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T-Mobile G2X Gingerbread Update Coming, Won’t Be A Long Wait

T-Mobile certainly dropped an Easter egg (no pun intended to those who celebrate today) when asked by a new G2X owner on Twitter regarding Gingerbread. As you can see in the above pic, T-Mobile stated Gingerbread will be coming “soon” and that you “won’t have to wait long.” Big words from the company and we hope that they and LG are prepared to make it happen “soon.” Of course, nobody knows what the T-Mobile definition of … [read full article]

Apple Testing iPhone 4 For T-Mobile USA?

Is this? Could it be? Is it real? That’s right, the above images provided to BoyGeniusReport by famed iPhone hacker Chronic show that Apple is testing an iPhone 4 with T-Mobile compatible AWS frequencies. The internal model is N94 which references the N92 Verizon Wireless Model and the standard GSM model as N90. The actual iPhone pictured is running a test version of iOS as it includes internal apps such as Radar and Apple’s employee directory … [read full article]

TmoNews Reviews The Sidekick 4G

When I received the Sidekick 4G in the mail from T-Mobile, I wondered what T-Mobile hoped to accomplish with the Sidekick line. Several years ago, when the news originally broke that the Sidekick line was being killed off, existing users and ardent supporters of the fabled Sidekick line were understandably upset. The data outage that plagued the Sidekick brand back in October of 2009 was the straw that broke the camel’s back. There was no way that … [read full article]

T-Mobile G2X Takes Screenshots Right Out Of The Box?

For the Android faithful one of the most noticeable absences on the Android platform is also one of the most overlooked. The ability to take screenshots on an Android device is something most users will find themselves rooting the device in order to add that feature along with the other benefits of rooting. Rooting your phone just to take screenshots isn’t’ likely to be worth the overall root unless you  plan on enjoying your root for other … [read full article]

Choice Quotes From The AT&T And T-Mobile FCC Public Interest Filing

After taking some time and reading the full Public Interest Filing AT&T and T-Mobile filed yesterday, I’ve put together a metric TON of choice quotes from the document to give some perspective. To preface these quotes, some of them require context (and I therefore urge you to read the whole filing found at the link at the end of the post) but in the interest of time and energy, I’ve tried to choose quotes that are self-explanatory. … [read full article]

Apologies For The TmoNews Forum Downtime

Some of you have already noticed and some of you probably didn’t even know we have some awesome forums where you can discuss all things T-Mobile. The forum has been down for the better part of the day and our apologies for that. Our forums are hosted by Amazon’s cloud service and they have been experiencing issues throughout the day and we are awaiting their fix to implement our own. I sincerely apologize for anyone … [read full article]

HTC Posts HTC Sensation Sign Up Page

  Looking to find more information on the HTC Sensation? Look no further than HTC itself as they recently posted a sign up page to “found out more” regarding the HTC Sensation. As usual you’ll likely find out official news and none of the rumors you’ll find on sites like TmoNews. However, you never know what HTC might do with those who signed up for information. Hit the link below to register! P.S. That June … [read full article]

T-Mobile Offers $100 Discount To G-Slate Early Sign-Ups

Remember that G-Slate special offer we encouraged you to sign up for just two days ago? Turns out it’s $100 off the 2 year contract price of the G-Slate provided you order before April 27th. That’s right, you must order before April 27th and you must do it over the phone following the steps in the picture. While this offer was only meant to go out to those who signed up, it’s already making its … [read full article]

Motorola Defy Officially Receives Android 2.2 Froyo

Good news for Motorola Defy users who were starting to think they were going to be left out of the Android 2.2 Froyo party. A post on the official T-Mobile forums states that an OTA is out and available for all Defy owners. Simply perform a manual update check and prepare yourself for a lengthy download preferably done over Wi-Fi. It’s a 112 MB file so make sure you can do it at a time using … [read full article]

AT&T Files Public Interest Statement With FCC For T-Mobile Acquisition

As expected AT&T has filed with the FCC its Public Interest Statement regarding the proposed acquisition of T-Mobile. The filing is designed to demonstrate the benefits of the merger with specific emphasis on how a combined 4G LTE network could cover 97& of the US population. Originally thought to cover 95% of the population AT&T conducted a more thorough survey and determined they would be increase the reach of the network to 97.3%. Some more … [read full article]