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When It Comes To Marketing Dollars, Samsung And Apple Dominate…We Feign Surprise

While there’s no question the actual numbers here are interesting on their own, it’s no surprise whatsoever that Samsung and Apple run away from the pack when it comes to marketing dollars. In fact, the most interesting takeaway here is just how much more Samsung and Apple spend against their three largest competitions in HTC, BlackBerry and Nokia. For its part, Samsung leapfrogged Apple in 2012 with spending from $78 million in 2011 to $401 million in 2012. … [read full article]

T-Mobile Issues Press Release Regarding FCC Approval Of MetroPCS Combination

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With FCC approval now behind them, T-Mobile’s issued a new statement providing a current update on the proposed combination with MetroPCS.  As the statement highlights, all that remains is a special meeting for MetroPCS shareholders to vote on the proposed combination. The upcoming vote on April 12th remains the last obstacle toward creating a “value leader in the United States wireless marketplace.” The … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s New UNcarrier Model Introduces “UN-BEATABLE” Trade-In Options

T-Mobile’s UNcarrier model is set to bring a host of sweeping changes to the way T-Mobile does business, of that we’re already beginning to notice. Along with new Value rate plans, T-Mobile is introducing a new trade-in program with two separate options in the hopes of knocking down some of that shock value from Value Plan handset pricing. So let’s break this down … [read full article]

FCC Says ‘Yay’ To T-Mobile Merger With MetroPCS, Approval Order Issued

Hot on the heels of reports that the FCC would approve the T-Mobile merger at the bureau level and not a full vote — comes exactly that result. The flash just hit Bloomberg News, leaving any remaining obstacles to the merger to come from the MetroPCS shareholder meeting in April. From the FCC finding: Based on the record before us and our review of the competitive effects … [read full article]

FCC May Approve T-Mobile/MetroPCS Merger Without Full Vote

According to a Communication Workers of America Union attorney, the Federal Communications Commission will approve the T-Mobile/MetroPCS merger without holding a vote. Monica Desai, attorney for the CWA says the deal will be approved “at the bureau level instead of the commission level.” David Kuat, analyst for Stifel Nicolaus & Co., says this development, if true is a positive signal for the deals prospects. “I assume it’s good” for the deal’s prospects and shows the merger is … [read full article]

Samsung And Jeremy Are Back To Tease The “Unreal” Galaxy S IV

Samsung’s “secret messenger” Jeremy is back in part 2 of the Korean giants teaser campaign for this Thursday’s announcement of the Galaxy S IV. Unfortunately, we’re learning more about the heavily anticipated device from Chinese forum leaks than Samsung’s own teaser commercials, but that’s ok. Jeremy does call the device “beautiful,” and tells his dog that what’s “inside will blow you … [read full article]

Has The Samsung Galaxy S IV Been Spotted Thanks To A Chinese Forum?

As images of the purported Samsung GT-I9502 leak out, they show a possible Chinese Galaxy S IV variant of the shadowy device. The leaked pictures were uploaded to Chinese forum 52 Samsung just a few hours ago, and if they are the real deal — the leaked device confirms a number of rumored specs. The device itself appears to be optimized for Chinese carrier Unicom as the GT-I9502. The hardware has a 1080p display, Android … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Czech Republic Branch Discovers How To Properly Market Waterproof Smartphones (NSFW)

Generally speaking, I don’t usually look at T-Mobile news outside the US, but this marketing campaign used by T-Mobile in the Czech Republic is just awesome. It’s definitely NSFW by American standards and this kind of promotion would never, ever be tolerated by parents, mall security and the politically correct police we have stateside. Unfortunately, we don’t know when or if the Xperia Z will ever land on T-Mobile US and given the lack of Sony options … [read full article]

BlackBerry Z10 On Sale March 11th For Business Customers, Before End Of March For Everyone Else

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T-Mobile has confirmed to Reuters that the BlackBerry Z10 will launch on the carrier March 11th for business customers. T-Mobile declined to give a date for the consumer side launch, but said it would happen before the end of March. T-Mobile will release the Z10 as one of the first LTE-ready devices on the network for $249 with a two-year commitment. The carrier has mentioned it hopes to be the first national carrier to launch … [read full article]

New HTC Video Showcases Design And Manufacturing Of One Flagship

If there’s one thing I can absolutely say about HTC hardware, it’s the pride the company puts in to ensuring they combine the best of engineering and design to make something special. A new 85 second video from HTC highlights exactly that as the HTC One creative director and Senior Director of Manufacturing Design walk you through the thought process that went into the design and build of the upcoming HTC flagship. Even as the [read full article]