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Dave Altavilla - Wed, Feb 26, 2014
LG’s new G Flex smartphone is the “world’s first curved flexible smartphone” according to the company. We’ve seen smartphones that have curved bodies before, but this is the first smartphone to feature a display and battery that are curved as well. LG claims the curved design of the G Flex is optimized for the...
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Jennifer Johnson - Wed, Feb 26, 2014
LG’s new G Flex smartphone is the “world’s first curved flexible smartphone” according to the company. We’ve seen smartphones that have curved bodies before, but this is the first smartphone to feature a display and battery that are curved as well. LG claims the curved design of the G Flex is optimized...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Feb 19, 2014
With friends like T-Mobile, who needs enemies? That pretty much sums up how BlackBerry felt after T-Mobile sent an email to customers encouraging them to switch to Apple's iPhone 5S. What really set the Canadian handset maker off, however...
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Seth Colaner - Sat, Feb 15, 2014
T-Mobile is going to change its JUMP! smartphone trade-in program on February 23rd so that instead of waiting 6 months to swap out your old phone for a hot new one, you can perform the trade-in any time you want and as often as you like...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Feb 11, 2014
A new wireless survey conducted by J.D. Power suggests that AT&T customers are the happiest with their carrier's customer support. AT&T scored 793 out of a 1,000 point scale, taking the top spot among full-service wireless...
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Seth Colaner - Mon, Feb 10, 2014
The bad blood between AT&T and T-Mobile continues, as a federal court ruled that the former’s Aio Wireless brand infringed on the latter’s trademark magenta color. “The court agreed with us that Aio can't continue...
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Seth Colaner - Wed, Feb 05, 2014
T-Mobile CEO John Legere is a bit of a loon, but I love him. He’s been poking the bear as it were by actively calling out other mobile carriers and rolling out plans and incentives specifically targeting the likes of AT&T, but...
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Seth Colaner - Thu, Jan 30, 2014
We knew that the LG G Flex smartphone was coming to the U.S. sometime this quarter, but now we have a much clearer idea. You can preorder your own G Flex handset from AT&T, Sprint, or T-Mobile, and the device will be shipping in just a...
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Seth Colaner - Sun, Jan 26, 2014
Like him or hate him, T-Mobile CEO John Legere is good for the mobile industry. He seems a little crazy, but crazy like a fox. The things he says in public are usually rather spot on, although his latest comments are more interesting if...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Jan 22, 2014
T-Mobile isn't content simply shaking up the wireless industry by going against the grain as part of its "Un-carrier" designation, apparently the company wants to be your un-bank, too. Hence the wireless carrier is extending its different way of thinking into the personal finance sector with...
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Ray Willington - Wed, Jan 08, 2014
Rumors were running rampant, and as it turns out, they were largely true. T-Mobile has made a huge move at CES 2014 this week, at a show where most of the other carriers have nearly bowed out completely. The company's new CEO has been on...
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Seth Colaner - Fri, Jan 03, 2014
It was just days ago that we learned of T-Mobile’s latest shot at AT&T: A rumored incentive plan that would cover up to $350 in early termination fees for customers who switched to T-Mobile. It was big news and frankly a bit unbelievable, so we took the rumor with a grain of salt...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Jan 01, 2014
Analysts aren't convinced that Sprint will be able to clear the regulatory hurdles required to acquire T-Mobile, especially after AT&T already tried before falling flat on its face. Despite the skepticism, investors are apparently optimistic a deal will get done -- share prices of both...
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Ray Willington - Wed, Dec 25, 2013
Those rumors of Sprint buying T-Mobile? At first blush, it was easy to brush it off as nothing more than a passing whisper, but now, evidence is beginning to mount. Japanese telecomunications company SoftBank is reportedly looking to close...
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Seth Colaner - Mon, Dec 23, 2013
T-Mobile’s prepaid phone service, GoSmart, is doing a little shimmy to get an edge in the prepaid market by offering Facebook access for free, irrespective of whether or not users have a data plan. It’s certainly an interesting...
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Rob Williams - Fri, Dec 20, 2013
This is one of those stories that seems a little too good to be true, but given the fact that T-Mobile has tried hard to disrupt the business of other US mobile carriers, there is some hope. Over the past year, T-Mobile has rolled-out...
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Seth Colaner - Sat, Dec 14, 2013
Two years ago, AT&T’s bid to acquire T-Mobile fell through (with AT&T’s consolation prize a roaming agreement with Deutsche Telekom), but another one of the four major U.S. mobile carriers is considering a T-Mobile purchase. This time it’s Sprint that has magenta on...
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Seth Colaner - Wed, Dec 11, 2013
We haven’t heard much from Canonical about its Ubuntu for mobile since its ill-fated $32 million crowdfunding attempt, but it appears that the company has finally found a hardware partner for its mobile operating system. Canonical...
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Seth Colaner - Wed, Nov 20, 2013
Smartphone theft (and, let’s be honest with our absent-minded and clumsy selves, loss) is a major problem, and a potential solution proposed by lawmakers in San Francisco and New York has been shot down by the big four wireless...
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Ray Willington - Wed, Nov 06, 2013
Earlier this month, T-Mobile drastically shook up the wireless market yet again. In the latest of its almost-too-good-to-be-true moves in a bid to become known as the Uncarrier, the company announced that it would be giving tablet users...
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Ray Willington - Thu, Oct 24, 2013
A lot of companies in the technology realm make a lot of promises, but few live up to their claims. T-Mobile is not one of those companies. After changing its stance and coming out as the "Uncarrier," T-Mobile has made one groundbreaking move after another. First, by enabling phone swaps every...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Oct 10, 2013
Hopefully you've never had to experience "bill shock" before, but if you're curious what it feels like, a trip overseas followed by liberal use of your smartphone's texting, data, and voice will do the trick. International roaming rates...
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