Bloomberg reports: Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) has held talks to sell its T-Mobile USA unit to Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) in exchange for a major stake in the combined entity, said people with knowledge of the matter. Talks have been on and off, and a deal may not be reached, said the people, who spoke [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 6, 2010
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With 2011 inching closer and closer, the iPhone 4 coming to Verizon is looming on the horizon. But a CDMA capable iPhone also means that Apple’s revolutionary smartphone could also run on networks like Sprint and T-Mobile. Sounds like a win-win for all US customers, right? Not so fast. AppleInsider relays an investor note from [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 8, 2010
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T-Mobile’s latest ad is a little bit “Get a Mac” inspired and it ain’t half bad. Taking shots at both the iPhone and AT&T, the ad touts T-Mobile’s highspeed 4G network and it’s ability to support video chat using solely a cellular connection.
Continue reading...Saturday, November 6, 2010
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With all the fuss surrounding the iPhone hitting Verizon in early 2011, people seem to be forgetting that there are a few other, albeit smaller, carriers that might be welcoming the iPhone to the mix as well in a few months time. On that note, T-Mobile has reportedly begun selling an officially licensed iPod and [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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Cult of Mac reports: T-Mobile USA is very close to getting the iPhone in the fall, ending Apple’s exclusive relationship with AT&T, according to a highly placed source at the wireless company. Talks between Apple and T-Mobile are at an advanced stage, our source says, and it’s 80 percent likely that the iPhone will be [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 10, 2010
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Move over Verizon, T-Mobile may be jumping to the front of the line in the ongoing race amongst carriers to join AT&T as a heralded iPhone provider. In recently issued research report, analyst Shaw Wu of Kaufman Brothers writes that T-Mobile may start carrying the iPhone by 2011, and as early as this fall. Much [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 10, 2010
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For the first time, sales of Android based devices here in the US were greater than iPhone sales during a given quarter. According to data released earlier today by the NPD group, Android sales during the 1Q of 2010 represented 28% of all smartphone sales while iPhone sales represented 21%. Leading the pack, as usual, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 23, 2009
Pardon the above joke, but I thought the following quote was pretty on point regarding Androids inability to live up to its initial hype. To date, there has only been one phone released running Android, and the one that does, the G1, has had a somewhat mediocre showing. Is it Android itself or the lack [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 21, 2009
According to a report from Morgan Stanley, the Android powered G1 phone from T-Mobile sold around 300,000 units this past quarter, about 1/6 of the number of iPhones that were sold. The figures, however, are somewhat misleading. For starters, the G1 didn’t come out until October, and more than that, the phone was tied to [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 17, 2008
Over the past 2 weeks, word has been spreading across the web that pre-orders of the new Android based G1 phone were reaching 1.5 million units. This number seemed almost too good to be true. The iPhone 3G, by way of comparison, sold only 1 million units in its first weekend, and it was subject [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 16, 2008
Check out Walt Mossbergs mostly positive review here. The New York Times, however, wasn’t as impressed.
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The reviews are in, and they’re mostly positive. Overall, there seems to be a lot to like, but the consensus is that it’s no iPhone. Walt Mossberg shares his initial impressions of the phone here. Times Online has a review of the phone here.
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
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