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South Floridians, Do You Want To Meet Carly This Weekend?

Hello South Florida, T-Mobile just dropped a fun piece of info in my mailbox as they prepare to celebrate the opening of their 1,000th T-Mobile Premium Retailer Location in Pompano Beach, Florida. T-Mobile is kicking off the official grand opening celebration of this location with giveaways, and an appearance from the one and only Carly Foulkes, who will sign autographs and take pictures. The event takes place between 11am – 3pm and I’ve been told Carly should … [read full article]

Upcoming Release Dates For The Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note And Huawei-Based myTouch Devices

Oh yeah, it’s party time with a list of upcoming release dates for T-Mobile including the two most requested devices — the Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note. So let’s just right to the meat of it, but first your standard warning that all dates rumors until final confirmation comes from the T-Mobile mothership and therefore subject to change yadda yadda. Samsung Galaxy S III 16GB Metallic Blue – June 20th Samsung Galaxy S III … [read full article]

HTC Amaze 4G Ice Cream Sandwich Update Now Available

Today’s the day as Ice Cream Sandwich is now available for HTC Amaze 4G owners everywhere. Actually, it’s been available for a few hours already so keep an eye on your phone for a software update notification. T-Mobile will be sending out updates over-the-air or you can follow the steps to try to push the update out right away: Connect to Wi-Fi for fastest download. Note: This is a large update and can take over … [read full article]

T-Mobile Says ‘No Thanks’ To Family Shared Data Plans

As Verizon ramped up their own planned shared data plans earlier this week, T-Mobile’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, Andrew Sherrard has taken to T-Mobile’s own blog to lay down the company’s position on shared family data plans. According to Sherrard’s posting, we shouldn’t expect to see shared family data plans on T-Mobile anytime soon and that’s just fine with me. It’s an interesting position and yet, Sherrard brings up some key points about why T-Mobile wants … [read full article]

My 30 Day Android Challenge, Two Weeks In

Welcome to my Android 30 day challenge, two weeks in, well more like 17 days in but you know, a day here, a day there, what’s the difference? I’ll cut right to the chase and say that so far, I’m still having a great time using the Android platform without touching another piece of smartphone hardware. I’m still using the iPad, it’s part of my workflow so there really is no taking that away from me … [read full article]

Samsung Updates Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade List To Include Specific T-Mobile Devices

Not some time ago came a day in April that saw Samsung release a list of eligible devices on their website indicating which devices would receive the upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. At the time, T-Mobile devices were mysteriously absent, with only a short statement available: “We are in close communication with T-Mobile…” the message went on to say in place of an actual device list. That is, until today. While todays unofficial … [read full article]

More Details For Magenta Deal Days Arriving May 18th

We wanted more details on T-Mobile’s upcoming Magenta Deal Days and now we’ve got them. First, let’s make sure we’ve clarified that this is IS good for new activations, qualifying upgrades, family and individual plans, and add-a-lines. To qualify for the upcoming deal, customers must sign a new 2-year contract renewal or active on any voice plan with a qualifying 2GB or higher data feature or mobile broadband plan. Classic plan customers looking to qualify must have … [read full article]

HTC Sensation 4G Ice Cream Sandwich Update Arrives May 16th, Amaze 4G In “Coming Weeks”

Well, today may not be the day for the Galaxy S II Ice Cream Sandwich update after all, instead we’re turning our attention to the HTC Sensation 4G and official word from T-Mobile. According to T-Mobile’s support forums, the ICS update for the Sensation 4G starts May 16th with a download from HTC. T-Mobile also updated the support document for the HTC Amaze 4G however, no specific date was given for Ice Cream … [read full article]

RootMetrics: T-Mobile’s HSPA+ 42 Network A Great Choice

Hey HSPA+ 42Mbps doubters, RootMetrics says learn to love your T-Mobile 4G network because it’s pretty damn good. According to their study, T-Mobile is closer to AT&T’s LTE network than you might expect and definitely belongs in the top tier with Verizon’s and AT&T’s LTE networks. Their most recent study took a look at 42 markets for a combined 320,000 drive and indoor location data tests, using off-the-shelf consumer phones you can already buy from your carrier. … [read full article]

My 30 Day Android Challenge…Day 10

I’ve chalked up a full ten days on my Android 30 day experiment and with 1/3 of the challenge behind me, I’m happy to say I’m truly enjoying myself. That’s not to say all is right in the Android world, there are little nagging things that frustrate me that aren’t necessarily better on any other OS, but overall I’m really enjoying this month. The first thing that has me really in love with Android is the … [read full article]