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BlackBerry confirms Priv is a ‘flagship Android slider’ launching later this year

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]

T-Mobile Extended Range LTE now in Orange County, LA, Austin, and Washington, DC

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]

T-Mobile named best overall US carrier by new report

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]

T-Mo shares more details on $5 iPhone 6s trade-in promo, confirms Apple Watch launch and pricing

UPDATE: Still waiting to hear from T-Mobile on the official payments that you’ll make at the end of these 18-month JOD! agreements if you want to keep your phone, but here’s what my back of a napkin math estimates are: $164, $182, and $200 for the 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB iPhone 6s models, and $192, $210, and $228 for the 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB iPhone 6s Plus.   Following John Legere’s … [read full article]

T-Mobile announces iPhone 6s trade-in promo that drops price to as low as $5 per month

UPDATE: Reddit user 50atomic has posted a few charts that show how the pricing for the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will likely look with this trade-in promo. T-Mobile will officially announce the promo tomorrow. The iPhone 6s price wars continue! First T-Mobile announced JUMP! On Demand pricing that started at $20 per month, and then Sprint said that it’d give you an iPhone 6s for $15 per month with a trade-in. … [read full article]

T-Mobile fires back at Verizon’s geese ad with new ‘Think Again’ commercial

T-Mobile and Verizon have been trading blows with one another in recent months with offers and ads. T-Mobile launched its #NeverSettleforVerizon promo in May, and then Verizon followed with an ad featuring geese and a jab at T-Mo’s network. Now T-Mobile has fired back in a new commercial highlighting its Extended Range LTE coverage. The ad begins with a voiceover similar to the one in Verizon’s ad, highlighting a network that … [read full article]

Coolpad Rogue launching September 30 with Android 5.1.1, $50 price tag

Coolpad isn’t a name that we hear a ton of in the US, but today the device maker announced a partnership with T-Mobile that’ll see Magenta launch a new Android-powered Coolpad phone. The Coolpad Rogue will launch online and in stores on September 20 at a price of $49.99. In exchange for your single Grant, you’ll get an Android 5.1 phone with a 4-inch 800×480 display, 1.1GHz dual-core processor with an Adreno … [read full article]