It was a disappointing week for Apple fans eager to pick up a new MacBook Air and OS X Lion, as both were no-shows with a launch looking to be next Thursday or Friday instead. The much anticipated Spotify music streaming service did open its doors to the US finally, although by invite-only. Google had an excellent earnings call and Microsoft revealed upcoming some Windows Phone Mango handsets. Continue after the cut for the roundup video and links.
T-Mobile announced today that it will be the first major US carrier to offer a name-based caller ID similar to what's long been available to landline users. Although mobile users generally save contacts by name into address books on their handsets, there are those times when someone's contacting you for the first time that would make having a name ID more convenient.
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Boy have we got some tidbits for you today. More TouchPad posts than you can shake a stick at, T-Mobile’s expanding their 4G network and their stranglehold on the Android world with a sweetest phone ever award being given to its new myTouch 4G Slide, and wouldn’t you know it, we’ve got some Apple news! So just sit back and kick it while we hook you up with a couple ah links that’ll have you reading all night long, and all day long, and all the livelong afternoon long.
So you thought you had a lot of markets, you carriers you? Check out a bit of the ol' expansion at the hands of T-Mobile! Here we've got a list of 56 markets that T-Mobile will be expanding their HSPA+ 42 network into. That's T-Mobile's bigtime 4G network, incase you did not know, and with the sweetness already hitting 170 million Americans in 152 markets, one ocean to the other. This exceeds what T-Mobile is saying was their initial goal of reaching 150 million Americans with increased 4G speeds by the middle of this year and, keeping in mind that they've already reached 200 million Americans in more than 190 markets, we're gonna go ahead and say they're doing pretty well.
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HTC's next big thing will be rolling out on T-Mobile this July 2011, and now we've got a real solid date on this newest in the relatively long line of well-received devices with the same name. Ever hear of the myTouch 3G? Sounds sort of familiar. Also take a look at this review to see what we think of myTouch as it existed in the past. Now for this newest version, we've got a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, lovely construction all around, and a price sitting right at the usual $199.99 we've come to expect from big pink.
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If you've been wondering which smartphones are the most popular right now, then wonder no more. Canaccord Genuity analysts T. Michael Walkley, Charles John, and Mathew D. Ramsay have conducted a survey of carrier retail stores to see which smartphones were their top performers. The survey reports the top 3 handsets for each month and shows that the Apple iPhone 4 has a winning streak.
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T-Mobile's myTouch 4G Slide, also known as the HTC Doubleshot, is now rumored for a July 27 release. Back when T-Mobile's roadmap leaked, it was believed that the device would hit stores by July 6. FCC documents showed up on June 1 that further supported an imminent launch. But now a purported screenshot of an updated list of T-Mobile launch dates has surfaced and reveals that the myTouch 4G Slide may have to wait another three weeks.
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Back in May, a leaked T-Mobile roadmap revealed a wide variety of delicious smartphones waiting to come out of the oven. One of the handsets getting close to making its entry is the HTC Marvel that's slated for a July 15th launch. The handset has just passed through the FCC, indicating it should be right on time.
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What I’ve had the pleasure of working with today is a neat new phone for T-Mobile called the Samsung Exhibit 4G. We have mentioned this device in the past but today we have a little hands-on time to show you this little thing of joy. Apparently I’m colorblind and call it pink in the video but it’s more of a purple-violet color. What Samsung has delivered is a great mid-range Android phone for those that don’t need the best and today I’ll show you why.
Google Talk and Apple FaceTime both offer nice video calling services, but they differ in that FaceTime requires a Wi-Fi connection to work. Google's offering was more ideal, but it didn't quite pan out for T-Mobile customers. Since its launch back in May, Nexus S owners with the carrier have not been able to video chat over the cellular network. Well, that has changed today.
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T-Mobile has officially announced the myTouch 4G Slide, the carrier’s latest Android smartphone and another QWERTY handset from HTC. Packing HSPA+ connectivity for T-Mobile USA’s 4G network, the myTouch 4G Slide has a 3.7-inch WVGA touchscreen and an 8-megapixel camera; it’s that camera which the carrier is most proud of, though, with improved low-light performance thanks to a new f/2.2 wide aperture lens and a backlit sensor, along with the claim of zero shutter lag and in-camera HDR.
We all know by now that not all 4G is created equal. And with more and more of us relying on fast and reliable data connections these days as our lives revolve around accessing the internet and staying connected while on the move, its important to know how our network options stack up against each other. PC Mag took this to task with their road test of eight 3G and 4G networks in 21 U.S. cities.
[Above: Nationwide results]
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