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T-Mobile customers will have to replace their Phones after AT&T merger

, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [14]

Yesterday's bombshell that AT&T would be buying T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion in cash and stock send shockwaves all over the industry yesterday, but today, the aftershocks have just as much resonance. AT&T representatives have casually mentioned that T-Mobile customers will have to replace their 3G phones once the merger is approved. The mandatory upgrade is due to the fact that AT&T will be spending over $8 billion to convert T-Mobile's entire network of 3G towers to 4G, rendering T-Mobile customers 3G phones obsolete sooner or later. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile Jet 2.0 4G USB modem to launch March 23

, Mar 16th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you are in the market for a new modem to support 4G networks T-Mobile has a new offering coming this month. The modem is called the Jet 2.0 and it will land at stores on March 23. The device will be able to hit theoretical peak download speeds of 21Mbps on the HSPA+ network. Read The Full Story

Sprint eyeing T-Mobile USA for potential merger?

, Mar 8th 2011 Discuss [2]

When it comes to odd bedfellows, GSM and CDMA generally don't mix, but according to the latest carrier rumors that may not be the case forever. Businessweek's sources claim Sprint is in talks with Deutsche Telekon over buying T-Mobile USA in return for "a major stake" in the resulting combined company, with negotiations currently caught up on a fair valuation of T-Mobile. Read The Full Story

Motorola XOOM world modem spotted in teardown

, Feb 25th 2011 Discuss [3]

It's something of a teardown day, with first the new MacBook Pro getting stripped to basics and now the Motorola XOOM suffering the same. iFixit whipped open the casing - a straightforward process, given Motorola obviously doesn't want to make things too difficult for its technicians adding in 4G modem support - and discovered that the XOOM actually uses the same hybrid CDMA/GSM modem as found in the Verizon iPhone 4. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G on sale now

, Feb 23rd 2011 Discuss [0]

T-Mobile has put the Samsung Galaxy S 4G up for sale, charging $199.99 for the HSPA+ compatible smartphone. Generally identical to the T-Mobile Vibrant that helped Samsung's Galaxy S family clinch the top-selling US Android smartphone spot last year, the new version throws in a front-facing camera as well. Read The Full Story

HTC Inspire 4G HSUPA Intentionally Disabled

, Feb 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

There's conflicting news about what's going on with the HTC Inspire 4G. Some sources claim that the HTC Inspire 4G is unequipped for HSUPA while others say the feature is simply disabled by AT&T. Read The Full Story

HTC Flyer tablet official

, Feb 15th 2011 Discuss [0]

We were expecting an HTC tablet at MWC 2011, and boy has the company delivered. The HTC Flyer is a 7-inch Android slate based on a 1.5GHz Qualcomm single-core processor running Android 2.4 Gingerbread, with a new, refreshed version of HTC Sense. Oh, and just to really stir things up, it has a stylus.

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T-Mobile HTC Pyramid to bring the 1.2GHz dual-core love in May?

, Feb 3rd 2011 Discuss [9]

With Tegra 2 based smartphones like the ATRIX 4G and Optimus 2X around, it was only a matter of time until HTC got in on the dual-core game, and according to the latest rumors the company isn't holding back. The HTC Pyramid, Android and Me's sources claim, packs Qualcomm's 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8260 processor, paired with Retina Display resolution matching 4.3-inch qHD 960 x 650 screen. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile Dell Streak 7 on sale now

, Feb 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

As promised, Dell's Streak 7 has gone up for sale at T-Mobile, with the 7-inch 4G tablet priced at $199.99 with a new, two-year agreement and following a $50 mail-in rebate. The HSPA+ slate supports video chat with a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, has a 1GHz Tegra 2 processor and comes preloaded with Swype. Read The Full Story

MeeGo superphone bug report tips 1.6GHz Atom & HSPA+

, Feb 2nd 2011 Discuss [2]

A MeeGo bug report could have spilled the beans on an upcoming flagship smartphone, with the promise of a 1.6GHz Intel processor, 854 x 480 display, 21Mbps HSPA+ support and NFC. Over at the Maemo forums they've dug through the chip references and come up with a lengthy hardware feature list that suggests Nokia CEO Stephen Elop's comments on building, catalysing or joining "a competitive ecosystem" may well be, as we suggested, a sign that the Finnish company intends to participate in the smartphone spec-sheet "arms race". Read The Full Story

AT&T HTC Inspire 4G hits February 13 for $100

, Feb 1st 2011 Discuss [6]

AT&T has confirmed pricing and availability for the HTC Inspire 4G, announced back at CES 2011, which is now expected to hit shelves on February 13 2011. Priced at $99.99 with a new, two-year agreement, the Inspire 4G has a 4.3-inch touchscreen, runs Android 2.2 Froyo with HTC Sense and has access to AT&T's HSPA+ 4G network. Read The Full Story

Ericsson achieves three HSPA records

, Jan 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

This morning Ericsson stated they had achieved three new HSPA (high speed packet access) speed records. The first was using a multi-carrier HSPA that reached 168Mbps on the download and 24Mbps on the uplink. The record speeds were done using a prototype consumer device and commercial network equipment. Read The Full Story
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