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T-Mobile Loses Customer After Dangerous Google Maps Ad Appears While Driving

A driver says they’re abandoning Google Maps and will never consider T-Mobile as their carrier after a dangerous advertising incident on the road. The person was navigating through an intersection when a large pop-up suddenly appeared on their screen asking if they wanted to stop at a nearby T-Mobile store. According to PhoneArena, the driver described the moment as nearly causing an accident. The alert-style … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s T-Life App Gets Six Major Updates to Simplify Your Wireless Life

T-Mobile is making its T-Life app more useful with six new features that aim to take the hassle out of managing your wireless service. The updates include an AI assistant that helps you shop for phones and manage your account through regular conversation, plus the ability to stay connected even in remote areas where cell towers can’t reach. The app launched earlier in 2024 … [read full article]

Why Your Apps Froze Up Yesterday: A Google Cloud Outage Explained

If your favorite app suddenly stopped working on Thursday, you weren’t alone—and no, it wasn’t your phone or your signal. A major outage tied to Google Cloud caused a cascade of issues across several widely used apps and services, hitting users across the country just after lunchtime. According to PhoneArena, the root of the problem was a networking issue on Google’s cloud infrastructure. And because … [read full article]