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Virgin Mobile Canada has a new plan for data hungry users, offering up to 6GB of data per month for $73. In addition, the new “Smartphone 73 – 6GB” plan also packs 200 Anytime Minutes; Weekends & Evenings starting at 6PM; Unlimited Canada, U.S. & International Text & Picture Messaging; and Unlimited Canada-Wide Talk &…
HTC One S is now available for 314.99 GBP (about $507) from Expansys’ website. That’s the price of an unlocked device, requiring no contracts to be signed. Along with the phone, you also get Krusell screen protector worth 19.90 GBP, making for a that much sweeter deal. While it’s not the One X, One S…
You have an Android smartphone and tablet, what else can you “do”? Soon you’ll be able to grab an Android-powered TV, compliments of ViewSonic. The forthcoming VSD220 Smart Display rocks a 22-inch 1080p touchscreen, TI’s dual-core processor, 8GB of built-in storage, while Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is running the show. Moreover, there are stereo…
More and more people are using mobile banking services. In fact, now that 87% of the U.S. population has a mobile phone, half of which are smartphones, the trend will undoubtedly continue its upward trajectory. According to some estimates, 20% of mobile subscribers use their phone to access mobile banking services, with 80% saying it’s…
The just-released Motorola Droid RAZR M LTE smartphone on Verizon hit store shelves yesterday for for $100, but it’s already on sale at Amazon Wireless for $49.99. That’s a whopping 50% off in new/extended contract retail price. The Droid RAZR M is a mid-range Android family and has a reasonable 4.3″ screen (that’s pretty much…
sellcell.com, a website that lets you compare phone values, reports that in August 2012, iPhone trade-ins rose over 800 percent from the same time in 2011. It also saw a record $8 million worth of trade-ins so far this September. This can directly be attributed to the unprecedented demand for the now confirmed iPhone 5.…
Available for pre-order since the initial unveiling, Amazon’s latest line of Kindle tablets and e-readers are now in stock online at Amazon.com and in retail stores where sold. This includes the all new Kindle Fire HD tablet, which gets its name from having an updated high-resolution 720p display, updated standard Kindle Fire, and Amazon’s Paperwhite…
Apple and its carrier partners kicked off pre-orders for the iPhone 5 early this morning. Not surprisingly, there were a few glitches at first as customers descended upon Apple, Verizon, AT&T and Sprint to pre-order their iPhones. AT&T had the hardest time, with reports suggesting the carrier’s servers slowed to a crawl when the buying frenzy…
It’s no secret that HP purchasing Palm was a disaster. The computer hardware company got in way over its head with trying to turnaround a struggling phone maker. It seemed like HP came with one bad idea after another during a time where it had changed CEOs like the weather. A lack of direction caused…
As promised, we’re back for the second dose of the Top 10 WTF? commercials in mobile. This week the spotlight centers on some more head scratching botches from our favorite carriers and manufacturers. T-Mobile MyTouch Slide commercial Let’s be honest, folks. Any MyTouch commercial could have made this list. This was a bad commercial because…