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Sep

[Deal Alert] Cementing Their Partnership With Verizon, RadioShack Offers $200 Savings On Select Phones

Posted by Abhiroop Basu in Deals, News, Verizon Wireless

RadioShack seems awfully pleased with its new partnership with Verizon, and to express its sentiment it is giving a $100 instant rebate for every Verizon smartphone activated with a 2-year contract. Those averse to arduous rebate policies (i.e. mailing in the form) will be pleased to know that the entire process of activation and rebate approval will be taken care of by an "awesome" RadioShack associate on the spot. The selected handsets include the HTC Thunderbolt, the Samsung Droid Charge, the Motorola Droid X2 and Droid Bionic.

Existing Verizon customers will also receive a $100 gift card in addition to the $100 instant rebate when they upgrade their handset.

Sep

[Deal Alert] AmazonWireless Gives $50 Amazon.com Gift Card With Every Verizon Phone Purchase

Posted by Abhiroop Basu in Amazon, Deals, News, Verizon Wireless

If you have not already made the switch to Verizon's 4G LTE network, the deal announced today from AmazonWireless may finally tip the balance. Starting today and running till September 26th, AmazonWireless will give a $50 gift card to Amazon.com with every purchase of a Verizon phone or mobile broadband device (i.e. a MiFi) together with a contract.

This deal is applicable with a purchase of any Verizon device available through AmazonWireless, including popular Android phones such as the Motorola Droid Bionic 4G, the HTC Droid Incredible 2 and the HTC ThunderBolt 4G.

The deal comes at a very opportune moment as AmazonWireless is also offering the HTC ThunderBolt 4G for just $0.01.

Sep

[Update: It's Gone] Deal Alert: Amazon Selling Motorola Xoom WiFi 32GB For $353.50

Posted by Abhiroop Basu in Amazon, Deals, News

The Motorola Xoom has its flaws and it may not be all that new, but it is still one of the best Android tablets available. Normally, this fine 10.1" Honeycomb device retails for about $499.99, but from today Amazon.com has it on sale for the low price of $353.50 with free shipping. This is a reduction of almost 30% of the original price and $50 less then the next lowest deal that we have come across.

Update: And just like that - it's gone. The price is now $452. Congratulations to everyone who managed to snag one.

Here's a quick rundown of the specs in case you had forgotten:

10.1-inch (1280x800 at 150 ppi) display
1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor
1GB RAM
32GB internal memory
5MP rear camera, 2MP front-facing camera
Android 3.2 Honeycomb

Interested in a Motorola Xoom?

Sep

Amazon Appstore Introduces 'Geek Week,' Drops The Price On Some Very Useful Apps

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

While the Amazon Appstore may have its downfalls, it also has its upsides -- namely good deals and free apps. Thus is the case with its new promotion called "Geek Week," in which some very useful apps designed for hardcore Android enthusiasts have received a nice price drop.

As for the apps in question, you'll find some well-known tools and utilities in the mix:

Easy Tether for $4.99 (normally $9.99)
Root Explorer for $0.99 (normally $3.99)
WidgetLocker for $0.99 (normally $1.99)
Wave Launcher for $0.99 (normally $1.99)
SetCPU for $0.99 (normally $2)
RepliGo Reader for $1.99 (normally $4.99)
Xtralogic Remote Desktop Client for $12.99 (normally $24.95)
BackupEverything for $0.99 (normally $1.99)

Among those, I highly recommend Root Explorer and SetCPU (for overclocked devices), but the majority of those apps are definitely worth the sale price.

Sep

Details About Amazon's Kindle Tablet Surface: It's All Amazon, Baby

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Amazon, News

We've been hearing rumors of a potential Amazon tablet for some time now (no, I'm not referring to the Amazon Blaze), and not only are they true, but the device should be coming out quite soon.

TechCrunch's MG Siegler recently spent some hands-on time with the device that will simply be known as the 'Amazon Kindle,' and while he couldn't take any photos of it, he has painted a picture with words, describing, in great detail, what he saw and how he felt about the device.

For starters, the device is a seven-incher, which Siegler compares in appearance to both the Nook Color and the BlackBerry Playbook.

Aug

[Deal Alert] HTC ThunderBolt For A Penny With A New Agreement From Amazon Wireless

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, News, Thunderbolt (Mecha)

If you've been considering making the jump to Verizon's ultra-fast 4G LTE network, then I can think of no better time to make that commitment than now, as you can score the HTC ThunderBolt for one cent from Amazon Wireless. Like always, signing up with Big Red for two years is a requisite to get that price, but it still saves you $250 over the retail front.

Specs:

4.3 Inch TFT display
1GHz Snapdragon processor
768MB RAM
8MP rear shooter, 1.3MP front
8GB built-in storage
4G LTE
Android 2.2

So there you go -- a 4G LTE phone for a penny.

Aug

[Deal Alert] All Variants Of The Toshiba Thrive On Sale At Amazon

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, News, Thrive / Regza / Antares / AT100

We've highlighted a few deals of the Toshiba Thrive before, but Amazon just slashed the price of all three versions - 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB - to the lowest yet.

Regardless of which variant you've been looking at, Amazon is definitely the way to go if you plan on buying any time soon -- the 8GB version is going for $370, 16GB's for $430, and the 32GB variant will set you back $500. Aside from the differences in storage, all three versions share the same innards:

10.1-inch IPS LCD display
1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 (AP20H) dual-core processor
1GB RAM
Weight: 1.7lbs
Thickness: 15mm
5MP rear camera, 2MP front
Full-size USB and HDMI-out ports, plus miniUSB port
SD card slot (with SDXC support)
Android 3.1 Honeycomb (via OTA update)

So, if the Toshiba Thrive and its gaggle of ports is the tablet for you, head over to Amazon and pick your poison.

Aug

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 3G Available For Pre-Order On Amazon UK For £605.34, Launches On August 12th

Posted by Abhiroop Basu in Galaxy Tab 8.9, News

Unveiled at CTIA earlier this year, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 was slated for a “summer” launch in the US. However, if the Amazon UK pre-order page is the real deal it looks like our English cousins will be the first to get their hands on this device when it launches on August 12th in the UK (the original “in stock date” was reported as August 11th by Engadget, however this appears to have changed).

The 3G-enabled device can be pre-ordered for £605.34 and according to the Amazon page it will be available in “pure white”. There does not appear to be any indication of how much memory this particular version will have, however the rather exorbitant price suggests that this is likely to be the 32GB version (priced at $569 in the US).

Aug

Developer ShiftyJelly: Amazon Appstore "Rotten To The Core"

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in News

Nearly a month ago, we heard from the developer of Apparatus that the "Amazon Appstore is a disaster." To take a look at the other side of the situation, we sat down with Aaron Rubenson, the head of the Amazon Appstore. Now we have another developer, ShiftyJelly, chiming in with an even worse horror story: they were featured as the free app of the day (FAOTD), their app was downloaded 101,491 times, and they made $0 for it.

Their story isn't a fluke, either; Amazon made it abundantly clear that they do not compensate developers for the FAOTD.

Jul

[Weekend Poll] Amazon Has Now Given Away More Than 100 Apps - Which One Is Your Favorite?

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Off-Topic, Polls

Last Updated: September 3rd, 2011

The Amazon Appstore has received very mixed reviews since its launch March 22nd of this year, most recently taking the heat from the Apparatus developer, but one thing is for sure - the free app deals it offers daily have become very popular among the folks here in the U.S. I for one religiously check the Appstore every night, hoping to pick up the next best app. Speaking of which...

The Amazon Appstore has now given out more than 100 free apps - some incredibly useful and some outright awful. I'm curious to see today which app deserves the highest marks in your grade book.