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The Best Smartphones on Every Carrier

Gizmodo Staff — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:37:14 -0500

Microsoft: Sidekick User Data on Its Way Back

Kit Eaton — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:43:59 -0400

A user uproar, rumors of sabotage, and embarrassing intra-organization finger-pointing--that's how the Microsoft's Sidekick user data loss fiasco has unfolded. But it may soon be over: Microsoft's working on recovering the data.

Furious Sidekick Owners Blame Microsoft

Chris Dannen — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:04:12 -0400

Update: T-Mobile says that much of the data may indeed be recoverable on Microsoft's backend, according to the New York Times. Engineers in Redmond are "optimistic that much of it can be recovered," but individual customers have yet to be notified whether their data is part of that pool

Infographic of the Day: Which Cellphone Provider Is Best for You?

Cliff Kuang — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:50:37 -0400

How much thought did you give to choosing your cellphone provider? I'll bet not much, but the fine-grained details can end up biting you, if you're not careful.

The Google Phone's Ad Campaign Bites, Here's How to Give It Teeth

Chris Dannen — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:19:50 -0400

Today, T-Mobile rolls out its largest ad campaign ever to tout the new Google phone, the myTouch 3G. The AT&T rival has recruited three public figures to champion the ads: Phil Jackson, former Bulls and Lakers coach, Jesse James, gearhead and TV star, and Whoopi Goldberg, who is still working, apparently.

Seven Mysteries Online This Week

Chris Dannen — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:39:45 -0400

Weird things happen, yes--but when technology is the cause, everything seems more confusing. Didn't we build these things? Don't we know how they work? Here are seven quiddities topping the social news sites this week.

Amazon Steals Back 1984

Cherry Lets You Slide Between WiFi and GSM Calling--Cheap

Chris Dannen — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:29:06 -0400

Cherry is going to have T-Mobile and AT&T more than a little worried. The Belgium-based startup modifies your GSM smartphone to allow it to switch seamlessly between WiFi and cell network calling, all at ultra cheap "WiFi calling" rates.

T-Mobile's iPhone Rival myTouch 3G Hits U.S.

Kit Eaton — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:47:48 -0400

T-Mobile's second Android-powered phone is coming to the U.S., in the guise of the T-mobile myTouch 3G. It's the follow-up phone to the original Googlephone G1, and it's just sold its millionth unit in world-wide sales.

T-Mobile Bringing Back Zeta-Jones for "Mobile Makeover" Campaign

Clay Dillow — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:22:31 -0400

T-Mobile will bring back former-spokeswoman Catherine Zeta-Jones to launch a new marketing push reminding viewers that, chances are, they are paying too much for their wireless plans. And to ensure their claims aren't dismissed as a run-of-the-mill sales pitch, T-Mobile will encourage viewers to visit a third-party site to see just how much they could save with a "Mobile Makeover."

The Storekeeper

Fast Company Staff — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:00:00 -0400

Eric Chu, 46

Mobile Platform Program Manager, Google

Apple's only competitor in the mobile-excitement market is Google's Android platform. Chu ran the developer challenge to create apps for its store.

T-Mobile Joins the Smart-Grid Wireless Network Brigade

Ariel Schwartz — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:47:18 -0400

Cellphone carriers like Verizon and AT&T have already staked claims in the digital smart-grid industry with their wireless networks. Now T-Mobile is playing catch-up by partnering with smart meter maker Echelon and developing its own SIM card for the meters.

Thanks, Recession! Cell Plans to Get Cheaper

Chris Dannen — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:36:36 -0400

Perhaps the only shot that Mobile carriers will have at growth in 2009 will be to cheapen their plans.

Woe Am I, Without Mobile Broadband

Chris Dannen — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:49:24 -0400

As I write this, my computer's Wi-Fi antenna mopes among the pay-per-hour networks inside La Guardia Airport, wondering why it costs $8 to access the Internet for the short period before my flight. While it wanders, I fume.

Will AT&T Lose the iPhone?

Chris Dannen — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:49:36 -0400

AT&T's exclusive deal to carry the iPhone has been a boon for the company's mobile arm. But the deal ends next year, leaving Ma Bell scrambling to renew it until 2011, in hopes that Apple's next killer products can keep AT&T on a rising tide.

T-Mobile Confirms Tablet PC Powered by Google Android

Kit Eaton — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:26:26 -0400

I wrote about the possible expansion of Android devices beyond smarphones just the other day. But now it looks like Android is definitely on the up-and-up: T-mobile has confirmed "several" different Android gizmos are on the way. And one may be a tablet PC.

Android G2 Outed

Kit Eaton — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:06:14 -0500

Oops--looks like someone from smartphone makers HTC leaked its 2009 handset lineup. Included in the details is what appears to be the second Android phone, which may or may not end up being called the G2.

Sony Ericsson To Launch An Android Phone

Kit Eaton — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:20:36 -0500

T-mobile's G1 cellphone was the first handset to use the Google-friendly Android open-source OS, but now the Open Handset Alliance has gained a powerful new member in Sony Ericsson.

TechWatch: Buy The BlackBerry Storm

Chris Dannen — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:30:07 -0500

Go ahead - run to a Verizon store on Thursday, November 20th and plunk down your hard-earned $200 for RIM's new touch-screen marvel, the BlackBerry Storm.

Tech Watch: Who's Afraid of the Touchscreen BlackBerry?

Chris Dannen — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:30:05 -0500

On Thursday, RIM and Verizon announced the details of their forthcoming touchscreen BlackBerry 9530, dubbed the Storm. Before getting into its feature-set and specs, here's the straight dope: it'll cost you $200 from Verizon when you sign up for a two-year voice and data plan, and it'll be available nationwide on November 21.

Security in an Age of Openness

Fast Security — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:48:21 -0400

The recent debut of T-Mobile’s G1, the Android smart phone, is both a blessing and a curse. Why? Because Android is arguably the most open mobile Operating System yet. Created by a partnership of Google, the Open Handset Alliance, and T-Mobile, Android hopes to grab coveted market share from RIM (Blackberry) and Apple (iPhone) by opting not to put regulations on third-party application development.

Drunk on Google: Scenes from the G1 Launch Party

Jennifer Vilaga — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:57:22 -0400

Jason Biggs, you jerk! I was hot on the trail of a lead -- chasing a truer star than you -- when I had the misfortune of running into your tired, drunken ass. Outside. The Skylight, West Side Manhattan, on Hudson between Dominick and Spring streets. Sometime between 11:30 and midnight. At the T-Mobile Party for the G1 phone, Google's first product launch ever.

Earth, Meet Google Android

Chris Dannen — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:16:14 -0400

Today is the day that many smartphone enthusiasts have been nerdily anticipating: the release date of the first Google [GOOG] Android phone, otherwise known as an HTC [HTCKF] Dream running an open-source platform developed by Google. The platform will be open to what will someday be hundreds or even thousands of free applications, perhaps rivaling Apple's [AAPL] iPhone for its breadth and depth of software offerings.

T-Mobile Gets First 3G Phone

Chris Dannen — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:57:19 -0400

The other day we reported that T-Mobile [NYSE:DT] was bringing online their second 3G service market in the country, bringing the total to New York and Las Vegas. Well, now it's even got itself a real life HSDPA handset to go with the network, courtesy of Sony Ericsson [NYSE:SNE]. The phone is a little green-and-black number called the TM506, and sports the standard tri-band GSM/dual-band UMTS radios for regular and 3G connectivity. It also packs Bluetooth 2, a 2MP camera, and assisted GPS. You can buy it on September 3, but no word on what it'll cost (best guess: not much).

T-Mobile Expands 3G Service

Chris Dannen — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:35:12 -0400

There's a lot of buzz about "3G" in the mobile phone world -- not least of all with the iPhone 3G from Apple [NADSAQ:AAPL]. But what exactly is 3G, and why do some phones and locales have it, and others don't?

AT&T Delivers Free WiFi Promise for iPhones [Update: Then Retracts]

Chris Dannen — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:20:50 -0400

After months of rumors, AT&T [NYSE:ATT] is finally making good on its promise of providing free WiFi to its iPhone customers at the company's 17,000 hotspots nationwide. The telecom giant released a statement this week reading: