In case you are just catching the news a 5.9 magnitude earthquake outside of Washington D.C. and up along the east coast is affecting T-Mobile service. The above tweet shows that T-Mobile is aware of the difficulty as are all major operators experiencing trouble and customers are advised to use SMS or e-mail in the meantime. Hope everyone is safe! @tmobile
Hercules, Hercules, Hercules! Just keep that movie moment in your head as Samsung releases a short one minute teaser previewing the release and announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S II in the United States. The announcement happens on August 29th giving us just one week to find out when T-Mobile customers can get their grubby paws on one. In the meantime you can enjoy just under 60 seconds of a truly wacky video as … [read full article]
While Blackberry is arguably fighting for it’s place in the smartphone world the Blackberry Bold 9900 is the latest in its salvo against the onslaught of Android, Windows Phone 7 and iOS devices. While I think it’s safe to say that almost no one expects the Blackberry 9900 to help return Blackberry to its former glory, Blackberry still has a loyal and core audience that will welcome this device with open arms. Thanks to a few … [read full article]
Windows Phone 7 fans should pay extra special attention as word is coming down the upcoming HTC event to be held by our friends from HTC across the pond will feature a number of WP7 devices including the HTC Omega. What is the importance of the HTC Omega you ask? Well…it’s coming to T-Mobile. We’ve confirmed with our sources as of this morning a Boy Genius Report report that confirms the existence of the HTC … [read full article]
T-Mobile is taking this weekend to celebrate their “best rate plan” ever by giving away $49 T-Mobile gift cards to 49 people who “like” the T-Mobile Facebook page. Entering the sweepstakes is as easy becoming a fan of T-Mobile’s Facebook page and filling out the sweepstakes form on the “$49 Value Plan” tab this upcoming Saturday and it’s a one day only opportunity! That’s not all T-Mobile has in store as they are also extending this … [read full article]
HTC Sensation 4G owners get a bit of good news today as T-Mobile begins pushing out an OTA update upping Sensation 4G devices to Android 2.3.4. Bringing a host of improvements this update will be a typical staggered rollout with all customers expected to receive the update by September 18th. While the T-Mobile support forum says “late September” we’ve been able to confirm that the rollout is expected to complete on September 18th. So what does … [read full article]
Those lucky folks in Canada are getting yet another glimpse at the Samsung Hercules in the wild and this time they’ve brought out the benchmark scores and they are impressive. How about a 3359 Quadrant benchmark score to be exact powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor is confirmed to pack 42Mbps HSPA+ capability in our neighbors to the North. We’ll just sit here and keep our fingers, toes, arms and legs crossed that those speeds … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s G-Slate Android 3.1 Honeycomb update is rolling out now and brings a host of goodies with the introduction of Google Videos, Homescreen resizable widgets and USB accessory support just to name a few. Unfortunately all the news isn’t good as there is one additional “improvement” delivered in the form of a locked bootloader. The move doesn’t seem to be accidental and it may just be the way LG is moving forward, locking down the … [read full article]
T-Mobile maintains its claim to fame as being the first to introduce an Android device with the announcement of the T-Mobile G1 on October 22, 2008. Back then Android was an untested, unproven operating system that more of a Google pet project than a viable contender against the likes of the iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Phone. Fast forward a year and the introduction of the Motorola DROID on Verizon and the rest is as they say…history. Android … [read full article]
Surprise! T-Mobile sent out a midnight press release announcing the availability of the Blackberry Bold 9900 arriving August 31st for $299.99 after a $50 mail in rebate. Business customers can take advantage of some early opportunities by picking up a Blackberry Bold 9900 in an exclusive pre-sale beginning today, August 17th. Featuring a 1.2GHz processor, 4G HSPA+ power and running Blackberry 7 operating system the Bold 9900 is ready to deliver “the ultimate in communications, … [read full article]
We’re starting to get a much better picture of what the HTC Ruby will look like come launch day with Pocketnow hearing from a reliable tipster that the device will be branded as the HTC Amaze 4G. Based on the specs and rumored HSPA+ 42Mbps capability we certainly hope that this device will in fact be amazing. With a rumored October 26th launch date we’ve got plenty of time to kill as we wait … [read full article]
Last weeks accidentally leaked document posted on the FCC website by the law firm employed by AT&T was taken down as fast as it was put up and unintentionally revealed some of AT&T’s LTE plans including the cost for AT&T to build out from its 80% “this is all we can afford to build” claim to the 97% it wishes to build. What fun would it be if the entire document didn’t leak and thanks to … [read full article]
