Well this day seems all about Windows Phone 7 with HTC announcing the HTC Radar, known as the HTC Omega just a few hours ago at their HTC fan event in London this evening. The Radar comes in pretty much as expected (as discovered earlier today) with a 3.8″ Super LCD display, 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon SOC, 8GB of internal storage, 512MB of RAM, 1520mAh battery and a 5 megapixel rear camera. While [read full article]
Did you think today’s only bit of news surrounding the HTC Omega would be just specs? Well fear not Windows Phone 7 fans as some of the good people attending IFA2011 in Berlin are finding time to go hands on with the HTC Omega and post some video online for all of us to enjoy. It’s a thing of beauty in white and I know I can’t wait to get some hands on time with … [read full article]
Yesterday’s sudden and somewhat shocking revelation that the Department of Justice was suing to block the AT&T/T-Mobile merger caught the world by storm. Now that the dust (and shock) of the news has settled, the question now being asked is…what is next for Deutsche Telekom and specifically their USA brand? An early morning article out of Bloomberg asks this very question and the answer isn’t a simple one. When AT&T agreed to buy out T-Mobile for … [read full article]
We’ve already got a pretty good idea of what we can expect when HTC makes their (rumored) official unveiling of the HTC Omega this evening at their UK event. In case anyone needed another dose of Windows Phone 7 HTC Omega spec goodness before tonight here we go: 3.8″ LCD display MSM8255 1.5Ghz processor 512MB of RAM 8 megapixel camera Front facing camera Expected 14.4 HSPA+ speeds If all the rumors for this evening’s … [read full article]
Not to be outdone by AT&T, Sprint and FCC responses Deutsche Telekom has just released a short statement regarding the Department of Justice announcement earlier this morning. Executive Vice President of Deutsche Telekom Philipp Schindera had this to say: On August 31, 2011, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) informed Deutsche Telekom that it will file a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking a permanent injunction blocking the … [read full article]
Update: The full PDF text of the DOJ lawsuit can be found here. Update 2: Sprint has just released their own statement courtesy of senior vice president of government affairs Vonya B. McCann: The DOJ today delivered a decisive victory for consumers, competition and our country. By filing suit to block AT&T’s proposed takeover of T-Mobile, the DOJ has put consumers’ interests first. Sprint applauds the DOJ for conducting a careful and thorough … [read full article]
On a news day that will undoubtedly by overshadowed by the news of the Department of Justice moving to block the AT&T/T-Mobile takeover the Blackberry Bold 9900 with 4G is now available through T-Mobile.com. T-Mobile’s first 4G Blackberry arrives for $299.99 with a two year agreement after a $50 mail in rebate. Immediate feedback has been less than pleasant regarding the launch price of this device so we’re hoping that T-Mobile drops the price soon … [read full article]
Updated: Thisismynext received a statement from FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and it’s not looking good for AT&T: By filing suit today, the Department of Justice has concluded that AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile would substantially lessen competition in violation of the antitrust laws. Competition is an essential component of the FCC’s statutory public interest analysis, and although our process is not complete, the record before this agency also raises serious concerns about the impact of the proposed … [read full article]
We’re back with another upcoming table ninja tip that finally puts a Huawei tablet on the T-Mobile network after so many months of rumors. We’re hearing that a T-Mobile variant of the current Huawei Mediapad is coming to T-Mobile the first week of November and as our ninja put it, it’s a “high end” version for Magenta. So how high end? Well the specs won’t blow your socks off but a 7″ IPS WVGA 1280×800 touchscreen paired … [read full article]
While I expressed a great deal of disappoint that T-Mobile didn’t show off their Galaxy S II device last night at the Samsung Press Event, I clearly wasn’t alone. A number of sites have begun speculating and all seemingly agreeing on the “real” reason T-Mobile wasn’t keen to show off their own version. Both the AT&T and Sprint versions of the Galaxy S II have the Samsung Exynos 4210 processor inside and the AT&T … [read full article]
AT&T is taking the large step of making some significant promises regarding jobs pending the conclusion of the T-Mobile takeover talks with a pledge to create 5,000 wireless call center jobs in the US. AT&T is pledging to bring these jobs back home away from outsourced countries and bring the jobs back to the United States. AT&T says that these new 5,000 wireless call center jobs will be offer highly competitive wages and benefits. “At a … [read full article]
Our excitement peaked to a point it hasn’t seen in some time for a phone launch with the T-Mobile announcement of the Galaxy S II arriving “this fall” this evening. Unfortunately, as the Samsung press event wore on we were completely let down by the lack of a true “hands on” experience by the T-Mobile folks. While the AT&T and Sprint versions of the Galaxy S II were fondled on camera, the T-Mobile variant was … [read full article]
