CrunchGear » t-mobile http://www.crunchgear.com Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 Review: Samsung Behold II http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/11/24/review-samsung-behold-ii/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/11/24/review-samsung-behold-ii/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:00:24 +0000 Jimin Brelsford http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=126402 Short Version: T-Mobile's 4th Android device has a lot going for it. 5.0 megapixel camera, all the smartphone basics, WiFi, 3G, GPS, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. But it feels kinda cheap, runs Android 1.5, and for $229.99? No thank you.]]> DSC00043Short Version: T-Mobile’s 4th Android device has a lot going for it. 5.0 megapixel camera, all the smartphone basics, WiFi, 3G, GPS, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. But it feels kinda cheap, runs Android 1.5, and for $229.99? No thank you.

I remember when Android was the cool hip new thing. Well, it still is, but the Behold II marks the end of when Android phones are unique. Every feature on this phone has already been done the same or better by someone else. DSC00042

Let’s start with the body. The phone is a bit heavier than my HTC Hero, but for some reason it feels cheaper. It’s just a hair taller and about the same width and thickness. You have 6 dedicated function buttons on the front, along with a 8-way directional selector. The left side has a volume rocker, and the right holds two buttons. One for the camera and one attached to the screen lock. The top holds the microUSB port and headphone jack. An expandable microSD slot is behind the battery door, and there is no physical keyboard.

The interface was nothing to get excited about. You get three customizable home screens and a Google search bar. But the tab to access your apps is that arrow on the left side of the screen. It takes some deft maneuvering not the hit that when you’re trying to go the left screen. Perhaps the most unique feature on this device is the Cube. DSC00045I’ll just let that sink in for a moment. The Cube is, as you might have guessed, a cube with a different multimedia function on each face. With a flick of a finger you can spin the cube and select the function you wish to activate. You can’t customize it however, so you’re stuck with YouTube, the Amazon MP3 store, Facebook, your photo folder,  your audio player, and the video player. About the funnest thing you can do is swing the phone, and since the Cube is tied to the accelerometer, it’ll spin. Good for maybe two minutes of chuckles.

So at the end of it all, its just another Android phone under T-mobile’s belt. It hit stores last week if you want to go grab one, but why when you can get the Droid for cheaper? The Behold II is $229.99 with a two-year contract.

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/11/24/review-samsung-behold-ii/feed/ 6 T-Mobile goes down around the country http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/11/03/t-mobile-goes-down-around-the-country/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/11/03/t-mobile-goes-down-around-the-country/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:35:54 +0000 Greg Kumparak http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=122155 Ack! Talk about bad timing. T-Mobile is just barely off the grill for their guilt-by-association connection with the Great Danger/Sidekick outage of 2009, and now they're right back in the network-outage spotlight.]]> Ack! Talk about bad timing. T-Mobile is just barely off the grill for their guilt-by-association connection with the Great Danger/Sidekick outage of 2009, and now they're right back in the network-outage spotlight.]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/11/03/t-mobile-goes-down-around-the-country/feed/ 0 T-Mobile goes unlimited + no contract with ‘Even More Plus’ plans http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/27/t-mobile-goes-unlimited-no-contract-with-%e2%80%98even-more-plus%e2%80%99-plans/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/27/t-mobile-goes-unlimited-no-contract-with-%e2%80%98even-more-plus%e2%80%99-plans/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:00:56 +0000 Doug Aamoth http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=120643 T-Mobile jumps feet first into the no-contract, unlimited everything arena with its new “Even More Plus” plans, ranging from $30 per month for 500 voice minutes to $80 per month for unlimited voice minutes, text messages, and internet access. Family plans are also available for between $50 and $140 per month.]]> T-Mobile jumps feet first into the no-contract, unlimited everything arena with its new “Even More Plus” plans, ranging from $30 per month for 500 voice minutes to $80 per month for unlimited voice minutes, text messages, and internet access. Family plans are also available for between $50 and $140 per month.]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/27/t-mobile-goes-unlimited-no-contract-with-%e2%80%98even-more-plus%e2%80%99-plans/feed/ 0 The Motorola CLIQ is now available to T-Mobile customers http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/19/the-motorola-cliq-is-now-available-to-t-mobile-customers/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/19/the-motorola-cliq-is-now-available-to-t-mobile-customers/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:40:07 +0000 Matt Burns http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=118930 T-Mobile is continuing its Android parade with the CLIQ. The MOTOBLUR-running, physical keyboard-sporting phone is now available to current T-Mobile customers for $199. New subscribers will need to wait until November 2nd to get their hands on it. ]]> scaled.IMG_01161
T-Mobile is continuing its Android parade with the CLIQ. The MOTOBLUR-running, physical keyboard-sporting phone is now available to current T-Mobile customers for $199. New subscribers will need to wait until November 2nd to get their hands on it.

Biggs found the phone to be far superior than the G1 in nearly every aspect, but how about against the Verizon-bound Motorola Droid? That’s what I want to know and would advise folks looking to jump on the Android bandwagon to wait until we found that out.

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/19/the-motorola-cliq-is-now-available-to-t-mobile-customers/feed/ 1 Update On Microsoft/Sidekick Debacle: “Most, If Not All” Data Will Get Recovered http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/15/update-on-microsoftsidekick-debacle-most-if-not-all-data-will-get-recovered/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/15/update-on-microsoftsidekick-debacle-most-if-not-all-data-will-get-recovered/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:47:59 +0000 Robin Wauters http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=118473 Turns out our source had it right: Microsoft engineers who worked on the Danger/Sidekick meltdown have been able to recover "most if not all" of the data that was lost during last weekend's catastrophic server failure. In a statement, Roz Ho, Corporate VP of Premium Mobile Experiences addresses the unfortunate T-Mobile Sidekick customers and apologizes for the massive fail:]]> Turns out our source had it right: Microsoft engineers who worked on the Danger/Sidekick meltdown have been able to recover "most if not all" of the data that was lost during last weekend's catastrophic server failure. In a statement, Roz Ho, Corporate VP of Premium Mobile Experiences addresses the unfortunate T-Mobile Sidekick customers and apologizes for the massive fail:]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/15/update-on-microsoftsidekick-debacle-most-if-not-all-data-will-get-recovered/feed/ 0 Sidekick user data may be recovered after all http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/13/sidekick-user-data-may-be-recovered-after-all/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/13/sidekick-user-data-may-be-recovered-after-all/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000 Doug Aamoth http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/13/sidekick-user-data-may-be-recovered-after-all/ Slightly better news for anyone who lost data during the recent Microsoft/T-Mobile Sidekick outage. While it initially appeared that user data may have been lost forever, T-Mobile issued a statement late yesterday saying, "Recent efforts indicate the prospects of recovering some lost content may now be possible."]]>

Slightly better news for anyone who lost data during the recent Microsoft/T-Mobile Sidekick outage. While it initially appeared that user data may have been lost forever, T-Mobile issued a statement late yesterday saying, “Recent efforts indicate the prospects of recovering some lost content may now be possible.”

It goes on to say, “In the event certain customers have experienced a significant and permanent loss of personal content, T-Mobile will be sending these customers a $100 customer appreciation card. This will be in addition to the free month of data service that already went to Sidekick data customers.”

The card can be used for T-Mobile products and services. The company has temporarily stopped selling Sidekick devices and has advised current owners to not allow their Sidekicks to reset or lose power.

[via CNET]

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/13/sidekick-user-data-may-be-recovered-after-all/feed/ 2 T-Mobile unveils its 2009 Holiday Season lineup http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/07/t-mobile-unveils-its-2009-holiday-season-lineup/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/07/t-mobile-unveils-its-2009-holiday-season-lineup/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:55:00 +0000 Jeremy Kessel http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=116767 T-Mobile wants to help spread more holiday cheer this year. Thus, the the number 4 US mobile carrier announced that it will be offering "the broadest selection of Android-powered phones among national wireless carriers in the United States" to help make the 2009 holiday season the most droidish ever!]]> T-Mobile wants to help spread more holiday cheer this year. Thus, the the number 4 US mobile carrier announced that it will be offering "the broadest selection of Android-powered phones among national wireless carriers in the United States" to help make the 2009 holiday season the most droidish ever!]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/07/t-mobile-unveils-its-2009-holiday-season-lineup/feed/ 0 T-Mobile rolling out Wi-Fi calling for corporate BlackBerry users http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/05/t-mobile-rolling-out-wi-fi-calling-for-corporate-blackberry-users/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/05/t-mobile-rolling-out-wi-fi-calling-for-corporate-blackberry-users/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:06:05 +0000 Doug Aamoth http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=116139 T-Mobile is set to begin offering corporate customers the ability to use BlackBerry devices to make calls over office Wi-Fi connections without using up cell plan minutes. Calls initiated via office Wi-Fi would automatically switch over to T-Mobile’s network when the caller left the office, too.]]> T-Mobile is set to begin offering corporate customers the ability to use BlackBerry devices to make calls over office Wi-Fi connections without using up cell plan minutes. Calls initiated via office Wi-Fi would automatically switch over to T-Mobile’s network when the caller left the office, too.]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/05/t-mobile-rolling-out-wi-fi-calling-for-corporate-blackberry-users/feed/ 0 T-Mobile now selling the G1 for $130 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/17/t-mobile-now-selling-the-g1-for-130/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/17/t-mobile-now-selling-the-g1-for-130/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Doug Aamoth http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/17/t-mobile-now-selling-the-g1-for-130/ T-Mobile’s original Android phone, the G1, is now selling for $130 (with a two-year contract) direct from T-Mobile’s web site. That’s a $20 price reduction, although savvy bargain shoppers know that you can find the G1 from plenty of reputable places for around $100.]]> G1 

T-Mobile’s original Android phone, the G1, is now selling for $130 (with a two-year contract) direct from T-Mobile’s web site. That’s a $20 price reduction, although savvy bargain shoppers know that you can find the G1 from plenty of reputable places for around $100.

Does that mean, then, that stores like Amazon and Walmart, for instance, will soon be discounting the G1 down to around $80 like they just don’t care? I guess we’ll find out. At $80, the G1 is pretty much a no-brainer if you’re already on T-Mobile or you’re looking to switch.

T-Mobile G1 [T-Mobile via TmoNews]

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/17/t-mobile-now-selling-the-g1-for-130/feed/ 7 CrunchDeals: T-Mobile myTouch 3G for $99 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/10/crunchdeals-t-mobile-mytouch-3g-for-99/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/10/crunchdeals-t-mobile-mytouch-3g-for-99/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:45:41 +0000 Doug Aamoth http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/10/crunchdeals-t-mobile-mytouch-3g-for-99/ oprah

Oprah! Oprah! Oprah!

Thanks to the queen of daytime television, you can get the Android-powered T-Mobile myTouch 3G for just $99 when you sign up for a two-year contract. This deal is good “for a very limited time,” so pull the trigger if you’ve got the itch.

Promo code is KICKOFF24. You go girl.

Save $100 on the T-Mobile myTouch 3G [T-Mobile via Engadget]

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/10/crunchdeals-t-mobile-mytouch-3g-for-99/feed/ 6 T-Mo T-oBuy O-Range I-n U-K http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/08/t-mo-t-obuy-o-range-i-n-u-k/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/08/t-mo-t-obuy-o-range-i-n-u-k/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:16:29 +0000 John Biggs http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=111005 Rumor has it that T-Mobile UK and Orange UK will merge, creating a 28.4 million customer uber-carrier. The next largest carrier will be Telefonica's O2, the former heavyweight. The deal will be signed by November and the merged company will share networks and CRM services in the UK. This does not directly effect T-Mobile's German parent company except in that it will lose its subsidiary in the UK.]]> Rumor has it that T-Mobile UK and Orange UK will merge, creating a 28.4 million customer uber-carrier. The next largest carrier will be Telefonica's O2, the former heavyweight. The deal will be signed by November and the merged company will share networks and CRM services in the UK. This does not directly effect T-Mobile's German parent company except in that it will lose its subsidiary in the UK.]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/08/t-mo-t-obuy-o-range-i-n-u-k/feed/ 0 T-Mobile launches Pulse, first pay-as-you-go Android phone http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/03/t-mobile-launches-pulse-first-pay-as-you-go-android-phone/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/03/t-mobile-launches-pulse-first-pay-as-you-go-android-phone/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:36:45 +0000 Robin Wauters http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=110401 T-Mobile UK this morning announced the Pulse, the first pay-as-you-go Android 1.5 smartphone and the third coming from the network operator. Available for £180 starting October exclusively on T-Mobile, it boasts a 3.5" HVGA touchscreen display, the biggest yet on an Android handset, a 3.2-megapixel camera and a TeleNav-powered GPS (more specs below). The new device comes courtesy of Huawei, which had been rumored to be working with T-Mobile since displaying a device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year. More details about the device: The phone runs on a Qualcomm's MSM7200A chipset and weighs 130g. It features a trackball and a 3.5" HVGA touchscreen display with auto-rotation. The T-Mobile Pulse also features a 3.2 mega pixel, auto-focus camera (no flash) that allows photos to be uploaded straight to the Internet, a 2GB internal memory and a micro SD card slot for storing media. The handset also offers access to corporate e-mail through the Road sync client, and boasts enhanced social networking and community features.]]> T-Mobile UK this morning announced the Pulse, the first pay-as-you-go Android 1.5 smartphone and the third coming from the network operator. Available for £180 starting October exclusively on T-Mobile, it boasts a 3.5" HVGA touchscreen display, the biggest yet on an Android handset, a 3.2-megapixel camera and a TeleNav-powered GPS (more specs below). The new device comes courtesy of Huawei, which had been rumored to be working with T-Mobile since displaying a device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year. More details about the device: The phone runs on a Qualcomm's MSM7200A chipset and weighs 130g. It features a trackball and a 3.5" HVGA touchscreen display with auto-rotation. The T-Mobile Pulse also features a 3.2 mega pixel, auto-focus camera (no flash) that allows photos to be uploaded straight to the Internet, a 2GB internal memory and a micro SD card slot for storing media. The handset also offers access to corporate e-mail through the Road sync client, and boasts enhanced social networking and community features.]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/03/t-mobile-launches-pulse-first-pay-as-you-go-android-phone/feed/ 0 T-Mobile, Alltel, and Verizon don’t suck at customer service. http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/13/t-mobile-alltel-and-verizon-don%e2%80%99t-suck-at-customer-service/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/13/t-mobile-alltel-and-verizon-don%e2%80%99t-suck-at-customer-service/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:50:15 +0000 Greg Kumparak http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=106706 J.D Power and Associates just issued Volume 2 of their Wireless Customer Care report, which runs from January to June of 2009. It's a big three-way tie this time around, with T-Mobile, Alltel, and Verizon all taking a victory lap. AT&T follows behind with an "About Average" (3/5) rating, while Sprint stumbles with a paltry 2/5.]]> J.D Power and Associates just issued Volume 2 of their Wireless Customer Care report, which runs from January to June of 2009. It's a big three-way tie this time around, with T-Mobile, Alltel, and Verizon all taking a victory lap. AT&T follows behind with an "About Average" (3/5) rating, while Sprint stumbles with a paltry 2/5.]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/13/t-mobile-alltel-and-verizon-don%e2%80%99t-suck-at-customer-service/feed/ 0 The HTC Touch Pro 2 is now available at T-Mobile. Too bad it’s $349. http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/12/the-htc-touch-pro-2-is-now-available-at-t-mobile-too-bad-its-349/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/12/the-htc-touch-pro-2-is-now-available-at-t-mobile-too-bad-its-349/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:15:18 +0000 Matt Burns http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=106382 We've heard real good things about the HTC Touch Pro 2. The 3.6-inch WVGA screen is good, the slide-out keyboard is apparently awesome and HTC once again shipped a great skin for Winmo 6.1. It's just too bad that at $349, it's the most expensive handset available at T-Mobile just like we feared.]]> htc-touch-pro-2
We’ve heard real good things about the HTC Touch Pro 2. The 3.6-inch WVGA screen is good, the slide-out keyboard is apparently awesome and HTC once again shipped a great skin for Winmo 6.1. It’s just too bad that at $349, it’s the most expensive handset available at T-Mobile just like we feared.

This means that only die-hard Windows Mobile fans will use the quality phone. No matter how good the hardware is on the Touch Pro 2, there isn’t any reason why someone should spend an extra $150 on it over the Android-power myTouch 3G. Hopefully Verizon doesn’t make the same mistake when the Touch Pro 2 launches in a few weeks on its network.

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/12/the-htc-touch-pro-2-is-now-available-at-t-mobile-too-bad-its-349/feed/ 15 HTC Touch Pro 2 to be T-Mobile’s most expensive phone? http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/11/htc-touch-pro-2-to-be-t-mobiles-most-expensive-phone/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/11/htc-touch-pro-2-to-be-t-mobiles-most-expensive-phone/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:28:01 +0000 Greg Kumparak http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=106221 Look - we love the Touch Pro 2, if only because the slide-out QWERTY keyboard is one of the most comfortable and usable keyboards we've ever used. We loved it even more once HTC started sneaking 3.5mm jacks into it. But hot damn, T-Mobile wants a lot of money for this thing.]]> Look - we love the Touch Pro 2, if only because the slide-out QWERTY keyboard is one of the most comfortable and usable keyboards we've ever used. We loved it even more once HTC started sneaking 3.5mm jacks into it. But hot damn, T-Mobile wants a lot of money for this thing.]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/11/htc-touch-pro-2-to-be-t-mobiles-most-expensive-phone/feed/ 0 Review: BlackBerry Curve 8520 (T-Mobile) http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/06/review-blackberry-curve-8520-t-mobile/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/06/review-blackberry-curve-8520-t-mobile/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:45:39 +0000 Peter Ha http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=105461 John already gave you his “quick look” on the 8520, but a second look never hurt. Take into account the fact that my main phone is the BlackBerry Curve 8900 and you can see why I’m anxious to give you my thoughts on the latest Curve to hit the streets. It’s a budget BlackBerry that skimps on aesthetics, but manages to offer a lot of “must have” features that BlackBerry users have become accustomed to from other devices. Compared to the 8900, the 8520 is sans GPS and the 3.2-megapixel AF camera that’s on the 8900 is now a 2-megapixel variant on the baby Curve. Here are a few sample images taken side-by-side with the 8900. Video quality is somewhat similar, but the 8900 does a better job with color than the 8520. Check out the screengrab after the sample photos. ]]> John already gave you his “quick look” on the 8520, but a second look never hurt. Take into account the fact that my main phone is the BlackBerry Curve 8900 and you can see why I’m anxious to give you my thoughts on the latest Curve to hit the streets. It’s a budget BlackBerry that skimps on aesthetics, but manages to offer a lot of “must have” features that BlackBerry users have become accustomed to from other devices. Compared to the 8900, the 8520 is sans GPS and the 3.2-megapixel AF camera that’s on the 8900 is now a 2-megapixel variant on the baby Curve. Here are a few sample images taken side-by-side with the 8900. Video quality is somewhat similar, but the 8900 does a better job with color than the 8520. Check out the screengrab after the sample photos. ]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/06/review-blackberry-curve-8520-t-mobile/feed/ 0 myTouch 3G now available in T-Mobile stores http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/05/mytouch-3g-now-available-in-t-mobile-stores/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/05/mytouch-3g-now-available-in-t-mobile-stores/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:08:30 +0000 Matt Burns http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=105041 If you’re ready to ditch that G1 and upgrade to a phone that’s actually good looking (kidding), you better head down to the local T-Mobile establishment. Today is the day that the myTouch 3G finally hits the shelves. Peter found it to be a totally worthy successor to the G1. Of course if you’re still under blood oath to Tmo, you’re going to have to pay a hefty premium, but the two-year on-contract price is only $199 which isn’t bad at all.

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/05/mytouch-3g-now-available-in-t-mobile-stores/feed/ 4 Telenav launches GPS Navigator for the T-Mobile myTouch 3G http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/04/telenav-launches-gps-navigator-for-the-t-mobile-mytouch-3g/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/04/telenav-launches-gps-navigator-for-the-t-mobile-mytouch-3g/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:00:02 +0000 Peter Ha http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=104717

What? Are you surprised? Telenav announced today that when the T-Mobile myTouch 3G goes on sale tomorrow, their turn-by-turn nav system will be one of the first available for the second Android-powered device. A 30-day free trial will be available for myTouch 3G owners starting on August 5. After that you’ll have to fork over $10/month for the service. To be honest, it’s actually worth it.

Full-color 3D moving maps and voice commands are present along with staple Telenav extras like, traffic and incident re-routing, weather, POI and gas prices. You can even set the display colors to nighttime mode so your eyes don’t freak out at night.

SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwire – August 4, 2009) – TeleNav announced today that TeleNav GPS Navigator will be one of the first turn-by-turn GPS navigation services available to run on the T-Mobile® myTouch™ 3G with Google. TeleNav GPS Navigator will be available for a free 30-day trial beginning tomorrow, August 5, when the device goes on sale in retail stores and online. To sign up for the free trial, T-Mobile myTouch 3G customers should visit TeleNav’s website.

“TeleNav GPS Navigator on the myTouch 3G turns the phone into a powerful GPS device,” said Sal Dhanani, TeleNav’s co-founder and executive director of marketing. “We invite all myTouch 3G customers to take advantage of the free trial and let us know what they think.”

TeleNav GPS Navigator on the T-Mobile myTouch 3G includes full-color 3D moving maps along with voice and on-screen turn-by-turn driving directions. Navigation is available in both landscape and portrait mode. If drivers miss a turn, they will automatically be rerouted. TeleNav GPS Navigator also includes speech recognition for both address entry and business search. On the T-Mobile myTouch 3G, customers simply press one button and say the name of a business or the address and TeleNav GPS Navigator will provide directions. Subscribers can also preplan trips online by accessing their account through My TeleNav. TeleNav GPS Navigator includes listings of more than 10 million businesses and services, including restaurants, hotels, shopping malls and movie theaters — providing users access to restaurant ratings and reviews as well as phone numbers for business listings.

Once on the road, TeleNav GPS Navigator monitors each specific route and will proactively search for known traffic congestion or incidents. Customers will be alerted to traffic problems, both audibly and on-screen, and can choose to find another route to their location by just pressing one button. TeleNav customers also have the ability to set daily traffic commute alerts. At the requested times, TeleNav GPS Navigator will send an email alert with a summary of current known traffic conditions and delays for their routes, helping users decide when to get on the road in order to avoid traffic congestion.

The service also includes frequently updated gas price listings so drivers can look for the cheapest gas in their area or along their route. Additionally, TeleNav GPS Navigator includes location-based weather information. Customers can see current weather conditions as well as a five-day forecast for their present location or for a destination of their choice in the U.S.

Finally, with advanced preference enhancements, TeleNav customers have the flexibility to choose whether to avoid high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes and toll roads. In addition, subscribers can pause and resume the navigation at any time they choose, as well as set the map display colors to a ‘nighttime’ mode for easier viewing at night.

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/04/telenav-launches-gps-navigator-for-the-t-mobile-mytouch-3g/feed/ 5 T-Mobile Android AppPack now live http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/30/t-mobile-android-apppack-now-live/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/30/t-mobile-android-apppack-now-live/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:46:21 +0000 Peter Ha http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=104106 It seems the sudden rush of myTouch 3Gs arriving earlier than expected has forced T-Mobile and certain developers to release their applications into the Android Market prematurely. Not that anyone with a G1, myTouch 3G or Hero are complaining. Geodelic released their Sherpa app yesterday and today we see T-Mobile’s AppPack go live.]]> It seems the sudden rush of myTouch 3Gs arriving earlier than expected has forced T-Mobile and certain developers to release their applications into the Android Market prematurely. Not that anyone with a G1, myTouch 3G or Hero are complaining. Geodelic released their Sherpa app yesterday and today we see T-Mobile’s AppPack go live.]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/30/t-mobile-android-apppack-now-live/feed/ 0 T-Mobile announces the BlackBerry Curve 8520, available August 5 for $130 http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/27/t-mobile-announces-the-blackberry-curve-8520-available-august-5-for-130/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/27/t-mobile-announces-the-blackberry-curve-8520-available-august-5-for-130/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:05:07 +0000 Peter Ha http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=103177 bb8520cAs expected, T-Mobile has announced the BlackBerry 8520. The latest BlackBerry Curve features an optical trackpad and not much else that the Curve 8900 already offers T-Mobile customers. I guess the media dedicated keys are cool and it’s certainly a first for the Waterloo-based telecoms granddad. Here’s what else you get for $130: a 2-megapixel camera, 256MB of RAM, 512Mhz processor, BT 2.0, Wi-Fi, and a 1GB microSD card (that’s it?!). BlackBerry Media Sync, which enables iTunes syncing sounds promising, but it still runs on EDGE. *sigh* I guess I’m really done with the BlackBerry on T-Mobile. Viva la Android!


Bellevue, Wash., and Waterloo, Ontario –T-Mobile USA, Inc., and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone, a new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones, with availability expected on August 5.

The slim new BlackBerry Curve 8520 is an incredibly approachable smartphone that comes in two attractive colors from T-Mobile – black and frost. For people who like to be connected, it provides easy mobile access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and popular social networking sites (including Facebook® and MySpace) and features a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing. It also features rich multimedia capabilities and access to music, games and other mobile apps for entertainment on the go.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is a world phone, and is also Wi-Fi®-enabled to arm customers with fast Web browsing and Wi-Fi calling. T-Mobile customers can continue to get great mobile coverage and unlimited nationwide Wi-Fi calling with T-Mobile’s Unlimited HotSpot Calling service as well as unlimited nationwide calling to five people with T-Mobile myFaves® service.*

In addition to providing the industry’s leading mobile email and messaging solution, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is designed to be efficient and convenient. It introduces an innovative touch-sensitive optical trackpad, which makes scrolling and selection smooth and easy for a great navigation experience. It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to feature dedicated media keys, smoothly integrated along the top of the handset, giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos.

“People increasingly expect a rich, diverse experience with their phones because they’re using them in new and different ways,” said Travis Warren, director of product marketing, T-Mobile USA. “Adding the BlackBerry Curve 8520 to the T-Mobile line-up gives our customers a phone capable of helping bring balance to the chaotic demands of a busy professional and personal life.”

“More and more cell phone users are choosing to upgrade to a smartphone and the new BlackBerry Curve 8520 will undoubtedly convince many more people to make the switch. It delivers all the great messaging, social networking and multimedia features that have made BlackBerry the top-selling smartphone brand in the United States,” said Carlo Chiarello, vice president, product management, Research In Motion. “T-Mobile customers are going to love how easy it is to keep in touch on Facebook and MySpace and the full-QWERTY keyboard is amazingly fast and comfortable for typing on the go.”

Key features of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone include:

· Full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive optical trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation

· 256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz next generation processor for enhanced performance
· Premium phone features including voice activated dialing, and Bluetooth (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
· 2 MP digital camera with zoom and video recording

· Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry® Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media® Player with the smartphone**
· Access to BlackBerry App World™, featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones. Categories include games, entertainment, social networking and sharing, news and weather, productivity and much more

· BlackBerry® Internet Service support for access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!®, Windows Live™ Hotmail®, AOL® and Gmail™; and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
· Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting cards of up to 16 GB today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available; a 1GB card is included
· Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) with support for T-Mobile Unlimited Hotspot Calling service

· Quad-band world phone: EGDE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

The new BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone from T-Mobile will be available on August 5 at T-Mobile retail stores, Wal-Mart Stores, select authorized dealers, and online at http://www.T-Mobile.com.

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