HTC has released the Android 2.2 Froyo update for the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide. It’s not an over the air update, and you’ll need a PC (or BootCamp on a Mac) to install it. First you’ll have to grab the HTC Sync 3.0, which you can download from HTC’s website. Moreover, you should make sure…
Radio Shack outs T-Mobile Sidekick 4G release date
It may be April Fool’s day, but Radio Shack looks to be speaking the truth with one of their latest tweets regarding the upcoming T-Mobile Sidekick 4G. If you’ve been waiting for the Sidekick to get a breath of new life, then you won’t have to wait much longer, as Radio Shack claims that the…
FCC Commissioner Copps not pleased with T-Mobile and AT&T merger
FCC Commissioner Michael Copps confirmed in a C-SPAN interview that he is not happy with AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA. The FCC regulator is concerned about the amount of power and influence this merged company would have over the wireless industry in the US. This merger would take 80% of the cellular industry and…
Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom working on further mobile tie-ups in Europe?
After successfully merging their mobile units in the UK to create the leading operator in the country, Everything Everywhere, Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom are reportedly looking at similar deals in Europe. In an interview to German daily Handelsblatt, Deutsche Telekom spokesperson said: “We’re looking at every country, [including] Romania and Austria,” while also adding:…
AT&T may be forced to divest select assets in T-Mobile deal
AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson confirmed that AT&T may be forced to divest customers and wireless spectrum in its bid to acquire T-Mobile USA. This admission does not come as a surprise as mergers involving two major wireless companies would require some form of divestiture. Verizon Wireless had to concede select assets when it purchased Alltel…
German Privacy Advocate Wrestles 35,000 Points of Location Data from T-Mobile
German Green party member and privacy advocate Malte Spitz wanted to see just how much data T-Mobile Germany was storing about him, so he went after T-Mobile, and after a legal back-and-forth, received 35,831 points of location information spanning as far back as six months (a time period mandated by local law). Of course, there…
Review: Samsung Galaxy S 4G – A Vibrant with T-Mobile HSPA+ Powers
T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S 4G is a welcome addition to the Galaxy S family. Its predecessor, released just eight months ago, was one of the first Galaxy S devices featuring Samsung’s Super AMOLED display and the new TouchWiz interface for Android. The Galaxy S 4G keeps the same form factor, the same 4-inch Super AMOLED…
Sprint faces uphill battle against AT&T and T-Mobile merger
Sprint confirmed it will formally oppose AT&T’s purchase of T-Mobile, but the #3 wireless carrier faces an uphill battle. Sprint is smaller than AT&T and spends less money on lobbying than its larger competitor. In 2010, Sprint spent a mere $2.5 million on lobbying, while its former Ma Bell rival spent $15.3 million. Due to…
Sprint is against AT&T acquiring T-Mobile, like everyone else
During CTIA 2011 in Orlando, Florida last week, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse really showed his colors by taking solid jabs at each of the other carriers during a CEO round table moderated by Jim Cramer. And during Sprint’s unveiling of the EVO 3D, Hesse quipped that the other carriers have “faux-G” rather than actual 4G.…
AT&T, T-Mobile deal may face challenges from FCC
We were all a bit shocked by the news that AT&T wants to buy T-Mobile and reports suggest this won’t just be rubber-stamped by the FCC. An FCC spokesperson said that it would be a “steep climb” for the deal to go through, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal would make AT&T the…