leaked screen shot that confirmed Target’s release date and pricing. However, this date is for T-Mobile directly and we expect that Target will launch the phone on a Sunday which lines up perfectly … [read full article]

HTC Sensation 4G Coming To Target, $199.99 Price Tag In Tow

Update: A number of you are pointing out the “061211″ stick on the front of the price label. While it’s totally possible that is a reference to a release date the 12th of June is a Sunday which is not a typical launch for T-Mobile. T-Mobile phones typically launch on a Wednesday or Saturday but Target may want to launch the device in combination with their Sunday circular so it’s something to consider![read full article]