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Oct

HTC Glacier ROM Leaked - Is This The New myTouch? [UPDATED]

Posted by Brian O'Toole in Devices By Manufacturer, HTC, News, T-Mobile

Somewhere behind the Great Firewall of China, a group of devout HTC hackers are working hard at doing what they do best. Over at the now-famous 911sniper blog, another ROM belonging to an as of yet unannounced HTC device has just been posted ahead of time.

Sadly, the filehost they chose appears to be running their server through a 56k modem, so not much can be said right now as to the ROM's contents. However, you can be sure that once the file gets downloaded and torn apart, there will be plenty of goodies contained within, hopefully including confirmation of that rumored dual-core processor.

Oct

Deal Alert: Existing T-Mobile Customers, Upgrade To The G2 For $99.99 At Costco

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in G2 (Vision), News, T-Mobile

The sad part about being a mobile customer, at least in the US, is that you almost never get the same perks when upgrading your phone with your current carrier, compared to switching to a new one. For example, if you're an existing T-Mobile customer, you will need to shell out $200 if you upgrade with T-Mobile, Amazon, or even Wirefly.

Thankfully, we were just tipped off about a deal in Costco that offers the G2 for $99.99 to both new and existing customers renewing their contracts as well as those adding a new line. There is only one difference - existing customers pay $149.99 and send in a $50 mail-in rebate instead of getting the $99.99 price right off the bat.

Oct

[How-To] Disable System Apps On Devices With NAND Protection (Like The T-Mobile G2)

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Development, G2 (Vision), HTC, News, T-Mobile

This article deals with a couple of advanced topics. If you’re unfamiliar with some of the terms, hit up our primers here:

Much has been made of the T-Mobile G2's current rooting situation - in case you've been living under a rock for the past few months, it's currently rootable, albeit not permanently just yet.

Oct

Huawei Ideos Launches November 3rd Under A New Name: T-Mobile Comet [VIDEO]

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Comet / Ideos, Huawei, News, T-Mobile, Videos

Last Updated: November 3rd, 2010

For such a small carrier (the smallest out of the four US nationals), T-Mobile's got a pretty good selection of Android smartphones - the now infamous G2 from HTC, the Samsung Vibrant, and the Motorola Charm being just a few. Well, it looks like Huawei may be adding their own phone, the Comet (previously known as the Ideos), to that heap come November 3rd, along with a 3MP camera, GPS capabilities, and the Swype keyboard out of the box. Pricing hasn't been announced just yet, but judging by the features mentioned above (especially the 3MP camera, ugh) as well as the features seen in the screenshot below, it shouldn't be too expensive.

Oct

HTC Releases Source For T-Mobile G2

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Development, G2 (Vision), News, T-Mobile

Is it that time already? Like clockwork, HTC has released the source code for the G2 - only this time, it doesn't appear that they're being very vocal about it. Instead, a few G2 enthusiasts in the #G2ROOT channel on Freenode have managed to find it while digging through HTC's site.

While we've already seen custom ROMs up and running on the G2, the source code should make ROMmers jobs a little easier. Think you'd like to take a crack at it? Hit up that source link to download it and get to work.

[Source: HTC Thanks for the tip, Mitch Z!]

Oct

T-Mobile myTouch 3G To Receive Android 2.2 (Froyo) Update Starting Tomorrow?

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Android OS, Froyo 2.2, myTouch 3G (Magic), T-Mobile

Well, this is interesting: TmoNews is claiming that the myTouch 3G will receive an update to Android 2.2 (Froyo) starting tomorrow. If true, the rollout will be staggered - beginning tomorrow and running until October 25. An important note, though: they provide absolutely no details on how they found this out, and the only image they use dates back to June when we heard the same damn thing.

TmoNews has a pretty decent record as update leaks go, but without any details, it's hard to know whether or not this is one to back. Still, let's hope it's true - but take it with a grain of salt.

Oct

T-Mobile HTC G2, Meet CyanogenMod: Video Of CM6.1 Booting On Cyanogen's G2

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Development, G2 (Vision), News, T-Mobile

Today, in the wee hours of the morning, Cyanogen tweeted what many people have been waiting for: video footage of CM6.1 up and running on his T-Mobile G2.

His explanation for how things work:

Basically what I'm doing is temprooting and rebooting all of userspace with CM on the sdcard. Gonna keep refining it while the really persistent and smart guys from #g2root keep working on a permanent root.

And there you have it. We wouldn't expect to see a release until a permaroot is established, but it looks like things are definitely moving along nicely. Video:

[Source: AndroidSPIN, Cyanogen Twitter]

Oct

[Breaking] T-Mobile G2 OTA Update Shows Up, Brings Native Tethering And WiFi Calling

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in G2 (Vision), HTC, News, T-Mobile

I was about to go to sleep, but, of course, when I heard of a possible G2 OTA report, and one that brings such important new features as WiFi calling, ~~otherwise known as~~ ~~UMA~~, and native tethering, I had to stay up just a bit longer.

Update: T-Mobile's implementation is not exactly UMA - it doesn't transfer your calls between WiFi and T-Mo towers.

Thanks, people in comments!

Here is what we know so far:

an OTA is indeed real and has been rolled out to some users
it's likely that T-Mobile is doing a very limited test, at least for now and at least until someone discovers a direct link to the OTA download
speaking of the direct link, it hasn't been found yet, but if you see it posted around, please drop a line in the comments
post-OTA pictures showing both native tethering and WiFi calling, as promised, can be found below, thanks to Stryf3
if you want to keep your soft root, the folks at the #g2root freenode IRC channel are warning against installing the OTA just yet
the update process itself may or may not shine some light and help figure out a permaroot process, but I have my doubts

This is a developing story - additional info may be posted if and when we find out something new.

Oct

T-Mobile To Launch Samsung Galaxy Tab For $399 On Contract/$649 Off? Does It Stand A Chance Against The WiFi/WiFi+3G iPads? [Comparison]

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Galaxy Tab, News, Samsung, T-Mobile

Earlier this week, BGR leaked a likely $399 on-contract price tag for the Sprint's version of the upcoming Galaxy Tab. Today, TmoNews dug up some slides showing T-Mobile's version of the tablet coming with the same $399 price tag (on a 2-year contract of course), albeit after a $50 rebate. The version that will free you from the carrier's firm grip will make you part with an additional $250 and cost a whopping $649.99.

Galaxy Tab Vs The iPad

Comparing this to the iPad, where $499 buys you a comparable WiFi-only 16GB version and $629 gets you the WiFi+3G one, the Tab fits kind of in the middle.

Oct

T-Mobile G2 Review Roundup: Vanilla Android Is The Way To Go

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in G2 (Vision), HTC, Phone Reviews, Reviews, T-Mobile

Last Updated: July 24th, 2011

I've said it before and I'll say it again: stock Android is the way to go. I hate it when manufacturers add custom UIs, bloatware, and unnecessary lag to our beloved Android operating system, so, naturally, I was overjoyed to hear that the T-Mobile G2 would ship with a stock build of Android. Early reviewers seem to agree with this, and overall, they seem to think highly of the device. Let's take a look at some of those reviews that have been posted so far.

CNET

CNET's Bonnie Cha found the G2's design to be "clean and very professional," although she also said that she wouldn't exactly classify it as sexy, despite our own Artem Russakovskii's earlier comments.