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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has requested an administrative hearing to discuss AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile. The FCC doesn’t often request a hearing like this and such a move is not good news for the two companies. Further discussion by the FCC adds a layer of complexity to the deal and will extend the time…
I don’t know what it is about a white phone but having a high-end phone in this color does seem pretty cool, so we’re happy to see that T-Mobile will offer the Galaxy S II in white for this holiday season. Other than the different color, there won’t be much different on the new Galaxy…
We’ve already told you that T-Mobile will soon introduce a new low-to-mid range Android smartphone – Vivacity. Well the British arm of the Deutsche Telekom-owned carrier confirmed the device and is now listing it on a dedicated “Coming Soon” page from where users can register to be the first to know when it’s released. Made…
Earlier this week T-Mobile announced that they’ve launched 42 Mbps HSPA+ in 11 new markets, bringing the total number of markets where their high speed wireless broadband is available to 163. To put that into plain English, roughly 180 million Americans now have access to 42 Mbps HSPA+. They also announced that they’ve brought 21…
T-Mobile detailed its Magenta Saturday sale going on this Saturday. For one day only, customers will be able to get their hands on some of T-Mobile’s finer smartphones and tablets for $49.99 or less. A few are even free. You won’t be able to pay these prices up front, though. To get the big discount…
T-Mobile and Google sent us an invite to an afterparty for the night of Wednesday’s rumored Google Music event but you have to wonder what role T-Mobile is going to play in that announcement. Leaked screenshots suggest Google will begin selling tracks and albums as part of Google Music but the company has also promised…
If you’re a fan of our giveaways, you’ll know that we’ve been giving away a number of Android & iOS devices in the past, so the faithful BlackBerry fans might be justified in complaining we don’t show any giveaway love to their smartphone of choice. That ends today as we’ve got not only a BlackBerry…
Remember the T-Mobile Springboard? Well the 7-inch tablet wasn’t released on November 9th as we previous thought; instead the carrier decided to postpone the launch for another week and now we’re hearing it will be available on November 16th. It is said that the 7-inch tablet (which we think of as T-Mobile’s version of Huawei…
In news that should shock absolutely no one, T-Mobile said in its earnings report that the lack of the iPhone 4S may make some customers defect to other carriers in the future. The company actually had positive news out of its third-quarter earnings, as it added 126,000 net new customers, had 10.1 million customers using…
You know that Samsung has multiple versions of the Galaxy S II. There’s the CDMA model, the standard Galaxy S II sold in Europe and Asia, the one that runs on AT&T’s network and the one made for T-Mobile USA’s HSPA+ 42Mbps (downlink) network. The last mentioned comes with Qualcomm’s Hercules chip and has been…