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Budapest is one of those must-visit cities in Europe. It’s not expensive and offers visitors a ton of things to see, including arguably the most beautiful parliament building in the world. And now that it got its first LTE network, both residents and travelers are able to stay connected at top notch speeds in the…
T-Mobile is kicking off the new year with a major sale on many of its smartphones and tablets but the deals will only be available this weekend, so get to getting if you want a new T-Mobile 4G device. Some of the deals are better than others but in general, you can walk out of…
Verizon’s after Christmas sales were a little ho-hum, but you might find Best Buy’s a little more exciting. They’re offering a wide range of devices across all the major U.S. carriers, and the phones are all free with a two-year contract. From Verizon, you’ve got the Samsung Stratosphere and HTC Droid Incredible 2; from AT&T,…
The last 12 months have been a wild ride, as we started the year with many of us wondering how the Xoom and PlayBook could compete against the iPad, how would HP use webOS, what the iPhone 5 would look like and if 4G LTE would really come to America in a big way. There…
AT&T announced today that it will no longer pursue its acquisition of T-Mobile US. The wireless carrier faced an uphill battle after both the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission opposed the deal. Rather than throw more money at a losing cause, AT&T will pay Deutsche Telecom a $4 billion fee and walk away from the deal. After…
Well, the $39 billion bid from AT&T to buy T-Mobile is now officially over and AT&T is going to have to lick its wounds and figure out other ways to nab some new spectrum. While the move may cost AT&T a lot of money and some public face, it’s a much larger blow to T-Mobile.…
AT&T just announced that it’s ending its bid to acquire T-Mobile. AT&T has been working on the merger, but has faced stiff opposition from the DOJ and the FCC. Instead of dumping more cash into fighting this legal battle, AT&T has thrown in the towel. Here is the salient passage from the press release explaining…
If you still haven’t spent your “smartphone money” this Holiday season, here’s an offer worth considering. T-Mobile is running a special, web-only promotion for the white Samsung Galaxy S II, offering it for $99.99 through Sunday, December 18. The deal involves a $50 mail-in rebate and of course your signature on a new two-year contract…
Well, it looks like our speculation was right on as T-Mobile will be bringing the first Nokia Windows Phone to the United States when the Lumia 710 lands Jan. 11 for a cool $50. Nokia and T-Mobile are squarely aiming for the first-time smartphone buyer with this move, as the $49.99 price point (after a…
Sprint has been adamantly opposed to AT&T buying T-Mobile and it has even sued to block it but now Sprint and Cellular South have put these suits on hold based on the latest stumbling blocks to the acquisition. According to Bloomberg, a judge delayed the lawsuits by request until Jan. 12 (which happens to be…