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Samsung Rethinking Decision For Galaxy S And Galaxy Tab Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade Due To Customer Response

Power to the people as Samsung is said to be reviewing their decision not to upgrade the Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab Android devices to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The company is reportedly doing an about-face, as reported by ajnews in Korea, claiming the company will review the viability of updating those two devices in response to customer outcry. Samsung is reiterating its concerns of updating both devices with Ice Cream Sandwich, especially … [read full article]

Samsung To Unveil Galaxy S III At Mobile World Congress In February?

If you’re taking a pass on the Galaxy S II and you aren’t interested in picking up an unlocked Galaxy Nexus, perhaps you should set your sights on the Galaxy S III now said to be unveiled in February at Mobile World Congress. ETNews is reporting that Samsung will introduce the latest in its Galaxy S line in Barcelona, one year after it unveiled the Galaxy S II. The Galaxy S III is expected to … [read full article]

The TmoNews Top 10 Biggest Stories Of 2011

Hello, TmoNews readers! I hope you all had a fantastic holiday weekend and now we are kicking off our second end- of-the-year post with a look at the top ten posts in 2011. Mind you, these posts have little to do with how much traffic hit the website on any particular day. Instead the posts made the list because they were the most looked at posts of the year. Trust me, they are going to surprise you. … [read full article]

Deutsche Telekom CEO Comments On Need For LTE Network In United States

Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann spoke to the Deutsche Telekom official corporate blogger on December 20th in Germany about the need for a LTE network on T-Mobile USA. In this two minute video, Obermann states the need for T-Mobile USA to move toward a future that involves a focus on LTE technology and finding more spectrum to meet that goal. For Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile USA to achieve that goal, spectrum will cost billions of dollars, money … [read full article]

LG Outlines Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade Schedule, No Mention Of T-Mobile G2x

As of this morning LG has outlined on its Facebook page its schedule for upgrading its international line of smartphone handsets to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The global upgrade schedule will begin in the second and third quarters of 2012, followed by a global rollout. Curiously enough, the second quarter of 2012 lists the “LG my Touch Q,” which I believe is an American-only T-Mobile model. It’s notable as it’s the only US-specific model listed … [read full article]

Merry Christmas From TmoNews!

As life slows down just a little today, we at TmoNews want to take this moment to wish you a very happy and very healthy Christmas Day. Thank you for bringing TmoNews to life every day with your commenting, reading and sharing of all of our news, rumors, leaks, reviews and all the other T-Mobile news that matters to you. Without all of you, we wouldn’t be able to do what we love every day, write about … [read full article]

HTC Radar 4G Spotted On Microsoft Website In Black And White

I can’t say how much I really wanted to title this article, “HTC Radar 4G Spotted on Microsoft Website In A Tuxedo, Or Looking Like A Seal,” or something along those lines. It’s not often we see a white handset debut before it’s available in the typical black dressing of smartphones. Perhaps a “black” HTC Radar 4G is on the horizon if this image spotted on Microsoft’s website is the real deal. This “new” Radar maintains the … [read full article]

Editorial: Why T-Mobile Should And Will Deploy LTE (The Technical Edition)

In the comments of the article about the analyst positing $9 billion for LTE deployment, many people were puzzled on why everyone is so focused on T-Mobile needing to deploy LTE. The obvious marketing answer is that everyone else has it, so T-Mobile needs to be competitive and deploy it to be able to say that they’ve got it too. By itself, that is an incredibly stupid reason to spend billions of dollars to deploy and … [read full article]

Your Vote For The Best T-Mobile Phone Of 2011

With just a little over a week left in 2011, a rough year for the T-Mobile faithful is finally coming to a close. Pushing aside all the recent doom and gloom of late, let’s turn our attention to one simple question we’d like to ask…what is your vote for the best phone of 2011? We’ve included a list of the most likely suspects, however, you should feel free to add an unlisted choice in the comments. You … [read full article]

Samsung Says No To Ice Cream Sandwich On Original Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab 7″ Line

Samsung has just dropped some news that is likely to upset a lot of original Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab 7” owners unhappy. The company is arguing that because both devices lack sufficient RAM and ROM to run Ice Cream Sandwich, they cannot be expected to receive the update. This is a disappointing blow to owners of the original Galaxy S, who had expected their 1GHz Hummingbird processor and available memory would have been able … [read full article]

The Untethered Podcast Episode 2 Is Now Available To Download! Go for it!

Hello, all. Just as I promised, it’s Thursday evening and here is the Untethered Podcast in case you missed our live show yesterday. This is the second episode and it features the man you all know and love, Evan Selleck, David from TmoNews, Joey Lehto and myself. We discuss everything from AT&T backing out of their bid for T-Mobile to tablets, coffee and everything in between. Also, I want to send out a huge thanks to anyone … [read full article]