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T-Mobile has just announced that it will be launching its iPhone devices from the get-go. You will be able to purchase an iPhone 5 for a $99.99 down payment and $20 payments over the course of 24 months. You can also get the iPhone 4S for a $69.99 down payment and $20 payments over 24 months, or the iPhone 4 for a $14.00 down payment and $15 payments over 24 months. Those of you planning on getting the iPhone 5 on T-Mobile will be getting an extra treat.

Those of you with T-Mobile’s iPhone 5 will be able to take advantage of T-Mobile’s HD Voice calls. T-Mobile will be the only major carrier to offer HD Voice calls on the iPhone 5, something that can set it apart from the rest of the competition. With HD Voice calls, you will have “crystal-clear high-definition calling and significantly reduced background noise” when making a phone call to someone else with an HD Voice-capable phone.

T-Mobile launched HD Voice on January 8th during CES. The service uses Wideband Adaptive Multi-Rate (WB-AMR) to improve voice calls between two compatible phones. Currently the phones that support HD Voice calling are T-Mobile’s iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S III, HTC One, and Nokia Astound. Calls have to be made either through T-Mobile’s 3G, 4G HSPA+, or 4G LTE network. HD Voice calls cannot be made over WiFi.

The iPhone 5 will be able to fully take advantage of HD Voice calls now that T-Mobile’s LTE networks are launching today. So far, Phoenix and San Jose have already gotten their T-Mobile 4G LTE networks launched, but later on today, we should be seeing Baltimore, Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas, and Washington D.C. light up with T-Mobile’s LTE network as well. Check out our timeline below to see what other great announcements T-Mobile has made.

Also be sure to have a look at our full iPhone 5 review right this minute and get pumped up about the full release of the T-Mobile edition now!

iPhone 5 gets HD Voice on T-Mobile exclusively is written by Brian Sin & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Let’s just say you happened to catch our coverage of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and you still think the iPhone is the smartphone for you. You could head on down to your local Apple Store or carrier store to pick one up, but in this digital age, there’s nothing quite like being able to order something from the comfort of your living room wearing only boxers. Shopping on Apple’s website would result in a lengthy wait for you to get your iPhone, but the company has improved its shipping method to offer free next-day shipping on all iPhone models in the U.S.

We’re not sure just how long Apple will be offering free next-day shipping to U.S. addresses since they have offered next-day shipping in the past during the holiday season. As of now, Apple limits the number of iPhones you can order to receive next-day shipping to two iPhones, which we’re sure is more than enough for the average iPhone user. But, if you’ve been keeping up with the iPhone rumors, it’s possible Apple wants to offer its free next-day shipping prior to the launch of an additional iPhone. This is purely speculation, but it certainly would make sense.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: iPhone Available On T-Mobile April 12 Starting At $99, T-Mobile Could Unveil The iPhone At Their Event On The 26th Of March,

With the T-Mobile UNcarrier pricing list and details revealed one day early, the 4th-largest carrier in the country may very well be showing off not the plan, but the devices that’ll attach to the plan at their big event! March 26th is the day that we’re going to see the full show – that’s tomorrow or today, depending on when you’re having a peek at this post – but what we know before the fact is quite telling. Several FCC listings and the tease of several machines is what we’ve got right now.

LG Optimus G Pro

Though it’d be quite a scandal if the LG Optimus G Pro were released with T-Mobile before it hit AT&T, we can certainly cross our fingers that this monstrous beast will bestow its greatness on the big pink carrier this week. As it’s already prepared for work with AT&T radios via the FCC, T-Mobile’s technology may very well be pumped up and ready for action here as well.

Have a peek at our hands-on with the LG Optimus G Pro in a photo tour of Barcelona – through which you’ll learn one whole heck of a lot more data on the device!

Nokia Lumia 521

It should come as no surprise that the Nokia Lumia 521 would be chosen as one of the first devices to be unveiled here in the United States under these new carrier plans. This device was revealed at Mobile World Congress 2013 as one of several budget-minded smartphones working with Windows Phone 8 by Nokia, aiming for the everyman without sacrificing the high-quality craftsmanship and Nokia-way that comes with every Lumia device. You’ll find this device having hit the FCC this week.

Have a peek at our hands-on with the Lumia 520 – the original version (the international version) of the device we’ll be seeing here on T-Mobile as the 521. It’ll be essentially the same device with a few choice changes to the hardware build – expect it! Watch out for the slightly larger Lumia 720 as well.

BlackBerry Z10

Even though the BlackBerry Z10 was available to business customers with T-Mobile back on the 11th of March, it would still make a lot of sense for the company to give some hands-on time and another kick in the bootloader to this smartphone at this week’s event. Once it’s available to the general public, the stream of BlackBerry love can continue – and maybe it’ll even have 4G LTE connectivity. Can we dare to hope?

Have a peek at our BlackBerry Z10 review right this minute as it appears internationally and let us know if you’d jump on board if it were available to you from T-Mobile this week.

Lenovo IdeaTab A1000-F

Though it’s rather unlikely that a device that, according to Engadget, is passing through the FCC this week with Wifi only would be revealed by T-Mobile this week, it’s still possible. This machine is a 7-inch tablet we heard about earlier this year with not one whole heck of a lot of surprises inside, but a Q2 2013 release time on the books. Watch out for it one way or the other!

Have a peek at our hands-on with Lenovo’s A and S-Series tablets from Mobile World Congress 2013 as well. Keep in mind that T-Mobile has been carrying tablets for several years now – it may be time to go big as they go small!

iPhone 5

It may be that T-Mobile has finally signed a deal with Apple to get the iPhone on their shelves, but this is the least likely device of the collection here in this article. It’s much more likely that a carrier like T-Mobile would wait for Apple to reveal a new generation of device before they announce a partnership – especially with the new subsidy plans in the UNcarrier push.

Don’t forget the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy Note II, also – the Galaxy device was the first device to have T-Mobile’s 4G LTE network switched on while the HTC One has been guaranteed to see the carrier sooner than later! Remember – this T-Mobile event happens at 8AM PST tomorrow – that’s 10AM Central, and 11AM Eastern Standard Time. Don’t you dare miss it!

T-Mobile Uncarrier event: 5 devices they might reveal is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Snapseed quickly took on Google+ integration after it was acquired by Google. It’s now Snapseed’s time to return the favor. An update to the Google+ apps is introducing basic image editing (currently for iOS only) and, yes, those seemingly inescapable retro filters to get just the right effect before an image goes into a post. The pseudo-Instagram layer is far from the only addition, however. Android and desktop users can optionally tell Google+ to always share their closest available location in their profile; posts in the stream now include more text and make it easier to see photos and videos; Community participants can also invite people, share posts and manage activity away from their computers. If you’ve ever wanted to fix a Google+ photo — or break it, some would argue — the Android and iOS updates are rolling out today.

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Korean developer Delight Room has contributed another weapon in the never ending battle to get us out of bed. Sleep If U Can is an alarm clock app for both iOS and Android devices. It has a mode that requires you to re-take a picture before it shuts down. The idea is for you to take a picture of something that’s far away from your bed, so you’ll have to get up to shut the alarm in the morning.

It’s actually smart enough to force you to take a picture of the correct object, so unless you have a similar object lying next to your bed, you’ll have to get up.

Sleep If U Can is available on both the iTunesApp Store and the Google Play store for $1.99 (USD). I wonder what would happen if you set a picture that you can never take again, like some random stranger or a cloud.

[via Geekologie]