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Earlier this year, T-Mobile CEO John Legere said T-Mobile was ready to carry the iPhone and now the carrier has confirmed its plans for Apple’s popular smartphone. As announced during its Un-carrier press event, T-Mobile will sell the iPhone 5 starting April 12. T-Mobile will offer the 16 GB iPhone with $99 down payment and…
T-Mobile kicked off its Un-carrier event with a short commercial advertising its new no-contract approach to wireless plans. The short clip has a western theme and reiterates the idea that T-Mobile is no longer one of the big, bad carriers trying to control the people. You can check out the commercial in the YouTube video…
The BlackBerry Z10 has crossed over the northern border and is now available in the United States. The BlackBerry 10-powered handset makes its debut on AT&T which is selling the phone online and in its retail stores. AT&T is selling the BlackBerry handset for $199 with a new two-year customer agreement. AT&T isn’t the only…
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop caused a bit of a stir when he tossed an iPhone during a recent interview on Finnish TV. Elop was talking about Nokia’s upcoming lineup of phones that will land in the company’s home country when the interviewer pulled out his iPhone. Elop took care of that problem with the quick flick of his…
A very short press release from the FCC confirms that Chairman Julius Genachowski will step down from his position in the coming weeks. The FCC regulates interstate and international communications that use radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. It includes four commissioners and one Chairman. Genachowski was appointed to the Chairman position by President Barack…
Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 will be available in two variants – one will rock an eight-core Eynos processor, while the other will sport a quad-core processor. The processor type will vary by location. We already know the US variant of the S 4 will get the quad-core processor, and now Samsung has confirmed this variant…
The Samsung Galaxy S 4 features 5-inches of luxurious AMOLED screen real estate. To really appreciate the size of the Samsung phone, you should check out these impressive 3D renderings from Martin Hajek. Hajek really captures the size of the Galaxy S 4 when he places it next to an iPhone 5. When the two…
T-Mobile and MetroPCS now have the green light to go ahead with the merger that’ll bring the regional carrier under the ownership of the Deutsche Telekom subsidiary. According to a press release from T-Mobile, the two carriers have received all regulatory approvals necessary for the merger. The latest thumbs up came from the Committee on Foreign…
After Google replaced Android chief Andy Rubin with Sundar Pichai of the Chrome group, analysts and pundits alike speculated that Android and Chrome could merge in the future. Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt put the brakes on this rumor by confirming that Android and Chrome will remain separate. Though they will not merge, the two…
Google announced a new service, Keep, that’ll compete with note-taking apps like Evernote on the desktop and Android mobile devices. Google Keep will let you jot down a quick note that’ll sync to Drive, Google’s cloud storage service. The notes are more than text and can include checklists and photos. There’s even support for dictation…