AT&T failed to purchase T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion. We know that, but partially expected that another firm would and scoop up T-Mobile USA. That won’t happen, Deutsche Telekom said. “A complete sale is unlikely,” the company’s CEO Rene Obermann said during a recent shareholders meeting. “We must find other ways to

T-Mobile announced on Wednesday that its highly affordable Prism Android smartphone is now available for $19.99 with a new two-year contract. We’ve reported on the Prism, a device made by Huawei, several times and early rumors suggested the phone would launch sometime this month. The Prism is very basic: It’s equipped with a 3.5-inch screen,

T-Mobile USA’s Amaze 4G isn’t the only Android device on America’s fourth largest carrier receiving a software bump Monday. T-Mobile will begin rolling out software version T989UVLDE today, which will bring a plethora of fixes to Samsung’s Galaxy S II. It may not be the Android 4.0 update that many of you have been craving, but

Attention HTC Amaze 4G owners, the wait for Ice Cream Sandwich is finally over. Starting today, T-Mobile is officially rolling out an over-the-air push to HTC Amaze 4Gs across the land, but if you’re unable to wait, you can initiate the software update via your phone’s settings. Please note that in order to get this

T-Mobile is in no way, shape or form moving toward shared family data plans, even if other players in the industry are. Following news that Verizon is nixing grandfathered unlimited data in favor of shared family data plans, Andrew Sherrard, T-Mobile Senior Vice President of Marketing, said it just ain’t gonna happen on its network.

We already suspected the Galaxy S III would make its way to T-Mobile, but now we’re 99 percent certain thanks to the loose-lipped FCC. (When the device will hit is an entirely different matter.) According to a recent filing uncovered by Engadget, a Samsung handset sporting the model number SGH-T999 (the Galaxy S II was

T-Mobile announced on Thursday that it will launch new no contract plans beginning on May 20th. There are four new plans in total, including a 300MB 1-week pass for $15, a 1.5GB 1-month pass for $25, a 3.5GB 1-month pass for $35 and a 5GB 1-month pass for $50. The plans aren’t for smartphone users,

Carriers across the pond have been racking up pre-orders for Samsung’s Galaxy S III, but what would a U.K. pre-order party be without T-Mobile? The House of Magenta’s asking price for this sexy beast starts as low as £10.50 per month with a £300 upfront premium. If this option isn’t to your liking, you can always go

T-Mobile USA originally said it had plans to lay off as many as 900 employees as part of the carrier’s restructuring, but it recently said it will also hire additional employees this year. “This restructuring effort will result in 350 net job reductions,” the carrier said. “While approximately 900 positions are being eliminated as a

T-Mobile’s aggressive “Magenta Deal Days” initiative is continuing on with yet another enticing offer that’s set to kick off in just a few short days. The carrier announced on Wednesday it will offer a Buy-One-Get-One promotion from May 18 through May 28 on select handsets, including the amazing HTC One S. Existing customers will only

Back in March, T-Mobile USA CEO and President Philipp Humm dished details about plans to cut 1,900 job in the company’s call centers, but T-Mobile isn’t stopping with those initial layoffs. Humm issued company memo today announcing plans for additional restructuring, which will involve ”difficult decisions” and further layoffs in an effort to return the company back on

You may want to weigh the pros and cons of updating the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich if you own the HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mobile USA. A company representative recently confirmed that, after the update is applied, T-Mobile will begin charging $14.99 per month if users want to take advantage of the phone’s wireless

Just yesterday we published leaked specifications for the HTC Desire C — also codenamed the HTC Golf — alongside its first leaked press image. And today HTC has made the budget Android handset official. The device will sit below the Taiwanese company’s new One V in its latest smartphone lineup, but it does offer some

T-Mobile USA has added two updates to its support page, which have revealed the carrier’s plans to update two of its top-shelf Android handsets to Ice Cream Sandwich. Starting on May 16th, HTC Sensation 4G owners will have the option to update their device via their phone’s settings. In addition to bringing the Sensation 4G

We’ve long expected for each of the big four U.S. carriers — AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile — to launch Samsung’s latest Galaxy S III flagship smartphone. On Monday, test images, some of them awful, surfaced and revealed the model numbers for each carrier. The shots essentially dispel any doubts that the phone wouldn’t show

Samsung’s long-awaited Galaxy S III is already available to pre-order on O2, Orange, and Vodafone. But for those of you who would prefer to bag the handset on T-Mobile, you can pre-register for updates from today. That’s a little different to pre-ordering, of course, because you won’t actually be guaranteeing yourself a handset. Instead, T-Mobile

Noah K. tackles the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode: AOL Tech up for sale? T-Mobile USA about to be merged … or sold … or something? AOL May Be Looking to Sell Engadget and TechCrunch T-Mobile to Merge with Metro PCS? Be sure to check out Rumor Roundup every Friday at 5 PM

In the world of mobile virtual network operators (MVNO), Tracfone’s 18 million customer base makes it a major player. For those of you who are unfamiliar with what an MVNO is, it’s pretty much when a smaller wireless provider leases coverage from a major wireless carrier. In the case of Tracfone, it leases network coverage from

After failing to join forces with AT&T, T-Mobile’s parent company, Deutsche Telekom AG, is reportedly mulling over the possible acquisition of MetroPCS to help recoup lost customers here in the U.S. Sources close to discussions said the deal will involve a stock-swap transaction in return for full control over the combined entity. Other options, according

Following a series of leaks, there isn’t much we don’t already know about the BlackBerry Curve 9320. But today Research in Motion has made the budget handset official. It looks just like the device we’ve already seen in those leaked images, with a built-in FM radio and a dedicated BlackBerry Messenger key. The Curve 9320

T-Mobile still doesn’t sell the iPhone, but that doesn’t mean the carrier can’t try and bring iPhone owners to it. As part of the hefty $4 billion sum it received from AT&T, T-Mobile is preparing to free up 1900 MHz spectrum at the end of this year that would make Apple’s handset compatible with the

T-Mobile is bringing its HSPA+ network to four more markets, but it’s also finally announcing its partners for an LTE rollout. Customers in Little Rock, Ark.; Hattiesburg, Miss.; Springfield, Mo. and Madison, Wis. can now enjoy T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network, but the more exciting bit of news is that the carrier has finally announced it’s preparing to

The Galaxy S III is here! Well not exactly, but it’s officially on its way; our friends across the pond have already received carrier launch details and now its our turn here in the good old U.S. of A. Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy S III’s sign-up page, which currently lists seven popular stateside

During the Milken Institute’s annual global conference, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said AT&T customers can expect higher prices following the government’s decision to block its proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Stephenson argued that wireless data usage will increase 75% each year for the next 5 years, The Wall Street Journal explained Thursday. “We’re running

While we wait, hope and pray for an LTE Galaxy S III of our very own here in the U.S., our friends across the pond will have a variety of purchase options. UK carriers Vodafone, Orange, O2, T-Mobile and Three are readying up their offerings of Samsung’s new flagship heavyweight. Availability varies between carriers, but Carphone