T-Mobile Rolls Out the Magenta Carpet in NYC for the Launch of the New Android-Powered Samsung Galaxy S II and HTC Amaze 4G

BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night, T-Mobile USA, Inc., celebrated the national launch of the new Samsung Galaxy S™ II, and HTC Amaze™ 4G and Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 10.1 with an exclusive, VIP event that celebrated T-Mobile's next generation of 4G devices and featured a special musical performance by the GRAMMY Award-winning artists, The Black Keys, which was live streamed on T-Mobile's Facebook page.

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The event brought to life a futuristic 4G factory with interactive environments featuring T-Mobile's newest Android™-powered 4G smartphones and tablet that were curated by innovators such as fashion mavens Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power of Who, What, Wear, photo phenom Mazdack Rassi of Milk Studios and New York nightlife aficionado Nur Khan of Electric Room.

More than 500 guests celebrated the launch of the fastest and newest T-Mobile devices.  The star-studded event was attended by A-list celebrities, including Chace Crawford, Jason Sudeikis, Kristen Wiig, Ed Westwick and Emma Roberts.

Music by DJ Harley Viera-Newton got the party started as guests checked-in by entering their name, photo and personal message on Samsung Galaxy S II and HTC Amaze 4G, which was projected throughout the event to announce their entrance in style.

Khloe Kardashian stopped by the HTC Amaze Photo Gallery to watch Brent Bolthouse take pictures using the new device's advanced 8-megapixel camera, which features five distinct shot features.  The HTC Amaze 4G photos were displayed alongside the professional Milk Gallery images to create a slideshow of art work for guests to enjoy.

Iconic club favorites Kryoman robots lit up the night with T-Mobile and Android inspired magenta and green laser light show that illuminated the dance floor as DJ Questlove provided the beats and guests rocked to the music and danced the night away.

Fans at home were able to follow the celebration through real-time social media engagement through updates via the Twitter® hashtag #4GFactoryLive and T-Mobile's Facebook page.  Celebrity guests also shared their experience with fans by sending tweets, photos and videos from their new T-Mobile 4G devices.

The HTC Amaze™ 4G and Samsung Galaxy S™ II will be T-Mobile's fastest smartphones and the first smartphones to take advantage of T-Mobile's faster 4G (HSPA+ 42) network technology.  The new smartphones will deliver the best experience yet from T-Mobile for watching video, surfing the Web and creating and sharing content on the go. Both smartphones are available now at T-Mobile retail stores nationwide and online.

T-Mobile's ultra-thin, 4G-capable Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 weighs in at just 1.24 pounds and features a spectacular 10.1-inch HD touchscreen display for a widescreen viewing experience. The Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is one of the thinnest and lightest 10-inch tablets on the market and will enable customers to enjoy their home Web and entertainment experiences virtually anywhere.

T-Mobile's HSPA+ 4G network not available everywhere. See coverage details at http://www.t-mobile.com.

About T-Mobile USA:

Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. wireless operation of Deutsche Telekom AG (OTCQX: DTEGY). By the end of the second quarter of 2011, approximately 128 million mobile customers were served by the mobile communication segments of the Deutsche Telekom group — 33.6 million by T-Mobile USA — all via a common technology platform based on GSM and UMTS and additionally HSPA+ 21/HSPA+ 42. T-Mobile USA's wireless products and services help empower people to connect to those who matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile USA among the highest in numerous regions throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and call quality. For more information, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com. T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG.

For further information on Deutsche Telekom, please visit www.telekom.de/investor-relations.

SOURCE T-Mobile USA, Inc.