T-Mobile G1 leaked

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The first Android phone will be announced next Tuesday the 23rd by T-Mobile. Photos of the T-Mobile G1 Google phone have already appeared on the web.
The G1 shown has appeared already several times in more or less blurry videos and photos. There is still some doubt as to if this is the final T-Mobile G1 or not, as the device was often claimed to be a developer prototype.
A leaked page from the T-Mobile site shown on Engadget has a teaser box showing a black T-Mobile G1 resembling the one shown in the photo. Update: T-Mobile G1 with Google site is already live Read more

Posted on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:40:07 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 Review

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Our review partner Digital Trends tested the new T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 and published a review.
Quote from the review: "Before teenagers were snapping up iPhones and BlackBerrys left and right, T-Mobile's original Sidekick was the phone to own for fashion-savvy textaholics. Read more

Posted on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Google Android Phone T-Mobile G1 to be priced at $199

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As reported the first Android Mobile phone will be unveiled at an event on the 23rd by T-Mobile. The Wall Street Journal reports that their sources tell them that the first Android powered smart phone G1 would sell for $199.
The price is a pretty safe guess since the iPhone 3G sells for the same price and there is no way the Google phone can be more expensive if it wants to have a chance. Read more

Posted on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:30:27 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

First Android Phone G1 debuts next Week from T-Mobile

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T-Mobile sent out invitations for an event to announce the first Android based mobile phone on September 23rd.
The WSJ reports that the T-Mobile Android phone will go on sale late October.
The T-Mobile G1 is supposedly the name of the HTC made phone. As reported the G1 passed the FCC as HTC Dream a couple weeks ago. Read more

Posted on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:02:32 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile to offer Android Smartphone soon: Sources

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FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile unit is set to start selling a mobile phone based on Google Inc's Android software within weeks, according to people familiar with the matter.
"T-Mobile and Google will be making an announcement this month in New York City," two people told Reuters on Wednesday, adding Sept 23 was a likely date for the announcement.
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Posted on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:47:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile sold more than 120,000 3G iPhones

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom's wireless business T-Mobile has sold more than 120,000 new 3G iPhones since its sales launch on July 11 despite distribution problems, its chief executive told a German weekly magazine.
Hamid Akhavan told Focus, delivery problems that left customers waiting for weeks to get their hands on the new, faster version of the iPhone had been solved and that the backlog would be cleared by the end of the month.
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Posted on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:50:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony Ericsson and T-Mobile Announced New Handset

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Sony Ericsson has announced that it is extending its sales channels in America with its first handset specifically for T-Mobile called the TM506. The new handset will be available in early September and is Sony Ericsson's first handset to support AWS 1700/2100 used by T-Mobile.

The phone is small weighing only 3.4 ounces including the battery and measuring 3.7 x 1.9 x 0.69 inches. The talk time is up 9.5 hours on GSM networks and up to 3.5 hours on UMTS networks with a standby time of 250 hours for GSM and UMTS networks. Read more

Posted on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:56:26 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

T-Mobile to offer first Android Smartphone

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(Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone based on Google Inc's Android software, the New York Times reported, citing people briefed on the company's plans.
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Posted on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:38:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rumor: T-Mobile USA also plans an iPhone like App Store

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T-Mobile is supposedly working on an App Store for their line-up of mobile phones similar to the already very successful Apple iPhone App Store in iTunes.
mocoNews reports that their sources tell them that T-Mobile is preparing a platform for developers to offer their Apps to T-Mobile customers.
That Google's Android phones would get some kind of App Store was clear. T-Mobile also wants to offer Apps to Java, Windows and Sidekick phones. Read more

Posted on Sat, 9 Aug 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile unveils Family Allowances Service

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T-Mobile USA, Inc., announces the upcoming availability of Family Allowances. This new feature, to be launched in August, allows parents to easily manage when and how their family members use their T-Mobile phones and service.

With Family Allowances, parents can give their teens an upfront monthly wireless allowance that works on all the phones T-Mobile offers — virtually eliminating the worry of surprise overages.
The feature lets parents set and change limits for minutes, messages and downloads (e.g., games, ring tones and wallpaper) using a simple online tool. Once the allowance is reached, the feature shuts off service for that specific element and parents receive a notification. Parents can stay in contact with their family members by setting up “Always Allowed” numbers that will continue to connect, even after allowances have been spent. Read more

Posted on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile sold 15,000 iPhone 3G on first Day

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T-Mobile announced iPhone 3G sales numbers from the launch day in Germany. 15,000 customers picked up an iPhone 3G on the first day.

Apple announced earlier today that they have sold 1m iPhone 3G devices world-wide over the weekend. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Current T-Mobile iPhone Customers get the Shaft when upgrading to iPhone 3G

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It looks like T-Mobile is making it very expensive for current iPhone users in Germany to upgrade to the long awaited iPhone 3G. German Wirtschafts Woche reports that iPhone users need to buy themselves out of the current contract first.

For each month left on the current iPhone contract they have to pay 15 Euro (~$23). This only applies to contracts that are already running for at least 6 month.
The contracts are running for 24 month so if your iPhone contract is 6 months old you pay 270 Euro (~$428) plus the fee for the new iPhone 3G depending on which plan you choose. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 03:03:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MOTOROKR E8 Hits T-Mobile July 7

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Motorola and T-Mobile announced today that the MOTOROKR E8 will make its retail debut in the US on July 7th with T-Mobile. The device will be a T-Mobile exclusive handset. Key features for the phone include ModeShift to turn the phone into a MP3 player at the press of a button, haptics technology for feedback, FastScroll, Crystal Talk, and preloaded music.

The device uses Windows Media Player 11 for music playback. When not turned on the ROKR E8 has no visible keys and it features a built-in FM tuner along with Song ID. Internal storage is 2GB and it can be expanded with an optional 4GB microSD card. Pricing information is unknown at this time. Read more

Posted on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:35:35 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

T-Mobile launches wireless Home Phone Service

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wireless provider T-Mobile USA on Wednesday unveiled a service aimed at customers who want to stop paying landline bills but are reluctant to entirely abandon their home phones and phone numbers.
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Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile to launch $10 per Month Home Phone Service

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T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced a new home phone service that enables customers to make unlimited nationwide calls from their home phone for just $10 per month (Plus taxes and fees).

On July 2nd, T-Mobile will be launching nationwide T-Mobile @Home.
The service allows customers to keep their home phone number, ditch their old land-line for home phone T-Mobile service. Read more

Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:24:12 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HTC Shadow II UMA Windows Phone coming to T-Mobile

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HTC is apparently bringing the unannounced Shadow II UMA smartphone to T-Mobile USA.

The HTC Shadow II will be the first Windows UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) Microsoft Windows smartphone on the market.
T-Mobile just announced on Monday the Nokia 6301 and Samsung T339 UMA Phones. Read more

Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:47:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr