If you’re interested in buying Motorola’s 2015 Android flagship, you’d better get your credit card ready, because pre-orders start soon. Motorola says that US pre-orders for the Moto X Pure Edition will start tomorrow, September 2. The company hasn’t revealed when units will actually begin shipping to buyers, but a frequent source of Motorola info … [read full article]
HTC’s flagship One phones are often lauded for their design and their clean, attractive hardware. Now one of the men behind some of HTC’s One designs is back with a new company and a new phone. Nextbit today introduced the Robin, an Android phone with a unique storage system. The Robin comes with 32GB of built-in storage as well as 100GB of cloud space that’s utilized for apps and content that you … [read full article]
Samsung’s new Gear S2 smartwatch is officially here, and it’s coming to T-Mobile. The Gear S2 is a round smartwatch with a 1.2-inch 320×320 Super AMOLED display. Samsung has utilized the round display to introduce a rotating bezel that the company says will enable “quicker, more precise” movement throughout the Tizen OS. There are also Home and Back buttons on the side of the unit. In terms of specs, the Gear … [read full article]
Looks like the LG G4 isn’t the only T-Mobile device getting an update today. T-Mobile says that its version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 is getting an update starting today, August 31. The update bumps the S4 to baseband M919UVUFOH3 and includes a patch for the Stagefright vulnerability. This update weighs in at a paltry 15.37MB, but the fix that it includes is a … [read full article]
If you’ve got an LG G4, you might want to check and see if there’s an update available to you, because several G4 owners are reporting that there’s now one rolling out. Many T-Mobile LG G4 users are now reporting that an update to build H81110n is now available. It was previously only available using LG’s Mobile Support Tool computer software, but now there … [read full article]
Unlimited data plans are pretty rare in mobile industry nowadays, but T-Mobile is one carrier that does offer that option. Unfortunately, it looks like some Magenta users are taking advantage of that plan in extreme ways. Now John Legere has vowed to stop them. In a new blog post, Legere says that there are around 3,000 T-Mobile customers — “thieves,” as he calls them — that are abusing T-Mo’s unlimited … [read full article]
We’ve seen quite a bit of the T-Mobile-bound BlackBerry Venice in recent months, but today we’re getting our best look yet at the upcoming Android slider thanks to a set of hands-on photos that’ve leaked. Vietnamese site Tinhte has released several photos that clearly show the BlackBerry Venice in all its vertical sliding glory. We get a good look at the physical keyboard, which … [read full article]
Just a little more than two months after its launch at T-Mobile, the Microsoft Lumia 640 has disappeared from Magenta’s shelves. T-Mobile has confirmed that it’s no longer selling the Lumia 640 online, explaining that its “stock/inventory changes based on the demands for particular phones.” Indeed, the 640 is no longer available from T-Mobile’s online store, … [read full article]
Yesterday I pointed out a couple of reports wondering about T-Mobile, band 12, VoLTE, and why the Moto E (2015) had its band 12 support pulled. T-Mobile had no official comment at the time, but today the carrier came forward with an official statement. Speaking to Fierce Wireless, T-Mobile said it requires phones using its band 12 … [read full article]
There was a lot of noise made earlier this year when Motorola removed the Moto E (2015)‘s band 12 support, a feature that’s important to many T-Mobile subscribers. That may not be the only device to suffer that fate, though, as Android Police reports that they’ve been told by a separate “major device manufacturer” that T-Mobile is asking them to remove band … [read full article]
T-Mobile today joined the Competitive Carriers Association’s Data Services Hub. By becoming part of the Hub, T-Mo can more easily work with smaller and rural carriers to complete roaming deals. These deals will help our Magenta carrier expand its coverage in regions where its network might not be so strong. Here’s what Steven K. Berry, President and CEO of the CCA, had to say about today’s news: “I am delighted that … [read full article]
With the recent releases of the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+, the fall smartphone cycle has officially begun. And now we know when the next big device will be revealed. Apple is sending invitations for an event that’ll take place at 10:00 am PT on September 9. The invite shows an Apple logo with colorful waves similar to what Siri uses on the Apple Watch and … [read full article]
