Welcome to Wednesday evening everyone! Today brought us HTC's highly-anticipated event, and it did not disappoint. It was there that HTC revealed two brand new Windows Phone 8 devices, the Windows Phone 8X and the Windows Phone 8S. Went went hands-on with both devices not long after they were announced, and shortly before HTC announced that these new phones will be landing at Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile in November. HTC released a video detailing the "design journey" of the 8X and 8S, and Nokia had some choice words about HTC's "innovation" later on in the day.
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‘T-Mobile USA’ Stories
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: September 19, 2012
T-Mobile USA names John Legere as new CEO, says hello on YouTube
T-Mobile has just announced their new CEO this morning, and has formally introduced him in a nice meet and greet video that they've tossed up on YouTube. T-Mobile has had a few rough months here in the USA, but today they're looking forward with their new CEO John Legere who has over 32 years of experience in the mobile and communications world.
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iPhone 5 unofficially coming to T-Mobile as Nano SIM orders leak
A sheet showing the newest SIM card size has been leaked showing T-Mobile working with the hardware that does not work with any other device on the carrier. This sheet ties up well with T-Mobile's earlier word that they'll be marketing themselves as an unlocked iPhone 5 alternative carrier for users in the USA that do not want to work with one of the top three - each of them, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint, having their own iterations of the smartphone sold straight through their store officially. Of course you won't be able to work with 4G LTE here with T-Mobile, and you'll have to purchase an unlocked iPhone 5, but you'll have to do what you must!
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Isis mobile payment trial run hit with a delay
Isis, the mobile payment service that is the result of a Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile team-up, was supposed to enter into its first round of trial runs later this month. Instead, CNET reports that its developers have hit a few roadblocks, and have now pushed the launch of that first trial run back a bit. We don't know when, precisely, the trial run of Isis will be kicking off now, but we're told that we can expect more news on it soon.
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T-Mobile iPhone again in the mix with “Unlimited & Unlocked” plans
It appears that the folks at T-Mobile are aiming to keep or gain a new collection of customers on iPhone 5 day - that being this Wednesday - with a plan they call "Unlimited & Unlocked." This plan will have customers bringing in their unlocked iPhone devices - of all kinds, we must assume, hint hint - with a lure of unlimited data in the mix. Whether or not they'll offer the same deal for the iPhone 5 as they are prepared to with the iPhone 4S and below is not yet known - what is known is that this is T-Mobile's biggest effort to date for working with a phone that they don't even carry.
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: August 28, 2012
Welcome to Tuesday evening, folks. A number of Samsung devices are threatened by Apple's motion to ban their sale, but Samsung assured today that it will "take all necessary measures to ensure the availability" of those targeted devices in the US. Jury foreman Velvin Hogan spoke to Bloomberg about the Apple-Samsung trial today, discussing the difficulties the group ran into while trying to decide a winner in the case and the process of determining which company was in the right. It's an interesting interview, so be sure to give it a watch.
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T-Mobile Galaxy S II software bump brings NFC ISIS technology [UPDATE with statement]
The most recent software update for the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II brings not just Android version 4.0.3 but the ability to use the NFC payment system ISIS. This software is being sent out as a manual update to all of you across the nation who want to get a collection of bug fixes and can be access with your Kies software on either a Windows machine or a Mac. This update brings software code T989UVLH1 and is an "optional update" - but you're gonna want to get it, for sure.
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T-Mobile begins prepping employees to sell ‘against the iPhone’
Like many other carriers, T-Mobile is gearing up for the much-rumored launch of the next iPhone. Unlike other carriers, T-Mobile isn't clearing old stock or figuring out ways to get people into its stores to buy the iPhone 5. Instead, new internal documents uncovered by TmoNews show that the company will be training employees for "selling against the iPhone."
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: August 23, 2012
Welcome to Thursday folks - just one more work day to go and another weekend will be here. Today a new video gave us a look at reported iPhone 5 parts, and it seems that the iPhone will be sporting a new look with the next iteration. Recent whispers are saying that Nokia will reveal a total of three new Windows Phone devices during its September 5 event in New York City, and today Microsoft updated its logo for the first time in a whopping 25 years.
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iPhone 5 next-gen features “not needed” by consumers
A lot of people are expecting to see 4G LTE capabilities in the next iPhone, but a new poll suggests that a significant percentage of smartphone users aren't all that interested in the feature. According to a new poll from Piper Jaffray, 46.8% of consumers say they don't need 4G LTE. Piper Jaffray surveyed 3,000 people to arrive at this conclusion, which given the current 4G LTE push we see coming from carriers, is rather surprising.
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FCC approves Verizon’s $3.9 billion spectrum purchase
The executives at Verizon are likely jumping for joy today, as the FCC has approved the company's planned spectrum acquisition. Verizon will be purchasing spectrum licenses from SprectrumCo, which is a joint venture between a number of big cable companies, including Comcast and Time Warner. It's paying a lot of money for access to that AWS spectrum as well, as the total price comes in at a whopping $3.9 billion.
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T-Mobile Concord hits 4G network for cheap
This week the folks at T-Mobile have announced a new smartphone for their 4G network with a low price and manufacturing done by none other than up-and-comer ZTE. This smartphone works with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, has a lovely 3.5-inch touchscreen display, and has a 2-megapixel camera on the back. The highlight of this little beast is the fact that it'll be available on a variety of contracts through T-Mobile and various retail partners.
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