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T-Mobile Pulse runs Android, headed for Europe

by Paul Miller posted Sep 3rd 2009 @ 10:33AM

Not that our Stateside T-Mobile needs much help scoring Android handsets, but this phone looks strictly reserved for our European brethren. The T-Mobile Pulse is actually Huawei's U8220, which looks a little drab compared to its U8230 sibling, and works in what seems to be standard smartphone specs these days: 3.2 megapixel camera, 3.5-inch 320 x 480 screen, HSDPA, Bluetooth, WiFi and GPS. The 2GB SD card and mere 3.5 hours of talk time leave a bit to be desired, and the 13.5mm thickness is almost as beastly as Nokia's latest, but we're sure the Pulse means well. No word on a straight price, but in Germany with a two year agreement prices start at 5 Euro a month.

[Via Engadget German]

T-Mobile Germany website indicates May launch for Cupcake

by Donald Melanson posted Apr 24th 2009 @ 1:21PM

It's not exactly a huge surprise considering that the Cupcake-powered HTC Magic is confirmed to be coming out May 5th, but T-Mobile Germany's website now looks to have also confirmed that the Cupcake update itself will also be rolling out to G1 users sometime the same month -- in Germany, at least. That'll of course bring with it the much-desired on-screen keyboard, along with video recording, stereo Bluetooth support, and some new integration with Picasa and YouTube, among other fixes and additions. As you can see above, the update will "skillfully" install itself on your G1 as soon as it's available, so you needn't do anything except go on about your daily business in the meantime, or check the interwebs furiously for a means of jumping the cue.

[Via Talk Android]

T-Mobile Germany says sipgate makes jailbreaking too attractive

by Chris Ziegler posted Jul 17th 2008 @ 12:55PM

Alright, can someone help us out with a little primer on German law here? California-based sipgate offers up a VoIP client for the iPhone that -- for the moment, anyway -- requires a jailbroken handset to run. It goes about its business on WiFi airwaves, so from the carrier's perspective, no harm, no foul, right? Not so much. T-Mobile Germany takes issue with the app, claiming that it's enticing its iPhone users to jailbreak -- a violation of its contract terms. Furthermore, the contract disallows VoIP of any kind, WiFI or otherwise, which pretty much makes sipgate public enemy number one in T-Mob's eyes. They've gone ahead and sent out a nasty little cease 'n desist, which sipgate says it plans to fight all the way through the court system if that's how T-Mobile wants to roll; meanwhile, it's still providing service and says that "for the time being [its] users are safe." Fight the good fight, guys.

[Via TUAW]

T-Mobile Germany pushes 70K iPhones since launch

by Chris Ziegler posted Jan 27th 2008 @ 2:30AM

Looks like T-Mobile Germany is meeting roughly the same fate as its French brethren in the European iPhone sales race, claiming to have sold around 70,000 of the little buggers since launching on November 9. That would put it in line with Orange's numbers, but still well below O2's projection of 200,000 sold by the end of January. Despite the wealth of high-end 3G devices available to Europeans, T-Mobile Germany's chief has gone on record echoing the sentiment put forth by chiefs of other carriers selling the iPhone, saying that "the iPhone is by far the most sold multimedia device in T-Mobile's portfolio." Then again, given Apple's intense profit-sharing policies, that really doesn't mean a heck of a lot to T-Mobile in terms of euros padding the bottom line.

[Via mocoNews]

iPhone on T-Mobile's German site: Das Neue Kult-Handy!

by Thomas Ricker posted Jul 20th 2007 @ 8:26AM

Yup, more anecdotal evidence in support of that iPhone deal with T-Mobile Germany. The image and text above, which translates to "the new cult cellphone," are currently available from the T-Mobile.de site via the links below. Though, we have the feeling they'll be gone in just a few short minutes of this posting. Of course, that's just the old, pre-YouTube iPhone image with the 9:41 time setting and Cingular text scrubbed clean. Now come on Apple, how 'bout a European iPhone announcement already, this is getting ridiculous.

Update: Oh my, another graphic was found by Brainbug in the comments: available "starting 1st November," kids. Image after the break.

Update 2: Another image showing "starting 1st August" has now been uncovered by reader Jerome. Hedging your bets are we T-Mobile?

Update 3: Er, the dates from the previous updates are being auto-generated in the URL. Duh.

[Via MyiTablet]

Read -- Das Neue Kult-Handy
Read -- iPhone image

T-Mobile Germany showcases '07 plans at CeBIT

by Chris Ziegler posted Mar 17th 2007 @ 8:01PM

Germany's own T-Mobile came out swinging at CeBIT on its home turf this week, touting recent advances and showing a rather plump to-do list for the coming year. Of course, this is all coming from Europe's T-Mobile, not our own, but maybe -- just maybe -- we'll get some of this down the pike if we close our eyes and click our heels together three times. First up, a slew of new web'n'walk models (T-Mobile's cute term for data peripherals) will offer downlink speeds upgradeable to 7.2Mbps and uplink up to 1.4Mbps (thanks to HSUPA) in PC Card, ExpressCard, and desktop box form factors. Turning our attention to handsets, T-Mobile's committed to offering a veritable trifecta of superphones with the Nokia E90 and N95 both in the cards along with the HTC-sourced Ameo, while fashionistas will be able to feast on the Sony Ericsson W880i. Other highlights included the promised mid-2007 introduction of "Super SMS," a chat-centric text app that'll allow users to rock a buddy list and other features typically associated with traditional instant messaging -- and best of all, it'll be compatible with a number of existing handsets. Get on those ruby red slippers and start clicking, American T-Mobile customers.

[Thanks, Mario]