Rumours that Motomaker is about to throw its doors wide open to U.S. carriers continue to gather steam. Following earlier rumours that both Sprint Wireless and Verizon Wireless customers would finally be able to customize new Moto X smartphones starting on November 11 comes word that T-Mobile customers will get it a few days earlier. The usually reliable @evleaks suggests […]
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T-Mobile to stop stocking BlackBerry smartphones at retail stores
While T-Mobile customers will still be able to order a new BlackBerry smartphone online, they will soon no longer be able to walk into a retail store and walk out with one. David Carey, executive vice president for corporate services told Reuters today that the company will stop stocking BlackBerry devices in its stores and will instead ship them directly. […]
BlackBerry 10 coming to all four major U.S. carriers
A number of Canadian carriers have now announced that they will carry BlackBerry 10 devices when they launch. The same happened this week in the U.S. where all four major carriers made similar announcements. First, a report by Reuters indicated that AT&T, T-Mobile USA, and Verizon would all carry the upcoming devices. Then came confirmation from Sprint that it would […]
Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 begin shipping
Nokia yesterday confirmed that both the Nokia Lumia 920 and the Nokia Lumia 820 have begun shipping. Both will be available in France and the UK this week but the honour of first carrier to offer the Lumia 920 looks to be going to Rogers. The Canadian carrier yesterday announced that it would begin selling the Lumia 920 today in […]
T-Mobile USA and Nokia introduce Nokia Lumia 810
T-Mobile USA and Nokia today unveiled the Nokia Lumia 810, a new Windows Phone 8 smartphone for which T-Mobile will be the exclusive U.S. carrier. Very similar to the Lumia 820, it adds a 1.2MP wide-angle Skype HD certified front-facing camera, a larger 1,800mAh battery, and a number of “optimizations to make it screaming fast on T-Mobile’s 4G network.” It […]
T-Mobile USA to merge with MetroPCS
Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile USA’s parent company, today announced that it has signed an agreement to merge T-Mobile USA with MetroPCS, a smaller pre-paid U.S. carrier. The combined company will continue to operate under the T-Mobile brand name and led by new T-Mobile CEO John Legere. “We are extremely pleased to announce this transaction with MetroPCS, which enhances Deutsche Telekom’s position […]
John Legere named new T-Mobile USA CEO
Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile USA’s parent company, today announced the appointment of John Legere as its U.S. carrier’s new Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Jim Alling, who has served as interim CEO since June when former CEO Phillip Hume resigned. “John is a talented and proven executive who brings a successful track record of leading and operating consumer- and business-focused telecommunications […]
Rumour: AWS-compatible HTC One X+ headed to T-Mobile USA
A new HTC One smartphone appears to be headed to T-Mobile USA later this year. First revealed on a leaked roadmap as the HTC Era 42, TMoNews has learned that the device will launch as the HTC One X+ possibly in September. The ‘+’ suggests that it will be an upgraded version of the HTC One X first announced at […]