It went live in some areas at the end of last week, and now T-Mobile have officially confirmed it: 3G HSDPA has been switched on across New York City.  Finally laying to rest earlier rumors that the network would, initially, be voice-only, the carrier has confirmed that both voice and high-speed data will be available to those with compatible handsets.  After ... continued »

More details have emerged about RIM's first flip BlackBerry, the KickStart, and it seems to be something of a mixed bag.  This time shown with T-Mobile branding, the handset is quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE - sadly no 3G - has a 2-megapixel camera and WiFi b/g.  According to BGR, while not confirmed the estimated release date is September. continued »

T-Mobile is offering a new option for its prepaid customers. This new plan allows customers to pay $1 a day and get all the benefits of a post-paid contract. The offering is very similar to the GoPhone option that AT&T provides. Basically, for $1 a day, you get unlimited nights and weekends and calls to other T-Mobile customers. All other ... continued »

According to the latest rumor, T-Mobile USA will be launching their 3G UMTS network in New York City tomorrow, May 1st.  According to a document claimed to be from the carrier themselves, NYC will be the first of over twenty cities to be 3G-enabled by the end of the year.  Those locations are apparently the same as the twenty-four tipped in ... continued »

The original BlackBerry was described to me as the ultimate utility phone by one of my business associates. I could just never get over the size of the thing. When my contract with T-Mobile came up, I decided it was time for me to upgrade to either the Shadow or the recently launched BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (a RIM handset that wasn’t ... continued »

We now know what that mystery HTC smart phone we showed you is. It is the MDA Compact IV, which is set to be a T-Mobile exclusive. It is a little more apparent after seeing this photograph taken of the dummy of the phone at an event last month. It is important to note, that in some aspects they are ... continued »

Things have been relatively quiet in the Sidekick range since the launch of the Slide and the LX last year, but we now have word that the latest version of the popular messaging handset will be a 'Scarlet' Slide.  Functionally identical to the original Slide - i.e. with a pop-up screen, full QWERTY keyboard, trackball and IM clients - the ... continued »

Whether you think EV-DO Rev.A wipes the floor with HSDPA or vice versa, one thing most people can agree on is that high-speed cellular data access is A Good Thing.  That's why T-Mobile USA's lack of a 3G network has been such an embarrassment for the carrier.  Now, according to TmoNews, they're planning an imminent roll-out of their UMTS system, ... continued »

I must admit that the Shadow 2 looks sleek and sexy. At this point, there's zilch info regarding specifications and what not, but from what I can tell looking at the spy shot, it's almost the same as the first Shadow. You might notice that there are new rounded edges and a Nokia-like-N96 reflective finish. continued »

T-Mobile's Wing WM6 smartphone has been described as hot stuff in reviews before now, but users should find a package in their mail soon that's intended to ensure the HTC-made handset doesn't get too hot.  Apparently the Dynapack batteries supplied with some of the Wing handsets can - very rarely, T-Mobile assure us - overheat, likely causing damage to ears, ... continued »