Ah, Thanksgiving.  The time where families come together to share a delicious meal and be thankful for all of life’s blessings.  Once Thanksgiving is over, that’s where the holiday shopping season begins.  Black Friday is known across America as the Friday after Thanksgiving where retailers drop prices on a lot of popular merchandise in order to get you into their stores.  Between today and tomorrow, we here at IntoMobile will be highlighting some Black Friday mobile deals that we feel would help you in planning your holiday shopping.

First up, we have Amazon’s Black Friday sales.  If you’re the type to do your holiday shopping online, they have an impressive array of deals for Black Friday:

• BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Bold 9700 – $149.99 with new T-Mobile service plan
• Blackberry Curve 8900 – $0.01 with new AT&T (NYSE: T) service plan
• BlackBerry Storm2 9550 – $149.99 with new Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless service plan
• BlackBerry Tour 9630 Phone – $49.99 with new Sprint (NYSE: S) service plan
• HTC Pure Windows Phone – $0.01 with new AT&T service plan
• LG Xenon GR500 – $0.01 with new AT&T service plan
• Motorola (NYSE: MOT) TalkAbout Earbud with Microphone for All Series – $12.05
• Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Headset – $84.99
• Plantronics Voyager PRO Bluetooth Headset – $70.00
• Samsung Moment M900 – $79.99 with new Sprint service plan

Additionally, you MIGHT want to come back next week as we have something special planned for our readers.

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Hey, hey, HEY! Just a little more T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) 3G expansion love to tell you about at this ungodly early hour in the morning (at least it’s very early over here ) I just happened to notice that Montgomery Alabama, Topeka Kansas, and Clarksville Tennessee have been added to the 3G launch list over at the T-Mobile forums.

Congratulations to all of the T-Mobile customers in the area. Enjoy the new 3G speeds, ya hear?

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Staying on the T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) scene, a quick T-Mo 3G network expansion update for ya. Seems as though T-Mobile’s 3G network has recently expanded to Omaha, Nebraska! Congrats to all of the folks in the area! Previous to this update, T-Mobile’s 3G speeds touched down in Albany (Georgia), and Amarillo and Abilene (Texas) on the 17th. The end of the year is coming up soon… Will T-Mobile check off all the cities on their 3G network expansion list for 2009?

Read more at the T-Mobile Forums >

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Yesterday I told you about some rumored T-Mobile holiday deals… and wouldn’t you know it, not long after that one of the fine folks at T-Mo shot me a message to let me know the skinny for Black Friday. So, without further adieu, here is what T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) will have up for offer this Friday:

• Motorola (NYSE: MOT) CLIQ with MOTOBLUR – $149.99 with a two-year service agreement (after $50 off)
• BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Bold 9700 with Wi-Fi Calling – $149.99 with a two-year service agreement (after $50 off)
• Samsung Highlight – $49.99 with a two-year service agreement (after $50 off)

So there you have it… straight from the horses mouth… or something. These deals will be available to both new and existing T-Mobile customers.

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Smartphones are going to be hot sellers this holiday season. With the holidays fast approaching, HTC will be pushing hard to cash in on the smartphone boom. How, you ask? By giving $100 to anyone buying a qualifying HTC handset between November 27th and December 31st! If you’re shopping for a new smartphone, better deals will be hard to find.

As part of HTC’s “YOU” marketing campaign, the smartphone maker will mail you a $100 check for buying an HTC smartphone from Verizon (NYSE: VZ), T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) or AT&T (NYSE: T). The only catch, you have to send your old smartphone to HTC – think of it as a trade-in program for your aging mobile phone.

Details after the break.

Here’s how it works:

1. Buy and activate an eligible HTC smartphone from Verizon, T-Mobile or AT&T.
   • HTC Tilt2, HTC Touch Pro2, HTC Imagio and the HTC Ozone are all eligible.
2. Hit up HTC’s smartphone trade-in page and enter the appropriate promo code.
   • Verizon – Trade-in page with promo code
   • T-Mobile – Trade-in page with promo code
   • AT&T – Trade-in page with promo code
3. Enter all the required information about your used/old smartphone and print out your free shipping label.
   • HTC is asking that you trade-in your old smartphone – shipping is free.
   • You also need to mail in your new HTC smartphone’s UPC code and invoice.
4. Once HTC receives the eligible trade-in smartphone, UPC code and invoice, they’ll mail you a check for $100.
5. Use your $100 to recover from all your holiday shopping!

Keep in mind, not all of HTC’s new smartphones cost $100 when purchased with new 2-year contract. That means HTC will actually end up paying you to buy a new smartphone from them. For example, the HTC Ozone costs $50 from Verizon. If you buy an Ozone and trade-in your old smartphone, you can actually make $50 profit!

Find details for Verizon here, T-Mobile here, or AT&T here.

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One of the Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Droid’s headlining features is its Android 2.0 OS and the Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Maps Navigation app. Sure, the Droid’s huge display and geeky-cool design make it one of the coolest Android phones on market, but the turn-by-turn GPS navigation feature allowed the Droid to truly stand apart from the crowd. Not anymore, though. The ambitious hackers over at XDA Developers have figured out a way to port the Google Maps Navigation app to other Android devices (like the T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) G1). Then, to take it one (huge) step further, they’ve managed to get the app working outside the US!

The latest set of instructions allows your G1 to work with Google Maps Navigation for directions outside US borders. Until now, even the Droid would stop dead in its tracks if you tried to get GPS navigation directions to, say, Canada. But, for those of you fearless enough to mess around with the some terminal commands and risk bricking your G1, you can trick GMN into giving you voice-guided directions to any destination in the world.

Here are the instructions from XDA, but we strongly recommend you read through this entire thread first:

If you have root, uninstall the current Maps app.

adb remount
adb shell rm /system/sd/app/*Maps*
adb shell rm /system/sd/app/*maps*
adb shell rm /system/sd/dalvik-cache/*Maps*
adb shell rm /system/sd/dalvik-cache/*maps*
adb shell rm /data/app/*Maps*
adb shell rm /data/app/*maps*
adb shell rm /data/dalvik-cache/*Maps*
adb shell rm /data/dalvik-cache/*maps*
adb shell rm /system/app/*Maps*
adb shell rm /system/app/*maps*
adb uninstall com.google.android.apps.maps

Next, install the SpeechSynthesis Data. You can do this either by going into the market and searching “SpeechSynthesis Data Installer”, or on some ROM’s, like CM 4.2.5, Menu -> Settings -> Speech synthesis -> Install voice data

If you have root, download http://drop.io/rxbqaw4/asset/maps-root-aligned-apk
If you do not have root, download http://drop.io/rxbqaw4/asset/maps-no-root-aligned-apk

Install the new file:
adb install -r maps-root-aligned-apk
or
adb install -r maps-no-root-aligned-apk

Be warned, you are taking a risk by modifying your smartphone’s code. We do not take responsibility for anything bad that might happen as a result of your hacking efforts. But, if you get GMN working and you love it, feel free to thanks us!

[Via: GadgetVenue]

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This holiday shopping season is dominated by Android. Smartphones running Google (NSDQ: GOOG)’s mobile operating system are flooding the market, and we really couldn’t be happier. The latest Android smartphone to find its way into our eager hands is the Samsung Behold II. Just in time for the holidays, T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) is offering the Samsung Behold II for $229.99 when purchased with new 2-year contract. It’s slightly pricier than the iPhone and the Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Droid, but with a sleek design and a quirky new 3D Cube UI, you might not mind shelling out the extra bucks for the Behold 2.

Unlike the original Samsung Behold, the Behold II sports Android 1.5 OS. It sports an impressive 5-megapixel camera (with LED-flash), 3G data, WiFi, GPS and microSD card slot. But, the one feature that outshines them all is the Behold 2’s 3.2-inch capacitive AMOLED touchscreen. The display doesn’t need a backlight, so it draws less power than traditional LCD displays, but manages to deliver a brighter, crisper, more color-rich picture.

The camera is a bit laggy, but serves up some impressively crisp and well-balanced pictures. The 3D Cube UI is quirky, to say the least. We’re sure some people will find it useful, but we just don’t see ourselves using it for more than just showing off to our friends. But, with a speedy browser and an incredible OLED display, the Behold II will more than make up for its confusing UI.

Enjoy the hands-on/unboxing gallery and video!

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• Samsung Behold II is smarter than its predecessor thanks to Android; Coming to T-Mobile USA just in time for holidays

My bud David at TMoNews has managed to get his hands on what looks to be a holiday pricing guide. Please note I’ve filed this under ‘rumors’ for now. I’ve heard mixed reports of these deals actually becoming available… so lets let this ’shake down’ until we get to the bottom of it.

Take a gander at the list above for all of the rumored goodness. Moto CLIQ for $50? I’ll take 2. BlackBerry Bold 9700 for $50? I would have taken 3, but it looks like I missed the sale by a day. How about the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Curve 8520 for $25 following Christmas? Yessir! Looks like the ‘biggie’ for the holidays is going to be the Motorola CLIQ, which goes back on sale December 21st through 24th for $50. Awesome.

Note: Apparently these prices are available on all rate plans. New 2-year activations qualify as well, but the customer must be eligible for the discounted rate.

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It’s been a little while since I’ve covered any T-Mobile 3G network expansion news, hasn’t it!? This morning I happened to come across a list of cities recently upgraded to 3G on T-Mo… In fact, below is the list of cities upgraded to 3G in November:

• Albany, GA
• Amarillo, TX
• Abilene, TX
• Salinas, CA
• Norwalk,CT
• Bellingham, WA
• Oklahoma City, OK
• Gainesville, FL
• Fresno, CA
• Albuquerque, NM

If you’re in one of the upgraded areas, congrats! If not, or heck, if you’re just not sure, hit up T-Mobile’s Personal Coverage Check Map. Very handy.
For more information on the 3G expansion as it happens, hit up the T-Mobile Forums. Everything is there, trust me!

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If you’re looking for a new BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) smartphone with no strings attached, you might want to look in T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) USA’s direction. The carrier has announced their T-Mobile Complete program, which gives customers a choice of four no-contract BlackBerry smartphones to be used with T-Mobile’s pre-paid plans. The kicker? T-Mobile is including the first month of service for free with purchase of a T-Mobile Complete BlackBerry handset!

Of the four options, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 will run $299.99, while the BlackBerry Pearl goes for $149.99. T-Mobile is offering several unlimited pre-paid plans that start at $50 per month. At those prices, T-Mobile Complete BlackBerry handsets would work really well as holiday gifts. Think about it, just buy the pre-paid BlackBerry kit (which, again, includes first month of service for free), wrap it up, and you’re good to go.

You’ll find T-Mobile Complete at Walmart and Best Buy locations.

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November 18 was set as the Samsung Behold 2’s launch, and here we are with another addition to the Android family. T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) is offering a 3.2″ AMOLED touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera with flash and autofocus, Wi-Fi, GPS, and the usual Google (NSDQ: GOOG) fare like Maps, Mail, Search, YouTube and the Android Market for $299.99 on two years of the Even More plan (or $57/month if you’d like to try financing the device). That cube-spinning interface gimmick looks like it would wear off awfully quick, but if you’re interested in giving TouchWiz-tinged Android a shot, you can pick up the Behold 2 from T-Mobile here. I believe Will is giving the Behold 2 a test drive presently, so sit tight for a review in the near future.

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Oh, it’s all going off in the UK at the moment, with the news that thousands of UK subs on the T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) network have unknowingly had their data sold on to third parties, for what is apparently substantial sums of money!

For those that don’t live in the UK, we tend to take our data privacy quite seriously indeed – there are plenty of laws that are designed to protect – but what do you do when people on the inside are harvesting your details and selling them on to middlemen? The goal of selling on the data was to allow other companies to call these people before their contracts finished, and move them on to other deals.

Unfortunately the punishment for these offences are purely financial – which is why some are calling for a prison sentence to be introduced. Certainly a fine isn’t going to stop organised criminals from going about their ‘business’.

I do feel sorry for those people that have had their records misappropriated, because they are now the source of multiple calls today from various third parties (since the data has been shared around) apparently – quite apart from the fact that sensitive personal data that could be used to fraud them, is out there on the InterWeb.

Hopefully T-Mobile can get things back on track really quickly, and minimise the problems for people who are currently suffering. I’d think that perhaps decent gestures of goodwill would go a long way to helping, but that’s just me with my consumer hat on

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Remember the whole T-Mobile Sidekick fiasco? You know, the one where T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) lost a whole whack of user data… the whole deal went on, and on, and on… and on, and on… and then on some more. Crazy.

If you were affected in any way by this mess, I sincerely hope you managed to recover all of your missing data. If you weren’t tarnished, T-Mobile is back up on its feet (apparently) and is now ready to start selling the Sidekick yet again. The folks at BGR recently received a statement noting:

“T-Mobile is pleased to announce that Sidekick sales have resumed. New pricing for the Sidekick LX 2009 will be $149.99 with a two-year contract and the Sidekick 2008 will be $49.99 with a two-year contract.”

Krikey. Pick up a Sidekick… NOW? Really, T-Mo… You’ve got to be kidding me! For more, hit up T-Mobile.

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Not only was the Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pixi launched over the weekend… We’ve also got some T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9700 love to share too! The 9700 is live and good-to-go on T-Mobile (NYSE: DT), a device that has been long awaited and long overdue for some. Funny thing is though, when the 9700 went live on the T-Mobile site, for some reason an image of the Curve 8900 was used instead of the actual 9700. In fact, as I punch this out an image of the 8900 is still there… I’ve included a snap above for reference. Someone goofed here.

Pricing starts at $199.99 on an ‘Even More’ plan, or $449.99 on the ‘Even More Plus’ plan. The ‘Even More’ plan requires a 2-year contract… and the ‘Even More Plus’ plan requires no annual contract. Because of the high up-front purchase cost, you get T-Mo’s best monthly rate pricing, to help offset the cost of the device over time. That’s the main difference between the two.

So, you want one? Head over to T-Mobile to check out the new 8900, um… I mean 9700 for yourself

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UPDATE: CNET has noted pricing will be $229.99 on a 2-year contract.

Yesterday I noted some pricing details on the T-Mobile Samsung Behold II (and the Bold 9700), and today, official word from T-Mo themselves that the Behold II is arriving November 18th. If the pricing leaks are correct, the Behold will be $449.99 or $22.50/mth outright, or $199.99 on a 2-year contract. Anyone out there getting in line for the Behold II and all of it’s TouchWiz ‘cube’ UI craziness?

Press release after the jump >

T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) USA Launches the Samsung Behold II on November 18

T-Mobile USA, Inc., the wireless leader in offering the broadest selection of Android™-powered smartphones in the United States, today announced that the Samsung Behold ® II will be available beginning Nov. 18. The full touch-screen Behold II is a multimedia powerhouse with fast Web and data supported by Wi-Fi ® and T-Mobile’s high-speed 3G network.??Available exclusively from T-Mobile USA, the Behold II is the first phone from T-Mobile to feature a 3.2-inch AMOLED screen for crisper colors and wider viewing angles, which is paired with a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, zoom, flash, five shooting modes and video capabilities. Samsung’s intuitive cube menu also provides quick access to six top multimedia features: music, photos, videos, the Web, YouTube™ and Amazon MP3 for music downloads.

“With its first-rate multimedia capabilities front and center, the Samsung Behold II adds an exclamation point to T-Mobile’s already impressive Android lineup for the holidays,” said Wendy Piñero-DePencier, vice president, brand and calendar marketing, T-Mobile USA. “The combination of 3G speeds, its high-resolution touch-screen, and access to loads of entertainment features is sure to make the Behold II into a holiday hit.”

The Android-powered phone is equipped with Samsung’s innovative TouchWiz™ user interface for easy customization through movable widgets and one-touch access to commonly used features and applications. The Behold II offers three different home screens to organize multiple workspaces with favorite widgets and application shortcuts.

“The Behold II raises the bar to the next level to create a rich, customizable set of different user experiences,” said Omar Khan, senior vice president of strategy and product management for Samsung Mobile.

“Combined with Samsung’s advanced AMOLED display technology, innovative TouchWiz user interface and the Android platform, users can create and enjoy a mobile experience unique to their needs.”

The Behold II features built-in Google (NSDQ: GOOG)™ mobile services, including Google Search™, Google Maps™, Gmail™, YouTube and Google Talk™, as well as thousands of applications and games available for download from Android Market™. The Wi-Fi-enabled Behold II also supports personal e-mail and corporate e-mail with Exchange ActiveSync, as well as instant messaging, and text, picture and video messaging. Additional features include assisted GPS, Bluetooth ® 2.1, visual voicemail that allows for easier access and response to voice mail, support for up to 16GB of external memory, and includes a 2GB microSD memory card.

With support for T-Mobile’s rapidly expanding 3G network, Behold II customers can take advantage of a reliable wireless connection and fast download speeds when browsing the Web or downloading applications from Android Market. T-Mobile’s 3G network is currently available in 240 cities across the country. By the end of 2009, T-Mobile USA expects its 3G network to be available to reach approximately two-thirds of the U.S.
population.

The Samsung Behold II will be available nationwide at T-Mobile retail stores, select authorized dealers and online at www.T-Mobile.com beginning Nov. 18, 2009.

[Via: PR-Inside]

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Two Hungarian operators, Pannon and T-Mobile (NYSE: DT), are joining the “Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Messaging wave.” Starting from November 1st, all Pannon customers and postpaid T-Mobile customers will be able to access the Nokia’s push e-mail service from select Nokia phones. All leading consumer e-mail solutions are supported by the service — including Nokia’s own Ovi Mail, Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail; as well as the major local e-mail services such as Citromail, Indamail and Freemail.

Both operators will allow free 30-day trial period for Nokia Messaging, after which users will be able to continue using the service for a monthly charge that will be added on top of their monthly bill. Supported devices include such Nokia models as the Nokia E52, E66, E72, E71 and N97.

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Looks like my bud David over at TMoNews has managed to get his hands on some pricing sheets for the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) 9700 and Samsung Behold II. The 9700 will run you $449.99 or $22.50/mth on no contract, or $199.99 on a 2-year deal. The Behold II will run you, well, exactly the same amounts.

There has been some waffling back and forth as to release dates on the T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) Bold 9700, but the latest I’ve heard is November 16th. Not far away. As for the Behold II, November 18th is looking realistic.

Which would I choose? No question, the Bold 9700 FTW. That is, unless, you really dig the uber confusing TouchWiz ‘cube’ UI packed into the Behold II. If that’s the case for you, purchase, and enjoy

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• T-Mobile BlackBerry 9700 Launching November 16th?

T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) is something of an underdog in the US wireless ecosystem. Going by subscriber counts, T-Mobile trails Verizon (NYSE: VZ), AT&T (NYSE: T) and Sprint (NYSE: S) as the No. 4 US wireless carrier. That apparently isn’t going to cut it for T-Mobile. The carrier has announced plans to go big with their 3G network, in an effort to close the technology gap with its rivals. T-Mobile will enable 7.2Mbps HSPA data speeds on its entire 3G network, which is also planned to expand to reach 200 million people, by the end of 2009. And, by the middle of 2010, T-Mobile expects to have 21Mbps HSPA+ data speeds across its entire 3G network. That’s some high-speed data!

With Sprint pushing to roll out its nationwide 4G WiMAX network, via Clearwire, and Verizon gearing up to light-up its 4G LTE wireless network in early 2010, T-Mobile doesn’t want to fall too far behind. T-Mobile makes a lot of money from data plans, making a competitive 3G network all that much more important.

For now, though, Philadelphia is the only market to enjoy T-Mobile’s blazing fast 21Mbps HSPA+ network. Live it up while you can, you lucky Philadelphians, you.

[Via: InformationWeek]

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Want some extra cash to blow at Walmart? What if I told you Wally World was giving away $100 gift cards with any BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) purchase from November 14th through the 21st? According to the good folks at Gizmodo, that’s exactly what is going to happen.

The new deal will be both valid in-store and online, but will require your purchase come complete with a 2-year contract. If you were planning to pick up a new BlackBerry anyways, the 14th through the 21st would be a good time to do it. $100 in your pocket to blow on holiday gifts or just treats for yourself could never be a bad thing.

Below is the list of BlackBerry devices up-for-grabs at Walmart:

• AT&T (NYSE: T) Curve 8310
• AT&T Bold 9000
• Sprint (NYSE: S) Curve 8330 (Red & Titanium)
• T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) 8520 (Black, White, and Frost)
• T-Mobile Pearl 8120 (Emerald)
• Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Storm
• Verizon Storm2

Go ahead, start pre-planning your BlackBerry shopping over at Walmart.

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File this under “rumors” but it seems T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) will not only be known for its Android efforts and as a carrier that will probably (we still don’t have this 100% confirmed) carry the Maemo-powered Nokia N900. The Deutsche Telecom-owned operator may also get to offer the Nokia 5230. Or at least we’ve spotted a device that looks pretty much like Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s Symbian S60-running smartphone at the FCC.

Of course, AWS bands are included in the mix, meaning this baby will rock 3G as soon as it’s released. Clearing the FCC is one step, but actually announcing the device is something else. We only hope that between those two steps, we won’t have to wait for too long…

[Via: CellPhoneSignal]

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