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T-Mobile and Sprint execs will talk up 5G, Huawei, and more in merger hearing

T-Mobile CEO John Legere and Sprint chairman Marcelo Claure will both testify in front of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology tomorrow. Before they do, though, the text of their testimonies has been posted online. In his testimony, Legere claims that the T-Mobile-Sprint merger “ensures that America secures 5G leadership today and in the future.” Legere and Claure say that T-Mobile and Sprint’s spectrum portfolios compliment each other, with T-Mo posessing long range … [read full article]

LG G8 ThinQ leak shows a notch, dual rear cameras, and a fingerprint reader

LG’s G series is among the most established line of flagships in mobile, and today we’re getting an early peek at the next iteration. The LG G8 ThinQ has been revealed in a set of official-looking renders shared by Evan Blass. The device doesn’t look too far off from the LG G7 ThinQ, packing a notch, dual rear camera setup, and rear fingerprint reader like the G7. One small change is that the dual rear … [read full article]

Several Democratic senators urge FCC and DoJ to reject T-Mobile-Sprint merger

The opposition to the T-Mobile-Sprint merger grew today as several U.S. Senators sent letters to the FCC and Department of Justice to oppose the deal. A group of U.S. Senators led by Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today announced that they’ve signed letters to both the FCC and DoJ to explain their opposition to the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. The group includes Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tom Udall (D-NM), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Elizabeth … [read full article]

T-Mo says last week’s T-Mobile Tuesday was the biggest one yet, announces Ariana Grande partnership

It looks like the addition of free tacos from Taco Bell helped make last week’s T-Mobile Tuesday a big one. T-Mobile says that last Tuesday was the biggest one in T-Mobile Tuesdays history. The T-Mobile Tuesdays app hit the number one spot in the Lifestyle categories of the App Store and Play Store, and T-Mo customers redeemed more deals than any previous Tuesday, beating the old record by nearly one million offers claimed. Taco … [read full article]

T-Mobile announces National Break Up with Your Carrier Day, launching new deal and expanding #GetOutoftheRed

February 14 is well-known as Valentine’s Day, but now T-Mobile is making February 13 a holiday, too. T-Mobile is teaming up with National Day Calendar to make February 13 into National Break Up with Your Carrier Day. As part of the holiday, T-Mobile is rolling out a new deal that offers two lines of T-Mobile Essentials and two phones for $100 per month. With this deal, customers who switch to T-Mobile can get two lines … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy S9 and S9+ getting Android 9.0 Pie update with RCS Universal Profile 1.0

T-Mobile is starting the week off in a big way. T-Mo has confirmed that it’s now updating the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ to Android 9.0 Pie. The S9 is getting update version G960USQU3CSAB which comes in at 1964.25MB, while the Galaxy S9+ is receiving update version G965USQU3CSAB which is 1988.79MB. The update to Android 9.0 Pie brings with it Samsung’s One UI. This updated user interface aims to make navigating the … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10e leaks continue as high-quality images surface

Had enough of the Samsung Galaxy S10? Hopefully not, because the upcoming flagship has leaked again, and it’s brought a sibling with it. New high-res renders of the Samsung Galaxy S10 (shown above) and S10e (shown below) have leaked courtesy of Evan Blass, giving us our clearest look yet at the unannounced handsets. As we’ve seen in previous leaks, the Galaxy S10 is packing a curved edge screen with slim bezels, a chin, and … [read full article]

T-Mobile-Sprint merger gets approval from New York Public Service Commission

The T-Mobile-Sprint merger has earned another stamp of approval. The New York Public Service Commission this week said that it approves of the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, saying that the deal is in the public interest. “In evaluating the public interest relevant to this transaction, the Commission finds that, on balance, after evaluating the comments received and the risks associated with the proposed transaction the transaction will advance public interest and is approved, but … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy Note 8 now receiving software update

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 owners, you’ve got a new update coming your way. T-Mobile is now updating its Galaxy Note 8 to version N950USQS5CRL1. Coming in at 181.52MB, the update brings with it the January 1, 2019 Android security patches. T-Mo hasn’t yet updated its Galaxy Note 8 support page with info on this particular update, so it’s unclear what other changes, if any, might be included. The update is now rolling out over the … [read full article]

T-Mobile has rolled out more mid-band LTE capacity upgrades

Another round of mid-band LTE upgrades has been confirmed. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray says that T-Mo upgraded hundreds of cell sites with more mid-band LTE capacity over the past two weeks. These upgrades typically include both PCS and AWS spectrum. America’s fastest LTE network 5 years running and we’re always getting faster! 100s of sites were upgraded with more midband capacity in the last two weeks and we’re only getting started. #WeWontStop @TMobile … [read full article]

T-Mobile talks 5G plan pricing, home broadband pilot, and TV and video services during earnings call

After announcing its full Q4 2018 results earlier today, T-Mobile executives held a conference call to further discuss its results and take questions from analysts. They revealed some new info regarding T-Mo’s upcoming TV service, its home broadband plans, and more in the process. First up, T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray touched a bit on upcoming 5G handsets, saying that mmWave devices are expected in the first half of the year while devices that also … [read full article]

Apple releases iOS 12.1.4 update with Group FaceTime bug fix

iPhone and iPad owners, there’s a new software update coming your way. Apple today released iOS 12.1.4, and you can grab it now by going into Settings > General > Software Update. The changelog mentions “important security updates”, and those include a fix for the Group FaceTime bug that was recently publicized. With that bug, a person could spy on you using FaceTime, even if you didn’t answer the call. They only needed to … [read full article]