If you’ve been ‘off the grid’ for the past few days (like myself… oh, what a nice break!), you may have missed some pretty darn big news coming out of the Google (NSDQ: GOOG)/Android world. News that involves a new device dubbed the ‘Nexus One‘. I’m not going to get into the details of the…
What are the carrier shops promoting in the run up to Xmas? (Pt. 2)
On my ongoing travels around the local shopping centre, I also managed to catch up with the shop frontage for Vodafone and T-Mobile (to see what Orange and O2 have in their shop windows, check out Pt. 1 here). Vodafone Vodafone had an interesting mix in their shop window on the day that I walked…
GPhone: Nexus One Available January 5 for $199 on T-Mobile, Subsidized by Google?
If you’ve been following the journey of the HTC Dragon/Passion, which has recently been dubbed the Nexus One and passed through the FCC, you’re probably excited about the prospect of it being the legendary Google Phone. Google even had the gall to tease us about some mystery phone they were playing with over the weekend,…
T-Mobile rolls out Sidekick LX 2009 OTA update
T-Mobile is all about rolling out over-the-air (OTA) updates recently. The Sidekick carrier has started pushing Sidekick OS updates to Sidekick LX 2009 handsets that should improve system stability and allow the user to backup their Sidekick contacts onto T-Mobile’s purpose-built backup servers. We all know how reliable Microsoft’s Danger servers proved to be, so…
Android Marketplace Gets T-Mobile Carrier Billing Support!
The Android Market just hit the “easy button,”at least as far as T-Mobile subscribers are concerned. Following on a previous announcement that T-Mobile would soon enable carrier billing for the Android Market, the carrier has announced that it is starting to roll out the feature. As of last night (Dec. 9), T-Mobile and Google began…
Up to 19 LTE networks to go live in 2010, 36 networks to be operational in 2012; list of who and where!
The GSA (Global Suppliers Association) is reporting that over the past 8 months there has been a near 100% increase in the number of operators around the world committing to the LTE standard. There are now 51 network commitments in 24 countries, an increase of 96% over the past 8 months. Not all is rosy…
T-Mobile Samsung Memoir Now Free on 2-Year Contract
T-Mobile has dropped the price on the Samsung Memoir from $199.99 on a 2-year contract, to FREE on the same 2-year agreement. Not too shabby, T-Mo… Not too shabby. The Memoir weighs in at 4.4 ounces, packs an 8MP camera with video, hi-res touchscreen, Bluetooth, microSD expansion (comes with a 1GB SD card), GPS, speakerphone,…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 to get picked up by T-Mobile?
As far as rumors and speculation are concerned, we had our sights set on AT&T as the carrier of choice for Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X10 Android phone. But, new revelations gleaned from Sony Ericssons’ own X10 whitepaper suggest that we might see T-Mobile offering an XPERIA X10 in the near future. It’s not clear if…
T-Mobile Expands 3G Coverage to South Bend, Indiana
Some more T-Mobile 3G goodness to spread around… and this time it’s coming to us from South Bend, Indiana. That’s right, T-Mo has expanded their 3G coverage to the area. If you happen to live in South Bend or Notre Dame area, be sure to let us know if you notice any marked improvements in…
Motorola’s Android-powered Sholes tablet breaks cover, HDMI port spotted!
The mythical Motorola Sholes tablet is starting to become reality. Since before the launch of the Android-powered Motorola Droid and its slide-out QWERTY keyboard, we’ve been hearing rumors that Motorola has a slate-style (tablet) variant in the works – the Sholes tablet. We’ve been dying to see what the presumably thinner, more powerful candybar Droid/Sholes would…