There’s some troubling news for T-Mobile, as the company’s first-quarter results show it posted a profit but lost 77,000 net customers. When you’re losing more customers per quarter than Sprint, there’s a clear problem. What’s even more troubling is that the fourth-largest U.S. carrier lost 118,000 contract customers. Normally, this has been counterbalanced by its…
T-Mobile to Launch Nexus One-Grade Smartphone – Project Emerald
You can only wonder what kind of evil Bond-esque mastermind runs T-Mobile when they use codenames like Project Dark and now Project Emerald, which is supposedly a new handset launch right up there with the HTC Nexus One. The most likely candidate is the HTC Desire, which has been working its way towards U.S. Cellular…
T-Mobile USA: We’ll have 100 major metro areas covered with HSPA+ by the end of the year!
T-Mobile USA sent us a short email saying they’re focused on the “aggressive rollout” of their high speed HSPA+ network. At the moment, the Deutsche Telekom-owned carrier has more than a dozen HSPA+ ready devices, with two more becoming available next month – the Garminfone and T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide. In fact, the majority of…
Garminfone gets real – We go hands on with the T-Mobile Garmin Asus Garminfone
The Garminfone just got really real. T-Mobile today held a little media event to show off their new Garmin-Asus Garminfone and we had boots on the ground in New York City to put hands on the new GPS navigation-oriented Android phone from the Garmin-Asus duo that brought us the decidedly underwhelming Nuvifone line of half-baked…
T-Mobile MyTouch 3G to receive Android 2.1 with Sense UI!
The T-Mobile MyTouch 3G will soon be playing with Android 2.1 OS! Excited? You should be. If you are a MyTouch 3G owners you’ll be very happy to hear that T-Mobile is internally testing the Android 2.1 update for the MyTouch 3G. What’s even more exciting is that the update will include the custom (Espresso)…
FCC wants to tackle ‘bill shock’
The Federal Communications Commission is trying to do consumers a solid by tackling the issue of “bill shock” – opening up your cell phone bill and being hit with extra fees because you went over your monthly allotment of voice, text or data. In a public note (PDF), the governmental agency is seeking comment on…
Orange and T-Mobile joint venture to be called “Everything Everywhere”, yet the old brands live on
Orange UK and T-Mobile UK merged last September, and in the 8 months that have since passed, with countless numbers of logistical problems and technical issues hopefully resolved, the best name they’ve managed to pull out of a hat for their combined massive network is “Everything Everywhere”. The logo isn’t very inspiring, and the name…
T-Mobile MyTouch3G Slide available now on eBay
If you just can’t wait for T-Mobile’s next Android device, the MyTouch3G Slide, you may want to go have a look on eBay today. The MyTouch Slide has been spotted for sale on eBay today, but if you want it soon, you’ll have to pay for it. Say, almost twice the amount the phone is…
Sprint ditches Nexus One too
If you’ve been patiently waiting for the Nexus One to hit Sprint as promised, you’re in for some bad news because the nation’s third-largest carrier won’t be getting Google’s “superphone.” “We are not bringing in Nexus One as EVO 4G is more robust in 3G markets and amazing in the growing number of 4G areas,”…
Samsung’s three-part Behold 2 ad series = funny/bad
Remember the first Samsung Behold 2 commercial? Well, a couple of months after it’s November release, Samsung released its first TV ad for their Android-powered Behold 2. A comic book artist then drew inspiration through the things around him, taking pictures, and then names. Now, Samsung has added a three part ad series for their…