After teasing today’s Un-carrier Amped move with a Dubsmash video, John Legere has announced a full contest involving the popular mobile app. T-Mobile’s new Un-carrier Amped Dubsmash Social Contest is kicking off today and will run through August 4 at 10:00 am PT. To participate, you need to download the Dubsmash app to your smartphone ([read full article]
Motorola held a big event this morning and took the wraps off of three, count ‘em, three, new Android phones. As you’d expect, there’s a lot of stuff to cover here, so let’s dive right in. The Moto X Style is the biggest of the bunch, packing a 5.7-inch 2560×1440 display. Flanking either side of that screen are front-facing speakers, and the front of the Style is also … [read full article]
What’s the next Un-carrier Amped move? Music Freedom. John Legere is back from vacation and is amping up its Music Freedom move by adding Apple Music to the feature. That means that you can now use Apple’s new music streaming service without the usage counting against your data plan. Apple Music’s addition to Music Freedom takes effect immediately. T-Mo is doubling down on Apple with a new iPhone offer as well. The Un-carrier says … [read full article]
The OnePlus One wasn’t officially released by T-Mobile, but its low price and unlocked GSM body made it an attractive device. Now the OnePlus 2 is here, and it’s better suited for T-Mo with band 12 LTE support. The OnePlus 2 is now official, and it’s launching in the US on August 11. OnePlus’s new flagship Android phone offers a 5.5-inch 1080p display, which is the same as the OnePlus … [read full article]
Wondering when the next Un-carrier Amped move might ne? Well, it looks like it’ll come tomorrow. John Legere just posted a tweet that reads “Guess what’s coming tomorrow?! The next #UncarrierAmped!! #turndownforwhat.” Attached to the tweet is a video of our outspoken CEO mouthing the words to the DJ Snake and Lil Jon tune “Turn Down for What.” Guess what’s coming tomorrow?! … [read full article]
Following countless leaks and rumors, it looks like we finally know the date on which the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and perhaps even the Galaxy S6 edge+ will be revealed. Samsung will hold an event on at 11:00 am ET on August 13 at which it’ll show off #TheNextGalaxy. Sammy’s teaser for the event shows … [read full article]
Following updates battery-improving updates for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge as well as Android 5.1 for the HTC One M9, it looks like we’ve hit the good news trifecta today with some new band 12 sightings. Several users on reddit have spotted band 12 LTE in Glendale/Los Angeles, [read full article]
Earlier today, owners of the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge got treated to a software update. Now its time for One M9 owners to get some new software. T-Mobile says that it’s pushing an Android 5.1 update to its HTC One M9 starting today, July 27. The update bumps the One M9 to software version 2.7.531.6, and here’s what the full changelog looks … [read full article]
Fresh software updates are a nice way to cure a case of the Mondays, and apparently T-Mobile feels the same way. New updates are now being pushed out to the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. The edge-less GS6’s update bumps the phone to baseband version G920TUVU2COF8 and includes some battery improvements. Meanwhile, the GS6 edge is moving to baseband version G925TUVU2COF8, … [read full article]
T-Mobile recently introduced Advanced Messaging, a new feature that improves upon standard text messaging by utilizing the Rich Communications Services standard to offer “near real-time chat,” delivery and read receipts, and support for sending large files. Unfortunately, Advanced Messaging is currently only available on the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime. Thanks to Des Smith, though, everyone can get a peek at the feature in action. [read full article]
With the news that the OnePlus 2 will support T-Mobile’s band 12 LTE and that VoLTE support is expected to be added post-launch, OnePlus’s next flagship may be appealing to some of you. If that’s the case, you can now get in line to eventually receive an invite to buy the phone. The OnePlus 2’s reservation list has been opened, allowing you to … [read full article]
The rankings are in and for T-Mobile, there’s a lot of reason to celebrate! Earlier today, Verizon reported its earnings online and based on this, T-MO was able to add two times as much new phone subscribers in the Q2 of 2015. This is the fifth consecutive quarter where T-MO rose to the top over Verizon in this highly acclaimed recognition. Sharing the link on Twitter, T-Mobile’s CEO John Legere boasted about the success they have … [read full article]
