T-Mobile starts selling the Gear VR later this month

Samsung launched the consumer version of the Gear VR just last week, the $99 virtual reality headset can be purchased from Samsung’s online store as well as Best Buy. If you’d rather pick it up from a wireless carrier then T-Mobile is your only option since Magenta is currently the only mobile carrier in the United States that has confirmed that it will start selling the Gear VR through its stores later this month.

Even at T-Mobile the Gear VR will cost $99 so opting to buy it from the carrier won’t really save you any money. The headset is compatible with the Galaxy S6, the Galaxy S6 edge, the Galaxy S6 edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5, all four devices are already available for purchase on T-Mobile. Magenta will have the Gear VR available in participating stores as well as available through its website starting November 27.

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AT&T has apparently started testing both variants of the Galaxy S7

The rumor mill is heating up about the Galaxy S7, Samsung is due to launch its next flagship handset early next year, and already we’re hearing all sorts of things about the specifications and features of this handset. There have also been rumors that this time around the handset will be launched earlier than expected, while that’s up for debate, AT&T has apparently started testing both variants of the Galaxy S7.

This according to Evan Blass who is more commonly known as @evleaks, he tweets that both SM-G930A and SM-G935A have entered testing at AT&T and that this could “add weight” to recent rumors that the Galaxy S7 will be released a bit early. On the other hand it has been rumored that the Galaxy Unpacked 2016 launch event for the Galaxy S7 will take place on February 21, just one day before MWC 2016 starts, and since MWC starts a bit earlier this year that’s really the only reason why people think that Samsung’s next flagship will be launched earlier than its predecessors. There’s obviously no confirmation from Samsung about any of this so take it with a grain of salt for now.

AT&T already testing both Galaxy S7 variants (SM-G930A and -G935A), adding weight to rumors of an early- to mid-1Q16 release.

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) November 13, 2015

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