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Why Apple doesn’t need a cheap iPhone if T-Mobile does it for them
Does Apple need a cheaper iPhone to attract entry-level smartphone buyers? T-Mobile may have just found a way to do it for them here in the U.S. The idea that Apple needs to produce a phone that...
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T-Mobile’s big day: iPhone 5, LTE and a new type of service plan (roundup)
We’re not sure if T-Mobile is now an “uncarrier,” as it declared at Tuesday’s event in New York City at which it finally introduced an iPhone 5 for its network, unveiled new pricing plans that could...
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Call in podcast: T-Mobile iPhone and the best Android keyboard
It’s another edition of the weekly call-in show where we answer your tech questions. We start off the show with the big news that T-Mobile finally has its own iPhone and LTE network. Then we get right...
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AT&T sets Samsung Galaxy S 4 pre-order price at $249.99 with contract
AT&T customers pining for the new Samsung Galaxy S 4 can begin the pre-order process on April 16. The carrier announced the news on Thursday, saying the price would be $249.99 with two-year...
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T-Mobile goes even lower: bring in old iPhone, waive $99 fee for iPhone 5
If you think zero dollars sounds better than $99, T-Mobile has an iPhone deal for you. Starting on Friday, if you trade in an iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S, the carrier will waive the down payment for a new...
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Samsung Galaxy S 4 launch details emerge from T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T
It’s not as if the Samsung Galaxy S 4 itself is a surprise: the phone was introduced in the U.S. last month. Details on pricing and availability, however, are just arriving now, with T-Mobile and...
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Samsung Galaxy S 4 has one missing feature: Available inventory
Reviews of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 smartphone indicate this new handset is packed with functions, but something’s missing: Actual phones for two U.S. carriers. On Wednesday, both Sprint and T-Mobile...
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Guess who went public? T-Mobile completes MetroPCS deal
T-Mobile USA began trading on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday under the ticker TMUS, as its deal of more than $1.5 billion to combine with MetroPCS has closed. The newly combined company opened...
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Prepaid boosted T-Mobile customers last quarter, but 500K iPhones sold speaks...
T-Mobile added 202,000 prepaid customers last quarter, helping to offset the 199,000 subscribers it lost. Sales of 500,000 Apple iPhones, however, speaks volumes towards the carrier’s future, which is...
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Just one month in, T-Mobile raises its $99 iPhone 5 down payment
Remember that $99-down-for-an-iPhone-5 plan T-Mobile advertised as part of its game-changing new approach to the U.S. mobile market? Well, that’s over. As of Monday, if you walk into a T-Mobile store...
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Mobile first-quarter 2013: analysis and outlook
The mobile platform wars escalated once again in the first quarter of 2012 as BlackBerry finally took the wraps off its much-anticipated new operating system. Meanwhile Android continued to build on...
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Google shouldn’t allow HTC to abandon software updates for last year’s One S
Struggling HTC isn’t doing itself any favors by abandoning software updates on a phone that’s just over 14 months old. It doesn’t help Android at large, either. Unfortunately for owners of the HTC One...
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ICYMI podcasts: QuickOffice v. Office, monitoring loved ones and “to print or...
Google is showing off its QuickOffice integration on the developer channel of Chrome OS. On this week’s GigaOm Chrome Show, Chris Albrecht and Kevin Tofel discuss what the app, which uses native Office...
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Apple asks agency to halt iPhone and iPad ban set for August
Less than four weeks before an import ban on popular Apple products will take effect, the iPhone maker is asking the International Trade Commission to stay the ban while a court considers an appeal. In...
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Review: Sony Xperia Z with LTE for T-Mobile keeps pace with Android flagships
T-Mobile and Sony announced on Wednesday the latest LTE smartphone for the carrier’s growing LTE network: The Sony Xperia Z. On the outside, the water-resistant Xperia Z looks on par with other current...
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Android this week: Sony Xperia Z reviewed; LG’s G2 teased; HTC One now dual...
The next wave of Android hardware seems to be building and this week, I reviewed the latest from Sony. The company’s Xperia Z with LTE for T-Mobile debuted on Wednesday and is available from the...
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ICYMI podcasts: Might as well Jump with T-Mo, 3-D printers and Chome APIs
This week’s GigaOM Weekly Wrapup podcast highlights some of the biggest tech news of past few days, starting with T-Mobile’s newest industry shakeup. It’s a phone upgrade program called Jump and Kevin...
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What mattered in mobile in the second quarter
The mobile industry saw some important consolidation unfold in the second quarter as the lesser tier-one carriers made some strong alliances: Sprint agreed to be acquired by Japan’s SoftBank and began...
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How interest in AT&T’s Next plan could boost new and old iPhone sales
As iPhone sales growth has come back down to earth, Apple has been experimenting with ways to increase sales to emerging smartphone markets and those who’ve never purchased an Apple device before. But...
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Why carriers are rolling out upgrade plans when we’re not upgrading our...
All of a sudden, two of the top four U.S. carriers have a new smartphone upgrade plan with another one expected to join suit. Does the wireless industry really feel bad for those who want to trade up...
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