T-Mobile USA

No iPhone 5 for T-Mobile USA in 2011?

There is some potentially disappointing news today for those hoping that the Apple iPhone 5 would land at T-Mobile USA. Speaking at an employee town hall meeting, T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman said: “We are not going to get the iPhone 5 this year.” As TmoNews.com points out, the statement is open to some interpretation. It asks: “Does that […]

1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm APQ8060 processor for T-Mobile USA Samsung Galaxy S II?

A tweet by Samsung may have prematurely revealed what processor will be in the T-Mobile USA version of the Galaxy S II. The company earlier confirmed that it would not be a Samsung Exynos processor but only revealed that it would be another dual-core processor. Responding to a customer inquiry, a tweet by @GalaxySsupport appears to have outed the secret: […]

No Exynos processor for T-Mobile USA version of Samsung Galaxy S II

When Samsung announced its Galaxy S II lineup for the US earlier this month, it was confirmed that both the AT&T and Sprint versions would use Samsung’s own 1.2GHz dual-core Exynos processor. No such confirmation was made for the T-Mobile USA version. Samsung Telecommunications Marketing Manager Philip Berne has confirmed that the T-Mobile variant will not use the Exynos processor. […]

Sprint sues to block AT&T-T-Mobile USA merger

Sprint today announced that it was suing AT&T and T-Mobile USA along with Deutsche Telekom to block the two from merging in a US$39 billion deal. “Sprint opposes AT&T’s proposed takeover of T-Mobile,” said Susan Z. Haller, vice president-Litigation, Sprint. “With today’s legal action, we are continuing that advocacy on behalf of consumers and competition, and expect to contribute our […]

US government sues to block AT&T-T-Mobile USA merger

The US government has filed a lawsuit to block the US$39 billion merger of AT&T with T-Mobile USA. According to the filing, the deal would violate US antitrust law and would “substantially lessen competition” in the US wireless market. Should the merger be blocked, AT&T would have to give Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile USA’s parent company, a break-up fee worth between […]

Samsung announces Galaxy S II lineup for US

Samsung has finally revealed its Galaxy S II lineup for the US. As expected, its flagship device will be available with AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile this fall. “The unveiling of the Galaxy S II is a landmark achievement for Samsung, our carrier customers and consumers,” said Dale Sohn, president of Samsung Mobile. “Five million Galaxy S II smartphones have been […]

T-Mobile to launch Samsung Hercules as Galaxy S II model?

When the Samsung Galaxy S launched in the US under a variety of different names back in June 2010, the specifications of the different were pretty much the same except for some small differences. The differences between Samsung Galaxy S II models could be more significant if recent leaks about the Samsung Hercules are correct. Pictures and details obtained by […]