Nokia Lumia 710 Review: A New Era for Windows Phone

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February 2nd, 2012
8:34 PM EST
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When it was announced last year in 2011 that Microsoft and Nokia would become heavy partners in the smartphone landscape, it was clear the future of Windows Phone was bright. Enter the Lumia 710, the first Nokia-built Windows Phone for the United States. The Lumia 710 may not be the highest spec'd phone on the market, but it's affordable price point speaks loudly. Does the Nokia Lumia 710 mark a new era for Windows Phone, or is it just another ho-hum device yo...

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Google Wallet now Available for Galaxy Nexus on AT&T and Verizon

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February 2nd, 2012
7:33 PM EST
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Since it was announced some time ago in 2011, Google Wallet has been completely exclusive to the Sprint Nexus S 4G. Every carrier other than Sprint has opposed the Google Wallet program and blocked it from being installed on their devices as they were preparing their own proprietary NFC payments system called Iris. That didn't stop people from hacking Google Wallet and installing it onto non-Sprint Nexi, but still, we'd like to see more support from the carrie...

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Will Your City’s T-Mobile Coverage Benefit from AT&T Spectrum Transfer?

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January 24th, 2012
8:22 PM EST
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AT&T was recently forced to give up $1 billion of spectrum in their loss of the T-Mobile buyout. Luckily for T-Mo, Ma Bell will transfer all of the pink spectrum you see above (provided that the FCC authorizes the deal). The added spectrum should offer AWS and GSM band improvements in some of the following major cities: Baltimore Boston San Francisco Oakland Washington, D.C. San Diego Seattle Atlanta Kansas City, MO San Jose San ...

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T-Mobile, AT&T Begin Transfer of Spectrum

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January 24th, 2012
10:05 AM EST
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Oh the sweet (or bitter depending your affiliation) taste of failure. AT&T, after their failed takeover/acquisition/monopoly-building of T-Mobile, agreed to turn over a large package of AWS spectrum and $3 billion in cash to Deutsche Telekom. They have now filed with the FCC to begin the process of transferring that spectrum. The spectrum covers 128 Cellular Market Areas and is worth $1 billion. Tom Sugrue, T-Mobile's SVP for government affairs, told t...

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Carrier Progress Report: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon

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January 17th, 2012
7:22 AM EST
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It's the beginning of the year, and 2012 is poised to be a major period of change for the American cell carriers. 2011's failed T-Mobile buyout shook up an industry which was seemingly destined for a two carrier duopoly. Thanks to Sprint's lobbying efforts, and a protective Justice Department, we're looking at a less clear future in the telecommunications market with increased competition between the three big carriers— AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon. Who'...

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T-Mobile Clarifies Comments Made About iPhone

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January 14th, 2012
9:18 PM EST
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T-Mobile's Chief Technology Officer, Neville Ray recently made some comments regarding the iPhone which were misinterpreted as if he knew some extra information regarding Apple's next version of their famous smartphone. The comments were surrounding the iPhone's chipset being able to support AWS which would make it compatible with T-Mobile's 3G and 4G networks, eliminating the reason that it's not available on their network. T-Mobile released a statement yeste...

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T-Mobile Announces Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G

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January 10th, 2012
6:42 PM EST
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T-Mobile and Samsung just paired together to announce a new device launching on T-Mobile's network: the Samsung GALAXY S Blaze 4G. Along with the device's announcement, T-Mobile is also expanding its "4G" network to nine market, and increasing its HSPA+ speeds from 21 mbps to 42 mbps in 12 markets. The Blaze will be sporting the 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 and the world class Super AMOLED display. Though it is not an HD screen, we all know how ...

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Review: HTC Amaze 4G

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December 23rd, 2011
5:08 PM EST
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Are you looking for a new phone on T-Mobile, and are you after the absolute best Magenta has to offer? Combining gorgeous industrial design, sturdy construction, fantastic reception, HSPA+ 42 Mbps connectivity, and a superb screen; the HTC Amaze 4G is certainly one of the best phones currently available. While not quite perfect, the HTC Amaze 4G may just have exactly what you're looking for. Read past the break for our full review! (more...)...

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T-Mobile and Motorola Answer Questions About Carrier iQ

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December 21st, 2011
6:56 PM EST
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T-Mobile and Motorola have responded to Sen. Al Franken regarding Carrier iQ’s rootkit being embedded on their smartphones. Motorola is claiming that the software is on only four of their devices, but they do not have control over how information is accessed or collected.  T-Mobile claims that the software is installed on nine devices and that Carrier iQ's software is "pre-loaded" on its phones rather than embedded at the manufacturing level, providing more...

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New T-Mobile Commercial, Samsung Galaxy S II vs iPhone 4S (video included)

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December 20th, 2011
11:50 AM EST
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It seems T-Mobile is on a roll with their new line of commercials. Their new commercial is a diurect follow up to the one recently released where two friends "fight", to see if their preferred phone comes out on top. The first commercial featured the HTC Amaze 4G going up against the iPhone 4S, check it out here. This new commercial puts the iPhone 4S against the Samsung Galaxy S II. Check it out after the break! (more...)...

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