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Why US Wireless Pricing Sucks

11:00AM Chris Jacob | The New York Times ran a story today that helps explain why the American cellular industry is so screwy. In short: it’s our fault. More »
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T-Mobile HSPA 7.2 Rollout Has Begun

2:43PM Rosa Golijan | At least some good news follows T-Mobile’s recent messes: reports are coming in that users in New Jersey, Chicago, Minnesota, Virginia, and some other areas are getting download speeds above 2+ Mbps, meaning that the HSPA 7.2 rollout has begun. More »
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T-Mobile UK Gets The HTC Touch HD2 Nov. 9

12:15AM Danny Allen | Current rumours suggest the HD2 won’t arrive in the US until early next year, probably on T-Mobile. But now that T-Mo UK has locked in November 9, will the uber WinMo 6.5 handset arrive sooner than first thought? Update: HD2 launch event in Taipei this week… More »
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Video: Android 2.0 Running On T-Mobile G1 Aka HTC Dream

11:35PM Danny Allen | Android 2.0 only came out last week, but the open-source community has already ported it to the T-Mobile G1 / HTC Dream, the first Android phone. Check it out… More »
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Sony Ericsson Equinox 3G Clamshell Phone Exclusive To T-Mobile

10:51PM Danny Allen | The Equinox (aka T707) may be a mid-range quad-band dumbphone…but it’s pretty. It’s got trippy light effects for incoming calls, GPS, 3.2-megapixel camera, FM radio and Bluetooth. A motion sensor also controls certain functions. $US50 (with two-year contract). [T-Mobile] More »
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Hurray, Sidekick Owners, You Can Get Your Contacts Back Now

1:02AM Matt Buchanan | In today’s edition of the “steady progress” being made in recovering the data lost in the Great Sidekick Out(r)age of 2009, contacts—and just contacts—are back, after you run a retrieval tool. The rest’s coming! Eventually? [Yahoo] More »
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“Most, If Not All” Sidekick Data Recovered

9:41PM Danny Allen | It looks like the Sidekick data fiasco is finally coming to an end. Over on T-Mobile’s Sidekick forums, an official Microsoft statement confirms “most, if not all, customer data” will return “as soon as possible”, starting with personal contacts. More »
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Rumour: T-Mobile Project Black Isn’t A Phone — It’s A Rescue Plan

9:21AM Brian Lam | This unconfirmed memo is what Project Black isn’t: A phone. It claims Black is a turnaround plan with “blazing speeds” “3x” the competition and phones from hot makers (”Nokia #1 and Samsung #2″). WTF. More »
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The Cause Of The Sidekick Fiasco? “All Signs Point To Sabotage”

4:00PM Chris Jacob | This past week’s Sidekick data disaster was so extraordinary, you would think that either T-mobile or Microsoft would issue an explanation. There’s one insider who might have the reason why one hasn’t come yet: it was an inside job. More »