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Samsung Nexus S Hits FCC Again With New Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS Antennas

Nothing terribly exciting in this round of the Nexus S news cycle but Engadget discovered a new Samsung Nexus S filing to the FCC. Running under the Samsung GT-i9020T model, the filing lends a little more credence to the release date being sooner rather than later. The real question is, were these additions the cause of the rumored delay or is there something else we don’t know? Engadget

T-Mobile.com Offering G2 Free On Cyber Monday With New Service

T-Mobile.com is looking to get in on the Cyber Monday fun by offering up the T-Mobile G2 free for new customers.  While this is a great deal for new customers, I would have hoped that the carriers, T-Mobile included would be offering up something a little more along the lines of, a smorgasbord of sales. Offering just one or two devices is hardly exciting, although nobody will complain about saving $199.99. Still, I would have liked … [read full article]

Best Buy Offering Up Cyber Monday Deals For G2 And HD7’s

Unfortunately the news as of late has been (to put it mildly) a little lacking with regards to upcoming handsets, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your hands on current models for cheap! Best Buy is running its own version of Cyber Sunday/Monday with deals on the T-Mobile G2 and the HTC HD7 for new customers. Offering the G2 up for the low price of $0.00 it’s an incredibly tempting offer for anyone who … [read full article]

T-Mobile And AT&T Considering Acer’s Liquid Metal Android Handset

Earlier last week at its Press Conference in New York, Acer stated that T-Mobile and AT&T  are now evaluating Acer’s Liquid Metal for a  possible release in the United States. Acer’s Smartphone Unit President Aymar de Lencquesaing says that since the Acer Liquid Metal is a GSM phone and there are only two GSM carriers in the U.S., it is up to them to decide whether they want to add the handset to their lineup. The Liquid Metal features an … [read full article]

T-Mobile BOGO Going On Right Now For Black Friday!

Well, I hope everyone had an excellent Thanksgiving Day with lots of turkey, stuffing and dessert!  This is your Black Friday reminder that T-Mobile has a BOGO going on starting today and running through January 18th!  If you’ve been eyeing that HD7 or that myTouch4G, this would be a great time to try and convince a family member to do an upgrade along with you! Reminder: The promotion is available on all T-Mobile family plans, including … [read full article]

Happy Thanksgiving From TmoNews

This is without a doubt my most favorite time of the year, even though I no longer get to enjoy anything resembling a winter wonderland.  It’s 82 degrees right now and I’m heading to the pool soon.  Before that, however, I want to give thanks to all of our readers.  It is because of you that the site has become such a success.  I have such a wonderful time running it and it’s become an opportunity I’ll … [read full article]

What A Holiday Treat, Some Nexus S Goodness

Well it’s so very early in the morning but thanks to the very good folks at XDA Developers we’ve got some more pics and info on the Nexus S.  Thanks to an anonymous source, XDA Developers has received some early holiday goodness from Mr. Blurrycam. Of course that means the usual hard to completely make out but still totally awesome pics clearly showing the device running on the T-Mobile network. Of course this early morning goodness … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Definition Of 4G

Ever since T-Mobile officially announced its HSPA+ network as “America’s largest 4G network”, there has been much argument among the carriers over what exactly “4G” is, and thus the “4G wars” began. Receiving criticism from both Sprint and AT&T, Magenta continues to stand by its 4G claims and rightfully so. According to the ITU, not a single carrier in the U.S. currently meets the global standard for an accepted 4G network (yes, that includes Verizon … [read full article]

Friendly 4G Launch Reminder!

Well, we knew this was going to happen.  T-Mobile officially announced the launch of 8 additional 4G cities early this morning.  In case you didn’t catch the late afternoon story last night, Detroit, Mich.; Grand Junction, Colo.; Harlingen, Texas; Lafayette and South Bend, Ind.; Montgomery, Ala.; Roanoke-Lynchburg, Va. and Youngstown, Ohio all launched this morning! T-Mobile now has a full 80 cities running the 4G HSPA+ supercalifragilisticexpialidocious network. Check out the full press release … [read full article]

What Is Going On With The Dell Venue Pro?

Man, the Dell Venue Pro just can’t catch a break.  Now there are reported issues reading the SIM card.  This comes on the heels of Dell announcing last Friday that production was being “ramped up” and that the launch would come with greater fanfare.  Assuming of course that the Wi-Fi issues are fixed, news of the SIM card trouble just looks bad for Dell who has yet to really make a name for itself … [read full article]

Nexus S Makes Another Appearance In The Wild

We last saw a glimpse of the Android-powered Nexus S at the Web 2.0 Summit in the hands of the one and only, Google CEO Eric Schmidt.  The latest images come from EXIF data from a Google employee’s Picasa photostream tagged as the GT-i9020 (aka Nexus S).  The images reveal the Nexus S screen to be curved in an unusual way. This thing is out in the wild so it would be safe to say that … [read full article]