T-Mobile myTouch 3G (known as the HTC Magic in other circles) is getting a pretty slick update come January 20th. By teaming up with Fender and Eric Clapton, T-Mobile will be able to preload this sucker with a bunch of classic songs like “My Father’s Eyes” and “Layla”, along with a few others from Avril…
Google chimes in on Nexus One’s double-whammy early termination fee
It’s not just Verizon that’s been slammed with criticism over the hefty $350 early termination fee (ETF) that it charges customers who cancel their smartphone wireless plan early. Google has been getting some harsh feedback over its double-whammy termination charges for its HTC-made Nexus One superphone. Just how bad is it? Well, if you buy…
Google and T-Mobile investigating Nexus One 3G reception issues
If your brand-new Google Nexus One, made by HTC, is having a hard time staying connected to T-Mobile’s 3G network, you’re not alone. Reports have been coming hard and fast from around the blogosphere that indicate Google’s new superphone is having problems with 3G reception – many a Nexus One user has been reporting network…
T-Mobile Announces HTC HD2
As expected, T-Mobile has announced the HTC HD2, arguably the most impressive Windows phone out there to date. Clocking in at a 4” screen, 1 Ghz processor, 5 megapixel camera, and (comparatively) snazzy TouchFLO user interface on top of Windows Mobile 6.5, the HD2 is a handset many North Americans have been waiting for. Take…
Nexus One: Unboxing Google’s first ‘superphone’
Google wouldn’t be Google if they didn’t launch the Nexus One without building up hype for the handset. One of the ways the Mountain View, CA-based search giant did that was to coin a new term to describe their Nexus One – “superphone.” Seeing as how the new Android phone packs the most advanced smartphone…
FCC Report Hints at T-Mobile nuvifone
A fresh handset from asus has passed through the FCC, complete with 3G support on T-Mobile’s 1700/2100 bands. asus’s main interest in mobile these days has been in conjunction with Garmin for their joint nüvifone brand. Odds are good that it will be running Android, but the lukewarm reception of the G60 on AT&T…
T-Mobile Announces Completed 7.2 Mbps Upgrade, HSPA+ Next
One little tidbit coming out of the Nexus One announcement worth highlighting is that T-Mobile’s 7.2 Mbps network lengthy upgrade is complete as promised, and now they’re moving towards HSPA+ (21 Mbps). T-Mobile is still a far cry from competing with Verizon’s service and Sprint still has the 4G advantage with WiMAX, but it’s great…
Droid’s Android 2.1 ROM ‘fully functional’ on G1
If you’ve got an HTC Dream or T-Mobile G1 in your pocket, you’re probably green with enough envy for late model Android phones to give the Android robot some self-confidence issues. The Motorola Droid and its Android 2.1 OS, for example, are good enough to leave early Android adopters with a bitter taste in their…
Nexus One walk-through video shows the Google Phone in action!
By now it’s obvious that Google will be announcing the Nexus One at their Jan. 5 Android press conference in Mountain View, CA. And, as expected, Nexus One leaks are coming fast and hard as we close in on that launch date. Following on rumors of the Nexus One’s pricing and T-Mobile rates plans, a…
Automatic Android backup service coming to Nexus One?
The Nexus One has yet to be launched by Google, but thanks to a leaky blogosphere we already know a lot about the upcoming Android phone that HTC built exclusively for Google. Just yesterday Gizmodo leaked some screenshots that confirmed the Nexus One’s $530 unlocked and $180 T-Mobile subsidized price points, along with some juicy…