It looks like T-Mobile is planning to completely revamp their company. If information is to be believed (and not change), T-Mobile is going to completely change how their company works, causing it to go “uncarrier.” So what big changes are going to happen? Well first of all, contracts will be a thing of the past. No longer will you be stuck in a… Read more
Note: This article has been cross-posted on TmoNews. With the sudden discovery that LTE on the Nexus 4 “can work” on the AWS band with a minimum of work, LG is taking to the press to officially discuss the lack of the feature. In fact, LG’s reasoning is pretty much exactly what we expected, the Nexus 4 has leftover chip technology from the LG… Read more
While ASUS has already estimated that Nexus 7 tablet shipments were approaching the magical one million units shipped number for the month of October, it’s a new supplier report that really has our attention. According to Digitimes, ASUS suppliers report that the company will ship upwards of five million Nexus 7 units during the course of 2012. For… Read more
Our attention has undoubtedly been focused on the release of the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10, but the Nexus 7 HSPA+ model jumps back into the news as it sells out. The device held on for about a day and a half before that “SOLD OUT” message appeared on the screen. The Wi-Fi models are still available in the 16GB and 32GB variety, but those of you looking to… Read more
The Nexus 4 is a very impressive device with a high end spec list. But when it comes to connectivity, it tops out at HSPA+. There is no LTE chip in this bad boy, and Google has given us its reasoning. Whether it’s valid is up to you, dear readers. Read on. Google wants to build one universal device to run on most networks. Of course, they’re limiting… Read more
Today, T-Mobile announced some fantastic news for its customers. Usually, T-Mo is known for being the budget carrier with the low/mid range phone lineup. However, they seem to have gone back to their roots with this one: They will be the “premier partner with Google for the Nexus 4.” Takes you back to the days where the G1 was on T-Mobile, huh? The… Read more
There will be an LTE-enabled version of the ASUS Transformer TF300 (model name TF300TL) coming to Germany and Austria, launching mid August. It will go for €629 with keyboard dock and €529 without, which is around $650-$750 in US dollars. Hard to imagine the inclusion of a radio would boost the price that much, especially since you’re getting it… Read more
The HTC Era 42, a phone headed to T-Mobile, has been confirmed to be the HTC One X+. The + in the One X+ probably signifies the chip inside, the Tegra 3 plus. It will be clocked at 1.7 GHz and probably contain their new dedicated modem for HSPA+ 42. This lines up with an old rumor that the HTC One X would be launching on T-Mobile. HTC has only had a… Read more
Just days after the handset returned to the Play Store, Google has officially announced the rollout of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ devices. Users should receive a prompt to update OTA over the next couple of days. However, if you haven’t been notified yet or just aren’t the patient type, you can always jump into Settings > About phone… Read more
In an announcement on their blog today, T-Mobile revealed their intentions to upgrade to LTE-Advanced by 2013 with trials already begun and continuing into this summer. Additionally, Senior Vice President of Technology, Dave Mayo anticipated more improvements to HSPA+ sites. ”By the end of this month we expect new equipment to be installed at our… Read more
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