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New Moto E released, comes with T-Mobile-flavored LTE band 2, 4 and 12

This morning, Motorola delivered surprise packages to a number of tech journalists across the globe. Including our very own Marco, from PhoneDog (unboxing above). In them: a cardboard auditorium and a new Moto E. The new budget Android device costs just $149 to buy unlocked from Motorola.com and comes with good value spec list to boot. It features: 4.5-inch qHD display, 540×960 resolution (245ppi) Snapdragon 410, 1.2GHz quad-core CPU Adreno 302 with 400MHz GPU 5MP f/2.2 camera with … [read full article]

New T-Mobile Software Updates page lets you track Android update progress

Yesterday evening, T-Mobile’s chief product guru tweeted out a link to a brand new page the company has been working on. The new Software Updates page within T-Mo’s support pages now lets you track how far along your next Android update is, and which model is being developed and tested. The update process is broken in to three parts: Manufacturer Development – This is the very first step and denotes that the carrier … [read full article]

T-Mobile Android phones to come pre-installed with Google Wallet “later this year”

A short while ago, Google announced a new partnership with Softcard (formally known as ISIS). According to the press release, the search giant has purchased “some exciting technology and intellectual property from Softcard to make Google Wallet better.” Along with the purchase agreement with Softcard, Google has also agreed to a huge distribution deal with three of the four major U.S. carriers. This deal will mean that – from some point later this year – T-Mobile, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy S6 pre-registration page is live, hints strongly at Galaxy Edge

For the past couple of weeks, Samsung has been teasing with small hints at its next big thing. For weeks, even months, rumors have been flying around speculating what we might see on the Galaxy S6. Whether that’s the improved camera, metal iPhone-inspired chassis or QHD display. We’ve pretty much heard it all. Even the official invitation seemed to give a slight nod to the … [read full article]

T-Mobile yet again petitions FCC to change 600MHz auction rules to promote competition

In a filing to the FCC published on Friday, T-Mobile yet again put a case forward for how it thinks the next major low spectrum auction should be run. As it stands, T-Mo doesn’t think that the Commission is setting enough spectrum aside for the smaller carriers, or carriers who don’t already have shedloads of hoarded spectrum. In a blog post bemoaning the current … [read full article]

Net Neutrality rules shouldn’t impact T-Mobile’s Music Freedom offer

It wasn’t long ago that the FCC finally announced what American consumers nationwide wanted to hear: Internet was being re-classified and net neutrality is coming in. At least, that’s the plan. Once classed as a utility under Title II, internet – both mobile and fixed line – will be open and competitive and big corporations won’t be able to pay ISPs a premium for access to “fast … [read full article]

Watch T-Mobile’s Q4 earnings video stream here

Not long ago, T-Mobile concluded its Q4 2014 and full year earnings call. For the first time, the company opted to stream the video on its YouTube channel. Just in case you missed it when it was live, you can catch up on all the announcements and Q&A section at your leasure. It runs at almost 1hr 40mins long, thanks to an extended Q&A. For a roundup of all the financials reported, read up on [read full article]

BlackBerry and T-Mobile in “positive” discussion, handsets to make a return?

During today’s Q4 earnings call – which was streamed live on YouTube for the first time – several questions were fielded after all the announcements were made. One of which came from a Twitter user who asked if BlackBerry handsets might make a return to T-Mobile. And, to those BlackBerry loyalists among the T-Mo subscriber base, Legere’s answer will come as welcome news. Although there’s nothing specific to report in terms of timeframes or guarantees, … [read full article]

T-Mobile reports Q4 and full year 2014 results: 2.1 million net adds, revenue up 19.4% in Q4

Ahead of the schedules earnings call, T-Mobile has released its full financial results for 2014, and for the fourth quarter. And it makes for good reading as the earnings reports generally do these days for T-Mo. . FINANCIALS In the fourth quarter – as previously announced – T-Mobile added 2.1 million customers to its ranks. With all four quarters’ totals added up, … [read full article]