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As expected, T-Mobile has launched the BlackBerry Bold 9780 for $129.99 on a two-year contract.These are the first guys in the U.S. to actually start selling the refreshed Bold, but we can expect AT&T to launch theirs shortly too. Telus and Bell are already selling the 9780 up here in Canada, but Rogers seems to…
You may have heard that AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Discover and Barclay’s have formed a joint-venture called Isis to boost mobile payments through NFC technology but what does that really mean for you? Well, friends, we spoke with Isis today about how it could be different this time and about how your phone may finally become…
Google Goggles has just launched an initiative with a few partners, including T-Mobile, Buick, Disney, Diageo (parent company to Guiness, Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, and other brands) and Delta Airlines. Basically, those companies are making their print ads recognizable to Google Goggles so that when someone takes a picture with the Android or iPhone app for…
Three out of the four mobile operators that dominate America’s wireless landscape: Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, are putting their differences aside and are going to be working together to create a new company, in conjunction with credit card processor Discover and the UK banking institution Barclays, to bring near field communication (NFC) based mobile payments…
LG’s Android-powered Optimus One is selling briskly and has hit the 1 million milestone just 40 days after the handset’s launch. The Optimus One has a nice mix of features and low pricing that makes it attractive to consumers looking to move into a smartphone. The Optimus One is the fastest selling handsets in the…
Earlier today, some blogs had said that T-Mobile had put their Even More Plus plans out to pasture, and while it did seem to be true, there was more to the story. The short version: the T-Mobile Even More Plus plans are still available. T-Mobile’s Even More Plus plans are for those who either already…
Remember LightSquared? The company is planning to roll out a 4G LTE network in 2011 and it has just launched its first satellite to get the ball rolling. The company won’t be competing directly against Verizon, T-Mobile or Sprint when it comes to 4G services directly at consumers, as the LightSquared 4G LTE network will…
Let’s face it, the Garminfone didn’t do much to really attract customers in buying one of the navigation-focused smartphones. Thankfully, that hasn’t stopped the Android OS updates from trickling out, and the four people who actually bought the Garminfone will be happy to know that the handset has been updated to Android 2.1 Eclair. T-Mobile…
Google CEO Eric Schmidt may not have officially announced Android 2.3 today, but we did get another glimpse of the Nexus S today. Not much more is known about the handset, but we do know that it will be sporting an NFC chip inside, and Android will support it going forward. I wasn’t really expecting…
We’ve seen the T-Mobile G2 overclocked before, but nowhere near the speeds that this new overclocked Android kernel provides. A new kernel has hit the XDA forums that will allow your G2 to push Android OS to the limits with CPU speeds at 1.9GHz! We were wondering if the G2 would get some sort of…