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(Updated) Samsung Details US Launch Of Galaxy S 4 Flagship, Available Online Beginning April 24th

Updated: See the bold print in the paragraph below to learn the full release details. Smartphone manufacturers the world over should take note of Samsung’s press release this morning as the Korean company detailed a seven-carrier US launch beginning later this month. Specs for the US Samsung Galaxy S 4 are unchanged as far as we can tell from when we first learned about them, which includes the quad-core processor hitting stateside against some of the … [read full article]

T-Mobile Debuts Second iPhone 5 Commercial, “Mousetraps”

T-Mobile’s first iPhone 5 marketing spot debuted to the world the night before the smartphone officially went on sale nationwide. Now, with one of their “best weekends ever” behind them, T-Mobile is letting loose the second marketing spot titled “Mousetraps.” Clearly there is a play on the idea that “other” carriers bring you in with small pieces of cheese (subsidy) and (mouse)trap you with two-year agreements. As for T-Mobile, well, it’s just offering a … [read full article]

T-Mobile Finally Confirms April 24th HTC One Launch Date On Twitter, Wi-Fi Calling And All

I can’t for the life of me figure out where T-Mobile announced the 24th of April as a launch date for the HTC One prior to this tweet, but that’s ok as we took care of release date news for you. At the very least, it’s just one more confirmation that T-Mobile will truly drop the HTC One (in select stores) one week from tomorrow. I think … [read full article]

Samsung Posts “Coming Soon” Pages For White Frost, Black Mist Galaxy S 4s For T-Mobile

Pre-orders pages they are not, but Samsung has posted two “coming soon” pages for the Samsung Galaxy S 4 (SGH-M919) allowing you an opportunity do some time-wasting reading until the 1st of May. At the very least, you can get a look at the White Frost and the Black Mist color schemes and decide which one better suits you. There’s not a lot else to find or discover from these product pages, but if you’d like to … [read full article]

Eric Schmidt: Android Activations At 1.5 Million Per Day, Next Google Phones Are “Phenomenal”

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt took the stage at the All Things D conference earlier this morning and dropped some excellent nuggets for all your Android fans out there. First and foremost is news that Android activation are now hovering around 1.5 million a day. That’s PER DAY. That’s up from the 1.3 million activations reported last September. Not bad El Google, not bad. All totaled, there are now more than 740 million Android phones in use across … [read full article]

HTC One Retail Box Pictured As Device Appears To Be Free Of T-Mobile Branding

With news of a solid release date for the HTC One finally arriving earlier today, it’s time to take a look at the packaging you’ll find when you pick up your very own One. The good news is that box is pretty much the only T-Mobile labeling you’ll find on the hardware and minus some bloatware, the HTC One is pretty much brand free. There’s no clear T-Mobile markings anywhere on the hardware and we … [read full article]

T-Mobile Says iPhone Sales Weekend One Of The “Biggest Weekends Ever”

T-Mobile’s Chief Marketing Chief Mike Sievert spoke to CNET this morning and called this past weekend “one of the biggest weekends in the history of the company” with the launch of the iPhone 5. “We had really ambitious internal goals, and we beat them,” he said. Sievert declined to show numbers, but unconfirmed reports are telling me that T-Mobile sold around 200,000 iPhone 5 devices between Friday morning and Sunday close of business. Sievert did … [read full article]

(Updated) Ask TmoNews: What Is T-Mobile’s New Device Unlock Policy?

Update: See below.  There seems to be a lot of questions on T-Mobile’s new device unlock policy so I’m hoping to clear the air with the above image. As of April 12th, T-Mobile has enacted new requirements for device unlocks, which differ sharply from the previous unlock policy. As of April 12th, device unlocks on T-Mobile require: Devices must be paid in full (Value Plans) 40 days of active service + and paid in full (Simple Choice … [read full article]

Second Screenshot Confirms April 24th HTC One Launch Date

Just minutes after a post went up highlighting a T-Mobile retail store planogram indicating a HTC One launch on April 24th comes an even more verifiable screenshot. I believe this new image should put to rest any doubts that the device will launch that day inside “select stores.” So, what else can we say? How about like the iPhone launch, T-Mobile frontline sales reps will be sporting HTC t-shirts from April 24th through the 28th promoting … [read full article]

New T-Mobile Retail Store Planogram Hints At HTC One Release On April 24th

HTC One customers the T-Mobile world over have begged, hoping and wondering when the Magenta carrier would release the newest HTC flagship. Wonder no more as a newly leaked image of a T-Mobile retail store planogram hints that the sought-after device will launch on April 24th in “stores that are carrying the HTC One.” Unfortunately,  that means some stores won’t be carrying the One, at least initially which is similar to how the Galaxy S … [read full article]

MetroPCS Board Announces Unanimous Support For New Deutsche Telekom Deal Terms

In a completely unsurprising move, the MetroPCS board of directors has announced that they unanimously support Deutsche Telekom’s new merger offer. Deutsche Telekom improved their offer just two days before MetroPCS shareholders were set to vote on the original terms this past Friday. DT amended their offer in fear that two of Metro’s largest shareholders had convinced a large enough block of voters to strike down the deal. The two loudest voices of objection, Paulson & … [read full article]

Samsung “Worried” Build Quality Of Galaxy S 4 Doesn’t Match HTC One?

A new report out of SamMobile is definitely one you should take with a hand full of grains of salt, but according to their source, Samsung is “worried” about the Galaxy S 4 build quality. As HTC chose to use an aluminum body with the One, Samsung is concerned that their device build isn’t up to par. According to the SamMobile insider, Samsung even produced an aluminum body that was “very popular internally” but Samsung wouldn’t … [read full article]