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Nov

Google Announces Launch Of Google Music - MP3 Store, Free Cloud Storage, Music Sharing, And Artist Hub

Posted by David Ruddock in Android OS, Apps/Games, News, T-Mobile

Update: The Music section of the Market is now live! (Link). Access to Music in the Android Market (on-device) will be rolling out over the next few days on the server side (there is no new version of the Market to get the Music section). A new version of the Music app is out as well, check it out here.

Update 2: Here's the full video of the Google Music event held in Los Angeles today (if the embedded timecode doesn't work, skip to 29m30s for the start of the event):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLPFI5YsIks&t=29m30s

Just minutes ago, Google announced the launch of the long-awaited Google Music storefront.

Nov

T-Mobile Doubling HSPA+ Speeds In Eleven Markets, Expanding HSPA+ 21 In Nine Others

Posted by Cameron Summerson in 4G, News, T-Mobile

Hot on the heels of Verizon's announcement of new LTE markets, T-Mobile just sent out a PR detailing some network expansion of its own. Effective today, T-Mo has doubled the speed of its HSPA+ 4G network in eleven markets:

Bend, Medford, and Corvallis, OR
Benton Harbor, MI
Bloomington, Champaign-Urbana and Springfield, IL
Columbus, GA
Santa Barbara, CA
State College, PA
Yuba City, CA

On top of the that expansion, it will also be turning on HSPA+ 21 in nine additional markets, including:

Corvallis, OR
Decatur and Peoria, IL
Evansville, IN
Holland and Kalamazoo, MI
Santa Barbara CA
State College, PA
Yuba City, CA

If you're in one of the aforementioned areas, grab your phone and run a speed test - you may just be walking in a 4G wonderland.

Nov

Gingerbread Update Now Available For The T-Mobile Galaxy S 4G

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Galaxy S 4G, News, T-Mobile

Galaxy S 4G owners, the wait is finally over - Gingerbread is officially available for your device. Samsung threw a couple more fixes into the mix as well, like a Google security patch (vague, I know), camera enhancements, and Wi-Fi enhancements.

Unfortunately, this one won't be coming to your device over-the-air, so you'll have to install Kies Mini and grab the USB cable in order to pull it.

The entire process seems to be pretty cut-and-dried, so it should go off without a hitch. For full instructions, changelog, and other info, check out T-Mobile's Software Upgrade page.

Nov

[Updated] "Magenta Saturday" Will Eventually Net You A Couple Hundred Dollars Off The Life Of A T-Mobile Smartphone Or Tablet

Posted by Ron Amadeo in Deals, News, T-Mobile

Update: Public Service Announcement: I'm an idiot. My sincere apologies to everyone. This post was totally wrong. I misread the PR and really had no idea an "Unlimited Value Plan" was special or cheaper.

So let's try this again.

T-Mobile is having a sale! "Magenta Saturday" is one day only, this Saturday, November 19th. You will save money, but it's complicated. Pay attention.

T-Mobile has two totally different sets of plans. There's "Classic Unlimited," which is a regular cell phone plan. You get a two year contract with a subsidized phone. Then there's the "Unlimited Value Plan" which is usually about $20 cheaper a month, but they don't subsidize your device.

Nov

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Shameless Speculation: What In The Heck Are T-Mobile And Google Going To Announce On Wednesday? We Have A Guess Or Two

Posted by David Ruddock in Android OS, Editorials, News, Rumors, T-Mobile

It seems that invitees to Google's big not-yet-officially-about-Google-Music-event have just received a second invitation - to the after party. Oh, and Maroon 5, Busta Rhymes, Dirty South, R3hab, and Drake will all be in attendance - and so will we. We'll be watching the earlier event via livestream along with most everyone else (space is apparently very limited), but Android Police will present for the post-event-event Wednesday night, below. We're excited.

But as awesome as the event's headliners are, we're still more interested in what it is Google and T-Mobile are launching that warrants such a high-profile promotion.

Now, we don't have any inside information regarding what's going to be going down on Wednesday in Los Angeles, but I think I might have a pretty good idea - so, humor me for a minute.

Nov

T-Mobile Announces 4G-Enabled Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus - Set To Become Available November 16th

Posted by Liam Spradlin in 4G, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, Honeycomb 3.0/3.1/3.2, News, T-Mobile, Tablets

Rounding out their holiday offerings, T-Mobile announced today that Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus will become available (complete with 4G capability) beginning November 16th, bringing an even more portable version of the Galaxy Tab we've come to know and love to the hands of T-Mo subscribers.

The 7.0 Plus boasts many of the features of its older siblings, including a crazy-thin, lightweight form factor, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, and more. Here's a more complete look at what you can expect from the latest addition to T-Mobile's growing tablet portfolio:

0.77lb weight
7" multitouch display
Android 3.2 Honeycomb with TouchWiz UX overlay
16GB Internal storage
microSD card slot, expandable up to 32GB
1.2GHz dual-core processor
HSPA+ 4G connectivity
3MP rear shooter and 2MP front camera

Wondering how much this little slice of Honeycomb will cost you?

Oct

T-Mobile Announces Samsung's Exhibit II 4G - An 'Affordable 4G Smartphone'

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Exhibit 2 4G, News, T-Mobile

Tonight, Samsung Mobile and T-Mobile announced the Exhibit II 4G, a new 4G smartphone aimed at the budget-conscious subscriber. The Exhibit II 4G will be the first no-annual-contract 4G smartphone sold at most Walmart stores, and is set for an October 27th release.

The budget smartphone will also come to T-Mobile retail stores November 2nd, offered at the low price of $29.99 after a $50.00 mail-in rebate with a two-year agreement and qualifying plan. The Exhibit II 4G will also be available for $199.99 off contract.

Here are some of the specs the Exhibit II 4G will be offering this fall:

Android 2.3 Gingerbread
3.7" WVGA TFT display
Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor at 1GHz
3MP rear camera with flash
Wi-Fi connectivity

For subscribers interested in finding a budget Android phone, the Exhibit II 4G is a good option.

Oct

Samsung Releases Kernel Source Code For T-Mobile's Galaxy S II

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Galaxy S II, News, T-Mobile

Last Updated: November 23rd, 2011

We've already seen the source for the AT&T Galaxy S II, the Epic 4G Touch, and a handful of other new devices, so why not throw T-Mo's Galaxy S II into the mix? Sammy dropped the code earlier today -- hit the link below to download it. Let's see how fast that Snapdragon will actually run, gents.

Samsung Galaxy S II (T-Mobile) Source Code

Oct

LG Officially Announces The DoublePlay - Because Two Screens Are Always Better Than One

Posted by Abhiroop Basu in LG, News, T-Mobile

Confirming the leak from last week, LG and T-Mobile USA have announced the whacky LG DoublePlay Android 2.3 smartphone. In portrait mode the phone is a fairly standard, albeit smallish, Android device, but slide it open and suddenly you have an extra screen in between a full QWERTY keyboard.

When we first posted images of the DoublePlay its specs and features were uncertain, we can now confirm the following:

3.5-inch main display, 2.0-inch sub display
1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
5MP camera with 720p video recording
"Group Text" - create group chats on-the-go for faster content sharing
"Cloud Text" - send and receive texts between a PC or a tablet

The press release boasts a lot about the DoublePlay's dual capacitive touch screens, which supposedly makes the device the "ultimate multitasking handset".

Oct

LG Doubleplay Press Shots Leak - What The Heck Is This Thing?

Posted by Cameron Summerson in LG, News, T-Mobile

Who's in the market for a whack looking phone with some sort of flip-out hybrid keyboard-screen? You are? Then the LG Doubleplay is singing your song. Check this... thing... out:

^{Don't worry. I gagged, too.}

The Doubleplay will most likely be a low-end phone, judging by the reported 320x480 display and weak 5MP camera. That doesn't keep it from being unique though, with a secondary LCD that will probably serve very little practical purpose embedded right in the middle of the keyboard. Still, there may be some sort of target audience for this device -- tweeners, perhaps? Smartphone newcomers? Honestly, I'm not sure that this phone is a good idea for anyone, let along smartphone first-timers.