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Earlier this month it was rumored that T-Mobile was thinking about removing BlackBerry devices from their retail stores due to poor sales. As it turns out the rumor was true after all as BlackBerry has since confirmed to Reuters that they will no longer be offering BlackBerry devices via their retail stores in the future. According to David Carey, the executive vice president for corporate services at T-Mobile, he claims that “keeping stock in the retail distribution system was inefficient” as BlackBerry devices weren’t exactly in high demand.

For T-Mobile customers who are looking to get BlackBerry devices from T-Mobile, they will still be available for purchase online although with the carrier dropping BlackBerry from its retail stores, we expect it might be a matter of time before support is dropped altogether. As it stands BlackBerry is looking to be bought out and hopes to be taken private to sort out their problems. Fairfax Financial is a likely candidate as BlackBerry has signed a letter of intent with the company worth $4.7 billion. At this rate will we see other carriers drop their support for BlackBerry as well?

T-Mobile Will No Longer Offer BlackBerry Devices In Their Stores original content from Ubergizmo.

Not only is Alcatel One Touch on a roll in Europe and Asia, it’s starting to make more strides in the US. Sure, this isn’t the company’s first rodeo in this neck of the woods — the Shockwave came to US Cellular last fall, while the Idol has been available online as an unlocked handset for a few months — but it’s refreshing to see it get its foot in the door with one of the big four networks. This morning, Alcatel announced that it has two budget-friendly devices coming to T-Mobile next month: the Evolve (pictured above) and the Fierce (pictured below).

The Fierce is the nicest of the pair, featuring a 4.5-inch qHD display with a 1.2GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, 1,800mAh battery, 5MP rear camera and Android 4.2. The Evolve, on the other hand, has a 4-inch WVGA screen, Android 4.1, 1GHz MT6575 SoC, 4GB total storage, microSD support up to 32GB, a 5MP rear camera and 1,400mAh battery. Certainly prime material for the budget category; the Fierce will come in silver and slate and will retail for $170 off-contract (that’s $20 down with monthly payments of $6), while the Evolve will start at $100 off-contract ($28 down with $3 monthly payments). Alcatel tells us that both phones will be offered for a slightly lower cost during the holiday season, in case you’re looking for a more basic smartphone for the kiddos.

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Good news T-Mobile Moto X owners, if you thought that the camera on the Moto X could do with some improvement, you’re in luck because it seems that the Moto X for T-Mobile has recently been issued an update where the emphasis will be on improving the camera experience. The folks at Droid-Life have actually been enjoying the update for about a week now and have taken some test photos for comparison, and based on what we can see on the before and after shots, the difference is pretty obvious.

According to Motorola, the changes made include enhanced auto-white balance performance and color accuracy, improved exposure in both outdoor and backlit scenes, and reduced noise in low-light scenes. The sample photos taken by Droid-Life are pretty obvious and if you’re a T-Mobile subscriber with a Moto X, this update is one worth looking out for, so check your phones for updates if you haven’t been notified already. No word on when this update will make its way onto Moto X devices on other networks or for the unlocked version of the phone, but for now it looks like T-Mobile customers will get to enjoy it first. Let us know in the comments below if you have received your update and if you’re enjoying your new camera experience!

T-Mobile Moto X Receives Update That Improves Its Camera original content from Ubergizmo.

If you didn’t get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought additional details of the upcoming Jolla smartphone, along with an unusual showing of cooperation between Verizon and T-Mobile. These stories and more await. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore all that’s happening in the mobile world for this week of September 16th, 2013.

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Apparently AT&T isn’t the only one thinking that T-Mobile’s Uncarrier advertising campaign might be a touch too aggressive. The National Advertising Division, which is administered by the Council of Better Business Bureaus, has put out a statement scolding the magenta carrier for “flawed” advertising claims against its GSM rival. It takes particular issue with the assertion that T-Mobile offers 50 percent more bandwidth than AT&T because it only compares HSPA networks and doesn’t take into account the latter’s ever-increasing LTE grid. The NAD goes on to conclude that there’s “insufficient evidence that AT&T’s combined network, including LTE is more (sic) likely to be slowed by congestion than T-Mobile’s,” suggesting that T-Mobile halt all pronouncements otherwise. If it wishes to continue those claims, the NAD says it should outline the conditions where they would occur, such as the situations, locations or type of phones required to have an advantage.

Further, the NAD recommends that claims such as “most advanced technology” and “faster 4G service” should be discontinued or modified as well as the use of its 4G / 4G LTE coverage maps. It also said that T-Mobile’s call quality claim was overly broad. T-Mobile has responded to NAD, stating that it believes it’s already communicating its message well, but will take the suggestions into consideration. John Legere, T-Mobile’s outspoken CEO, has already taken to Twitter in defense of the company’s bold marketing approach. We’ve reached out to T-Mobile for a statement and will update this post when we get it.

Update: T-Mobile’s Chief Marketing Officer, Mike Seivert has seen the NAD’s recommendations for T-mo to make some minor modifications to its claims, and while they’ll be taken under advisement, his company won’t be changing its tune:

NAD’s findings are a validation of our marketing approach. In fact, today’s NAD findings won’t result in any substantial changes to our marketing claims. We will continue to spread the word about our coast to coast 4G coverage, superfast 4G network, and superior call clarity, along with our message of simple, no annual service contract plans, unlimited data and the best upgrade program, JUMP!

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