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Looking For Android?

There is little debate as to what constitutes the hottest OS platform in the mobile industry right now, Android. T-Mobile was the first to bring the Android platform to the masses and has led the pack with the widest selection of devices from the get go. This nifty cheat sheet straight from the T-Mobile website shows some basic breakdowns of the T-Mobile selection and also re-confirms that 256mb of RAM in the MyTouch LE. … [read full article]

HTC Supersonic Screenshot, Photoshopped?

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Well looks like the folks over at BGR have received a little something from a new tipster. The screenshot seems to be of the HTC Supersonic and guess which carrier its running on with Android 3.0? Yup that’s right, the big “T”. Well sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but that screenshot is most likely Photoshopped. Even though we would all like to believe that this is the real deal, the screenshot displays a few factors that … [read full article]

Weekly TmoNews Forums Recap

Welcome to this week’s edition of TmoNews Forums Recap! Becoming a member is fast and free, so if you have not already done so, head on over and register now. There has been quite a few going on in our awesome forums, and we here at TmoNews know that not everyone has the time and energy to search through our ever-growing forums! So we have compiled one article to bring you the latest and greatest happening in Magenta’s world! … [read full article]

Settling The MyTouch LE RAM Debate

While I would guess that probably a grand total of zero people are losing sleep regarding the MyTouch LE RAM “debate,” I figured the above screen shot would settle the matter. For those who you haven’t paid any attention whatsoever to this “issue,” rumors had sparked that the Fender MyTouch LE came with 288mb of ram rather than the current MyTouch3G’s 192mb. Judging by the image above we’re splitting the difference and going with 256mb, … [read full article]

MyTouch 3G 1.2 Images Hit Our Inbox, Looks Exactly Like Version 1

Update: As it turns out, these are from a live eBay auction so if you really want to own this device 3 weeks early, hit the link! Well perhaps its just 5:30 in the morning and I’m not quite sure what’s going on but the overnight was good enough to grace me with purported images of the MyTouch V1.2. Looking almost exactly like the old one (as expected) the only noticeable addition here … [read full article]

MyTouch Slide User Agent Hits The Interwebs

While we’re focused on getting Mr. Blurrycam in the wild to hunt down an image of the MyTouch Slide aka Espresso, other angles are showing off proof of existence. According to the boys at Androidcentral, HTC has a user-string (identifies browsers to website’s on “which they’re calling”)live and in living color. Showing off a Qwerty Keyboard and a Model called “Magic,” being of course the name for the MyTouch for our neighbors to the North. So … [read full article]

T-Mobile SIM Unlock Policy Changes

If you’re one that travels quite a bit you probably unlock your T-Mobile  handset so you can use it overseas with another GSM carrier, and save yourself some of hard earned cash. Thanks to our trusty tipster, starting January 21st eligible FlexPay and PostPaid customers will be able to obtain a SIM unlock code after 40 days instead of 90 days. Eligible prepaid customers will be able to request a SIM unlock code after 60 … [read full article]

Samsung Behold FAIL, Courtesy of Walmart

Hey it’s a Monday, it’s a Holiday and it’s a slow a news day. So since we’re selling ourselves, our dignity and our wall space today why not bring in a little FAIL fun. This little piece of goodness comes from someone visiting the Entertainment section of Walmart and noticing that the Behold is really the Highlight! Like magic! Sadly just a simple error and easily fixed but anything that involves that words Walmart … [read full article]

Phonedog Giveaway Love, Shameless Promoting Ahead

Warning: Shameless Promotion Ahead!! The boys over at Phonedog asked for a little more love for their Phonedog giveaway “Blitz” and they are definitely giving away some phones! All things considered, giving away 67 phones since the first of the year isn’t half bad when all you have to do is spin a slot machine, with up to 10 chances to win per day! Playing from Facebook or playing from Phonedog.com and win, … [read full article]

Blackberry Goes Down, Again

Update: Crackberry is reporting things are back in working order. Via twitter and comments here we couldn’t find any reports of widespread outage so either this was very limited or a false alarm. We’re working to confirm this one but the guys over at Crackberry are reporting via T-Mobile and Rogers that RIM is having “an issue at the moment with no current ETA for a fix”. If this pans out to be a widespread … [read full article]