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Motorola announced their latest addition, the Motorola Charm. The Charm will be available later this Summer on T-Mobile and will ship running Android 2.1 along with an enhanced version of Motoblur, to better manage your social networks. The Charm has a boxy, square-ish appearance (which seems to be all the rage lately) and comes with a full QWERTY keyboard. Additionally, the Charm has a 2.8-inch Read more
When HipTop launched the Sidekick II back in 2004, I was 100 percent on board. It was the first phone I bought that let me browse the Internet, check my mail, chat over IM, take pictures and video, and text, all in one easy-to-use device. I wore that phone out and still think fondly of it today. Sure it was kind of a monster truck compared to other phones on the market, but I considered it an Read more
There's a rumor going around that T-Mobile will allow subscribers to block text messages and calls. Could it be true? — Gizmodo The newest version of web browser Mozilla Firefox 3 offers dozens of new features and fixes. Lifehackers has put together a list of the Top 10 Firefox 3 Features — Lifehacker Fee, Fie, Foe, Fum, I smell a giant human-sized keyboard — Shiny Shiny Look out Apple! Read more
AT&T was previously the number two wireless carrier in the US, but yesterday's acquisition of T-Mobile has made it the country's largest, overtaking Verizon. The $39 billion deal will make T-Mobile customers part of the AT&T infrastructure, making AT&T the sole provider of GSM cellphones. At first look, the deal will do little to change the plans currently offered to both T-Mobile Read more
Turns out I'm not the only one who is worried about the AT&T and T-Mobile merger. About 71 percent of you said in a recent poll that you had concerns, and many of you chimed in with your misgivings. Here's what some of you said: "I left AT&T quite a while back thanks to their horrible service (customer and tech both) to move to T-Mobile, and have never regretted it. Until this week. Read more
Stars flocked to T-Mobile's massive party in Beverly Hills last night to celebrate the launch of the new Sidekick 4G. Nicky Hilton made the scene with a few girlfriends, while Whitney Port snuggled up to her man, Ben Nemtin. Twilight saga stars Xavier Samuel and Tinsel Korey were both on hand for the festivities, and Glee girl Jenna Ushkowitz struck a pose with John Stamos on the hot-pink carpet. Read more
I have to admit that I wasn't too thrilled to hear the news of the AT&T and T-Mobile merger. I've been a steadfast T-Mobile customer for eight years and actively avoid AT&T plans because of my not-so-positive experiences with its customer service. It seems that it's too early to predict what this corporate move means for customers, but a ton of questions run through my mind — would Read more
Remember the JK Wedding Entrance viral video from 2009? It's been spoofed in the past by such TV shows as The Office, but now T-Mobile has added another twist to the spoofing action: the upcoming royal wedding. Called the T-Mobile Royal Wedding, this video that went viral over the weekend, depicts lookalikes from the royal wedding party — right down to Prince Charles, Camilla, Queen Elizabeth, Read more
Adding to the already-established voiceover IP options of Google Voice and Skype, T-Mobile announced today it has developed an app that enables users to make free VoIP calls through Facebook. It's all centered around the Facebook app called Bobsled. After downloading the app, you'll be able to call friends on your computer with just a click and can even leave voicemail messages (marking them Read more
Ahh, the Sidekick. My first smartphone of choice back in the day is getting reinvented with the introduction of the Sidekick 4G. Coming on T-Mobile, this isn't the Sidekick you used to know; it's faster, runs on the Android platform, and connects with quick 4G speeds. I loved the original so much, can you blame me for wanting a new one? Check out some of the new features coming with the Sidekick Read more
