T-Mobile USA last month kicked off its T-Mobile Tuesdays, offering its customers a variety of perks. Among these are free recurring gifts and even the chance to win “something epic.” Today, the carrier is offering free, unlimited data for Pokémon Go, the wildly popular new game that is turning the world into Pokémon trainers. “This is what T-Mobile Tuesday is all […]
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Samsung Gear S2 classic 3G to launch in U.S. on March 11th
Samsung earlier today announced that the upcoming Samsung Gear S2 classic 3G smartwatch would be the first device to sport a GSMA compliant eSIM. The South Korean company has now provided more specific launch details. The Samsung Gear S2 classic 3G/4G will launch in the U.S. on March 11th and will be available from AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. “By bringing together fashionable design […]
Samsung Gear S2 3G headed to T-Mobile and Verizon
The Samsung Gear S2 is now available in the U.S. (as well as Canada and a few other markets). We’ve known since mid-September that the 3G-enabled version of Samsung’s first round smartwatch is also coming to the U.S. (along with South Korea) but specific availability and pricing information was not available earlier. T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless have now revealed these important […]
Google Nova wireless service to switch between carriers based on signal strength
Details continue to emerge about Google Nova, the company’s project to enter the wireless carrier fray as an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) in the U.S. Following a report that a deal with Sprint was already signed comes word that Google’s service will be able to switch between carrier signals and use the best one to route calls, texts and […]
Google looking to become a wireless carrier?
Google is already an Internet service provider with its Google Fiber program. If a report today is correct, the company is now considering becoming its own wireless service provider as well. The Information reports that the company is working on a project codenamed Nova that will see Google become an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) in the U.S. According to […]
ZTE Z970 phablet gets Bluetooth certification
Samsung is not the only company to be working on new entry-range phablets. The ZTE Z970 is another such device.Already the topic of rumours in the past, it has now surfaced on the Bluetooth SIG’s website. Not only does this confirm its existence but it also sheds a few details on it as well. The Bluetooth filing, published on August […]
Sprint ever closer to buying T-Mobile in US$32 billion deal
Hints and rumours that Sprint Wireless and T-Mobile USA could merge have been floating about for some time. Such a deal appears closer than it’s ever been as the two companies (via their parent companies SoftBank and Deutsche Telekom respectively) have now agreed “on the broad outlines of a merger” that would see Sprint acquire T-Mobile for US$32 billion. “People […]
Google Android 4.4.3 to start rolling out to Nexus devices today (Updated)
Following rumours that predicted that Android 4.4.3 would be out by now, we have a new potential date for you. According to T-Mobile USA, the latest version of Android KitKat will start rolling out today to Nexus devices. According to various support pages, the Nexus 5, Nexus 4 will receive build version KTU84M of Android 4.4.3 while the Nexus 7 […]