LG Optimus Black, which is one of the thinnest Android smartphones announced to date, is heading to T-Mobile UK, which will offer it for free on a contract starting from later this month. According to CoolSmartphone, the Deutsche Telekom-owned operator will ask users to commit on a contract that costs at least 25.54 GBP a…
Sprint, T-Mobile to merge?
Once again, but with feeling … We’ve heard that T-Mobile and Sprint would merge to create a super third carrier to compete with AT&T and Verizon before but a new report from BusinessWeek suggests the deal may be on track. The report says Deutsche Telekom (the parent of T-Mobile USA) is in discussion with Sprint…
Rumor: Nokia C7 to launch on T-Mobile this month as the “Nokia Tiger”
Of all of Nokia’s problems, and there are many, the one that stands out the most is their lack of presence in the United States. For years we’ve been hearing the Finnish firm proclaim that North America is important and that they’re working hard to bring their devices across the pond, and yet the only…
Mystery HTC ‘Doubleshot’ device coming to T-Mobile?
We’ve already heard that T-Mobile may be bringing the LG Optimus 2X to us sometime this year in the form of the T-Mobile G2X, as well as the rumored HTC Pyramid. Now we’re hearing of another device that may hit Magenta in the near future, also made by HTC. The device is rumored to be…
LG Optimus 2X coming to America via T-Mobile; it’ll be called the T-Mobile G2x
With less than one month left until the end of Q1 2011, we’ve already seen several dual core Android powered smartphones getting announced and one has even hit the market. Expect each and every operator to fight to the death in order to keep up and out do their competitors. T-Mobile USA, the smallest of…
T-Mobile to soon discount webConnect mobile broadband
It looks like T-Mobile is preparing to revamp its webConnect mobile broadband pricing, as a leaked document suggests that existing T-Mobile voice subscribers may be eligible for a 20% discount on the mobile web service. All of the pieces of the puzzle aren’t in place, as the T-Mobile webConnect mobile broadband service is expected to…
Verizon Wireless named best in multiple regions by J.D. Power
A new study from J.D. Power & Associates has named Verizon the top carrier in the West region. The report was pretty darn comprehensive, as it measured dropped calls, failed connections, text and voicemail notifications, static and other factors. Verizon was the tops in the West with five stars, followed by Sprint Nextel with four…
T-Mobile G-Slate shows up online with $700 price tag
We’ve been expecting some sort of pricing for the T-Mobile G-Slate (Optimus Pad outside of the US), but MobileCityOnline has just posted the 3D-toting Honeycomb tablet with a $699 price tag. What’s more promising about the price of the G-Slate is that it looks like there have yet to be any subsidies applied to that $699…
T-Mobile to shut down Sidekick servers on May 31, 2011
T-Mobile confirmed late on Monday that it is going to shut down its Sidekick service on May 31 2011. At that time, the Microsoft-backed Danger servers will no longer be active and all Sidekick phones will lose the precious cloud-based services that define the handset. To assuage disgruntled customers, T-Mobile will provide unspecified offers to…
T-Mobile trash talks the iPhone 4
T-Mobile is taking that sweet-looking lady spokesperson of theirs and talking some trash on the Apple iPhone 4 for AT&T and Verizon. In particular, the company is touting the abilities of its myTouch 4G over Apple’s smartphone. On a big comparison splashpage, T-Mobile is subtly implying that Apple is trying to trick people into thinking…