T-Mobile is dealing with a major data breach after rogue staff sold details of “many thousands” of customer accounts to rival firms. This gave the competitors the details needed to contact customers as their contracts were coming due, the ideal time to pitch the idea of switching providers.

Dell has confirmed it will be releasing an Android-based phone in China and Brazil. But it’s not giving out much technical info or saying anything about reported plans to release a handset in the U.S.

T-Mobile is to have its own channel for customers using the Android app store. It’s also allowing any purchases from the store to simply be added on to the monthly bill rather than having to pay via credit card.

T-Mobile is bidding to increase its disappointing market share with a new range of cheap service plans. They include a full range of plans for people who don’t want to sign a contract.

Microsoft says it is now possible for Sidekick users to recover their contacts, feared lost after a server outage. It says it is making “solid progress” on recovering other data.

Microsoft says it will likely be able to restore virtually all the data lost in the recent Sidekick debacle. But while it insists that it’s going to improve the service, it’s probably too late to undo much of the damage to reputations.

T-Mobile is reportedly telling Sidekick owners they can walk away from their service contracts over the data loss debacle. It comes a day after the firm admitted it was extremely unlikely all users would get back data lost in the incident.

A list of cellphone radiation emission rates shows there is a wide gulf between the best and worst performing handsets. However, there’s very little difference between the levels of the 10 worst handsets.

T-Mobile is merging with a rival to become the biggest mobile provider in the United Kingdom. But while it could mean a cash boost for its U.K. wing, it’s unlikely to look for a similar tie-up stateside.

T-Mobile has officially launched the HTC Touch Pro 2 in the United States … we hope you’re sitting down when you see the price.