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Today, the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S III (16GB) is available for $179.99 – plus you get $10 in Google Wallet Credit! The standard subsidized price on this 16GB model is $279.99, so this deal will save you more than $100. It’s available for new activations and renewals. Other deals today include a contract-free Epic 4G Touch from…
Amazon has been in the news a lot as of late, especially since the release of Google’s Nexus 7 tablet (take a look at our review here). The company has been rumored to be launching the new Kindle Fire this month, while those rumors were shot down with added information that the Fire would rock…
When Amazon released the Kindle Fire tablet, everybody was always a bit curious about whether Amazon would eventually release a smartphone as the next logical step. As it turns out, the company does has a smartphone going through some private testing at the moment, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The parts…
Apple trying to get the Samsung Galaxy Nexus banned has been the talk around the Internet for the past few weeks, with the latest news being how Samsung managed to get the ban temporarily lifted over the weekend. Now Sprint, the third largest wireless provider in the United States, has decided to back Sammy in…
Were you one of the people out there bummed to find out that Verizon’s Galaxy S III has a locked bootloader? Well, Samsung feels your pain, as the Korean based manufacturer has decided to offer a “developer edition” Verizon Galaxy S III through its developer portal for $599. Sammy is taking matters into its own hands…
That Android based gaming console, Ouya, is on track to rival the Pebble Watch as one of the biggest Kickstarter success stories. About 24 hours after the Kickstarter project was launched, the group behind the console has over 25,000 backers who have pledged a total of $3.2M. The project is fully funded, but there are…
Dropbox has some exciting news for its customers that has been fueled by the high demand of its mobile users. Starting immediately, new customers can sign up for the updated Pro plans with additional storage at no extra cost and current Pro customers will get an automatic boost in storage capacity. The previous plans offered…
New York City is looking for a creative way to use its old payphones and it may have finally found a solution. According to a report in GigaOM, the city is converting its payphones into free WiFi hotspots for both visitors and residents. The pilot program will equip ten pay phones in Queens, Brooklyn and…
It looks like those looking to get their hands on a Motorola Atrix HD will have the daunting task of unlocking the phone’s signed bootloader, as the company confirmed this to be true on Twitter. This should come to no surprise as the now Google owned subsidiary has been notorious for locking the bootloaders on…
Maintaining data connectivity while traveling abroad is often painstakingly expensive, extremely difficult to achieve, or both. Even with roaming rate decreases recently implemented by Verizon Wireless and AT&T, mobile users who elect to use their smartphones while traveling to Europe often return home to hefty smartphone bills, especially if they go over their allotted limits. Tep Wireless is hoping…