T-Mobile has made a new website for those seaking information on the new upcoming HSPA+ device. There isn’t much to take away from the site other than the new device will be able to get data speeds up to 14.4 Mbps. Now this isn’t the theoretical max that T-Mobiles towers are capable of giving an HSPA+ device (21 Mbps) it is still faster than what we got right now and thats always a good thing.

But I took the liberty of checking out the source code of the website and found mention of the code name “Vanguard” twice. Could this device possibly be the HTC Vanguard/Vision/G1 Blaze? I sure hope so. Now if HTC can just give it to me straight and Senseless then we can all be happy.

Via TmoNews

Well played T-Mobile, well played. It seems the guys and gals over at T-Mobile have developed quite the interesting app just thrown into beta. Device Tune-up, as it will be known, is being billed as something like an automatic task manger, with a little more functionality built in (i.e. brightness control). They say Device Tune-up will run in the background and “proactively” close services that are taking up memory and battery when they aren’t in use. Theoretically, this sounds amazing. A lot of more advanced users have been managing their applications like this for quite some time now, but it’s never been this easy. Check out T-Mobile’s official quote on the application:

“T-Mobile is continually looking for ways to bring new innovation to our customers.  Within the My Account application, we are adding new functionality in the My Device section called Device Tune-up.  Device Tune-up is built to run in the background at all times and ‘tune-up’ the device by closing unused services that are running.

Device Tune-up is different from most task killers because it does not require you to do anything. Device Tune-up will default to ‘on’.  While on, Device Tune-up proactively closes services to help the device and battery perform at their best. Most pre-loaded applications will not be affected by Device Tune-up. For our non-technical users, this may mean you never even realize Device Tune-up is running; your device may simply run better.”

Personally, I am all for this app. You can get involved in the discussion and get Device Tune-up on your device now by visiting the official info and FAQ page on T-Mobile’s own forums. That’s where you’ll find more links to their Device Tune-up subforum and instructions/links on how to get it going. Let us know what you think, will ya? I am going to get this going tonight so if you have any questions, get ahold of me on Twitter and I’ll see what I can do. Just so you don’t waste your time, check out the requirements below.

Requirements:

• This beta will work on all T-Mobile Android devices running 2.1 and below. If installed on a device using 2.2, the you may see the My Device BETA icon but you will not have the Device Tune-up functionality.

This beta has not been tested on any devices running custom software outside of T-Mobile approved versions.  It is recommended you do not install this beta if you are running a custom ROM.

Via T-mobile

That’s $200 with a new contract and qualifying plan, $450 outright. T-Mobile has bundled some services and apps together, but underneath, this one has all of the features of a Garmin Navigation unit that you would find in a car and will be controlled via a 3.5″ touch screen.

Can Garmin compete with Google in the cell phone navigation department? After five-and-a-half days of driving across the country relying solely on an HTC Incredible for navigation, I have to say that Google’s system, while not perfect, is quite reliable and user-friendly. I already knew that but the trip was a good opportunity for thorough testing in different areas. Of course I have to mention integration with other Google services – primarily, all of the business data included with Google maps. In the end, I think that’s where Google has the old car navigation units beat. It will be interesting to see what Garmin has in store for their next generation of nav units, starting with the Garminfone.

Meet the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide.  The myTouch 3G Slide has a 5MP AF camera with flash, 3.4″ HVGA touchscreen, comes with an 8GB microSD card, and (of course) has a full QWERTY keyboard.  When not using the slide-out keyboard, users can input text with the Swype on-screen keyboard, pre-installed.

The device runs Android 2.1 with a layer of T-Mobile goodies on top.  The Faves Gallery displays calls, text, email, IM, and status updates for 20 of your favorite contacts, accessed via an on-screen button and/or a widget.  Much like Scenes, on HTC’s Sense devices, myModes allows users to customize up to 10 different home screen layouts.  The big difference is that these modes can be triggered by your location or time of day.  The Genius Button is a hard key that takes voice commands one step further, allowing you to control your phone.  Make calls, compose and send texts and email, or search the web.  In reverse, it will read received texts to you, using text-to-speech.

“Many smartphones are increasingly powerful in their features and specifications without continuing to improve the main reason that so many people have mobile phones — the ability to communicate with each other,” said Andrew Sherrard, vice president of product development, T-Mobile USA. “The new myTouch 3G Slide is a smart and sleek phone that fits into your pocket, your budget and your family life with exclusive T-Mobile features that put communication with your closest family and friends front and center.”

While it’s getting harder and harder for mobile companies to keep a lid on their upcoming devices, it’s nice to be surprised with a few unknown features when it’s officially announced.

The myTouch 3G Slide is “Anticipated to be available” in June.  No pricing was provided.

Source: Business Wire

Our sister site, TMoNews, has been feeding us all sorts of juicy bits regarding the long-awaited successor to the G1; The myTouch Slide.  The latest rumor is that the Slide launch will be pushed to June 2nd.  They seem pretty confident with the source.

Source: TMoNews