Following news that T-Mobile would be selling off 66 million shares in order to raise money for purchasing spectrum, the tech world’s became intrigued as to exactly how it would spend the estimated $1.8-$2 billion raised. Turns out, the H-Block spectrum on auction at a planned January auction isn’t on the list. As reported by Reuters: “NEW YORK, Nov 12 (Reuters) – … [read full article]
Late yesterday evening T-Mobile announced a plan to sell common stock. In all, the company hopes to sell up to $1.8 billion worth of stock, or 66.15 million shares. The idea isn’t just to sit on a nice pile of money, instead it hopes to reinvest the money in to “capital investments, enhancing its financial flexibility and opportunistically acquiring additional spectrum.” It’ll certainly come as good news for those of you concerned with T-Mobile’s coverage in certain areas. … [read full article]
Stealthily, in the night, Apple decided to press the “launch” button and start offering the new iPad mini with Retina up for sale. We picked it up earlier on TiP, and were a little surprised that there was no press release or anything to go alongside the launch of what could be one of Apple’s best tablets to date. If you’re wanting to get hold of the T-Mobile flavored cellular version, the only way to … [read full article]
The industry’s favorite leakster is at it again, and this time his shedding some details about HTC’s rumored next flagship model. Code-named the M8, it’s expected to be fairly similar to the HTC One in design, but feature some boosted internal specs and possibly the fingerprint scanner from the Max. According to @evleaks, the M8 is going to be making its way to all major U.S. carriers, including T-Mobile by the time 2014’s first quarter … [read full article]
Last week, @Evleaks stated that Motorola was set to offer its Moto X customization tool for T-Mobile subscribers from Friday, November 8th. The weekend came and went with as much as a whisper of it going online. Thankfully, the wait is over and you can now head on over to the Motorola Moto Maker and order a Moto X to suit your own style for use on … [read full article]
Most of us tech-heads know which device or technology sparked our interest first. It might have been something you owned as a child or an entirely fictional gadget from Star Trek. For me, the idea of being able to talk to someone miles away on the phone without having any wires connecting you seemed totally impossible. I had a fascination with mobile communication devices from a young age. After that fascination, we tend to – sort of … [read full article]
November 11 is Veterans Day, a day where U.S. citizens pay respect to veterans both current and past who have represented their country in war. In a post written by Larry Myers, T-Mobile’s EVP and Chief People Officer, the company we know and love has paid tribute and highlighted its ongoing support for former military workers. “Today is Veterans Day, and T-Mobile sends a big THANK YOU to all who have served our country including our employees, their loved … [read full article]
Yesterday we got official word that T-Mobile US would be selling the Nexus 5 through its own channels from next week. Online stores will begin selling the device from November 14th, with retail stores and select partners offering it up for sale from the 20th. This was a few days after we [read full article]
Just a couple of days after publishing a leak suggesting T-Mobile stores would start selling the Nexus 5 on November 20th, we’ve now got official confirmation that the device will be launching in retail stores and other select dealers on that day. But, T-Mobile.com will be offering the device 6 days earlier, on November 14th. Price-wise, Nexus 5 will be available … [read full article]
A couple of days back we got wind of T-Mobile’s plans to launch the Nexus 5 on November 20th. In a retail management plan, it showed clearly that the day had been slated as the release date for the Nexus 5 on Tmo. Alongside it, it showed the Nexus 7 arriving at T-Mobile too. Looks like we now have some official evidence to … [read full article]
So far, the only way to get the Moto X for T-Mobile has been to pay $599.99 and buy it directly from Motorola’s own site. And – although you still have to go through Motorola to get the magenta-flavored version – you now only need to pay $499.99. If you head on over to Motorola.com, you can order either the black or white versions now, for $100 less than the original price. This news comes … [read full article]
If there’s one service I’ve been intensely jealous of watching the U.S. mobile scene from the UK, it’s Google Voice. And, although Google hasn’t really been paying much attention to it recently, it’s nice to know the service is becoming more useful to more people. However unintuitive the added new features might seem, they are – at least – something. Last week, Google announced that its Voice service would be adding support for MMS. Essentially, users can … [read full article]
