T-Mobile and MetroPCS add entry-level ZTE Concord II
T-Mobile and MetroPCS on Wednesday announced the availability of their next budget smartphone, the ZTE Concord II. Powered by Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, the phone features a 4-inch (800×480 pixels) display, 5-megapixel rear camera (720p video recording), and 4GB internal storage. Under the hood you’ll find a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 1GB RAM, microSD expansion, and a battery good for up to 6 hours talk time.
The Concord II will be available on May 19 through MetroPCS however pricing was not immediately clear. T-Mobile plans to offered the handset effective immediately with $0 down and payment spread across 24 months. Again, pricing is unclear.
New Concord II™ Arrives at T-Mobile and MetroPCS
Packing the Right Balance between Must-Have Smartphone Features, Design and Affordability
Available online now at T-Mobile.com and in MetroPCS stores next week, the Concord II delivers even more value with a customizable Android experience
RICHARDSON, Texas, May 14, 2014 – ZTE USA, one of the fastest-growing smartphone manufacturers in North America, today announced the all-new T-Mobile® Concord II and ZTE Concord II for MetroPCS®, with an updated design and features. This user-friendly, sleek phone is available today with America’s Un-carrier at www.t-mobile.com for nothing down (with 24 monthly payments), no annual service contract, overages or hidden costs. Beginning May 19 at MetroPCS stores and online at www.metropcs.com, customers can experience the must-have smartphone features in the phone’s simple-to-use interface along with unlimited, no hidden fees, no annual contract rate plans starting at just $40.
With an elegant, sophisticated construction, which includes beveled edges and aluminum wrapping, the Concord II is an ideal for someone new to the smartphone experience or those just looking to have a well-constructed, super-responsive device without emptying their wallet. The new and improved version of the already popular ZTE Concord comes with nearly stock Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and offers a seamless experience for staying connected via text, email and your favorite websites.
Featuring a crisp 4” WVGA screen with Gorilla Glass 2.0, the Concord II includes a 1.2 GHz Dual-core Qualcomm processor, 5 MP rear camera with built in LED flash and 1GB of RAM (expandable to 32GB via MicroSD). The phone’s removable 1820mAh battery is capable of powering 6 hours of talk time, over 250 hours of standby time and charges quickly. The Concord II also offers excellent call quality thanks to a dual-microphone with noise suppression.
“The Concord II from ZTE offers that ideal combination of functionality and affordable pricing so consumers can stay connected with family and friends on a sleek device within their budget,” said Lixin Cheng, Chairman and CEO of ZTE USA. “With the arrival of the all-new Concord II at T-Mobile and MetroPCS, ZTE is able to continue our mission of giving consumers a range of choices through a wide variety of smartphone devices.”
Concord II technical specifications include:
- OS: Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
- Display: 4.0” TFT LCD, 16M colors / 480 x 800 WVGA
- Processor: 1.2 GHz Dual Core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM 8210
- Camera: Rear-Facing 5 megapixel with auto focus and built in LED flash
- Video: 720p video decode/encode at 15 fps
- Battery: Lithium Ion 1820mAh battery with up to 6 hours of talk time (approx)
- Dimensions: 4.96” x 2.56” x 0.43” Weight: 4.4oz
- Memory: 1GB RAM / 4GB ROM; Supports microSD cards up to 32GB
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Galaxy S5 Sees New Update! HTC One Max Gets Sense 6! – Device Updates
Monday is over friends. Time to see if your device has an update. Not many this week, but maybe your device is on the list. The international Galaxy S5 gets an update that sees some nice improvements. HTC One Max gets Sense 6, so you guys will be able to get a taste of what is one the HTC One M8.
Device Updates
Galaxy S5 update
Sprint HTC One Max Update
T-Mobile and Sprint HTC One S update
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T-Mobile and Sprint HTC One S get security fix update for Heartbleed
There is almost something cruel about pushing out an update to an older device. Especially when there was talks of updates to newer Android versions that were dropped. It is still good that T-Mobile, Sprint and HTC still care enough to patch up security issues though. Today both companies started pushing out an OTA update for the aging, or super old, HTC One S. The update is a small 15MB file that takes just a couple minutes to push through. The only significance to the update is a security fix for Heartbleed. Seriously, the screenshots I took show it.
Head into Settings >About > Software Updates > Check Now if you happen to still rock the HTC One S.
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AT&T and Verizon received one government data request per minute last year
Companies including Apple, Facebook and Google recently updated their privacy policies to disclose all government data requests to the individual users in question, a move meant to appease web denizens worldwide. While US telecoms like AT&T and Verizon haven’t announced plans to do the same, the Washington Post pored through the companies’ transparency reports to turn up a new stat. According to the publication, in 2013 AT&T and Verizon received more than one request every 60 seconds. This number is based on AT&T’s reported 301,816 requests from state, local and federal authorities, and Verizon’s reported 321,545 requests.
That may sound like a very high number, but as the article notes, it’s dwarfed by Canadian telecoms’ reported rate of one request every 27 seconds. However, the one-request-per-minute stat doesn’t account for T-Mobile and Sprint, since these two companies haven’t disclosed data for the same 2013 time period. (In fact, neither has committed to publicly sharing information about data requests at all.) If you were to consider data from 2012, though, requests made to the top four US carriers average about 2.2 per minute. If T-Mobile, Sprint and smaller US carriers hop on the transparency-report bandwagon, you could soon see more accurate — and even higher — numbers about the frequency of government queries for user info.
Filed under: Cellphones, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile
Source: The Washington Post
HTC One M8 Gets a New Update. Android 4.4.2 Hits the T-Mobile LG G-Flex. – Device Updates
Monday is almost over my friends, so let’s see if your device is getting an update. Not too many updates this week. The unlocked and developer edition of the HTC One M8 gets a nice little update, while the T-Mobile LG G-Flex gets some tasty Android 4.4.2. So keep on a lookout for those.
Device Updates
Developer and unlocked HTC One M8 gets an update
T-Mobile LG G-Flex gets Android 4.4.2
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T-Mobile LG G Flex getting Android 4.4.2 KitKat OTA Update
Tmonews is reporting that the T-Mobile LG G Flex is finally picking up Android 4.4 KitKat today. The update is currently rolling out to owners of the flexible device by way of a typical OTA fashion. The update will bring in the LG Knock Code feature, the one that lets you knock on your screen in a pattern to unlock it. Along with various bug fixes and battery life improvements. The file size is said to be 150MB’s, so Wi-Fi and some time to kill with over 50% battery is a good idea.
Interestingly enough, the update information isn’t finding its way to T-Mobiles Support page just yet. AC must have seen it and I assume TMo pulled it to fix their typo in the Android version number. Either way, it is out there in the wild for some users. Head into Settings > General > About phone > System Updates > Check Now to give it a go. let us know if it pulls down.
Source: ToNews / AndroidCentral / TMo LG G Flex Support
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Motorola and LG Plan Events! Amazon Phone Renders Looking Sexy! – The ManDroid Show
The ManDroid Show is up a little late today gang, but long as its here, who really cares, right? Motorola and LG have an event planned, and we are hoping they will dazzle us with some device amazement. The Amazon phone is actually looking pretty good, even though we still don’t need an Amazon phone. Enjoy the Show!
News Topics
Motorola plans event
LG says, “Save the date.”
Sprint and T-Mobile merger being talked about again
Amazon phone leaked renders
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T-Mobile boasts 2.4 million new subscribers in its best quarter ever
T-Mobile’s aggressive tactics and Un-carrier initiative is paying off…well, kinda. The second quarter figures are in for the fourth largest U.S. wireless provider and it shows T-Mobile as having gained nearly 2.5 million customers over the three-month period. It’s the best ever for Legere and Co. and would be welcome at any carrier. Growth comes from 1.8 million post-paid customers, 465,000 pre-paid subscribers; the same period last year saw them losing nearly 200,000 post-paid customers.
A year ago I promised that we would bring change to what I called this arrogant US wireless industry. We are delivering on that promise and our results reflect the growing customer revolution that we’ve ignited. – John Legere, CEO
It’s not all roses for T-Mobile just yet as they do report a loss of $151 million for the quarter, a near 180-degree turn from the $106 million profit earned in Q1 2013.
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T-Mobile’s no-contract attitude brings in another 2.4 million customers
So, now we know where all those disgruntled Sprint folk have been going. In total, 2.4 million new customers hooked up to T-Mobile USA’s network in the first quarter of this year, with around half of those opting for the carrier’s “Un-carrier” style plans, which do away with service contracts and instead provide straight-up financing to those looking for a new handset. Despite being reprimanded by an industry watchdog for its aggressive and not-wholly-accurate marketing, T-Mo actually managed to beat its last bumper quarter in terms of new subscribers, at a time when the other, bigger networks saw much smaller increases — AT&T and Verizon each only added around half a million new postpaid customers last quarter, for example. Curiously, on the financial side of things, T-Mobile actually reported a drop in earnings — which it blamed on the fact that it’s having to grow so fast. Another curiosity: If some of this growth really has been happening at Sprint’s expense, then pretty soon it may not matter.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, T-Mobile
Source: T-Mobile USA
Sprint may try and buy T-Mobile in June or July, possibly with John Legere at the Helm
Image courtesy of Android Headlines
Rumours of Sprint attempting to put a bid on telecommunications competitor, T-Mobile, stretch back to December 2013. In May 2014, the rumours are definitely still alive, and according to a report from Bloomberg today, they might even be true. According to Bloomberg, Softbank, which is a 80% stakeholder in Sprint, has already been in discussions with banks to ensure that lenders would be ready when the time comes. If the move is green lit, however, it would be sure to draw the ire of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Department of Justice as the merger of the 3rd and 4th largest U.S. networks would have immense influence over the landscape of the U.S. telco market, a fact that the chief of the FCC has previously affirmed.
It would certainly be one of the more high profile mergers in recent years should the process be approved. The result of the merger would likely be intriguing as Softbank and Deutsche Telekom, who own 67% of T-Mobile, are apparently still discussing who would lead the new merged company. One of Bloomberg’s sources apparently says that T-Mobile CEO, John Legere, is the front runner in this discussion, and there’s no doubt that many T-Mobile customers would emphatically support this decision. The bid by Sprint is likely to come some time in June or July, so we’ll know sooner or later whether Sprint is going to be able to do what AT&T couldn’t.
What do you think about a potential acquisition of T-Mobile by Sprint? Is your opinion different if John Legere were to lead this new merged company? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Bloomberg via TalkAndroid
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