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After almost 5 years, T-Mobile will be offering a new Sony Ericsson phone in the U.S. Judging by the FCC documents, the new Sony Ericsson TM506 is a 3G-capable clamshell handset bound for T-Mobile USA. Not much information was provided, but according to the available documentation TM506 features:

• Tri-band GSM/EDGE 850/1800/1900;
• WCDMA 1700/2100;
• Bluetooth;
• aGPS;
• Memory card slot;
• Camera (unknown Mpix);
• Mobile TV and support for streaming videos.

T-Mobile will soon start ofering an over-the-air firmware update for the Sidekick LX. Added features will include video record, play and share capabilities, an alarm clock, support for stereo Bluetooth support and Bluetooth file transfer, and more.

A couple of promo shots of the T-Mobile's Samsung T229 phone are now available.

There's nothing special about this phone - a simple quad-band GSM/EDGE red-painted clamshell with two screens, Bluetooth, and a 0(or 1).3Mpix camera.

You can get it now for almost free with a 2-year contract.

T-Mobile brings new HTC smartphone to Europe under the name "MDA Compact IV".
It has the latest version of HTC's 3D touch interface. Main features are:

• Windows Mobile 6.1;
• HSDPA/HSUPA at speeds of 7.2 Mbps;
• 3.2 Mpix camera with autofocus;
• VGA touch screen;
  
• GPS;
• 4GB of internal memory;
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.

T-Mobile has added the new Nokia 5310 to its XpressMusic lineup.

It is a stylish candybar music phone, very thin (just 9.9 mm), and equipped with a QVGA display, 2Mpix camera, EDGE radio, microSD slot, and most importantly - a 3.5mm headphone jack.

It will be available in black with your choice of purple, orange, or red accents starting May 28 for $49.

A new red version of the Motorola Sidekick Slide has been released by T-Mobile.

This variant is called Scarlet, and features the same QVGA display, 1.3Mpix camera, microSD slot, and Hiptop-first sliding display as the original. The price is $199.99 on contract.

Some sources are reporting that some of the T-Mobile’s upcoming phones are delayed or even cancelled.

This includes the Nokia’s 5310 and 5610 Xpress Music handsets, delayed until early June and early July respectively, and the Motorola Z6w, expected to appear on June 23rd, which has probably been cancelled due to early testing issues.

That's interesting. According to a Austrian newspaper "Der Standard", the upcoming 3G iPhone will be first available in Austria.

This could be true, as there exists a highly developed 3G network with extensive coverage. Nevertheless, there was no confirmation or denial from T-Mobile.

They said they were not allowed to tell "when and where" the new iPhone would be released.

T-Mobile USA has finally launched its UMTS/HSDPA network in the U.S.

Well, actually only in New York, but as the company claims there are more major cities to be covered by the end of the year. In spite of what we recently heard about the lack of data support on the new 3G network, today we can assure you that's not true, according to T-Mobile's official announcement.

T-Mobile USA came up with a new prepaid calling option - Pay By The Day.

Each day you use the phone will cost you $1. This includes free calls inside the network, and unlimited calls to any operator between 7:00 PM and 6:59 AM. Calling other operators during daytime hours costs $0.10 per minute.

Prices for SMS messages are $0.10 to send, and $0.05 to receive.