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Google’s “Longest Day Deals” Offers Up $0.99 Cent Apps For One-Day Only

Help Google mark the summer solstice with their “Longest Day Deals,” a promotion reducing several popular Android apps all the way down to $0.99. Highlights include NBA Jam, Grand Theft Auto III, Draw Something, Shazam Encore, Mass Effect: Infiltrator,  and more. Better act quickly as this is a one-day-only deal so don’t waste any time thinking about picking these up, just grab them before the sun sets. Jamie’s 20 Minute Meals Draw Something Grand Theft Auto III … [read full article]

Nokia, T-Mobile Partner For “The Dark Knight Rises” Promotional Tie-In For Lumia 710 Buyers

Nokia and T-Mobile are looking to add a little “The Dark Knight Rises” into your life with a brand new promotion targeting Lumia 710 buyers both future and past. The promo offers specially designed Xpress-on covers in Magenta, Cyan, Yellow, Black, and White with a special Batman logo. Nokia has officially announced the details surrounding the promotion and we’re pretty happy with how easy they are making … [read full article]

Nokia 808 Pureview Coming To America Unlocked, Ready For T-Mobile’s 4G Network

Nokia is looking to bring its most unusual smartphone over to the US, together with Amazon.com to launch the Nokia 808 Pureview.  The smartphone with the 41 megapixel camera will be available unlocked and unsubsidized through Amazon in a special partnership in the US. Those looking to grab this unique smartphone will fork out $699.99 and it’s ready for both AT&T AND T-Mobile’s 3G/4G networks. The Nokia 808 Pureview features a 41 megapixel camera with Nokia’s highest performance … [read full article]

(Updated With Top 29 Markets) T-Mobile Breaks Up Galaxy S III Launch Into Two Phases, Pricing Info Revealed

Here we go, some new information including price: Samsung Galaxy S III Launch Update To ensure customers receive the best possible experience, the Samsung Galaxy S III launch will now be broken into two phases. T-Mobile will still be the first carrier to offer the device in-store but the rollout will be in two phases instead of one. Select Retail and Branded locations in the top 29 markets will launch as scheduled on June 21. In … [read full article]

Why T-Mobile Reps Love Windows Phone, A Video By Microsoft

So why do T-Mobile employees love Windows Phone? T-Mobile recently held an internal competition asking reps why they loved Windows Phone and now Microsoft has posted the below video to their official Windows Phone YouTube channel. The winners won an XBOX 360 with Kinect and while the reps made their own video submissions leading Microsoft to compile the best of and put together the video now gracing their YouTube channel. I’m sure Microsoft has high hopes for … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s HSPA+ Network Takes On LTE In PC Mag’s Latest Speed Tests

Well, well, well — yet another piece of news that shows T-Mobile’s HSPA+ 42Mbps network holds its own against the likes of Verizon’s LTE network. This new study, courtesy of PC Mag, shows that not only does T-Mobile hold its own, “It’s really fast, covers a lot of the country and is inexpensive.” In fact, T-Mobile’s HSPA+ 42Mbps network bested Verizon’s LTE network in 11 cities and outside of cities, it “blew away other 3G networks.” So, … [read full article]

Nokia Lumia 710 Tango Software Update Coming June 20th

Lumia 710 owners take not, come June 20th you’ll want to be on the lookout for the Windows Phone *Tango* update. Windows Phone update 7.10.8773 brings a host of improvements and additions that are definitely worth the upgrade. Users will be notified through push notifications sent from Microsoft informing them the update is available through the Zune software. Internet sharing enabled Resolves keyboard disappearing randomly Resolves unlock screen getting stuck Improvements to uplink speed Improvements to camera … [read full article]

Will Samsung Renew Focus On Bada At The Expense Of Android?

I have to preface this story and say that we are really taking some liberty with the new Samsung Electronics’ CEO comments as he calls for the company to redouble focus on its BADA software, hinting at a possible move to build up their own proprietary system. Which has us asking, what about Android? Android’s meteoric rise has helped pushed Samsung to very top of the smartphone sales charts and is something that the company can’t ignore, even … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s HSPA+ 42Mbps Users Average 1.3GB Of Data Per Month

With T-Mobile Senior Vice President Dave Mayo coming out and discussing a bit on T-Mobile’s current network modernization project, we almost lost comments from T-Mobile’s Chief Technology Officer, Neville Ray. Ray dropped one very interesting factoid during a presentation at the NGMN conference in San Francisco — T-Mobile’s HSPA+ 42Mbps smartphone users consume 1.3GB of data per month on average. This figure of course comes just two weeks after a T-Mobile “expert” highlighted that T-Mobile’s total … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Father’s Day Sale Is A Go, Carly Orders You Down To T-Mobile Stores

Just a quick reminder for all you deal-hunting folks that T-Mobile’s Father’s Day sale officially kicked off this morning with ALL 4G smartphones and select broadband devices free with qualifying plans. This offer is good for both new and eligible existing customers, receiving their devices for free after a mail-in rebate. All offers require a new two-year contract on any qualifying unlimited Classic plan or $0.00 down payment after mail-in rebate when signing up for any qualifying … [read full article]

Future QWERTY T-Mobile Samsung Smartphone Found Hanging In The Wild

Still wondering about that upcoming SGH-T699 Samsung smartphone headed to T-Mobile? Well, wonder no more! First, let’s back pedal for a moment and talk about our earlier speculation that this could be the Galaxy Nexus, a hypothesis that may have been based as much on facts as hopes and dreams. Clearly, we wanted this to be something it isn’t. Now, with the above picture we know exactly what it is. I’ve only been told a little, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Says “Making Great Progress” On 4G Network Modernization

T-Mobile Senior Vice President Dave Mayo took to the company’s Insight and Issues blog this afternoon and provided us with a brief update on T-Mobile’s current 4G network modernization progress. Let’s hit some of the high-points as Mayo says that the first 400 modernized GSM/HSPA+ sites will be completed by the end of June, with more than 2,500 sites installed by the end of July. Of course, those sites are likely scattered across the country and … [read full article]