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T-Mobile G2 hitting Radio Shack for $149

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on September 13th, 2010

We already knew that Best Buy would start selling the T-Mobile G2 for $199, with a two year contract with T-Mobile. And now another retailer will offer a better deal. Radio Shack will be selling the T-Mobile G2 for $149.99 after rebates with a two year mobile service agreement, although we don’t know yet when the deal will be available.

The T-Mobile G2 will come with Android 2.2 Froyo, and will feature an 800MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It will make use of T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network which will give you download speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps.

T-Mobile G2 for $199 on October 6th at Best Buy

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on September 10th, 2010

Until now, T-Mobile hasn’t named its official price tag and launch date for the G2, however Best Buy has published its own version. Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile are taking pre-orders for the phone today, and will launch the device in stores on October 6th for $199 with a two year contract.

That doesn’t mean that there won’t be a higher price or some rebate deal from T-Mobile, but it’s comforting to know that this QWERTY slider running Android, will retail for the industry standard $199 at least at one place.

T-Mobile G2 Keyboard has keys for Google shortcuts

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on September 8th, 2010

The upcoming T-Mobile G2 has some interesting features. If you check out the keyboard, you’ll notice that there are a few new keys called Quick Keys. Word is getting around that they’re designed for Google shortcuts, which allows users to customize the keys to access commonly used functions.

The G2 should be announced around the 15th of September and will be launched on the 29th, so we don’t have a long wait for this one anymore.

T-Mobile MyTouch HD to have a November 3rd release

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on September 2nd, 2010

Whether you call it the HTC Emerald, or the MyTouch HD from T-Mobile, it will be hitting the market on November 3rd. That looks about right, but we wouldn’t rule out a delay for a few days either. Hey, roadmaps can be blurry.

Whatever day it arrives, November is right around the corner, just like your local T-mobile store, so you won’t have THAT long to wait. Patience you must have.

First official pictures of the T-Mobile G2

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on August 31st, 2010

The folks over at Cellphone Signal have gotten their hands on some images that are purportedly the T-Mobile HTC G2. The phone should be announced in October, which is quite a ways off. Details are scarce, but the HTC G2 is supposed to use T-Mobile’s latest HSPA+ 3.5G network.

Some other features include a 1Ghz Qualcomm SnapDragon processor, GPS, Bluetooth, and WIFI. It also sports a sliding keyboard for all of you heavy texters. You’ll also get an Android OS w/ HTC Sense.

T-Mobile G2 teaser site surfaces

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on August 18th, 2010

T-Mobile’s G1 was the first Android smartphone on the market in the US, and the carrier had no plans of stopping there. Now there’s a G2 model coming. And so T-Mobile has released a new teaser site for the T-Mobile G2 with Google, making it the first HSPA+ capable smartphone on their network.

Details are scarce, but it looks like it will come in white. Hopefully we will have more info soon. Only a vague outline of the handset has been shown, though we have heard rumors about different T-Mobile devices in the past.

Is this the T-Mobile myTouch 3G HD?

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on July 28th, 2010

We don’t have any confirmation as to whether or not this device is a legitimate leak or not, but it has been dubbed the T-Mobile myTouch 3G HD. Speculation is that it could be an upcoming HSPA+ phone from T-Mobile.

Details are few and far between at the moment, but it does look like the silhouette of the phone that was leaked in the T-Mobile HSPA+ teaser page. That’s definitely a large touchscreen, and the Genius button introduced on the myTouch 3G Slide is back, alongside physical home, menu and back buttons.

T-Mobile Garminfone price drops

Posted in T-Mobile by Shane McGlaun on July 12th, 2010

T-Mobile landed the exclusive Asus-Garmin GPS phone called the Garminfone back in April .I think most of us will agree that at the $199 price point the device surfaced at it was very unappealing.

T-Mobile has cut the price of the Garminfone in an effort to make the device look better to customers. Rather than the $199 price, point the Garminfone is now available for $129.99. The handset is Android powered and offers voice guided and on-screen directions.

Motorola Charm gets official from T-Mobile

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on July 7th, 2010

The Motorola Charm is now officially official having been announced from T-Mobile. They hope to charm you with this touchscreen handset with a social networking focus and Motorola’s MotoBLUR. It ships with Android 2.1, but hopefully T-Mobile will roll out a FroYo update soon.

The Charm should hit the States this summer as a T-Mobile exclusive. Some features include a 2.8″ touchscreen display, full QWERTY keyboard and a Backtrack navigation pad. This will be the first device in the US with an enhanced version of Motoblur built on the Android 2.1 platform.

T-Mobile to give away free phones on Father’s Day

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on June 15th, 2010

T-Mobile has announced that it will offer a Father’s Day promotion on Saturday, June 19 where all phones in its stores will be free. That should make dads happy. The phones are free as long as customers sign up for a new family plan or add a line to an existing family plan on a two-year contract. They can get both regular and smartphones without any cost beyond the service.

Handsets will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. T-Mobile also says that there won’t be any rainchecks or exchanges after Saturday. To be clear, a family plan is made up of at least two users, and up to five free handsets can be put under the deal, each with its own two-year contract.

T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Special Edition relaunches in April

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on March 23rd, 2010

People love their Fender guitars, but who would have guessed that the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender edition would be so popular that it would sell out so quickly after its release? Well, it did and now it is back.

T-Mobile will be relaunching the handset sometime next month, though there’s no word on pricing. We’re guessing the price will stay the same. If you missed out the first time, now is your chance to get one. Don’t miss out.

T-Mobile prices myTouch 3G Fender edition and gives launch date

Posted in T-Mobile by Shane McGlaun on January 15th, 2010

We first heard about the Fender edition of the myTouch 3G smartphone back in October 2009. When the device first tipped up all we really had was a pic and a few specs about the phone. T-Mobile has now gone official with the launch date and price for the handset.

The phone will hit on January 20. It will come with music apps pre-installed along with several tracks from Eric Clapton. The free Clapton songs will include “Layla,” “My Father’s Eyes,” “Rock ‘N’ Roll Heart,” and “Wonderful Tonight.”

Samsung Behold II hits T-Mobile on November 18

Posted in T-Mobile by Shane McGlaun on November 13th, 2009

beholdAndroid smartphones are very hot right now and T-Mobile is trying to land as many of the devices as it can. We have already talked about the Behold II from Samsung before. The device sports Android and uses the TouchWiz user interface.

T-Mobile has announced that the Behold II will be coming to the network on November 18. The features of the device are already known, but in case you missed them, I will go over them again. The device has a 3.2-inch AMOLED screen and a 5-megapixel camera with zoon and flash. The camera can record video as well.

T-Mobile ships Jet modem and T-Mobile Tap

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on November 11th, 2009

T-Mobile ships Jet modem and T-Mobile TapT-Mobile is shipping the webConnect Jet modem and the T-Mobile Tap handset. The webConnect Jet modem will allow you to hook up to T-Mobile’s 3G network and offers access to T-Mobile’s Wi-Fi hotspots when you need it. It can also be used as a flash drive thanks to a handy microSD memory card slot. The Jet USB modem comes with a $30 monthly plan that maxes out at 200MB data. On the other hand, a $50 monthly plan has 5GB worth of data. It will also roam globally on quad-band GSM/EDGE and handles dual-band UMTS/HSDPA access.

The Tap is a 3G touchscreen handset that will hook up to T-Mobile’s web2go service. Some features include a 2-megapixel camera, integrated music player, assisted GPS and stereo Bluetooth audio.

T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender limited edition

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on October 7th, 2009

T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender limited editionCheck this out. T-mobile has re-imagined the myTouch 3G. They’ve added something that was sorely needed: a 3.5mm headphone jack for a new version of the phone later this year. The other news is that the new myTouch is being released as a special edition thanks to a partnership with Fender.

This baby sports a super nice woodgrain finish, comes bundled with a 16GB microSD card, and has some preloaded music content. Pretty nice huh?