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Starting today, ToshibaDirect is offering 15.6″ Toshiba Satellite (model C850D-BT3N11) Windows 8 Laptops starting at $329.99. That’s $180 off the list price of $509.99 – a 35% discount. The base model laptop comes with an AMD Dual-Core Accelerated E1-1200 processor, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 802.11n WiFi, and 15.6″ 1366×768 display – but is upgradeable to your…
Apple kicked off its event today with its usual big number announcements. The mega tech company touted that it has sold 100 million iPads, received 200 million iOS 6 downloads, 300 billion iMessages sent, along with 36 billion iOS apps downloaded. In addition, Apple issued upgrades to all its Macs (except for the Mac Pro)…
No surprise here – The Apple iPad Mini has officially been revealed today, and it’s easy to assume that this will soon be one of the hottest devices on the market for the holiday season. Alongside the 4th generation iPad, the iPad Mini is the perfect filler device between your iPhone and larger iPad. Weighing…
Apple unveiled the 4th generation iPad at their event in San Jose today. The iPad features an update to an A6X processor, which brings double the performance of the 3rd generation iPad, and maintains the 10 hour battery life. The camera has been updated, the WiFi has been enhanced, and it will feature the lightning…
Apple is kicking off the iPad Mini event in San Jose, and CEO Tim Cook took the stage and unveiled some statistics about Apple’s last few weeks. The iPhone sold 5 million units opening weekend, more than any opening weekend phones sold ever Over 3 million iPods (iPod Touch and iPod Nano) sold since launch…
A video of the iPad Mini is making its way around the internet ahead of the official launch, set for a mere 10 minutes from now at Apple’s event in San Jose. The video comes courtesy of parts trader ETrade Supply, who was allegedly given a preview build/working prototype of the iPad Mini. The video…
Google Wallet’s official Twitter account just confirmed that it’ll bring support to MetroPCS’ Samsung Galaxy S III. Now the small regional carrier’s GSIII will finally get Google’s NFC (Near Field Communication) payment system that let’s you checkout at the register with just your phone. Customers can go to the Google Play Store and download the…
Yesterday Best Buy showed off a pre-order page of AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 920, with a listed price of $149.99 for a 32GB version. Many were surprised to find the phone so cheap, especially since most high-end smartphones usually come in at around $200 on a new two-year contract. Strangely, the page displaying the Lumia 920,…
U.S. Cellular is adding the low-end Alcatel ONE TOUCH Shockwave to its portfolio. Available for $49.99 from the carrier’s stores and online, this little fella’ offers quite a bang for the buck, including an 800MHz processor, 3.5-inch HVGA screen, 3.2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi connectivity, while Android 2.3 Gingerbread is running the show. It’s also a shock…
AT&T has just announced that it will launch the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note II on November 9th for $299.99. The Note II features a 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos processor, a 5.5″ Super AMOLED display, an 8 megapixel rear camera and support for Samsung’s S-Pen. The device runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, runs on AT&T’s…