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HTC Re-Posts One Design Video, Diamond-Cutters And All

It’s a bit of a recap from a video posted by HTC at the official unveiling of the HTC One earlier this year, but a newly remastered version of the “The HTC One Design Story” is now available on YouTube. The video focuses on the company’s hardware construction process including diamond cutters, “zero-gap” construction, etching and all kinds of awesome engineering feats to make the device as beautiful as it is. If you’re … [read full article]

Sony Xperia Z Passes Through The FCC Complete With T-Mobile LTE bands

  With our previous indicators already providing more than enough reason to believe T-Mobile was internally testing the Sony Xperia Z, a new FCC find bolsters the evidence. A T-Mobile-compatible version of the Xperia Z passed through the halls of the FCC including a T-Mobile branded user manual which highlights T-Mobile specific features such as Wi-Fi calling. The FCC documentation confirms the presence of both AWS LTE and pentaband HSPA+ which makes this phone as T-Mobile-ready … [read full article]

T-Mobile and MetroPCS Now Operating Under the Unified Banner of T-Mobile US

Though the T-Mobile and MetroPCS merger has been ‘news’ for a while now, the deal officially begins this morning with all necessary regulatory approvals and shareholder votes in the bag. The new partnership, combining T-Mobile’s 34 million customers with MetroPCS’s 9 million subscribers under the unified banner of T-Mobile US. T-Mobile will still sit at the number four spot here in the US of A. The company is expected to begin public trading later … [read full article]

Hello There, My Name Is Brad

Since you’ll be seeing me around here a little bit, I figured it’s only polite to introduce myself, right? So, hello there. My name is Brad. I’m the intern here. Originally from Delaware (delawhere?), I’ve lived in TN for the past year since marrying my dream gal. I love technology, saving people money, writing, high-fidelity music with good headphones, and running. My smartphones/platforms of choice, in order, are: jailbroken iPhone, Nexus Android devices, stock iPhone, and skinned … [read full article]

T-Mobile Now Sending Letters To Customers In Accordance With Washington State Decision

In accordance with a decision rendered by the Washington State Attorney General, T-Mobile is sending letters to customers who purchased service and equipment between March 26th and April 25th. Customers who bought service and equipment between those dates can get a full refund for the purchase of the equipment and cancel the plan without being required to pay the remaining balance owed on the device. T-Mobile agreed to contact those customers who made purchases in-between those … [read full article]

BlackBerry Q10 Registration Page Is Now Live For T-Mobile Business Customers

T-Mobile business customers take noyr as the registration page for the upcoming launch of the BlackBerry Q10 is now live. T-Mobile announced the device on April 24th and promised “additional details, including availability and pricing, will be shared at a later date.” Whispers have us believing that we could be looking at a late May launch for business customers with consumer availability shortly thereafter. If you’re a T-Mobile business customer or plan to be … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Major League Baseball Relationship Finally Bears Fruit With MLB At Bat 13 Trial

T-Mobile’s announcement of a multi-year Major League Baseball partnership was first announced back at the company’s January 8th CES press event. That was the last we’d heard of any partnership, until now. T-Mobile has announced in celebration of their partnership free access to the official app of Major League Baseball, MLB.com At Bat 13 who download the app from May 1st to June 30th. The app, available through Google’s Play Store and Apple’s app store will … [read full article]

The Total Price of Smartphone Ownership

To say the least, wading through the dense world of cellular plans can be maddening. Going to every carrier’s website, navigating through clunky interfaces, then obtaining the numbers to actually calculate the total cost of hardware and service is arduous, so we here at TMonews did most of the legwork for you. In this article, we’re going to take a look at the total cost of ownership of a smartphone over the typical 24-month contract length. Not … [read full article]

Microsoft Pokes Fun At “iSheep” And “One Trick Pony” Samsung Galaxy Owners

Sure the ad is for the Lumia 920 and it’s AT&T branded in the commercial, but this is a Microsoft ad and one of the best marketing spots I’ve seen in some time. Between the “iSheep” insults, the “one trick pony” Samsung Galaxy Note insults and the guy with the Apple logo tattooed on his chest, Microsoft hits a home run with this ad. I had to watch this twice just to catch-all the fanboy insults the … [read full article]