The original thought was that T-Mobile was going to get the Huawei 8230. Then uncertainty arose when the WiFi documents of the 8220 came around. At long last, though, we have found the heartbeat, courtesy of the FCC, to the T-Mobile Pulse and it is alive (and I couldn’t be happier). The T-Mobile … [read full article]
I don’t know about you, but when I hear HTC I think about high end, most likely Windows Mobile, phones. Well, as we have heard before, HTC is planning to attack the midrange handset audience this year with the HTC Click. HTC is really hoping (warning, financial mumbo jumbo to follow) to increase its revenues 11% and its shipments 19% in the latter half of this year (late Q3 or Q4) by … [read full article]
While the G1 has been snacking on Cupcake, or Android 1.5, for quite some time now, it seems as though it will be too full to eat any more desserts. While the first Android phone graced us with its presence, its hardware is lacking and is forcing it to be left out to get stale. Dave Sparks, an Android software engineer, has said that devs “won’t be … [read full article]
It has been a while since we have heard anything about the Huawei Android phone, but there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t dream about it. In June we thought we were getting the 8230 in the third quarter of this year (how I wish that would happen) but there is some speculation that T-Mobile USA … [read full article]
It hasn’t been much of a secret that Motorola is hoping to reclaim its former status (remember the RAZR?) with a handful of successful Android phones. Motorola, however, is going about manufacturing their android phone in a different manner by focusing on recruiting developers. On October 6th, Motorola will hold an event, MOTODEV Summit, to showcase … [read full article]
It is finally Friday and the weekend is right around the corner, and you know what that means, don’t you? PARTY Open comment Friday! In case you live under a rock are new to this idea, this is when we open the comments to discuss anything and everything. On the T-Mobile front you could discuss the Touch Pro 2 launch (how is it working for you?), the launch dates of the [read full article]
It seems like once again T-Mobile stands alone tied for the highest ranking among those tested in the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Wireless Customer Care Performance Study. This honor has been received by T-mobile nine, with only two ties, out of the last 10 customer care studies. The study showed that: T-Mobile ranked highest in a tie among all wireless providers in Overall Customer Care … [read full article]
I received a document, via email, today, and boy is it a real page turner. I seriously *yawn* can’t put this thing down. Well, while we are patiently waiting for the launch of this midrange text centered qwerty slider you can read up on how to use it. I won’t bore you with the details of Making a Call and Switching the Phone On or Off (both real sections in … [read full article]
The Samsung T659 (another phone you may remember from June), codenamed Scarlet, is another low end phone coming to T-Mobile in September. The Scarlet is a 3G enabled slider with stereo bluetooth, a 2 megapixel camera with video capture, and is capable of E-mail, messaging (text, picture AND video) and instant messaging. They are calling this a premium … [read full article]
Are you a music lover? Do you still want to keep your designated media player but have a cool looking phone that is capable of playing music? Do you like external playback controls and are you a fan of the lower end? If so, this is the phone for you. The Nokia 5130 (yeah, remember that name from back in … [read full article]
There was a report a long while back saying that the MyTouch 3G is impossible to hack, but in the words of Adidas “Impossible is nothing.” Some crazy hackers (the well known Haykuro and dream_kill) set their eyes on the prize and have officially rooted the MyTouch. Now, this isn’t an easy task, and the 20 … [read full article]
The time has finally come to see some great reviews of the much anticipated (and frankly, past due) Windows Mobile device. The Touch Pro 2 is hitting the shelves Wednesday August 12th and more people will be camping out for it than the iPhone 3GS (okay, maybe not). Everyone’s favorite tech blogs (Engadget, Gizmodo, SlashGear and PhoneDog) have all had their time … [read full article]
