It looks like April 20th is shaping up to be a big big day for T-Mobile fans as Radio Shack has just outed the Sidekick 4G for launch on April 20th. Perhaps this was accidental as T-Mobile has yet to give any official word. Since we love launch dates and we trust that Radio Shack isn’t yanking our chain we’ll take it and run with it anyway. As it stands, this would … [read full article]
Let’s put aside rumors of AT&T having to divest parts of the T-Mobile network in order to receive FCC and DOJ approval as we look at what the two conjoined networks could look like. Fierce Mobile acquired some images courtesy of American Roamer, an “independent source of wireless carrier network coverage and spectrum information” has gone and done just that. In this block of pretty pictures of the US wireless market, … [read full article]
We’re still waiting for T-Mobile to give the official nod to the upcoming HTC Pyramid, until then we’ll continue to make do with the leaked shots. This time we’re seeing more of the Pyramid in the wild courtesy of XDA-Developers.com. As it stands, the specs acquired by the individual (s) over at XDA differ from our own. The XDA post states the Pyramid will come with a 960 x 540 qHD … [read full article]
Not to be forgotten in the midst of AT&T news is the rollout of brand new handsets including the Sidekick 4G. With the hopes of building a little more excitement for the re-launch of the Sidekick brand T-Mobile has posted three more videos to their YouTube channel showing off Messaging, Movies and Music and Google services. I’d have to say one of the most exciting aspects of the Sidekick 4G is the group text feature … [read full article]
I’ve been invited by David to post my thoughts on the acquisition of T-Mobile USA by AT&T from the perspective of a T-Mobile customer. I have slightly modified this article from the original I posted on Mobile Central to include a bit more information. As a T-Mobile customer, I’m against the … [read full article]
Speaking to the Council on Foreign Relations Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T reiterated that the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile deal would not create a “duopoly” as most customers have five or more mobile choices and that costs would decline further as mobile broadband traffic grows. Someone needs to tell me where Randall Stephenson gets his fairy magic. His belief is that the overnight addition of T-Mobile to the AT&T portfolio is going to “immediately … [read full article]
Not to be outdone by the HTC HD7, the Dell Venue Pro is set to receive the the NoDo update starting today with a separate firmware update “coming later.” While the NoDo update has a set list of fixes, the separate firmware update will hopefully focus on a long list of issues that have hampered the handset since its release. This comes down from the Chief Blogger for Dell, Lionel Menchaca … [read full article]
While we had pretty good to suspect that HTC HD7 owners would start seeing the much anticipated NoDo update begin arriving today, T-Mobile has gone and confirmed it via Twitter. With a set of instructions that details a two-part update every HD7 owner should take of this update as it brings about a laundry list of improvements to the Windows Phone 7 platform. Remember the update will take between 20 … [read full article]
The anti AT&T T-Mobile merger crowd just found a another hopeful ally in the form of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Promising to perform a “thorough review” of the proposed deal, Schneiderman wants to ensure that all New Yorkers will have the opportunity to choose between numerous wireless carriers. “Affordable wireless service and technology, including smart phones and next generation handheld devices, are the bridge to the digital broadband future,” … [read full article]
We’re just receiving word that HTC HD7 owners can expect a nice surprise starting tomorrow in the form of the much anticipated NoDo update for Windows Phone 7. The NoDo update will bring a bevy of changes to the WP7 platform in the form of copy and paste, faster apps and games, better marketplace searches and other marketplace improvements along with Wi-Fi improvements, camera improvements and various performance enhancements. This … [read full article]
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