It won’t bump you up to Android 2.2, but T-Mobile’s myTouch 3G Slide update, officially beginning to roll out today and scheduled to finish my the 19th, does offer some new features and performance enhancements. For one, battery life should be improved. MMS capabilities over WiFi, Faves Gallery, and Genius button improvements are also on the menu. Keep… Read more
Those of you following my original MT3GS questions & requests post will see two new videos this morning, and I am re-embedding all three myTouch Slide videos below for home page access. Among the topics covered n parts two and three are my favorite apps the the Slide, some game demonstrations, the genius button, and Dragon Dictation. Also check out a post… Read more
It seems like photo and video samples are one of the more popular requests I’ve been receiving lately. And after posting photo and video samples from T-Mobile’s Garminfone yesterday, a number of you contacted me indicating that you want more samples under a wider variety of conditions on future posts. I was also told that my videos need more sound. Well,… Read more
That’s right. Vlingo is free, for a limited time, for MT3GS owners. All you have to do is visit Vlingo’s site from your computer, click the “download now” button for Android, fill out the form and BAM, you’ll be emailed a download link. This only works on the Slide (Tested by our fearless leader, John). Trust me. I tried on my Hero. The rest… Read more
YEEESSSS!!! We all knew it was coming, but man, I have been waiting for this one for FAR too long. Eugene_373 (as he is known on Twitter and XDA forums) has finally achieved root on the myTouch Slide. Now many a current and future (like myself) myTouch users will enjoy all the freedom root has to offer; processor management, ROMs, nandroid, root-only… Read more
T-Mobile is pretty good about posting how-to videos for new devices. The myTouch 3G Slide is no exception. Here’s the video for the Genius button. The rest of the videos can be found here. They also posted eight videos about the features of the phone. Those are here. Check them out if you just picked up the device, or are curious about… Read more
I finally get my hands on the myTouch 3G Slide. This isn’t a review, but several hours after opening the device I definitely have some opinions. Sense with Swype? A hardware QWERTY where alternate characters are the same size and color as the primary characters? T-Mo’s own UI customizations? Big win or total flop? I’m not prepared to answer that question… Read more
With employee pre-sales beginning June 1st, rolling launches starting on June 2nd, and demo units arriving on June 7th, no one can say for sure what T-Mobile might have in mind for their new premiere handset on June 19th. Of course, that doesn’t mean that we aren’t making guesses. Will the myTouch 3G Slide, which features a 3.4″ HVGA (480 X 320)… Read more
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