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T-Mobile confirms Sidekick 4G and G2x release details

Chris Davies, Apr 7th 2011 Discuss [5]

Poor T-Mobile USA. The carrier's big Sidekick 4G availability surprise had already been scooped by RadioShack at the tail-end of last month, leaving it nothing to do today but blurt out a desultory tweet confirming the April 20 release. Still, it brightens up when it comes to the T-Mobile G2x, which is also due on April 20; pricing details after the cut. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile Nokia Astound on sale now: $80 Symbian^3

Chris Davies, Apr 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

As promised, T-Mobile USA has put the Nokia Astound - aka the Nokia C7 - up for sale, with the Symbian^3 smartphone priced at a bargain $79.99. The handset, which we reviewed yesterday, has a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen, 8-megapixel camera, front-facing camera and a slick metal chassis. Read The Full Story

HTC EVO View 4G to hit Sprint with Honeycomb pre-loaded

Chris Davies, Apr 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Sprint will release its version of the HTC Flyer, the HTC EVO View 4G announced at CTIA 2011 last month, running Android 3.0 Honeycomb out of the box, unlike the initial GSM units. While HTC showed the Flyer running a heavily modified version of Gingerbread at the slate's debut in February, and said that early units would run the smartphone OS until a Honeycomb update could be released, a minor mention on Sprint's "coming soon" page seemingly confirms it will get the tablet-centric OS from the off. Read The Full Story

HP all-touch webOS “Stingray” leaks alongside Verizon Pre3

Chris Davies, Apr 6th 2011 Discuss [4]

webOS news this morning, with two leaked devices seemingly confirming that HP has a keyboard-free handset in the works, as well as that the Pre3 is most likely headed to Verizon. PreCentral's tipster sent them a couple of shots to tease the imagination; firstly what's rumored to be the HP Stingray, described as "an EVO with webOS." Read The Full Story

Verizon’s XPERIA Play crosses FCC with SIM slot: 4G or World Phone?

Chris Davies, Apr 4th 2011 Discuss [3]

Sony Ericsson's XPERIA Play has crossed the FCC in CDMA form, on its way to a Verizon launch in the US. The gaming smartphone seems to have a surprise onboard too, with a SIM card slot noticed alongside the regular CDMA radio. Of course, a SIM slot means one of two things: LTE or World Phone functionality. Read The Full Story

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Google’s Android anti-fragmentation push is vital

Chris Davies, Apr 1st 2011 Discuss [29]

Reports earlier this week painted an ominous future for Google’s open-source strategy with Android, the company’s mobile device platform. Gone, insiders at OEMs and carriers suggested, was the eager-to-please ambition and flexibility of the early days, back when Google was desperate for market penetration and manufacturer support. Instead, they claimed, Android head Andy Rubin had become a harsh gatekeeper, doling out early access to new iterations of the OS only to those who’ll toe the Google line, attempting to trip handsets that used rival services, and doing it all under the banner of “non-fragmentation.” Open-source lovers wrung their hands; iOS addicts basked in a righteous glow.

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T-Mobile Sidekick 4G release date revealed by RadioShack

Chris Davies, Apr 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

RadioShack has confirmed the launch date for the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G, taking to Twitter to announce that the Android-based messaging handset will arrive in stores on April 20. T-Mobile had previously confirmed pricing for the Sidekick 4G, but is yet to attach an official release timetable. Read The Full Story

Three UK gets HSPA+ modem: up to 40% faster [Video]

Chris Davies, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [1]

UK carrier Three has announced its first HSPA+ USB modem, which will be headed to the network on April 7 and, it's claimed, offer 40-percent faster speeds than the existing HSDPA dongles. The Huawei E367 has a rotating USB plug rather than an easy-to-lose cap, and will be available on both pre-pay and a rolling one-month contract. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson confirms XPERIA Play shipping delay; will miss April 1 release on some carriers

Chris Davies, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

Sony Ericsson has confirmed shipping delays that could mean the XPERIA Play might miss its April 1 release date in the UK at some carriers and vendors. SlashGear was contacted by several XPERIA Play pre-order customers who had received a Vodafone update that, due to a hiccup in Sony Ericsson's delivery process, their pre-orders would not arrive on April 1 as promised. Read The Full Story

iPad 2 WiFi + 3G gets teardown treatment

Chris Davies, Mar 30th 2011 Discuss [2]

With the iPad 2 WiFi having bared its secrets already, it only seems fair that the WiFi + 3G model should have the same treatment. iFixit wasn't going to let a little thing like scarcity stop them from ripping asunder the WWAN-enabled tablet and peering at its cellular guts, and we can't say we blame them. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile and AT&T 4G for Dell Streak 7 after unlock

Chris Davies, Mar 28th 2011 Discuss [4]

Good news if you've got a T-Mobile USA Dell Streak 7 and would rather use it with AT&T. According to StreakSmart, when unlocked the T-Mobile version of the Android tablet actually packs support for not only T-Mo's 4G HSPA+ network, but AT&T's as well. That means high-speed data on both GSM carriers, thanks to the Streak 7 quietly including a radio that works with both 1700/2100MHz (AWS) and 850/1900MHz. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile HTC Flyer promos leak with focus on Scribe Pen

Chris Davies, Mar 28th 2011 Discuss [10]

Having showed up for Sprint as the HTC EVO View 4G - complete with WiMAX onboard - and in WiFi-only form as a Best Buy exclusive, it seems the HTC Flyer isn't done spreading itself around the US. According to a leaked T-Mobile USA advert, passed to Pocketnow, the Flyer is also headed to the GSM carrier. Read The Full Story