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Firmware For T-Mobile Galaxy Note II Leaks, Shows Up With Jelly Bean

We’ve already pretty well confirmed that T-Mobile will be among the US recipients of the Galaxy Note II, but this time we’ve got some leaked firmware to tell us what’s going on under the hood. First things first, Jelly Bean is of course present along with HSPA+ capability. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any sign that T-Mobile will future-proof the Galaxy Note II with LTE compatibility, but given that all of this is just … [read full article]

Samsung Will Announce Galaxy S III Successor Next March At Mobile World Congress? Unlikely.

Regardless of whether it’s the Galaxy S 4 or Galaxy S IV, a Samsung company official allegedly told the Korea Times the company’s next generation flagship “…is expected to hit shelves globally in March at the latest.” The March launch would follow an announcement at Mobile World Congress in February, where the Galaxy S III was also expected to be announced. The phone is expected to keep its “inspired by nature” design and possibly get s bump from a 4.8″ to 5″ display. If … [read full article]

Samsung Says “It Doesn’t Take A Genius” To Choose The Galaxy S III

I love Samsung, they make some of the best Android smartphones on the market, but I’m a little on the fence with this advertisement. It’s easy for us to say that the Galaxy S III is more feature rich than the iPhone 5, most of you would not only agree with me, but put up little argument. Still, this list is mostly just contrived features most people don’t care about, will never notice and will never … [read full article]

User Agent Profile Tips New Samsung Galaxy Nexus Successor?

Note: While this rumor, or model number doesn’t do much to hint at anything T-Mobile specific, we’re hopeful that a new Galaxy Nexus will continue the pentaband capability of the current model, providing T-Mobile users anunlocked device just waiting for their SIM card.  Rumors continue to fly around the next Galaxy Nexus smartphone (s) and a new User Agent Profile may be the best … [read full article]

T-Mobile Readies SIM Card Release For ISIS Mobile Wallet System

With the announcement yesterday that the mobile payment program ISIS has been pushed back into October, T-Mobile is still continuing to make preparations for the platform launch in both Austin, Texas and Salt Lake City, Utah. ISIS head of marketing, Jaymee Johnson declined to comment about why the project had been delayed for the second time this year. Johnson did however state that the project had made continued progress. “We are wrapping things up and finishing … [read full article]

Sony Xperia T Hits The FCC, Offers Up T-Mobile Ready Pentaband Networking

While it’s definitely not a sure thing for T-Mobile, the Sony Xperia T just passed through the halls of the FCC complete with pentaband support, which means support for all of T-Mobile’s HSPA+ frequencies. That definitely means it’s going to be a great phone to import, but it’s also possible that this could land on T-Mobile shelves in the future. We do have to consider that T-Mobile hasn’t launched a Sony product in some time, and there … [read full article]

(Updated)Some More “In The Wild” Fun With The Galaxy S Relay 4G, Benchmark Scores And All

Update: After emailing T-Mobile, we’ve been told the off contract price is $499.99. After getting a quick look at the Galaxy S Relay 4G yesterday, we’ve been handed some more images of the device hanging around in the wild, including a benchmark shot and a look at the smartphone cuddling up next to its Galaxy S III sibling. What’s most noticeable and with the understanding that some of you place far more emphasis on benchmark … [read full article]

T-Mobile Document Shows iPhone 5 Nano SIM Card Branding For T-Mobile, Apple Announces Unlocked iPhone 5 Pricing

T-Mobile already  “announced” that they would begin receiving Nano SIMs in preparation for customers wishing to use an iPhone 5. Well, we’ve got a bit of double confirmation for you thanks to this this internal screenshot which highlights the different between the three types of SIM cards now in use or set to be used by T-Mobile customers. As you can see, the Nano SIM is exclusive to the iPhone 5 as no other T-Mobile phone uses … [read full article]

T-Mobile Shows Off Device Testing Robot, Employees Do The Robot Dance

Say hello to T-Mobile’s tap-happy device testing robot: T-Mobile has always been committed to providing our customers with the best product and network experience possible. In 2007, T-Mobile noticed a trend, that as mobile operating systems got more and more sophisticated, software was appearing more frequently as a reason noted for device returns. So an innovative T-Mobile engineer decided to create his own way to test the hundreds of functions on every phone and tablet, he built … [read full article]

(Updated) Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G Retail Box Shows Snapdragon S3 Processor

Updated Quote from T-Mobile: The Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G will have a 1.5-GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ S4 processor.  We’re making updates to the Galaxy S Relay 4G boxes in real time, but all devices will have the S4 processor. Here we are again, back at the drawing board with the Galaxy S Relay 4G and a game of internal processor musical chairs. After speaking with T-Mobile yesterday and after a series of triple checks, we … [read full article]

T-Mobile Begins Marketing For Unlocked iPhone Support, Hopes To Have Nano-SIM By Mid-October

I wouldn’t say that T-Mobile is trying to riding today’s iPhone wave per se, that would actually require them to carry the next-generation iPhone product, which unfortunately they won’t do. However, today does mark the beginning of their marketing efforts to attract unlocked iPhone 4S owners over to the Magenta network with the promise of “true” Unlimited Data and plenty of savings over AT&T. As it stands, T-Mobile retail stores will begin receiving their iPhone … [read full article]