Archive | 2015

BlackBerry Leap unboxing and first impressions

BlackBerry and T-Mobile’s relationship might be temporarily on hold, but that doesn’t mean you can’t grab one of the company’s devices to use on your favorite carrier’s network. The most recent of those is the all-touch BlackBerry Leap; the company’s latest attempt at cracking the budget end of the market. It’s an interesting concept and is – sort of – the latest descendent of the BlackBerry Z10 which didn’t do so well a couple of years ago. … [read full article]

My T-Mobile service is out of action

Chances are, if you’ve tried to access your My T-Mobile account online over the past 24 hours, you’ve failed. Account management site shows a “we’ll be back” message complete with picture of what – presumably – is the tech engineers’ team taking a canoe out for a stroll. We’ve been sent a number of emails by readers upset at not being able to access their accounts … [read full article]

LG Optimus L90 on T-Mobile gets Android 5.0 Lollipop update

Those of you with yet-to-be updated flagship smartphones, look away now! T-Mobile has pushed the Android 5.0 update for LG’s Optimus L90. The device’s support page notes that the update started its rollout two days ago beginning April 28th and should be available over-the-air and via manual pulldown. As with the previous LG Lollipop updates, it’s a staggered rollout, and will be made … [read full article]

T-Mobile Q1 2015 earnings call reaction: It’s going to get even better

With the earnings call well and truly behind us I’ve had some time to think and ponder on some of the talking points. It’s easy when looking at numbers and figures to get bogged down by statistics and financials. I find it takes time, and a purposeful step back sometimes to get the big picture. And perhaps see what’s next. Thanks to a review I’m working on for PhoneDog and LG’s launch event, I was kept busy … [read full article]