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T-Mobile USA Inc announced a new purchasing program Direct Carrier Billing to allow customers to make purchase of digital content and services from their Internet connected devices. Using Direct Carrier Billing customers of T-Mobile can charge purchases of digital games, gaming and social networking credits, music, videos and other digital content offerings directly to their existing T-Mobile account right from the Web browser using their PC, smartphone, netbook or computer tablet.

Rumor from Boy Genius Report last week said that Apple is preparing a T-Mobile USA compatible iPhone. Pictures of the device were posted on the website of a hi-tech blog. It is reported that the iPhone will run a test version of the iOS and will be powered by Apple's A5 dual-core processor.

Since the termination of its exclusive agreement with AT&T, it is not surprising that Apple wants to expand to other carriers.

AT&T will acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for an approximate price of $39 billion. AT&T is the largest wireless network in the United States having nearly 95.5 million subscribers, while T-Mobile runs the fourth largest, with 23 million. Both networks use the same GSM technology and thus the merger will leave America with only one GSM provider.

Verizon, the second largest mobile network, and Sprint, the third, use the CDMA standard.

In a move to rival the stir created by Verizon Wireless iPhone the number four US mobile carrier T-Mobile is launching a new promotion: all of its phones will be free with a two-year contract.

The phone that will be given to subscribers will include such models as the Android-equipped HSPA+ myTouch 4G and G2, and the Windows Phone 7 HTC HD7. A total of 30 free phones will be available from brands that include HTC, Garmin, Motorola, Nokia, and Samsung.

Three major mobile industry players AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless have partnered to launch a joint venture that builds on ISIS, a national mobile commerce network that aims to fundamentally transform how people shop, pay and save.

Three mobile operators T-Mobile, Telefonica O2 and Vodafone have announced their partnership to promote m-payments in Czech Republic. The operators launched a special campaign 'Pay by Mobile' ('Plat mobilem') which even has its own black and orange logo. It is known that today more than 11% Czechs use their mobile phones to pay for goods. However mobile operators consider this figure very low, so they decided to extend the network of vendors offering this convenient payment method.

Yahoo is making its way to the Android market through the partnership with Sprint and T-Mobile. The Internet company announced the agreements to make its products and services more accessible to users of certain Android devices.

Yahoo explained on the Yodel Anecdotal blog: "We announced an extended partnership with Sprint around Sprint ID - providing Sprint customers with a Yahoo! ID pack of services, including 1-click access to 12 different Yahoo! Android apps."

Microsoft promises the next month debut of its Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system to take place on AT&T and/or T-Mobile handsets.

As it was reported, Windows Phone 7, the stylish successor to Redmond's aging Windows Mobile platform, will initially appear on GSM cellular networks, which in the US means just AT&T and T-Mobile.

Speculations continue roaming in the media that Apple iPhone could come to Sprint or T-Mobile sooner that to Verizon. In a note to clients, Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu told clients that Apple and Verizon Wireless are still negotiating important details for the iPhone, "including technology and economics," Fortune reports. Wu wouldn't rule out the possibility of Sprint or T-Mobile getting the iPhone instead of, or in addition to, Verizon.

Motorola seems to be following steps of Microsoft to the brink of a failure with its new product. Its newly announced T-Mobile-exclusive Android-powered smartphone Charm will have the same focus as Microsoft’s Kin did: social networking.

The phone is meant for Facebook addicts and features enhanced version of Motoblur (Motorola's personalized aggregation of social networks) built on Android 2.1.

Some of the phone specification is as follows:

A great promotion is expected from T-Mobile, according to some leaked document. Thus, on June 19^th, the company is to be offering all its phones for free with a new two year contract.

Today, we are to consider the Internet and e-commerce infrastructure of one of the EU members - Hungary that over the last few days has shined on the world arena over its potential debt crisis. Hungary represents a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia, with the capital in Budapest. Being an EU member since 2004, the country also is one of representatives of NATO, OECD, V4. It’s also a Schengen state.

Hackers have come to the proof of concept that a (jailbroken) iPad 3G can send SMS text messages, and work with other wireless carrier's networks. While Apple says the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G comes without a carrier lock on AT&T's network still the differences between the networks result in that user will have to do with only EDGE speeds.

One more problem is that in order to use a T-Mobile data contract on an iPad, you will have to do some DIY hackery and trim a traditional SIM card with a scissor.

iPhone users are offered to get $100 to $350 by T-Mobile, a wireless carrier based in Bellevue, Washington, if they trade in their devices for HTC HD2. According to the reports the deal will be offered by participating dealers, the company's 1-800-TMOBILE sales service and "business direct sales representatives" until May 19.

While HD2 is quite a functional and nice phone it runs on the dying operating system Windows Mobile 6.5. as Microsoft announced that these devices won’t be upgradeable to Microsoft's latest and greatest Windows Phone 7.

A new alliance is being formed by the 24 telecom operators to overtake Apple App Store. Three device makers such as LG Electronics, Samsung and Sony Ericsson support the move according to the GSM Association. Analysts and experts of the industry express their doubt the initiative will go far enough to pose at least the smallest challenge to the brainchild of Steve Jobs.