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According to TmoNews.com, T-Mobile is about to launch the promised AWS 3G 1700 MHz spectrum in New York.

The released date is May 1, that is today! Great! While New York is the only city to take advantage of the new network (New Jersey and Long Island not included), more major cities like Los Angeles, Detroit, San Diego, Austin, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Miami, and other will be covered in 2008 (see the list below).

Vice President and General Manager of T-Mobile's Broadband and New Business Division, Joe Sims announced that by the end of the year the carrier will release at least one Android-based phone. He also stated that eventually there will be "more than one" device.

The question is: what handset will be the first? HTC Dream, maybe?

According to TmoNews, T-Mobile plans to launch its 3G mobile network in the NY City first in May, as you can see in the list below. Also they say that there's an important announcement coming next week.

The given information is not yet confirmed, but anyway that's what TMO reports:

• New York City
• Austin
• NJ and Long Islan

Meet the successor to the Shadow cell phone from T-Mobile, the Shadow II.

We can't tell much about it as it's just a single photo. But as far as we can see, the handset comes in a shiny body with rounded edges and apparently has a slide out keypad, maybe QWERTY, who knows...

Stay tuned.

FCC has unveiled a new mid-range Wi-Fi enabled clamshell from Samsung called t339. It will soon be available from T-Mobile and even supports the carrier's HotSpot@Home service. Wow...

Apart from the above mentioned, this is a mediocre phone with medium specs and an ugly design, but you choose whether to buy it or not.

The release date wasn't announced yet.

According to BGR, the Motorola Sidekick Slide will still be available from T-Mobile, and in a new color.

The launch should take place in late May or early June. The device will come in a nice shade of red with the same black shell as the original. So if you didn't like the purple keyboard, now you have an alternative.

Just one thing bothers me -

T-Mobile Germany has reduced the price for the 8GB iPhone.

The handset now costs just 99 euro or about $155 with a 2 year service agreement, which includes the new Complete XL calling plan (1000 minutes, 300 SMS and unlimited data).

T-Mobile has just released the Wi-Fi-enabled RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120, compatible with T-Mobile's Hotspot @Home service.

For those unfamiliar, here are some of its key features:

• Wi-Fi support for both voice and data;
• Updated visual interface with new font rendering technology and graphic enhancements;
• Advanced media player with full-screen video playback, stereo Bluetooth support and 3.

T-Mobile unveiled two new entry-level cell phones from Samsung, the SGH-T229 and SGH-T339 models.

Both have a clamshell form factor, nice look, and (as we may guess) have basic specifications, though none of them were announced.

Stay tuned for more details.

T-Mobile announced the availability of the new BlackBerry 8820 for its HotSpot@Home service line-up.

The smartphone is Wi-Fi- and GPS-capable, and takes advantage of Blackberry Maps, as well as TeleNav and myFaves services.

This model lacks the camera, which could mean that 8820 is a business device. Other features include microSD slot supporting up to 4GB, Bluetooth, voice dialing and many more.