It looks like today is an update kind of day. After getting news of an impending BlackBerry Classic update and a new HTC One M9 update, two Samsung tablets are being updated, too. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 and Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition are both being updated to Android 5.0.2. The … [read full article]
HTC One M9 owners, grab your phone and fire it up, because it’s time to update. TmoNews reader Evan pinged me today to say that his HTC One M9 is getting a 532.26MB update to version 2.11.531.19. The changelog included with the update only mentions “Android Security Patches,” and T-Mobile’s One M9 support page makes no mention of this new update. So what’s included? HTC’s Mo Versi said [read full article]
Ahead of Google’s big event tomorrow, details on how much you can expect to pay for LG and Huawei’s new Nexus phones have leaked. According to Android Police, the LG Nexus 5X will start at $379.99, while the Nexus 6P will start at $499.99. Those prices are likely for the models with the least amount of storage, which … [read full article]
Nearly five months after T-Mobile began selling the BlackBerry Classic, the QWERTY-clad smartphone will gain a major new feature. T-Mobile COO Mike Sievert says that the BlackBerry Classic will gain Wi-Fi Calling functionality this week. Unfortunately, that’s the only detail that’s been given so far. @4realmrfreeze this week! — Mike Sievert (@SievertMike) September 28, 2015 BlackBerry fans on T-Mobile haven’t had much to get exciting about in recent months, but it looks like that’s changing … [read full article]
If you’re in the market for a new smartphone, Samsung wants to make it a Galaxy. A new Samsung promotion promises to make the payments on a new Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, or Galaxy Note 5 until 2016. The offer is good whether you buy your phone on an installment plan or a lease and will cover payments up to $120 total. If you’ve got a … [read full article]
So far, the rumor mill has been the one that’s provided us with peeks at the BlackBerry Priv. Now that the Android slider is officially official, though, BlackBerry itself is more than happy to show off its upcoming device. BlackBerry CEO John Chen took some time to show the BlackBerry Priv to BNN today, giving us our first official look at the device in action. Chen spends a little … [read full article]
T-Mobile has announced quite a few Extended Range LTE — aka 700MHz LTE, aka band 12 LTE — expansions lately, but there are still some folks spotting the coverage in areas that T-Mo hasn’t yet announced. Here are some of the locations where band 12 LTE has been sighted recently: Lowell, Mass. Euclid, Ohio Denver, Colo. (Band 12 … [read full article]
UPDATE: Readers are reporting that the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, and Galaxy S6 edge+ are all getting similar updates today. T-Mobile’s support sites have been refreshed to reflect the new updates: Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+. If you’re rocking a Samsung Galaxy Note 5, you might wake up to a new software update … [read full article]
It’s official: BlackBerry is joining the Android family. BlackBerry today confirmed that it’s working on a new Android-based smartphone called the BlackBerry Priv, a name that CEO John Chen says reflects “BlackBerry’s heritage and core mission of protecting our customers’ privacy.” BlackBerry didn’t say anything about the device’s specs, but it did describe the Priv as a “flagship slider device.” The Priv is slated to launch in late 2015. Here’s Chen’s full … [read full article]
Recently T-Mobile has made a few announcements about its Extended Range LTE going live in markets like Miami, Fresno, and Houston. Now T-Mo has opened the Extended Range LTE floodgates, revealing many new markets in which the 700MHz coverage is now live. According to T-Mobile, the Extended Range LTE service is now live in Orange County, Los Angeles, Austin, … [read full article]
After winning a J.D. Power award for customer care and also snagging the title of Fastest Mobile Network, T-Mobile today earned another accolade. Tom’s Guide has named T-Mobile the best all-around carrier in the US, with Magenta earning 91 points out of 100. The study measured 9 carriers across 5 categories: Performance (50 points), Plans (20 points), Customer Support (15 points), … [read full article]
One day after T-Mobile confirmed its $5 iPhone 6s trade-in promotion, Sprint has fired back with a new offer of its own. Starting September 25, Sprint will sell a 16GB iPhone 6s for $1 per month with an iPhone 6 trade-in. Larger capacities will be available, too, with the 64GB iPhone 6s coming in at $5.77 per month and the 128GB … [read full article]
