Feb 23, 2011

It started as a leak on TmoNews earlier today, and T-Mobile’s now made it official — the carrier is bumping the prices of both the T-Mobile G2 and MyTouch 4G from $200 to $250 on a two-year contract (with no mail-in rebate). That, of course, follows the T-Mobile’s little “mistake” last week with its pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S...

Feb 23, 2011

The Samsung Focus may be affected by a buggy Windows Phone 7 update, Ars Technica reports. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com Microsoft released the first update to Windows Phone 7 Monday, but rather than improve things, it fails to install for some customers — and for an unlucky few, it actually bricks their phones. The glitch affects the Samsung Omnia 7 and...

Feb 23, 2011

It’s not just Wirefly that’s killing off its relationship with AT&T: LetsTalk is the next to fall, which suggests that the carrier is doing something to its third-party retail partners that are making them very, very sad indeed. Though we still don’t know exactly what’s going on, a recent note to LetsTalk affiliates stated that...

Feb 23, 2011

The BMW Connected app has been available for a few months now, following in the footsteps of Mini Connected as it sits there, and taunting you from the App Store. We knew cars supporting the feature would be coming in March, and now we know which ones will be first: BMW’s svelte little 1 Series. To enable the streaming radio and even streaming video (when...

Feb 23, 2011

Samsung’s Galaxy S 4G might not have the very latest version of Android or too much hardware differentiation from the original T-Mobile Vibrant, but hey, it brings a front-facing camera and HSPA+ connectivity, so of course it costs $200. T-Mobile will have disappointed many with its clarification that the Galaxy S 4G will cost a pair of Benjamins on...

Feb 23, 2011

You know that Android 2.3.3 update that’s trickling out to Nexus S smartphones right now? Google’s decided to take this opportunity to push its data portability agenda with regards to Android. Simply put, the feature of the Facebook for Android app to provide the social network’s stored contact information to your Nexus S has been revoked from...