ORLANDO, Fla.–Though T-Mobile and Nokia are both in a state of flux, they’re joining forces to offer an affordable smartphone for the U.S. market. Today, both companies announced that the Nokia Astound will be available from T-Mobile starting April 6 for $79.99 with a two-year contract. The Astound is basically a rebranded version of the …

ORLANDO, Fla.–Slowly but surely, we’re getting a more complete picture of the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G. Last week T-Mobile revealed the smartphone’s feature list, and now the carrier has spilled the beans on pricing. The new Sidekick will cost $99.99 with a two-year contract with unlimited data and after a $50 mail-in rebate. Alternatively, you can purchase the messaging handheld for …

ORLANDO, Fla.–Well, T-Mobile certainly isn’t holding back. Along with news of the T-Mobile G2X, pricing for the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G, and the Nokia Astound, the carrier finally revealed pricing for the T-Mobile G-Slate by LG. The Honeycomb tablet will cost $529.99 with a two-year contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate. It’s a lot of dough and commitment, but the …

AT&T announced today it had entered into an agreement to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion. The news was unexpected and sent the technology world into a frenzy, and naturally, it has many AT&T and T-Mobile subscribers wondering what’s next. Of course, T-Mobile customers have more to gain or lose in this deal, and to ease some …

Verizon announced today that its first 4G smartphone, the HTC Thunderbolt, will be available starting March 17 for $249.99 with a two-year contract. Announced at CES 2011, the Thunderbolt has been one of the most anticipated smartphones of the year so far, as it’s the first phone to take advantage of Verizon’s LTE network, which promises download speeds of 5Mbps …

There are some angry AT&T customers out there, and rightfully so. Over the past few weeks, there have been mounting complaints and reports against the carrier about capping upload speeds on its 4G devices, specifically the HTC Inspire 4G and the Motorola Atrix 4G. AT&T remained mum on the subject until late last week when a customer filed a complaint …

The T-Mobile Sidekick as we once knew it may be gone forever, but that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the franchise. Far from it actually. T-Mobile dished out fresh details about the upcoming Sidekick 4G this evening, and the smartphone mixes a bit of the old with the new to offer something that’s both familiar to Sidekick fans and …

Boost Mobile introduced today the Samsung Factor, a no-frills, wallet-friendly cell phone for those who want to stick to the basics. The clamshell handset offers Bluetooth, a camera, Web and e-mail access, instant messaging capabilities, and text and multimedia messaging, but its main job is to make calls. The Factor is available now at exclusive Boost Mobile retail stores, as …

Screenshot by Bonnie Cha/CNET The spring CTIA show is just a couple of weeks away, and rumors and teasers are starting to bubble up about what might be unveiled at the show. We already know that at least two tablets will be unveiled, one being from Samsung, and now, we may be looking at two new smartphones and a tablet …

BlackBerry users looking to make the switch to Android might be interested in taking a look at Samsung’s latest smartphone, the Galaxy Pro. The Galaxy Pro, which was unveiled today, combines both a full QWERTY keyboard and a 2.8-inch, 320×240-pixel touch screen in a slate design. It runs Android 2.2 with Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface, so you have access to …