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What was the best phone launched on T-Mobile this year? [Poll]

We’re approaching the end of the year, and as new product releases and plan changes slow down, it’s about time we started reflecting on 2014. I’ll be publishing some end of year thoughts at a later date. Either in several posts or one big mammoth all-encompassing article, I haven’t decided yet. As part of the process this year, I wanted to ask your thoughts on several aspects. First up: Phones. We all love them, love to hate … [read full article]

T-Mobile Android and Windows-flavored HTC One M8 available with $50 discount

On Black Friday, T-Mobile cut the price of its Windows Phone HTC One M8 down to $537.60. Discounting it by $48, and offering a free Xbox DotView case. Now, the deal is even sweeter. Des Smith, the company’s well-known product guru, announced on Twitter that T-Mo is now offering both the HTC One M8 and One M8 for Windows with $50 discount. That takes the price down to $535.44 full retail, which works out at $22.31 … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy Tab S coming to T-Mobile on December 10th

T-Mobile announced today that it will begin selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab S from December 10th. It’s going to cost $649.92, and be available on EIP with $0 down payment and 24 monthly payments of $27.08 for well-qualified buyers. Sporting a 10.5″ AMOLED display with a resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, the Tab S boasts one of the sharpest and most vivid screens on the market. It’s powered by a 1.9GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor, coupled with … [read full article]

T-Mo Samsung Galaxy S5, Note 3 and Note 4 all get software updates

Before we all get too excited, no, it’s not Android 5.0 Lollipop. However great that would be. Today, three popular Samsung flagship models on T-Mobile’s network received over-the-air updates. Samsung’s Galaxy S5 and Note 4 received an update which included Chinese language support for the first time. The update isn’t huge, but it’s not the smallest either. Pushing in at around 130MB. The phone’s pop-up message displays the usual notice about performance enhancements, bug fixes and durability … [read full article]

Unlike its competitors, T-Mobile keeps the Nexus 6 unbranded

Des Smith, T-Mobile’s product guru, or Sr. Product Manager if we want to use the official title, updated his Google+ page over the weekend to reiterate T-Mobile’s stance on the Nexus 6. In short: Uncarrier is keeping it Uncarrier. “No Corporate Logo, No Bloatware, no crap you don’t want on the #Nexus6 from +T-Mobile​:That’s Un-carrier – listening to our customers and giving them what … [read full article]

Nexus 9 will be available from T-Mobile Underground in December

Along with the announcement that it will begin selling the Nexus 6 today, T-Mobile also announced that it will make the Nexus 9 available in December. The HTC-made device, which has received mixed reviews so far, will be available through T-Mobile’s Underground site for $0 down and 24 monthly payments of $29.16. Or, $599.76 full retail price, for the 32GB model. The Nexus 9 is the … [read full article]

T-Mobile wants to give you a free tablet, from November 21st

T-Mobile announced just a short while ago that it’s kicking off a special offer in the run up to Black Friday, and plans to give customers the chance to grab a free tablet. Existing customers get Early Access and can get the free Alcatel OneTouch Pop 7 from November 21st. Other customers can grab one from November 22nd. It’s a good job they did just announce it, because we were seconds away from leaking the heck out of … [read full article]

Android 4.4.4 update arrives for T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 model)

  A couple of readers got in touch this morning, and last night, to inform us that they started seeing over-the-air updates arrive for the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition. This new update weighs in at around 320MB, and includes an update to Android 4.4.4 KitKat. Checking the T-Mobile Support pages reveals that the update rollout started on November 12. “Beginning November 12, Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition (P607) devices will receive a … [read full article]

Nexus 6 launch delayed by T-Mobile until 11/19, thanks to failed Motorola delivery

T-Mobile’s Nexus 6 was scheduled to launch this week. Tomorrow, in fact, on November 12. But it became clear – thanks to some internal leaks and our conversations with sources – that stock would be very constrained at launch. Only 1/3 of all stores were going to have them available at launch. We’ve been given some further background information by our sources, and it would appear that stock … [read full article]