If the Samsung Galaxy S III is still on your radar but missed out on all of the holiday deals, then today may be your chance to nab one. While the deal ends at the end of today, you can grab a 16GB Pebble Blue S III through Staples for just $49.99. What’s great is that this works for new customers and qualifying upgrades.
Let us know if you took advantage of this deal!
source: TMONEWS
If you’re still dying to grab the Nexus 4 but were unable to due to the influx of orders that crammed Google Play, then you may be in luck as T-Mobile is planning on carrying the device on every store starting this month. Thanks to an image obtained by TMONEWS, we should expect every T-Mobile store to carry the device, presumably for the same $200 on contract price tag.
Will this finally be your chance to nab the elusive device?
source: TMONEWS
The long-awaited update for the T-Mobile HTC One S is finally rolling out to users nationwide. Of course, the software upgrade consists of the infamous “Android 4.0.4″ alongside its companion, 4.1 Sense. There is no doubt that the One S is one of HTC’s most popular devices, leaving users very anxious for some perfomance fixes and bug tweaks. And that is exactly what the update brought! You can now expect “more smooth” transitions with performance improvements, as well as wireless tweaks, involving Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
Connectivity issues with wireless devices and networks have been a huge problem with the orginal build for the HTC One S, but we are happy to say, those are gone. Even though that the update isn’t 4.1 JellyBean, the OTA fix will help a lot of users in their daily tasks. All in all, the update will round up at about 150mb, so if you are locked into a “tiered” data plan, we recommend that you utilize your home wireless connection.
What do you think of the update? If you already installed it, are you noticing improvements? I would love to hear your comments, and… Happy Updating!
Source: Android Central
There’s nothing quite like comparing benchmark scores to work up mobile phone lovers into a frenzy. If past ventures have taught us anything it’s that the best benchmark scores don’t always equate to the best real life performance but that doesn’t stop us checking to see exactly what score our latest and greatest gadget can achieve. The Quadrant benchmark test is one of the better known benchmark tools for Android and the T-Mobile branded HTC One S is the latest device to be put through its paces and we’re pleased to report that it passes with flying colours.
HTC’s latest must-have device with its Snapdragon S4 dual-core 1.5GHz processor scored an impressive 4729 which places it streets ahead of high end devices like the Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S II. Who needs quad-core!
Our friends over at TmoNews also discovered some other interesting points about the device. T-Mobile US look set to have a 180 exclusive on the One S which is expected to launch mid April. The launch model is also expected to have a blue tint to the bodywork with the black and red trim variant launching later in June. The phone will also be receiving “Mao” treatment which stands for “Micro-Arc-Oxidation”. To you and I that means that the ceramic surface is 3 times stronger than steel, sounds good to me!
Keep tuned in to TalkAndroid and we’ll keep you posted as to when HTC’s faster than light and stronger than steel super-phone finally hits the market.
source : TmoNews
Earlier last month HTC made a statement that they were going to quit focusing on quantity and maximize on good quality hardware and software. Later that month HTC announced their new take on Android smartphones, the HTC One Series. I adore HTC and what they have done for the Android community and this is an exciting time to see what they will contribute going forward. Their Sense UI is gorgeous and is always super smooth. Despite many reports of it being heavy, I have yet to see any evidence of that. Admittedly their latest releases have seemed a bit too cluttered, but HTC has vowed to change that and they are going to begin with the HTC One S which is destined for their old partner in crime, T-Mobile. We know to expect a release date sometime this Spring but someone has been kind enough to snag an early model and share it with us. You will immediately notice that there is no T-Mobile branding on the front, a detail that is likely to change in the final design, however in minute 1:17 of the video, you can actually see the app for T-mobile TV in the app drawer. It’s not an official release date, but we’ll gladly take some more eye candy in the meantime.
source: TmoNews
T-Mobile USA’s Chief Marketing Officer, Cole Brodman posted a letter in the company’s Issues and Insights Blog this week that addressed the absence of the iPhone from its line-up, explaining their desire instead, to go with “no-compromise” devices from Android. If, in the unlikely case that Apple makes a major swing in that direction, Brodman suggests that T-Mobile would be open to carrying iPhones in the future, even acknowledging “over a million” customer using their network with unlocked iPhones.
Quickly turning his message towards the free-market Android OS, the CMO mentions his recent presentation of the Samsung Galaxy S II and HTC Amaze at the recent Mobilize event held in San Francisco. With enthusiasm he adds, “We’re very confident that these Android smartphones rival or beat any smartphone out there in terms of functionality, speed, overall expnerience and features – including the iPhone” and champions Android’s “freedom of choice” for their customers in customization options and benefits from open source innovation.
[via tmobileblog]
O2 customers in the UK who have the HTC Sensation, and have been waiting ever so patiently for the Android 2.3.4 update, can actually grab the update right now. Reports are saying a full roll out has taken place. If you haven’t received it yet, follow the steps at the bottom of the post to get up to speed.
What to expect when you receive your update:
To update to your new version of Android, you will want to check for system updates. To do so, follow these simple steps. Menu>Settings>About phone>System updates.
[via O2 forums]
A recent photo of the new Samsung T679 surfaced while passing through certification from the FCC. As we reported last month, Samsung has developed a new naming system based on letters that assign classification to their respective device. Although T679 won’t be the official street name for the phone, (we don’t really know the name yet for sure), the footprint looks exactly like the Galaxy W we showed you a couple weeks ago. It is also said that two new Galaxy phones are to be heading to T-Mobile, one known being the Galaxy S II, therefore making this theory more probable. If this is truly to be the case, the T679 will rock a 1.4 GHz single core processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and have an internal memory of 4 GB that can be increased to 32 GB using a micro SD card. Although not a 4G device, Samsung believes this to be a “high tier” phone.
Any of you wanting to choose the “W” over the “S”? Leave us your comments below.
[via cellphonesignal]
People have been talking for awhile about the new Samsung Exhibit 4G on T-Mobile. It’s a pretty popular phone, with its 1GHz Hummingbird CPU and Android 2.3 installed. That’s not to mention the front-facing camera and HSPA+ capabilities to pull max bandwidth from the carrier. Well, we got our hands on one, and today we’re unboxing this little beauty for all to see. Be sure to check out the video after the break, and let us know your thoughts on this device in the comments.
It seems that AT&T has themselves caught in a bit of a lie.
Thursday’s filings to the FCC regarding the T-Mobile takeover were mistakenly not redacted by AT&T’s lawyers, making public a good amount of information that AT&T probably would have liked to keep hidden. While they have now been taken down, the damage is already done. In these, AT&T revealed that it would only cost an additional $3.8 billion to build out their network from the 80% planned to the 97% they hope to have.
“AT&T senior management concluded that, unless AT&T could find a way to expand its LTE footprint on a significantly more cost-effective basis, an LTE deployment to 80 percent of the U.S. population was the most that could be justified,” AT&T counsel Richard Rosen stated in the letter.
The company said its merger with T-Mobile would spread the cost of the LTE expansion over a larger revenue base, allowing it to “better absorb the increased capital investment and lower returns associated with deploying LTE to over 97 percent of the U.S. population.”
Now, something’s not right. Why is spending $3.8 billion to cover an additional 55 million people too high of a price to pay, but spending $39 billion plus the $3.8 billion needed to build out sound economics? It doesn’t add up.
Many would insinuate that AT&T is trying to keep a resurgent Sprint from partnering with T-mobile and creating a viable third-place competitor. Why else would they spend nearly 10 times as much to pick up a competitor and expand this “spectrum” that they so desire, when they can build it out themselves for less than one-tenth of the cost?
Of course, AT&T denies the notion. “There is no real news here,” said spokeswoman Margaret Boles to Wireless Week. “Without this merger, AT&T could not make this expanded commitment.”
So what do you our readers think? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
[via tmonews]