I thought it was odd when T-Mobile was crowing about its HSPA+ by saying it delivered “4G speeds.” AT&T wants to get that weak stuff out of its house and it publicly chided the fourth-largest carrier. AT&T plans to roll out its 4G network based on Long-Term Evolution technology beginning in 2011, but it will…
Is the Garminfone coming to T-Mobile on June 2nd?
The GPS navigation-savvy Android phone that we like to call the “Garminfone” is as real as can be with its June launch window looming. Today, we get a little more info on just when in June the Garminfone is going to officially be available from T-Mobile USA. According to an ad for the handset, it’ll…
T-Mobile announcing 4G speeds available in Northeast U.S.
Today T-Mobile announced that they have expanded their HSPA+ network in the Northeastern U.S. and other major cities. Starting today, HSPA+ will be expanded to Upstate New York (Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse), Connecticut (Hartford, New Haven, Milford and Stamford) and Providence, R.I., with more to follow in the coming weeks. You may be wondering…
HTC Vision, Glacier Codenames Spotted, Few Details
Two (possibly three) codenames of upcoming HTC devices have been dug up from an internal Taiwanese HTC site: Vision, Glacier and LED. I’m tempted to think LED entry is just the name of the actual part for each phone, but let’s leave that one alone for now. No hard specs are shown here, but it…
Galaxy S GPU kicking ass and taking names [video]
The Galaxy S was shown off at the Google I/O this week, and it’s definitely something to be admired. The customized OS looks painfully similar to the iPhone OS in some areas, but it’s the hardware where the Galaxy S shines. Sporting the ‘hummingbird’ GPU, the S is king of graphics processing when it comes…
MyTouch Slide Arriving at T-Mobile June 2 for $179.99
As expected, T-Mobile’s MyTouch Slide will see widespread availability on June 16, with the first phones landing June 2. The price point will be $179.99 on a two-year contract after mail-in rebate, which is just a smidgen higher than the rumoured $149. The MyTouch Slide rocks a 3.4″ HVGA touch display, four-row slide-out QWERTY keyboard,…
Nokia E73 launching on T-Mobile next month?
Looks like Nokia is prepping its next productivity handset and the E73, or “Mode,” could hit T-Mobile USA as early as next month, according to screen shots obtained by Engadget. Not much is known about the E73 but it looks like it will retain a similar form factor to the E72. That’s a good thing…
Fuchsia BlackBerry Curve 8520, White Bold 9700 now on T-Mobile
As expected, T-Mobile has released the BlackBerry Curve 8520 in fuchsia and the Bold 9700 in white. While the white Bold has made the rounds, the fuchsia 8520 looks like it’s an exclusive offer. The two BlackBerrys are really pitted at opposite ends of the value spectrum; the 9700 is RIM’s top-of-the-line smartphone, featuring a…
T-Mobile Makes OS 5.0.0.586 for the BlackBerry Bold 9700 Official
Cool. An official BlackBerry OS release from T-Mobile. This is good stuff! If you’ve got a BlackBerry Bold 9700, this OS may be the one you’ve been waiting for. The good folks at T-Mobile have OFFICIALLY released OS 5.0.0.586 for the BlackBerry Bold 9700. If you’ve been waiting for this release via T-Mo, you can…
LTE vs WiMAX – The 4G Mobile Broadband Shootout
The future of the US mobile broadband market is taking shape right before our very eyes, with both the LTE and WiMAX flavors of 4G wireless data networks promising to deliver the internet to your mobile phone at speeds that might give your home broadband connection a case of “bandwidth envy.” But, with heavyweights behind…