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T-Mobile will soon launch a new prepaid brand, GoSmart Mobile, which we’re hearing will target the same market Sprint aims for with its Boost Mobile franchise. So it’s not an MVNO in traditional sense, since GoSmart will be operated by T-Mobile USA, rather than some third party that simply licenses network from an operator. As…
China Mobile will join a number of other carriers to offer its own-branded devices in order to “fill gaps” in the market that the company feels are not served by other handset vendors. During the China Mobile Global Developers Conference 2012 held in Guangzhou, the carrier’s CEO Li Yue said that China Mobile will also…
Orange is bringing its brand to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), replacing the CCT brand. The move comes on the heels of France Telecom’s (owner of Orange) acquisition of CCT back in October 2011. From that point, Orange has invested some $95 million to expand and upgrade the network, even deploying the country’s first…
Sony is steadily emerging as one of the most developer friendly handset makers, though on the other hand they’re far from being the fastest company to bring the latest Android software updates. The company’s latest gig involves releasing their own Flash Tool that allows users to flash stock ROMs and return devices back to factory…
Rogers Wireless launched its new Anyplace TV Home Edition app for iOS, bringing many of the capabilities US cable users had for quite some time to Canada. In that sense, the new application packs more features than comparable apps from Bell and Telus. For instance, it can act like a remote control for your cable…
Motorola is sticking with its promise of keeping users informed about updates of the latest Android operating system hitting their phones. The Google owned company released some details on the progress of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean hitting the company’s phones and tablets. Now we’re not going to list all the devices because it’s a really…
If you’ve been eyeing the Samsung Galaxy Note II, today is the day you should jump on it, because we have three deals on the hot phablet device! Our Top Deal is for the AT&T Galaxy Note II, and it will run you a mere $174.99 on a new two-year contract. If you’re looking for…
Christmas is fast approaching and the deals are beginning to get more eye-catching. When I was out shopping looking for that elusive Teenager Mutant Ninja Turtle (Donatello) for my son, I stumbled across a crazy deal at Target. The huge retailer is selling the wildly popular Samsung Galaxy S III for just $99 on both…
It might have taken quite a while, but the LG Optimus 2X is finally receiving the long-awaited Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. The world’s first dual-core handset can officially be updated to the more than a year old software via LG’s Update Utility. In all likelihood, this will be the Optimus 2X’s last software…
Like that was the case with the Galaxy Note II, Samsung is preparing much more than Jelly Bean update for its flagship device, Galaxy S III. The soon-to-be-released software packs a ton of features, including: Page Buddy – which will “smartly predict” what you intend to do according to your actions. For instance, when you…