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Why UMA Still Matters, Especially On Smartphones

I’ve often wondered why UMA doesn’t get more playing time in today’s T-Mobile world and, to be honest, it frustrates me. A service so simple, so powerful and yet seemingly avoided on T-Mobile smartphones, save for the Blackberry. I can’t wager as far as to say it’s a hardware problem, or a software problem that prevents T-Mobile and their partner manufacturers from getting this service up and running on Android, Windows or even Nokia smartphones. When I … [read full article]

DT: Don’t Expect 4G On T-Mobile USA Within The Next Two Years

With Magenta currently leading the mobile speed race with their HSPA+ 21Mbps network, the question is, will they be able to maintain the #1 position, or will they get left behind? Last week, T-Mobile USA’s parent company, Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann stated that its U.S branch will get fourth-generation wireless network either by buying spectrum, re-farming existing spectrum, or potentially leasing spectrum together with others. Obermann also included that their U.S branch has no … [read full article]

Samsung Testing GPS Fix For Galaxy S Phones

Many of you have been plagued by the Samsung Vibrant GPS’ problems and for a few of you; a little tinkering solved the problem. For the rest of you, rest assured that Samsung is working toward releasing an update according to Carla Saavedra, a product analyst for Samsung Mobile US they are testing it out right now. Looks like they are hoping to release an official fix in September, but more importantly they … [read full article]

Oh Hai Motorola, Wherefore Art My Updates?

I think the question I get asked the most lately is when is “insert Android device name here” getting updated to “insert latest Android software here”. When I say I get asked this the most, I mean it’s usually a more common question than when the next best phone is coming out for T-Mobile.  I really want to make this a scolding Motorola post because I think it’s incredibly disheartening and bad form that they have been … [read full article]

Do Trademark Filings Give Away Some T-Mobile Secrets?

We’re just going to piggyback off the most recent posts here and go for a trifecta on guessing just what T-Mobile has in store for us. Those fine folks at Androidguys did a little digging through recent US Trademark filings and came up with some interesting results: ·       Blaze – May 26th G1 Blaze – May 26th G1 Rocket – May 26th Rocket – May 26th DRIVESMART – June 10th G2 – July … [read full article]

HTC Holding Sekret Event September 15th

So what do you know?  This morning I wake up and gleefully see that HTC has formally invited members of the media world to an event to be held September 15th. There is no indication that is related to a T-Mobile device launch but given the proximity to our supposed T-Mobile G2/HTC Vision/Vanguard launch date, we can’t help but get some hopes up!  We know what we want this to be but we can’t get past … [read full article]

So What Do I Think Project Emerald Is?

In the recent days, weeks and months, I have seen the name “Project Emerald” tossed around to almost every single smartphone that T-Mobile might get.  At this point, I have to say I’m a little frustrated with how frequently and how loosely it’s being used.  To that end, the name itself has almost lost its luster in my eyes because of the guessing game being played hoping to nail the story.  When we first got word … [read full article]

T-Mobile Ranked Highest In Retail Satisfaction

For the second time in two weeks T-Mobile has announced taking the top spot in a JD Power survey, this time for highest ranking in retail customer satisfaction. This is the third time T-Mobile has taken this award and I can certainly say that every time I jump into a T-Mobile store, the staff almost always impresses me. Congrats Magenta, now lets talk HSPA+ devices rolling out mmmkay? “Our employees are responsible for creating and … [read full article]

Wait…Project Emerald Is BOTH The G1 Blaze And myTouch HD?

Here we go again. According to a new report from the guys over at Phandroid, a reliable source tells them the fabled Project Emerald is apparently a “dual-launch of the HTC Vision as the G1 Blaze, and the HTC Desire HD as the myTouch 3G HD”. Their source also tells them that the both handsets will release in the month of September as a “secret launch”, with one of the handsets launching on … [read full article]

Samsung T569 Passes FCC, Next Stop T-Mobile

Smartphones this, smartphones that, someone needs to cool it on the smartphone front.  Let’s just sit back, relax, and enjoy a good ol’ normal Samsung featurephone, the T569 to be specific.  Not much is known about this device, but it certainly looks like your standard Samsung resistive touchscreen featurephone.  With possible 3G, a camera and bluetooth, I’m sure some people will jump on this deal, right?  Leave your thoughts in the comments! FCC … [read full article]

T-Mobile Phones, Hacking Edition

DO AT YOUR OWN RISK!  Everything listed in this post can pose a threat.  Now, you shouldn’t be too scared about that.  There are people out there that do this every day.  That being said, I will warn you again, proceed with caution.  Many thanks to all the contributing developers at XDA Developers, you guys are great! Let’s start off with something easy.  Rooting seems to be all the rage now (hey, it’s legal so … [read full article]