G1 'Google Phone' Appears on T-Mobile's Site
by Nilay Patel, posted Sep 19th 2008 at 4:30PM
[Thanks, RionSTL and Mike]
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T-Mobile Finally Getting High-Speed 3G?
According the Inquirer, there will be a major announcement regarding the oft-rumored and much-needed 3G upgrade for T-Mobile in the United States. The announcement is supposedly set for December 6th, just over a week away. This would mean that T-Mobile users might one day finally be able to get the near-broadband speeds for Web surfing and music and video downloading on their phones that people with Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T accounts have had for months and even years.
T-Mobile has been sitting on 3G capable spectrum since 2006, and even launched its first 3G capable phone, the Samsung T639, back in October, but still no mention of a network has been forthcoming.
Don't get too excited, though. Even if T-Mobile does unveil its new high -peed data network next Thursday, it is likely going to be a long time before there is widespread availability. Networks take a while to build out and it is unlikely that a company as high profile as T-Mobile could build it up in complete secrecy.
From The Inquirer
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T-Mobile Selling $1,500 Unlocked iPhone in Germany
T-Mobile has responded by deciding to sell the phone unlocked for €999, roughly $1,478. It is the first officially sanctioned unlocked iPhone available, but at such an absurd price, it won't be flying off the shelves (we don't think).
T-Mobile's disingenuous attempt to appease Vodafone and the German government sure isn't going to win any fans. Don't be shocked if this tale gets even uglier.
From Engadget
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MySpace Coming to T-Mobile Sidekick
Starting this week, T-Mobile will roll out an upgrade to all Sidekick 3's and Sidekick ID's with a custom MySpace app. The app will let you do all the normal MySpace things (change your profile, send messages, comments, etc.) shrunk down to a format more appropriate for the tiny Sidekick screen.
T-Mobile's press release mentions nothing about a charge for the application. We mention that because AT&T has a similar application for MySpace, but charges $2.99 a month on top of any charges you incur for data usage.
We do wonder how pleasant the MySpace experience could possibly be on the GPRS-equipped Sidekick ID, as GPRS is even slower than the iPone's molasses-like EDGE data rates.
From Gizmodo
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Cell Phone Industry Turns 20
September 7th, 1987 was the day that the mobile phone industry as we know it was born. 20 years ago, 15 companies signed a pact agreeing to build networks based upon a set of standards known as GSM. GSM is the underlying technology for AT&T, T-Mobile, and most overseas operators around the world, including O2, Vodaphone, and Orange. According to the GSM Association, there are over 2.5 billion subscribers in 218 countries with more than 700 network operators. GSM technologies make up 85 percent of the world's mobile communications market, meaning that it's your only option for true globe trotting communications freedom.
That said, the competing technology, CDMA, is used in much of the world as well, including Korea, New Zealand, and the United States (where it handles the calls and data of Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS). But CDMA only got its start a year later, in 1988. Regardless, GSM wasn't the first on the block, either, since analog forms of cell technology first emerged in the early 1980s.
The adoption of GSM standards shows no sign of slowing as more countries come online and existing companies expand their networks. Robert Conway, head of the GSM Association, says that adoption of GSM has outpaced expectations and he fully expects the technology to expand into other outlets. He also hopes to see it used in the medical field and even be integrated into clothing.
From BBC News
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