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(Updated) So, About That HTC Era 42…It’s The HTC One X+ For T-Mobile

Update: We’ve just been dropped a line from Taylor of Androidandme fame telling us that the “plus” sign relates to the Tegra 3 plus, meaning this One X for T-Mobile will have a 1.7GHz processor. How about them apples?  There are times when I’m glad to be wrong, and it’s not that I’m actually wrong in hypothesizing that the HTC Era 42 could have turned out to be the G3 for T-Mobile, there were some hints along the … [read full article]

T-Mobile Drops “America’s Largest 4G Network Claim” As Of July 10th

I’m sorry to say that we’ve just heard via a Fierce Wireless story that T-Mobile has discontinued its “America’s Largest 4G Network” tagline after 18 months of use. As of July 10th, T-Mobile will no longer use the phrase “America’s Largest 4G network,” instead focusing on rivaling its competitors with speed in real-world tests. “With the breadth of T-Mobile’s nationwide 4G network well established, we recently moved to a network claim that reflects the network’s performance and … [read full article]

T-Mobile Officially Announces Galaxy Note, “Coming In A Few Weeks”

Oh T-Mobile, how I love your midnight press releases just moments after I turn the computer off — and you announce the Galaxy Note. Well, technically they announced the Galaxy Note earlier in the day, but with their midnight press release comes a bit of new information, including specs but nothing on price or release date. Let’s get this right out-of-the-way, any hopes for … [read full article]

HTC Era, Blackberry Armstrong Coming To T-Mobile In September?

With T-Mobile now “confirming” the arrival of the Galaxy Note — eventually, we turn our attention to what’s after the Galaxy Note. Well, there are at least two phones coming in September according to a newly leaked document in the HTC Era 42 and Blackberry Armstrong. So what are we looking at? Well, first things first and let’s call this exactly what it is, complete speculation … [read full article]

T-Mobile Announces Back-To-School Promotions, Samsung 4G Galaxy Smartphone Sale

T-Mobile is announcing their newest round of back-to-school promotions with, beginning July 11th with a variety of options for new and existing customers to help with back-to-school planning including: Buy-One-Get-One (BOGO) Samsung Galaxy 4G promotion: offers customers who purchase any Samsung Galaxy 4G device a second select Samsung Galaxy 4G smartphone for free. Add a line for $5: When signing up for a new two-year contract on T-Mobile’s Family Classic Unlimited Plan, customers can save … [read full article]

Samsung SGH-T699 Coming To T-Mobile As Galaxy S Blaze Q

We’ve been eyeballing the “Samsung Apex Q” for August 15th for some time and now we’re able to connect some dots with T-Mobile’s next QWERTY device to hit store shelves. We’re now ready to call T-Mobile’s upcoming SGH-T699 handset, which we’ve already discovered hanging “in the wild” and receiving Wi-Fi certification as the Galaxy S Blaze Q. Yeah, we rolled our eyes at the … [read full article]

TmoNews Reviews The Samsung Galaxy S III

With full disclosure in mind, I’ve had the Galaxy S III in my possession since June 20th, a day before it “launched” on T-Mobile’s network. After some traveling and busy work thanks to keeping tabs on all the Google I/O news, I’m finally reading to put thoughts to paper and bring a comprehensive review of Samsung’s flagship handset. There was plenty of excitement leading up to the Galaxy S III launch, thanks in no part to Samsung’s … [read full article]