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T-Mobile have announced today that starting May 28th they will be offering the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Phone to all those who want more from their music while on the go.

Let's take a look at the Nokia 5310:

I have an almost unbroken rule of not answering to phone calls from numbers I don't recognize or haven't added them to my phonebook yet. Same policy applies times two every time someone is trying to get in touch with me but blocks their number sending feature. I did miss a few calls that way, which I shouldn't. but I managed to adjust. What I wasn't able to block were the SMS messages. Of course you don't have to respond to all those messages but then again, it's human nature to react and text back.

Good thing T-Mobile has decided, after being sued and loosing a case in court over some messages, that their subscribers will have now the opportunity of blocking all unwanted messages and calls from certain people. What people? Your boss? Mother in law? Crazy-b**** ex girlfriend? Regular pranksters? Anyone! The sky is the limit. Way to go T-Mobile!

J.D Power and Associates have just awarded another first prize to T-Mobile after a survey of wireless retail sales satisfaction. T-Mobile have surpassed Allttell, Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint Nextel. Their score was based on four categories: sales staff, store display, store facility and price/promotion. Although "just" forth carrier ranked by number of total subscribers, T-Mobile is used to winning awards from J.D Power. Their current record in customer service satisfaction is 7 wins in a row, with the last one earlier this year.

T-Mobile has just a little over 30 million subscribers. They have just launched their 3G plans in New York a few days ago, and rumors say they are going to make a bid for Sprint Nextel in the future. Not to mention their wide cell phone selection or plans. No wonder people are saying they are the coolest.
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T-Mobile Austria will help Apple test the new 3G iPhone. There! I said it! What appeared to be a rumor picked up from local blogs seems to have already been confirmed. Apparently the Austrian company is going to provide multiple plans for the new UMTS version of Apple's hot smart phone. In September 2007 it was said that Australia will be testing the new generation iPhones. Apparently Austria beat them to that, or haven't they?

I have been reluctant to cover the news as soon as I heard all that, until I got some more clear confirmation. Well I did get confirmation that Apple will use Austria as a test market with further announcements to be made at the WWDC. This is the first rumor news I will be confirming in the same post. Maybe I should change the title too...

What do you think the asking price for an unlocked 3G iPhone will be?

T-Mobile USA is the company launching their new 3G wireless network in New York. That you already know right? We told you it was bound to happen and I am sure other have as well. We all have also told you that at first, 3G under T-Mobile was supposed to come without data transfer as this feature was to be added afterwards.

But guess what, and I am glad to announce this, T-Mobile has fully launched 3G today in full. Better phone calls and more importantly for some users, better data transfer speed for all subscribers in the New York City area. For now that is, as 3G will be implemented in other important metropolitan areas with lots of T-Mobile customers waiting for it.

T-Mobile also offer a variety of phones that will operate within the UMTS network. They will connect to the best available network whether it's 3G or GMS/GPRS/EDGE for best quality. In the months to come, HSDPA phones are to be released under T-Mobile's name to further enrich the 3G experience they want to offer to all customers.

New York has gone 3G and we're going to let you know when other major cities will join T-Mobile's revolution.

Hey Guys! Check out this one..A very interesting phone! Hiptop3 found out abouth the Sidekick Aspen/Gekko for mobile geeks, although It is not sure what the official name T-Mobile will give it. You can get customized colors on the front bumpers. The yellow portion can turn out red or blue, or whatever you want. Yeah! Sound Great. Match one with the color of your apparel. It is based on the Sidekick iD, it is supposed to equip the Sharp AQUOS LCD deployed in the LX. More Details? Well! Need to wait...

As you can see from the screen shot, T-Mobile are preparing to launch 3G plans in New York City Tomorrow, May 1st. This is a semi-confirmed rumor by this apparent T-Mobile internal document. With 3G being hot news right now, it's no surprise carriers will try to implement it as a viable plan to more and more of their subscribers.

3G will of course increase both calls quality and data transfer as well. For now T-Mobile refers only to getting a "great call quality" but I am guessing they also mean data transfer as well. 3G Plans are to be launched in New York first but 20 more cities will follow by the end of 2008.

I wonder how T-Mobile will sell their 3G iPhones compared to AT&T?

Continue reading:More 3G release news

According to the BoyGeniusReport a new phone from Rim is on its way in early 2008 called the Blackberry 8110. It is expected to be a GPS phone and feature SD Card Slot, 2MP Camera, Video recording and 3.5mm Head Phone Jack. Design of the phone is expected to be totally different to the recently released pearl phones and it is expected to be carried by T-mobile, will keep a eye out for it.

FCC has just accepted Googles Bid for Spectrum AirWave.

In January a massive battle is expected to take place between some of the biggest media and phone companies in the world, it's all over something called a spectrum, I don't really know what this thing is, but its believed these companies are prepared to pay up to 15 billion dollars for it, so it must be pretty important. The bidding is going to be fierce and most probably one company alone won't have a chance to win, so many of the 266 bidders are teaming up behind closed doors to give themselves a advantage from competitors, some of the companies said to be involved are Google, Time Warner Cable, AT&T, Verizon, AT&T, Leap Wireless International, Sprint Nextel, Comcast, Echostar Communications, DirecTV Group, Verizon Communications, Vodafone Group, Rural Cellular and Deutsche Telekom. The auction is to take place on Jan. 24.

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Even though some well-known Internet marketers are praising the effectiveness of micro-blogging site Twitter for many small businesses, maybe T-Mobile is not impressed at all. There were some reports last week that T-Mobile has blocked this service for their customers without any formal notification.

Here’s a portion of the e-mail sent by a representative from Executive Customer Relations department at T-Mobile to blogger Robert Mertz when he inquired about the said disruption:

…Twitter is not an authorized third-party service provider, and therefore you are not able to utilize service from this provide any longer…. T-Mobile is not in violation of any agreement by not providing service to Twitter. T-Mobile regrets any inconvenience, however please note that if you remain under contract and choose to cancel service, you will be responsible for the $200 early termination fee that would be assessed to the account at cancellation.

However, the official Twitter blog still believes this is just a technical glitch and not a policy issue. In their latest update as of December 15, they claimed this issue has been resolved.

For T-Mobile's sake, let's hope this is a mere technical problem and not the same blocking tactic they once used against VOIP-based free calling service Truphone. Otherwise, they might end up losing more customers than expected.

Have you checked out the T-Mobile HotSpot @Home line-up lately? T-Mobile added the new Samsung t739, dubbed the Katalyst, to its series. The Samsung Katalyst comes in a slider design and offers Wi-Fi calling apart from regular cell phone calling. The HotSpot @Home, purchased as an add-on, allows customers with a more complete wireless coverage when using available home Wi-Fi networks or T-Mobile hotspots to make/receive calls. As soon as you leave a hotspot, the call seamlessly switches over to T-Mobile's wireless network.

The Katalyst comes in a metallic silver finish, and apart from Wi-Fi, features Bluetooth, a sad 1.3 megapixel camera and IM (compatible with AOL, ICQ, Yahoo! and Windows Live Messenger). A spiffy 176x220 pixel, 220k color display greets the user. An integrated MP3 player, support for microSD memory card and speaker-independent voice recognition round up the rest of the features. A quad-band GSM world phone, it measures 3.97" x 1.98" x .65" and weighs in at 4.1 oz.

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T-Mobile USA announced today the availablility of the new Nokia 6263 phone, which can now be purchased nationwide at select T-Mobile stores and tmobile.com. The phone is a "clam-shell" or folding style phone, featuring a 2.2-inch 16 million color QVGA primary display, large exterior mounted music keyes for easy access to saved music tracks, and the ability to hold over 350 songs with the included 512MB memory card. With an optional 4GB card, you'll be able to save up to 3000 songs.

The Nokia 6263 also includes a powerful XHTML browser, support for Java and Flash Lite content, and email capability with attachment support. It can also easily be synchronized to a desktop with Nokia's PC Suite software, available for free at nokiausa.com. Other features of the phone include a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and a high-capacity battery offering 3 1/3 hours of talk time, or 11 days of stand-by time.

T-Mobile announced yet another mobile phone, called Shadow and also known as HTC Phoebus. The slider type of phone doesn't have a touchscreen like many others do, but it features a navigation wheel that is more than enough to navigate through the menus.

With a price tag of $150 with the inclusion of a 2-year contract, the new T-Mobile cellphone offers WiFi, a 2-megapixel camera for the photos and videos, a microSD memory card slot to store data, and stereo bluetooth.

Additionally, there is a new version of myFaves, so you can easily interact with your favorite contacts.

Blackberry is releasing two new colors for their Blackberry Curve 8310 Smartphones. The device with built-in GPS will be released with two new colors, Crimson and Titanium. The Crimson version, which incidentally was the name of the Blackberry Curve internally, will sport a reversed keypad with most keys in black.

The Titanium on the other hand, looks a bit different - or similar - to T-Mobile's Curve. But then again, it depends on who is looking. You can check out the photo included with this article to judge for yourself.

T-Mobile has just announced the launch of its much anticipated MDA Vario III. The device is touted to take Personal Digital Assistants to a whole new level. The Vario III features a unique tilting screen and sliding QWERTY keyboard that makes it easier for users who want to continue their work or surf the Internet on the move.

Being one of the first handsets with 3.6 Meg HSDPA, the Vario III will provide the highest quality Internet, video calling and email experience available on a mobile device. Coupled with T-Mobile’s web’n’walk service, the Vario III is set to give users the ultimate mobile experience, as they will be able to explore any site on the Internet as they would on their PC.

The next generation Vario III is packed full of the latest technology and runs on the new Windows Mobile 6 operating system – allowing users to access and edit familiar applications like Microsoft Outlook, Word and PowerPoint on the move. Furthermore, the Vario III also boasts an in-built GPS receiver, and is fully compatible with the new CoPilot Live 7 satellite navigation system.

The MDA Vario III will be available from 28th September to purchase from T-Mobile stores and online at www.t-mobile.co.uk.

T-Mobile USA, Danger and MySpace announced a new, integrated MySpace Mobile experience for those with the T-Mobile Sidekick. Tailored specifically for the Sidekick, it lets you control over your MySpace right from the device. The MySpace Mobile software is integrated into the T-Mobile Sidekick, and features a familiar UI experience as well. Navigation on the Sidekick's screen is easy, offering quick access to new messages, friend requests and comments from the home screen. For other options, the user can navigate the four sections of the application: Home, MyMail, Blog and Search.

The Sidekick's directional pad helps you jump from each activity to another without having to wait for the page to load. With real-time updates, you can edit your MySpace profile (how often do you update yours, by the way?), upload photos directly to MySpace and even full MySpace messaging. Push content and notifications are done through the Danger service.

MySpace Mobile for T-Mobile Sidekick is now available for download.

Blackberry, a wireless email solution for mobile users has come together with T-Mobile with a vision to offer the best email services available today. As per the latest scheme, the firm will give VARs preferential treatment to Blackberry resellers. The BlackBerry (News - Alert) from T-Mobile: Partner Programme is an extension of the firm's Business Partner Programme, launched in May.

With 17 partners in the UK, T-Mobile is looking forward to include more than half in the BlackBerry program. Some of the partners who have already enrolled include WN1 Communications, Olive Communications and BusinessMobiles.com.

There are 17 benefits available for partners accepted onto the programme. These include: preferential pricing on BlackBerry products, which will mean partners receive cheaper units; marketing support from T-Mobile; and increased commission.

Funny name for a cell phone. The Samsung Blast is here, available to T-Mobile customers. Available in a slider design, Samsung claims that the Blast has an enhanced QWERTY keypad for easier texting and IM. The phone is compatible with 850/900/1800/1900MHz GSM networks and is equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera - and it can also record videos.

Other goodies include hi-fi ringers, stereo Bluetooth support and, more importantly, voice-activated dialing. There's also an email client on-board, and IM support for AOL/Yahoo!/MSN and ICQ. Samsung claims a talk time of 5 hours and standby of up to 8 days. The phone measures 4.2" x 2.0" x 0.5" and weighs in at 2.8 oz.

Priced at US $229.99, it is available for ust $99.99 after instant discounts and mail in rebate.

Samsung Blast from T-Mobile

If you thought Helio had a corner on the MySpace phone app market, you might want to check that. T-Mobile, as revealed by online documents, is set to soon launch their own MySpace application for their Sidekick phones. Which is genius because Sidekickers are probably the most likely of the T-Mobile crowd to get into that sort of thing.

The new app will reportedly work on the Sidekick 3 and Sidekick iD, and will come pre-installed on the upcoming Sidekick Zante (a.k.a. Sidekick Slide).

Source : T-Mobile FAQs

Update: It looks like T-Mobile has now pulled the plug on those revealing pages....

If you thought Helio had a corner on the MySpace phone app market, you might want to check that. T-Mobile, as revealed by online documents, is set to soon launch their own MySpace application for their Sidekick phones. Which is genius because Sidekickers are probably the most likely of the T-Mobile crowd to get into that sort of thing.

The new app will reportedly work on the Sidekick 3 and Sidekick iD, and will come pre-installed on the upcoming Sidekick Zante (a.k.a. Sidekick Slide).

Source : T-Mobile FAQs

Update: It looks like T-Mobile has now pulled the plug on those revealing pages....

Samsung brings two new phones to T-Mobile customers. Although there has been no official announcement from either T-Mobile or Samsung, the logo tells us that the phones will available through T-Mobile.

The Samsung SGH-T729 handset receives a stylish slider form factor. It's sleek fashionable styling gets a black finish with splash red. The phone is a messaging oriented device which offers features like SureType hybrid keyboard and BlackBerry Connect to a slider form factor. Specs include a 262K color display with a resolution of 176x220 pixels resolution and a 1.3MP camera.

The other Samsung phone, SGH-T419, is a simple entry-level phone. Its your basic clamshell phone with integrated antenna. Specs of this phone include a 0.3MP VGA camera, Bluetooth and an internal 65K color display resolution of 128x160 pixels.

Via: PhoneArena

Samsung brings two new phones to T-Mobile customers. Although there has been no official announcement from either T-Mobile or Samsung, the logo tells us that the phones will available through T-Mobile.

The Samsung SGH-T729 handset receives a stylish slider form factor. It's sleek fashionable styling gets a black finish with splash red. The phone is a messaging oriented device which offers features like SureType hybrid keyboard and BlackBerry Connect to a slider form factor. Specs include a 262K color display with a resolution of 176x220 pixels resolution and a 1.3MP camera.

The other Samsung phone, SGH-T419, is a simple entry-level phone. Its your basic clamshell phone with integrated antenna. Specs of this phone include a 0.3MP VGA camera, Bluetooth and an internal 65K color display resolution of 128x160 pixels.

Via: PhoneArena

T-Mobile has officially launched the new T-Mobile Wing handset. The Wing is the first smartphone to ship in the US with Windows Mobile 6. With the Window Mobile 6, users are able to make use of mobile versions of Microsoft Office applications, Windows Media Player, Outlook, Windows Live Messenger, and many other Microsoft services. For those who are addicted to instant messaging, the phone supports popular im clients including Yahoo!, AIM, ICQ, and Windows Live Messenger.

The Wing, a re-branded version of the HTC Herald, gets a blue soft-touch exterior. It is a slim and lightweight handset featuring a 2.8" touchscreen display which slides out to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. The quad-band phone keeps users connected with GPRS/EDGE and Wi-Fi services for access to fast wireless connections from just about anywhere. Other Features of the phone include a 2MP camera with 8x zoom removable microSD memory, and bluetooth wireless connectivity.

The Wing should now be available in T-Mobile retail stores and their online store. You can pick up the phone for $299.99 with a $50 mail-in rebate and $100 instant savings

Other T-Mobile Phones:

T-Mobile Motorola z3

T-Mobile Sidekick 3 Review

Blackberry 8800 Coming to T-Mobile April 23

T-Mobile has officially launched the new T-Mobile Wing handset. The Wing is the first smartphone to ship in the US with Windows Mobile 6. With the Window Mobile 6, users are able to make use of mobile versions of Microsoft Office applications, Windows Media Player, Outlook, Windows Live Messenger, and many other Microsoft services. For those who are addicted to instant messaging, the phone supports popular im clients including Yahoo!, AIM, ICQ, and Windows Live Messenger.

The Wing, a re-branded version of the HTC Herald, gets a blue soft-touch exterior. It is a slim and lightweight handset featuring a 2.8" touchscreen display which slides out to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. The quad-band phone keeps users connected with GPRS/EDGE and Wi-Fi services for access to fast wireless connections from just about anywhere. Other Features of the phone include a 2MP camera with 8x zoom removable microSD memory, and bluetooth wireless connectivity.

The Wing should now be available in T-Mobile retail stores and their online store. You can pick up the phone for $299.99 with a $50 mail-in rebate and $100 instant savings

Other T-Mobile Phones:

T-Mobile Motorola z3

T-Mobile Sidekick 3 Review

Blackberry 8800 Coming to T-Mobile April 23

T-Mobile announces the unveiling of its new, SideKick ID. For only $99, this slimmed down SideKick should grab the attention of SK fans everywhere. You can also personalize your SKID with easily removable and replaceable exterior panels to show off school pride or match one’s style, mood or that day’s outfit.

The swivel QWERTY keyboard still stays, along with instant access to email, instant messaging, and text messaging. It also comes stock with MyFavs support, right out of the box.