US Mobile needs to certify its Xiaomi and Meizu phones before continuing sales

In the past 48 hours, we’ve seen how badly a publicized distribution deal ended up working out for US Mobile. It announced that was selling Xiaomi and Meizu devices for use in the US and was rebuffed by media outlets and the former of the device manufacturers. Today, the T-Mobile virtual operator went looking for ...

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The first US carrier to sell Xiaomi and Meizu phones isn’t authorized to do so

As last year’s most popular smartphone vendor in China continues to quietly set the stage for its next-gen flagship’s double debut showing in Barcelona and Beijing, this tiny T-Mobile ...

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US Mobile now carrying Xiaomi, Meizu devices

GSM Nation off-shoot and T-Mobile MVNO US Mobile announced today through PCMag that it was carrying Xiaomi and Meizu phones for its subscribers to purchase. It was a curious get for the carrier as both manufacturers have yet to produce phones fully compatible with US GSM and LTE networks and as we’re about to find out, we ...

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Last year’s Lumia 530 might as well be free in this crazy-low-price deal

When the Nokia Lumia 530 launched back in July of 2014, it was already an incredibly low-priced smartphone: carriers had it for $80, then $50, and by this time last year retailers were already discounting the phone down to a mere $35. If you thought Microsoft was practically giving the phone away back then, you weren’t far off, but it looks like there’s still some unsold stock to move, and the companies that have it now are ...

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US carrier gets early start to BlackBerry Classic sales

Just over two weeks ago, BlackBerry introduced its latest BB10 smartphone, the BlackBerry Classic. With a look ripped straight from the pages of the company’s history books, the Classic was a return to form for a manufacturer that’s been struggling to keep its products relevant in an increasingly competitive marketplace. At the time of its launch, we knew of interest from AT&T in carrying the Classic, and Verizon has also chimed-in with news of its own plans. ...

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