Stories you shouldn't have missed this week

If you've been following the news lately, you probably know that T-Mobile and MetroPCS are joining forces, that the HTC One X+ is now official, and that the next Nexus phone might be made by LG. In case you haven't kept track of our latest posts, however, then you've come to the right place. Here we've put together the stories you shouldn't have missed this week, including the aforementioned news, the latest word as to what RIM's BlackBerry flagship will be specs-wise, and the last gossip regarding the rumored iPad mini announcement date. You can also check out which high-end smartphones are coming to some of the nation's biggest carriers in the coming months. More information about these and other interesting stories is available at the links below.

T-Mobile merger with MetroPCS approved by Deutsche Telekom, MetroPCS boards 03 Oct 2012

The boards of Deutsche Telekom, owner of T-Mobile in the United States, and MetroPCS have both approved...

HTC One X+ is official with 1.7GHz Tegra 3 Chip,bigger battery Jelly Bean flavored 02 Oct 2012

And just like that, all rumors and speculation have been put to rest as the HTC One X+ was made officially...

Let the games begin: Microsoft officially sets the Windows Phone 8 event for October 29 05 Oct 2012

Microsoft officially sent out invitations for its most important launches in recent history - Windows...

LG Nexus phone coming mid-November with wireless charging: rumor 05 Oct 2012

We just heard about the first LG Nexus phone hands-on report, and now the device, based on the LG Optimus...

AT&T introduces Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820; sales to start next month 04 Oct 2012

AT&T announced on Thursday that it will be carrying both the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 Windows...

Apple iPad mini: to be announced October 17th, sales begin November 2nd? 02 Oct 2012

The Apple iPad mini rumors just keep on heating up and now that we’re in October, the month everyone...

Samsung asks court to throw out $1.05 billion verdict, saying jury foreman was biased 04 Oct 2012

Alleging that the foreman of the jury that ruled against it was biased and failed to disclose important...

BlackBerry 10 Aristo specs leaked; A-Series model phone has 2GB of RAM and LTE on board 01 Oct 2012

Following up on the leak that brought us the specs of the BlackBerry 10 Laguna, the L-Series model that...

Jolla shows Nokia how it's done, launches its first MeeGo phone as soon as next month 03 Oct 2012

You must have heard of Jolla Mobile by now. It's a new company formed by a number of ex-Nokia employees,...

See photos comparing the iPad Mini to the Nexus 7 01 Oct 2012

Take a look at photographs comparing the iPad Mini to other popular 7 inch tablets like the Galaxy Nexus...