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T-Mobile Seattle Speedtest Challenge with $1,000 up for grabs!

By Cory Gunther
on 27 Apr, 2011

$1,000 dollars says the Galaxy S 4G is faster than your iPhone, that is what T-Mobile has been saying as of late. They are putting that money where their mouth is and are offering it up for any iPhone that can beat the Galaxy S 4G in a best of 3 speedtest competition at select T-Mobile stores in Seattle. See below for more details.

T-Mobile reports $4.69 Billion in Revenue, Still loosing subscribers

By Cory Gunther
on 25 Feb, 2011

Over at T-Mobile USA they may have one of the best and fastest 4G networks and download speeds. With data ARPUs rising faster than any US rival, but the carrier is still losing users. That and we can't forget they have the beautiful brunette Carly that does T-Mobile Commercials, that has to count for something right. This year the carrier saw 33.73m subscribers in Q4 2010, according to some even newer figures released today, down from 33.76m in Q3 2010 and 33.79m year-on-year. T-Mobile did mention that one of the larger shifts was with On-Contract subscribers, down a massive 318,000 – over 5x greater than in the previous three month period. That is a pretty big drop. although the pre-pay customers are up from Q3, while still being way down from T-Mobiles pre-pay figures for 2009.

Tech Bloggers the Focus of T-Mobiles new Ad

By Cory Gunther
on 24 Feb, 2011

We all are familiar by now with T-Mobiles pretty Brunette girl right? Carly is her name. She is the pretty face behind T-Mobile and all their ads of late. Just like T-Mobile slaps iPhone 4 on Verizon video, and many others. Looks like this time around they have changed things up. They've went from making fun of Apple, to AT&T, & Verizon, but now they are bringing Tech Bloggers into the mix.

Samsung Vibrant Gets Froyo Tomorrow – January 21

By Chris Burns
on 20 Jan, 2011

All you lovers of the Vibrant that's about to get replaced by its big brother Vibrant 4G, you're in luck. Right here on the same day the Vibrant 4G is basically thrown in everyone's faces, chief marketing Cole Brodman (of T-Mobile) speaks with PCMag, telling them that the updates should start rolling out tomorrow and will be out to everyone within weeks.

T-Mobile Galaxy S 4G “coming soon”: Vibrant 4G confirmed

By Chris Davies
on 20 Jan, 2011

T-Mobile USA has officially confirmed the upcoming HSPA+ version of the Samsung Vibrant, which will launch as the T-Mobile Galaxy S 4G. "We will launch as new the Samsung Galaxy S 4G" CEO Philipp Humm apparently confirmed at a briefing earlier today, reports PCMag, as well as giving the official nod to the Sidekick 4G. No release date for the T-Mobile Galaxy S 4G has been given, but Humm did say it was "coming soon".

Samsung Vibrant 4G Passing Through FCC

By Chris Burns
on 19 Jan, 2011

It's getting closer! Take a peek at this FCC application that's just passed, it's got all the markings of a possible next wave version of the original, and not much to hold us back from such a conclusion. The original T-Mobile Vibrant had the model number SGH-T959, this new one is dubbed SGH-T959V. It's a Samsung device, and it has support for AWS - just what a T-Mobile handset would need to access their 3G / 4G network.

Android Community Daily Wrap Up: January 18 2011

By Dylan Bailey
on 18 Jan, 2011

What a busy day in Android news! As we approach Mobile Word Congress 2011, we are getting many leaks of upcoming devices that are set to be showcased at the worldwide event in Barcelona next month. Grab hold of the massively wild story surrounding Samsung's possible charging of fees for Android updates (refuted by they themselves late tonight.) Take a peek at the G-Slate, see where you can grab 300+ free games in the Android Marketplace, and help us stop a pirate! What a fabulously exciting list of updates awaits you here in the Android Community Daily Wrap Up!

Samsung Vibrant 4G for T-Mobile Poses for Photo, Shows Off Android 2.3 [Update]

By Evan Selleck
on 17 Jan, 2011

The Samsung Vibrant 4G has been getting a lot of press lately, but not for the right reasons. The device's feature set should be the focus for potential customers. Instead, suggestive politics and rumors foreshadow this still unannounced device's upcoming availability. For one unnamed tipster, who managed to get some hands-on time with the device, the next generation Vibrant handset from Samsung is all set to bring T-Mobile's 4G network to the handset. That, and an unexpected update to the mobile Operating System.