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Ever since we caught wind of the Android-powered Motorola Motoroi, there have been rumors that Big Magenta would be getting the Motoroi with support for the 1700Mhz 3G band that T-Mobile likes to use. Today, we learn that the rumors might become reality, as the FCC has just updated the Motorola MB710 with additional specs,…
HSPA+ is a technology meant to maximize the lifespan of 3G. Don’t get me wrong, LTE and WiMAX is all well and good, and we’ve seen what LTE can deliver in countries like Sweden and Norway, surpassing 20 megabits per second, but do you know what the upper limit of HSPA+ is? How does 42…
Motorola’s blocky, Android-based Charm which we’ve seen repeatedly over the last week or so has been officially announced and is heading towards T-Mobile. Although it looks like little more than a BlackBerry cross-bred with a slab of concrete, the Charm has a few tricks up its squarish sleeve, like Flash support for web browsing, an…
It looks like the Android-powered Motorola Charm isn’t too far away from release, as a tipster was able to nab this photo from a retail package shipped to a T-Mobile store. The Motorola Charm is an odd fellow, as it looks to have a small, short, squat form factor. I guess it could be best…
It wasn’t that long ago where T-Mobile didn’t even have a 3G network but the fourth-largest carrier in the United States is now crowing about how its HSPA+ network can deliver “4G-like speed.” A leaked slide now suggests the company could thoroughly outpace rivals’ 4G networks, as T-Mobile may be aiming to deliver 42 Mbps…
Most of the hardware in the T-Mobile messaging phone lineup comes from Samsung, but the recently discovered Motorola Charm is the most interesting exception to that rule. Today, we get off-hand confirmation that the QWERTY square will be bringing Android OS to Magenta’s stable of affordable messaging phones. And, to make the Charm that much…
In news that should shock absolutely no one, an analyst said T-Mobile’s Garminfone is not selling well. Hmmm, maybe consumers don’t want a relatively limited GPS-centric handset, even if it does run Android. On paper, the Garminfone looks okay. It sports a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen, 3-megapixel camera with no flash, 3G, WiFi and a microSD…
Android fans on T-Mobile UK can now get the HTC Desire for a good price. The carrier now offers the HTC Desire for about $55 when you sign up for a contract (about $30 per month) that includes 100 text messages, 100 minutes and 3 GB of data. You can also get the Android-powered handset…
We’re seeing the end of an era, folks, as T-Mobile will stop selling its iconic Sidekick lineup beginning July 2. This doesn’t necessarily spell the end of Paris Hilton’s old favorite phone, but it doesn’t bode well for the lineup. “As T-Mobile looks to further innovate and raise the bar for the next iteration of…
Don’t fret if you’re on Cellular South and felt left out by the Samsung party because the regional carrier will also be getting a Galaxy S phone. The handset will be coming in a few months for an undisclosed price and it will rock a stunning 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, a 1 GHz Hummingbird processor,…