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Jul

Republic Wireless Is Ready To Begin 'Wave B' Of New Customers, Launches Motorola Defy XT In The Process

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Carriers, News, Republic Wireless

Republic Wireless, the wireless carrier that prefers WiFi for most of its connections, and utilizes Sprint 3G in the interim, has announced that it's ready to take on new customers. The company reported that "Wave A", which consists of an unspecified number of users, has been a resounding success and that they believe they've found a model on which a $19/month unlimited everything plan is sustainable.

Today marks an important milestone for republic wireless. We’ve unveiled our new phone, the Motorola DEFY XT, and are opening our doors to welcome new members from our waitlist, starting with Wave B.

Over a year ago, a small initial team set out with a big idea to change the way wireless works.

Jul

ARCHOS' 97 Carbon Tablet Is Now On Sale, Costs $249, Redefines Cheap Tablets (As 'Expensive')

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in 97 Carbon, ARCHOS, News

I hate to be the Negative Nancy or the Debbie Downer here. Mostly because I hate those disgustingly cute terms for "pessimistic". However, the ARCHOS 97 Carbon tablet arrives at a particularly rough time. Today, ARCHOS' newest tablet is available via the company's web store. ARCHOS has a history of being the leader in inexpensive tablets. Unfortunately, with the advent of the Nexus 7, the competition just got a lot stiffer.

Take a look at the spec list for the 97 Carbon:

1GHz single-core ARM Cortex A8 processor

1 GB of RAM

21.8 ounces

0.45" thick

9.7" IPS display

16GB of internal flash memory

microSD card slot

Google app access, including the Play Store

Android 4.0

Yes, you read that right.

Jun

Indie Gala Lets You Set Your Own Price For Four Great Android Games

Posted by Abhiroop Basu in Games, News

Reminiscent of the incredibly popular Humble Bundle, Indie Gala lets you set your own price for four amazing Android games.

The principal behind Indie Gala is simple, users can choose how much they want to pay for the game bundle and then decide which charity to donate their money to. The games on offer include:

Great Little War Game: bringing an unique fusion of cutesy visual style and robust turn-based strategy;
Cardinal Quest: an arcade-style dungeon crawler;
Legends of Yore: another old-school dungeon crawler; and
Smiles HD: a solitaire-like arcade matching game.

Users can pay as little as $1 or as much as $150 (full retail price) for the bundle.

Jun

HTC: We Want To Keep Our Image Positive, So Don't Expect Any 'Cheap, Cheap' Phones From Us

Posted by Cameron Summerson in HTC, News

Here's an interesting turn of events: just one week after announcing a new budget device, HTC CEO Peter Chou told the Wall Street Journal that the Taiwanese manufacturer will not cater to the low-end phone market. To be exact, he said that "[they] don't want to destroy [their] brand image," so they won't sell "cheap, cheap phones" just to boost shipments. Given the ambiguity of his statements, it's hard to say what his definition of low end actually is. Could he mean they won't ship anymore One V-type phones? Or does that fall into the mid-range category given the superior construction and quality materials?

Jun

[Deal Alert] DROID RAZR MAXX Now Just $99 At Amazon Wireless

Posted by David Ruddock in Deals, Motorola, RAZR / RAZR MAXX

Amazon has just lowered the price of the RAZR MAXX to a staggeringly-low $99 for new customers (it's $199 for upgrades). Check it out here. This is by far the lowest price we've seen on this device (previous low was $149), so if you were waiting for it on the cheap, now's the time to grab it.

Amazon via Twitter

Jun

MetroPCS Launches The Activa 4G, Huawei's First LTE Android Phone In The U.S.

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Huawei, MetroPCS, News

It may not get the tech world's heart all a-flutter to hear that MetroPCS is launching a Huawei phone, but the world needs budget phones and networks too! The duo is teaming up this time to bring no fewer than four gees to consumers for the first time in a Huawei device. The Activa 4G is a modestly spec'd phone, with a 3.5" HVGA display, a 5 megapixel camera, and running Android 2.3. It's still sad to see phones shipping with Gingerbread, but on budget devices, it's not as unexpected.

The device, predictably, is pretty cheap. At a normal price of $250, the phone comes down to $150 after a $50 mail-in, and another $50 instant rebate.

May

[Deal Alert] eBay Daily Deals Has The Unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus For $370 Shipped

Posted by David Ruddock in Deals, Galaxy Nexus

eBay's Daily Deals is once again proving its capacity for awesome - by offering the GSM unlocked Samsung Galaxy Nexus for just $370. And as far as I can tell, at least in California, you won't even have to cough up sales tax - making this an even better deal than Google's $400 (which totals out at $440 with tax and shipping for CA).

So, you might want to get on that. Like, now. Because we doubt they're going to last.

eBay

May

[Deal Alert] Get A Zeemote For $15 (50% Off) Now Through Memorial Day

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Deals, News

The Zeemote is a plucky little device that keeps popping up around these parts. Normally $30, the Bluetooth controller pairs with any Android device to give physical controls to games that would otherwise be touchscreen-only. We gave away a thousand of them, and when I reviewed the little guy, I said it would be great, if it were just a bit cheaper. Well, for this weekend, it is. Use coupon code "JS1MDE12" (no quotes), and the company will knock 50% off the controller, bringing it down to a much more palatable $15.

The code works for one or more controllers, so if you want to grab a couple, your coupon code should stack.

May

T-Mobile Is Set To Launch The Prism, A Budget Phone For A Budget Carrier, Expected To Land May 6th

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in News, T-Mobile

Not every smartphone is designed to blow us away. Every once in a while, we get a little reminder that the low-end handset line needs some love to. On that note, T-Mobile let us know today that it will be launching the T-Mobile Prism, a 3.5" device running Android 2.3. The phone will retail for $20 after a $50 mail-in rebate card with a 2-year contract, or a near-impulse-buy price of $150 with no contract. Dang.

The Huawei-manufactured device is expected to hit Best Buy shelves first, starting May 6th, following by Walmart on May 9th, finally hitting T-Mobile stores on May 23rd.

Apr

Galaxy Player 3.6 Review: Well, It Runs Android, So I Guess There's That

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Galaxy Player 3.6, Other Reviews, Reviews

Last Updated: May 1st, 2012

The iPod may be dead, baby, dead, but that hasn't stopped Samsung from trying to enter the PMP market. The company's latest iterations of its Player line, the Galaxy Player 3.6 and 4.2, has landed and, not to put anything indelicately, but we're left to wonder why Samsung chose to enter this market, or what the company hopes to accomplish. After using the device for a few days, we're sure it's not going to shake up the media player market.

Before we take a look at this device, though, it seems like it would be appropriate to answer the question "Why?" The most direct corollary to this device is the iPod Touch.