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Samsung Galaxy S3 Coming To Sprint? – Other US Carriers Listed On Samsung’s Site

by Chris Chavez on May 3rd, 2012 No Comments

With Samsung’s announcement for the Galaxy S3 earlier today, the Korean manufacturer mentioned that their upcoming flagship would be launching globally in 145 countries, across 296 operators. Globally is great and all — but what about America? Samsung also mentioned that the GS3 would begin arriving stateside this summer. Okay, summer is great and all [...]

T-Mobile: Android 4.0 testing for HTC Sensation complete; should be rolling out “very soon”

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 2nd, 2012 No Comments

While some versions of the HTC Sensation have been receiving Ice Cream Sandwich worldwide, T-Mobile users are still waiting. They won’t have to wait long, however, as T-Mobile’s announced that testing for the update is complete and that it should be rolling out to users “very soon.” While the wait has been long, an update [...]

T-Mobile announces Prism for May 6th, only $20 on contract

by Kevin Krause on May 2nd, 2012 No Comments

T-Mobile has announced their latest budget Android handset, the Huawei-made Prism. The phone features a 3.5-inch HVGA display, 3.2MP camera, and 3G connectivity all for the price of $19.99 on a new two-year agreement (and after $50 mail-in rebate). The T-Mobile Prism runs Android 2.3 and is about as entry-level as it gets, but the [...]

Galaxy Nexus Case Review: Cruzer Lite Clear TPU and Generic White Bumper [Video]

by Chris Chavez on April 30th, 2012 No Comments

When it comes to my Android devices, I have a tendency to treat them as if they were my babies. And not only because I would do whatever it takes to keep them safe, but I also find some kind of weird pleasure in dressing them up in various outfits to suit my mood. Whether [...]

T-Mobile docs point to ICS updates for GSII, Sensation 4G and Amaze 4G, new devices over next two months

by Raveesh Bhalla on April 28th, 2012 No Comments

TmoNews has gotten their hands on an “Enterprise Calendar” for the carrier, that’s given a little peak as what to expect from them over the next couple of months. Let’s hope it’s not the full picture, though, because there’s not much in there for the high end devices. ICS Updates May 14: Samsung Galaxy S [...]

T-Mobile’s HTC One S experiencing poor battery performance during WiFi calling, patch inbound

by Kevin Krause on April 27th, 2012 No Comments

There has been little chatter among early adopters in regards to battery performance issues with the HTC One S, but that isn’t stopping T-Mobile and HTC. The pair is pre-emptively prepping an update for the newly released handset that should address excessive battery drain occurring during WiFi calling. WiFi calling is one of the few unique [...]

Samsung Galaxy S III Could Launch In The US With Qualcomm’s S4 Processor Instead Of Quad-Core Exynos [Rumors]

by Chris Chavez on April 27th, 2012 No Comments

Okay, you should know I am only the messenger and this new Galaxy S III rumor should only be taken with a grain of salt. That being said, the The Korea Times is reporting that Samsung’s Galaxy S III might not come equipped with their quad-core Exynos processor some Android fans have been lusting after [...]

HTC One S for T-Mobile: Did You Get One? [Poll]

by Chris Chavez on April 25th, 2012 No Comments

As most of you have already heard — especially those of you on T-Mobile — the HTC One S was just released today and we’re curious to hear your guys’ thoughts on it, now that you’ve almost a full day with it. Well, first I’ll be throwing up a quick poll to see exactly how [...]

Deal Alert: Expansys Now Offering Unlocked Galaxy Nexus for $400 – Beats Google Play With No Sales Tax, Free Shipping

by Chris Chavez on April 25th, 2012 No Comments

If you’ve been holding out for a better deal on an unlocked Galaxy Nexus after finding out that Google dropped the price to $400 in the Play Store, you may want to listen up. Looks like online retailer Expansys is technically matching that same deal on their unlocked Galaxy Nexus but offers free shipping in [...]

Unlocked Galaxy Nexus on T-Mobile now supports Google Wallet?

by Kevin Krause on April 25th, 2012 No Comments

Google Wallet sounds pretty great, and the search giant expects its service to be a big part of the future of mobile payments, but unfortunately for most it is blocked on most device’s tied to a carrier’s network. At the moment, Sprint’s Galaxy Nexus is the only carrier-branded version to officially support Wallet, though the [...]

HTC One S available today from T-Mobile, get $100 back with trade-in

by Kevin Krause on April 25th, 2012 No Comments

Ladys and gents, the HTC One S is now available from T-Mobile. The middle child of HTC’s flagship One series, the One S is priced at $200 on a new two-year contract, but thanks to a new promotion the phone could be had for what amounts to essentially free. Through May 8th, TMo is offering [...]

Motorola DROID 4, Bionic, and RAZR Running On T-Mobile and AT&T With Software Mod

by Chris Chavez on April 25th, 2012 No Comments

And this folks, is why an “Android life” can be so much fun sometimes. A few crafty devs over on XDA got to tinkering around with their Motorola Droid Bionics and found that the device actually supports global GSM bands for use on networks T-Mobile and AT&T. At first, the idea was shot down by [...]

Samsung Galaxy Note For T-Mobile Spotted On Camera

by Chris Chavez on April 24th, 2012 No Comments

After numerous leaks and hints that the T-Mobile version of Samsung’s 5.3-inch behemoth would be arriving in the future, the device has finally been spotted in the wild by TMoNews. And it’s not like we ever doubted it. You may remember a post from a short time ago where some tricky devs over on XDA [...]

Samsung confirms smorgasbord of American devices to receive Ice Cream Sandwich

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 24th, 2012 No Comments

While Samsung has been able to get the upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich out to users in Europe, Asia, and other parts of the world (including those in America with unlocked versions of the Galaxy S II), it’s been a different story for owners of Samsung devices here in America. Carriers always seem to be [...]

HTC Amaze 4G Official Ice Cream Sandwich Update [Leak]

by Chris Chavez on April 23rd, 2012 No Comments

HTC Amaze 4G owners were already having a great weekend after a utility was released allowing just about any HTC phone to achieve S-Off with minimal effort. Now, the official Ice Cream Sandwich update for the device leaked yesterday onto XDA, where happy Amaze users have already grabbed their forks and are digging in. Before [...]

T-Mobile G2x gets bug-fixing update over-the-air (for real, this time)

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 23rd, 2012 No Comments

It seems like we can’t go a week without hearing that an update for the T-Mobile G2X has been made available and promptly pulled. After a few frustrating cycles of this happening, it appears the update is finally, truly ready to go out this time. The update was made available via an over-the-air process. Because [...]

T-Mobile’s new Huawei-manufactured myTouch spotted at the FCC, coming this summer?

by Raveesh Bhalla on April 22nd, 2012 No Comments

It looks like the rumors were true, folks – Huawei becoming the third manufacturer of T-Mobile’s myTouch line of phones in a year (after HTC and LG)  has pretty much been confirmed in these FCC documents found earlier today. The FCC has approved the Huawei U8680, which has in several places been referred to as [...]

Samsung Galaxy Note headed towards T-Mobile?

by Raveesh Bhalla on April 21st, 2012 No Comments

A few documents unearthed by TMoNews seems to point towards a possible variant of Samsung’s Galaxy Note phablet on the Magenta network. What makes them think so? The model (SGH-T879) was initially claimed to be a variant of the SGH-i717, the AT&T Galaxy Note, in the Bluetooth SIG and WiFi Alliance documents. This has however [...]

Official: T-Mobile HTC One S launching April 25th for $200

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 18th, 2012 No Comments

Just moments after the device appeared on a couple of relevant website, T-Mobile has officially announced that the HTC One S will be launching April 25th for $200 after a two-year contract agreement and a $50 mail-in rebate. We ran into the HTC One S at Mobile World Congress this past February and had nothing [...]

HTC One S appears on T-Mobile, Best Buy’s website; Hints toward $200 on-contract price.

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 18th, 2012 No Comments

While the T-Mobile event for the unveiling of the HTC One S isn’t until later tonight, it appears digital advertising for the device has already gone live in a couple of places. Magenta’s own website has listed the HTC One S with an off-contract price of $600. Of course, you can’t buy it yet but [...]