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Some devices survive a mobile lifetime without hitting end of life while others are decommissioned faster than the season in which they launched is over. It looks like T-Mobile will soon be putting several of their devices on end-of-life, many of them being Android-based handsets. Highlights include the HTC Sensation 4G, the HTC Amaze 4G. [...]

It looks like there are a few secrets hiding inside the HTC Rezound on Verizon. Apparently, after a little snooping around, an XDA member has discovered that the Rezound actually contains support for GSM/HSPA radios, making it a global capable device. This was discovered after the device was shipped overseas and the user popped in [...]

If you were wondering exactly where T-Mobile was going to distribute that $ 1 billion in extra spectrum they scored as part of the deal from their failed AT&T’s merger, the FCC filing we told you about yesterday was able to provide this nice coverage map. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like $ 1 billion in [...]

Modays are always a bit hectic around the Phandroid offices, so it’s no wonder we have an extra big helping of the Android Overload for you here tonight. If you’re new around these parts, this is the place where we pool all the stories we come across from throughout our day, the ones that didn’t [...]

Not yet down for the count, T-Mobile is attempting to stay competitive in 2012 with a pair of new “secret” promotional data feature bundles. Starting January 25th, T-Mobile will begin throwing in both their Smartphone Mobile Hotspot and MobileLife Album Plus services for free with either the Unlimited-Premium 5GB or 10GB plans. All-in-all, customers can [...]

If you’re a T-Mobile customer and the recent news of Galaxy Nexi and other high-end, Ice Cream Sandwich packing superphones arriving this year for all those other carriers has got you down, things may start looking up for ‘ol #4 in 2012. According to Pocketnow, the rumored HTC Ville could be making its way to [...]

HTC’s on a roll with their bootloader unlock program as they have added support for six new devices today. Those devices include the  HTC Desire Z, ChaCha, Aria, DROID Incredible, Status, and T-Mobile G2. While some of these devices already have community-developed methods it’s always good to see official support from the OEMs. Head to [...]

After the failed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile many were wondering what DT and their US subsidiary would do to help keep the company competitive. It appears that improving their network is near the top of their list according to a new business plan they’re preparing. T-Mobile will apparently look to sell towers, among other [...]

It’s a new year and T-Mobile thinks it’s time for you to pick up a new phone. If you didn’t get the smartphone you were so desiring as a gift this holiday season, you can treat yourself thanks to the reduced rates TMo is offering on some of their most popular Android smartphones. From January [...]

It’s funny how even the prospect of Ice Cream Sandwich has the ability to triple a device’s desirability and that’s exactly the case with the Huawei MediaPad. The device was recently leaked from a Chinese website running an official build of Android 4.0.1, which doesn’t surprise us at all seeing the company officially released a [...]