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Orlando get ready to rock 3G…

That’s right residents of Orlando soon you will be enjoying the beauty, the majesty that is 3G technology. While its still two weeks away my inbox this morning had an anonymously attached pdf announcemnt for rallying up the Orlando troops for an exciting launch. Few things are more exciting than when your carrier announces 3G for your city, save for free coffee hours at Starbucks but you get my point. So there you go residents of Orlando, … [read full article]

Blackberry Pearl 8120 color refresh

Sadly, there really isn’t anything here to get your focus off of other more exciting phones. Still, for those of you who like to be color coordinated this little post is for you. From left to right we have Black Emerald, Indigo and Frost. Nothing new here feature wise from the already available 8120 models but still, if matching phones to outfits is your thing then the countdown to October 15th begins! Can I ask … [read full article]

We Will Never Forget…

Today we take a few moments from lusting after Android, wondering when our cities gets 3G and remember a fateful day. September 11th in one way or another changed all of our lives, it brought all of us together and reminded all of us just how vulnerable we are. September 11th will always be remembered as a tragedy, a day that altered the course of our nation forever. We should also remember it as a day when … [read full article]

T-mobile outlines developer program…

Here are some details of the forthcoming developer program. Moconews sat down with two T-mobile employees responsible for the programs development at CTIA today. Remember this does not include Android products and Sidekicks: — The process: Espinoza: “This is designed to make dealing with T-Mobile as easy as possible…There’s no more having to know who to talk to.” Next week, the site will provide a rate card, outlining the standard business arrangement with T-Mobile, which she … [read full article]

September 23, mark your calenders…

Reuters reported this morning via two unnamed sources that an expected launch announcement from T-mobile and Google was expected September 23rd in New York City. While the date is certainly peculiar given our expectation of a presale starting the week prior, at this point we’re still guessing on all the details. Whatever happens with the presale and the expected October launch, one thing is for sure, Android is just getting started. Its only a paragraph … [read full article]

Dotson keynote…much ado about nothing

Ok, today is the big day, the start of CTIA and the keynote of Mr. Magenta himself, Robert Dotson! Here we go: And nothing, turns out the keynotes were more of a panel discussion with the CEO’s of Sprint, Verizon and T-mobile answering questions via a moderator. The only real noteworthy statement regarding anything anyone is remotely interested in was this: “When we look at the consumer space, the most important piece is how to unleash all … [read full article]

Bring on the kickstart(pearl flip??)…

We’ve known for some time that this phone would be hitting T-mobile, but today was an “official” announcement of sorts. Though October is our first guess, we now know that a fall of 2008 release schedule can be pretty vague. Exactly what day is unknown at this point but we have gotten a detailed list of included features, no surprises here but still, its worth posting: Features: Wi-Fi for Mobile Calling High Speed Internet myFaves … [read full article]

3G launch announcements expected this week…

That’s right Boston, we heard late last month that today was going to be a special day for you.  No, you won’t be winning another World Series this year, its the Cubs turn, something even better: 3G 3G 3G! That’s right you’re scheduled for launch today, and we haven’t seen anything that points to a delay. So now you have the green monster, the big dig and 3G…Before anyone asks, yes the wording was a “New … [read full article]

What are you hoping for tomorrow?

So tomorrow marks the beginning of the CTIA, one of the biggest events of the year for wireless. According to the CTIA website, our CEO is scheduled to speak somewhere between 9:30am and 11:00am, assume pacific standard time as the event is held out of San Francisco. While we won’t be live blogging tomorrow, you can rest assured that I will be here compiling all the information you want, good, bad or ugly and have it … [read full article]

Inching closer…

CTIA is just days away and we all eagerly await Robert Dotsons keynote and any and all goodies he might announce in his speech. Until then here is yet one more confirmation of Android coming closer and closer to launch. An anonymous tipster emailed a screenshot of SKU codes and well I think you guys will read exactly we already knew, three colors: Black, Brown and White. I don’t know what a usual time frame is for … [read full article]

Sunday 3G surprise!

Well well City of Brotherly love residents, congratulations you are next in line for 3G love. Details are limited and we’re hoping Philidelphia readers can offer a little more insight but it appears that you have been selected as next in line for 3G love. T-mobile, you devil you, surprising your Philidelphia customers like that, how thoughtful! By a quick count that makes 7 cities now live with 3G coverage though my math could be wrong, forgive … [read full article]

TMoNews Forum Weekly Wrap Up #4

Well hello to all our readers, welcome to this weeks edition of the TMoNews Forum Weekly Wrap Up!  There is quite a bit to cover this week, as our forums have been growing by leaps and bounds these last few weeks and activity is starting to reach all time highs!  So once again, I am here to try and sort through some of the more interesting tidbits that have surfaced in the last week and … [read full article]