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T-Mobile HTC Touch HD2 “coming soon” catalog leaks

By Chris Davies on Friday, Oct 2nd 2009 No Comments

Having heard talk yesterday of the HTC HD2 getting a release on UK carrier T-Mobile (as well as earlier mutterings regarding an O2 launch as well), now an anonymous tipster has delivered what looks to be a screenshot confirming it. Dropped into CoolSmartPhone's inbox, the image (which, we have to say, would be pretty straightforward to mock-up if you were so inclined) names the Windows Phone as the HTC Touch HD2.

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T-Mobile USA confirm Android 1.6 OTA roll-out

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Oct 1st 2009 1 Comment

T-Mobile USA have confirmed that the Android 1.6 OS update is now being pushed out to owners of G1 and myTouch 3G handsets. The firmware is being delivered as an OTA (Over The Air) update, the release of which is staggered; there is unfortunately no way to prematurely trigger it, so thousands of Android users will have their eyes glued to their phones over the next few days.

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HTC HD2 also getting T-Mobile UK release?

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Oct 1st 2009 No Comments

Having been seen in UK carrier O2's upcoming phone catalog, there's now talk of the second operator to offer the 4.3-inch Snapdragon based HTC Leo smartphone. According to CoolSmartPhone's sources, the Windows Phone - which is expected to be branded the HTC HD2 - has begun to show up in T-Mobile UK's internal systems.

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T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ preorders taken from October 19th

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 30th 2009 No Comments

Back when people were desperate to get their hands on the first Android phone, the T-Mobile G1, a pre-order event seemed a reasonable way to stoke the hype. Now that we’re a few models down the line, T-Mobile USA’s pre-announcement for a pre-order of the Motorola CLIQ smacks vaguely of desperation. As of October 19th, existing customers of the carrier will be able to order a CLIQ for $199.99 with a new two-year agreement, though they won’t actually get their new phone until November 2nd when it goes on sale generally.

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HTC Hero gets Orange UK firmware update; just T-Mo to go

By Chris Davies on Sunday, Sep 20th 2009 No Comments

The ROM update for the Orange version of the HTC Hero has been released, and is now available to download from HTC's UK support site. Promising an increase in system speed, together with the addition of touch-to-focus in the Hero's camera, the new software has also been tested by Orange to ensure it's compatibility with their network.

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Novatel Wireless 2352 hits UK; we talk MiFi future with VP Rob Hadley

By Chris Davies on Friday, Sep 18th 2009 No Comments

Carrier T-Mobile will be the first in the UK to offer Novatel Wireless’ “Intelligent Mobile Hotspot”, the MiFi 2352, which SlashGear reviewed back in June. Available through retailer The Carphone Warehouse in early October, the Novatel Wireless 2352 will be priced from free, assuming you’re willing to sign an 18 month contract (at £20 ($33) per month for 3GB data). We sat down with Rob Hadley, Novatel Wireless’ senior VP of sales and marketing earlier this week to talk trademarks, software and the next step for personal hotspots.

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Motorola Cliq gets preorder date

By Shane McGlaun on Friday, Sep 18th 2009 No Comments

If you have been salivating over the Motorola Cliq that is heading to T-Mobile, an important bit of information has surfaced. We already know all about the phone, but we don’t know important details like price or availability.

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Sprint next in Deutsche Bank takeover sights?

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 14th 2009 No Comments

t mobile usa sprint logo There must be something in the water over at Deutsche Bank headquarters, because hardly has the ink dried on their T-Mobile/Orange UK deal but they’re apparently eyeing up US carrier Sprint. According to UK paper The Telegraph, a bid for Sprint could be made “within the next few weeks,” turning the carrier into the second-largest in the US after AT&T.

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Motorola CLIQ Android smartphone announced

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 No Comments

As promised, Motorola have announced their first Android device, the MOTOCLIQ, at the Mobilize conference in San Francisco today. The Motorola CLIQ will be an exclusive for T-Mobile in the USA and go on sale before the holidays; it has a 3.1-inch HVGA 320 x 480 touchscreen, 3G, WiFi and a flip-out QWERTY keyboard. Meanwhile the new MOTOBLUR system syncs contacts, messages, feeds, photos and more from Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo!, Gmail, corporate email Last.fm and more, putting all of the new information on the smartphone’s homescreen.

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T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9700 (aka Onyx) gets official discussion

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 9th 2009 1 Comment

Fresh details and this rather fetching official render of the upcoming BlackBerry Bold 9700 (aka the BlackBerry Onyx) have emerged, courtesy of CIO. Prematurely distributed by T-Mobile USA, they confirm that the Bold 9700 will pack both 3G and WiFi, together with support for UMA VoIP.

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