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T-Mobile ad illustrates Angry Birds' immense popularity

by Steven Sande (Jun 10th, 2011)

One app that has grown from an iPhone hit to a worldwide phenomenon is Rovio Mobile's Angry Birds. Whether you're a fan of knocking over pigs and structures by flinging birds, or go berserk when you hear the Angry Birds theme music, you have to admit that the popularity of what was originally a ...

Rumor: 'iPhone 4S' to launch in September with T-Mobile and Sprint as added carriers

by Michael Grothaus (May 13th, 2011)

Jeffries & Co. analyst Peter Misek issued a research note to clients today in which he claims the next iPhone will be branded the 'iPhone 4S' and will debut in September. The iPhone 4S will reportedly be a minor revamp of the iPhone including "minor cosmetic changes, better cameras, A5 ...

Seattle T-Mobile stores challenging iPhone

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 27th, 2011)

T-Mobile is having some fun challenging its adoptive parent AT&T and its competitor Verizon Wireless to a speed test that pits the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy S 4G against the iPhone 4. Starting Friday April 29, iPhone owners can challenge the Galaxy S 4G to see which handset is the ...

Apple prototype spotted with T-Mobile 3G signal

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 23rd, 2011)

A rumor fresh out of BGR suggests Apple is testing the iPhone for T-Mobile. A crystal clear image shows a white iPhone rocking a 3G signal from the wireless carrier. Since the current iPhone 4 does not support T-Mobile's 3G AWS 1700 MHz band, this is either a legitimate leak, a clever ruse ...

AT&T filing shows that smartphone data is facing huge growth

by Mike Schramm (Apr 22nd, 2011)

AT&T has submitted a document to the FCC in the process of trying to get that T-Mobile merger approved, and it reveals that AT&T was overwhelmed by the amount of smartphone data traffic it had to push through with the arrival of the iPhone. 2010 saw an 8000% jump in data rates over ...

Report: FCC official doubts AT&T + T-Mobile deal will sail through

by Mike Schramm (Mar 24th, 2011)

An unnamed FCC official told the Wall Street Journal this week that "there's no way the chairman's office rubber-stamps" the recently announced merger between AT&T and T-Mobile USA. The official didn't go into further details, but said that the organization hadn't even begun preliminary ...

How the iPhone led to T-Mobile USA's sale to AT&T

by Steven Sande (Mar 22nd, 2011)

By now, just about anyone who hasn't been hiding under the proverbial rock for the last three days knows that AT&T is planning on purchasing T-Mobile USA for $39 billion, pending regulatory approval. What you may not know is that a lot of what led to the sale of T-Mobile to AT&T was ...

What does the AT&T deal for T-Mobile USA mean for Apple?

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 22nd, 2011)

AT&T confirmed on Sunday that it plans to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom. T-Mobile USA will operate as a separate brand until the deal is approved. If approved, this deal would bump AT&T up to 130 million subscribers and make it the nation's largest wireless operator. Though ...

Sprint concerned over AT&T, T-Mobile merger

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 21st, 2011)

Sprint responded to the announcement of the acquisition of T-Mobile by AT&T with a statement that expresses concern about the proposed merger. Sprint suggests federal regulators take a close look at the deal, which will dramatically change the structure of the wireless industry in the ...

T-Mobile says no iPhone

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 21st, 2011)

T-Mobile posted a quick FAQ on its website regarding the recently announced merger with AT&T. The biggest question for Apple fans on T-Mobile is whether the AT&T iPhone will be available to current T-Mobile customers. Unfortunately, the answer is a resounding "No." Under the acquisition ...

T-Mobile notes the "4" in iPhone 4 does not mean 4G

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 28th, 2011)

Nearly nine months after Apple's official announcement, T-Mobile finally points out to its customers that the "4" in iPhone 4 does not refer to 4G. T-Mobile's latest advertisement for its HSPA+ network takes a shot at both the Verizon and AT&T iPhone 4 with the two carriers illustrated as ...

UK carriers discount iPads

by Dana Franklin (Feb 22nd, 2011)

Orange and T-Mobile in the UK slashed prices for iPad models with 3G connectivity to as low as GB£99 with a 24-month contract. In addition to boosting new business for these popular mobile carriers, the "limited time" offers appear to be a strategy for clearing inventory ahead of the highly ...

Deutsche Telekom claims Apple will support near-field communication e-wallet

by Steven Sande (Feb 15th, 2011)

Fun things are afoot at the Mobile World Congress this week in Barcelona, Spain. Today's news comes from Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of cell carrier T-Mobile. The corporation announced that it's rolling out the ability to make payments with a near-field communication (NFC) enabled ...

T-Mobile blames lack of iPhone for poor US sales

by Sam Abuelsamid (Nov 5th, 2010)

Among the four national mobile phone carriers in the United States, T-Mobile is clearly the laggard in terms of subscriber numbers. This comes despite low prices and highly-regarded customer service. Rene Obermann, CEO of Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile USA's parent company, lays the blame squarely on ...

T-Mobile ad pokes fun at FaceTime

by Dave Caolo (Nov 3rd, 2010)

In an ad similar to Apple's "Get A Mac" campaign, T-Mobile pokes fun at the iPhone's FaceTime restriction and places the blame squarely on AT&T. The ad begins (see a video after the break) with a woman saying, "Hi. I'm a T-Mobile MyTouch 4G." The camera then pans back to reveal a man standing ...