PhoneNews.com Staff

PhoneNews.com Staff articles are typically in-depth articles. These are articles that involve multiple, and at times, several staff members who each contribute to the hard-hitting coverage that we deliver here.

Oops: HTC Leaks Low-Power Bluetooth, OpenGL ES 3 for Android Key Lime Pie

By PhoneNews.com Staff on May 4, 2013

HTC may want to get developers to their meetups, but announcing Android features before Google gets to may not land them the next Nexus contract.

Posted in Android, Google, HTC | Tagged Android, ble, bluetooth low energy, dario laverde, gles 3, Google, google i/o, HTC, opengl, opengl es, opengl es 3

T-Mobile Completes MetroPCS Merger / Acqusition – MetroPCS Brand to Continue On

By PhoneNews.com Staff on May 1, 2013

The newly-minted T-Mobile US, Inc. today announced that it has completed the merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS. It also provided details on the future of the MetroPCS brand.

Posted in MetroPCS, T-Mobile | Tagged cdma, Deutsche Telekom, dt, gosmart mobile, gsm, LTE, Metro PCS, MetroPCS, spectrum, T-Mobile, UMTS | 1 Response

After Silence, T-Mobile Agrees to Update Optimus L9 to Jelly Bean

By PhoneNews.com Staff on April 30, 2013

T-Mobile has begun pushing Android 4.1, after radio silence on the device’s status to our questions.

Posted in Android, LG, T-Mobile | Tagged Android 4.0, android 4.0.4, android 4.1, android 4.1.2, firmware, Ice Cream Sandwich, jelly bean, l9, LG, Optimus, T-Mobile, update | 9 Responses

Unboxing the $99 Prepaid iPhone

By PhoneNews.com Staff on April 24, 2013

Many have cited Apple’s plans to create a cheaper iPhone. This is not Apple’s style, however. Apple’s style is to depreciate their existing products as newer models are added in. Today, we bought the first $99 iPhone, on prepaid, from Sprint. Here’s how it looks, and here’s what it took.

Posted in Apple, Sprint | Tagged Apple, cdma, iphone, iphone 4, prepaid, sprint, Sprint As You Go | 4 Responses