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Jul

Verizon's Galaxy S III Available Today - Starting At $150 From Let's Talk, Amazon Wireless, And Wirefly

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, Galaxy S III, News, Verizon Wireless

The Verizon Galaxy S III is finally available. You can walk into a Verizon store and buy yourself a shiny new GSIII for $200 right now - so long as you're okay with 16 GB of storage and not into unlocked bootloaders, that is.

That aside, if you do plan on picking up the GSIII on Big Red today, you can save yourself $50+ buy ordering from Amazon Wireless, Let's Talk, or Wirefly. The 16 GB variant is available from Let's Talk and Wirefly right now, but is currently listed as backordered from Amazon Wireless (we expect that should change later today), and all three have it listed for $150.

Jun

[Deal Alert] Galaxy S III On AT&T Pre-Orders For $150; Sprint Version For $180

Posted by Cameron Summerson in AT&T, Deals, Galaxy S III, News, Sprint

While the Galaxy S III pre-order frenzy started early last week, we've yet to see the device going for anything less than retail price. Now, however, Amazon Wireless and Target Mobile both have the AT&T variant for $150 with an updgrade. Normally we see the best deals reserved for folks looking to sign a new contract, so this is definitely the exception to that rule.

Wirefly has also joined the game and started accepting pre-order for the Sprint variant of the device, albeit for the slightly higher price of $180 for both new contracts and upgrades.

Specs:

4.8" 1280x720 Super AMOLED Plus display
1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor
2GB RAM
16GB (AT&T), 16/32GB (Sprint); microSD card slot
8MP f/2.6 rear shooter, front facing camera
2100mAh battery
Android 4.0 with TouchWiz UI

To pre-order, hit the appropriate link below.

Jun

Foursquare Version 5.0 Hits The Play Store, Gets Rebuilt From The Ground Up

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Applications, News

Foursquare's mobile app hit the big five-point-oh today, with a brand new overhaul that's so comprehensive, the What's New section on the Play Store gave up and said "Go check it out for yourself!" The app has gotten a whole new ICS-styled look, which just looks fantastic. In addition, the app has revamped the "Explore" tab that allows you to see what's around you, encouraging more discovery, instead of mindlessly checking in whenever you happen to go to Starbucks.

Foursquare is clearly looking to engage users more with the update, as the maps section shows. You can now see your friends' locations overlaid on a map that also highlights points of interest in your area.

Apr

[Update: It's Back!] Deal Alert: All Sprint 4G Smartphones For A Penny Right Now On Amazon Wireless

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Deals, News, Sprint

If you've been looking to jump ship from the carrier juggernauts and get in on Sprint's promised "truly unlimited data", may we suggest now might be a good time to do so? From now until March 26th, all of Sprint's 4G phones (read: Sprint's best phones) are available for a penny with a new activation. Sorry upgraders.

Update 4/20/12: All Sprint Android phones are free again thanks to the Sprint Through Spring promotion... well, at least until the Galaxy Nexus shows up. Remember, offer ends April 30th and midnight PDT.

Amazon is even waiving the activation fee, so you'll be hard pressed to find a better deal on a shiny new Epic 4G Touch right now.

Apr

[Deal Alert] Trent iFuel 5000mAh Portable Charger For $25 (75% Off) From Daily Steals

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, News

We talk about power-on-the-go a lot around here. We've reviewed several portable chargers, and even a messenger bag with a charger built-in. If you need some extra juice in your bag but just can't justify spending $60+ on a portable charger, then you may want to take advantage of today's mobile Daily Steal: the Trent iFuel 5000mAh portable charger for $25.

The iFuel should be compatible with any Android device that can charge over USB (including tablets, according to the DS listing) and packs enough juice to charge a 2000mAh battery more than two times.

Per the listing on Daily Steals, this charger retails for $99, so getting it for $25 is quite the deal.

Apr

[Deal Alert] Wirefly Is Selling Pre-Orders For Sprint's Galaxy Nexus For $150, LG Viper For $20 (With New Accounts), Teases You With Cheap, Unlimited LTE

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Deals, Galaxy Nexus, Viper

We've been waiting eagerly for Sprint to get on board the LTE train and now that it's finally happening with the Now Network's version of the Galaxy Nexus, Wirefly is stepping in to make the deal even more attractive: the Galaxy Nexus is available today for $150 with a new account. That's half the price of the Verizon Galaxy Nexus and $50 off the phone directly from Sprint.

If you're looking to get in on Sprint's "truly unlimited" LTE data plans, but still want to save some cash on the device, Wirefly is also selling the LG Viper for $20, or $80 off Sprint's official price.

Apr

[Deal Alert] Unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus For $430 And Refurbished ASUS Transformer TF101 For $250 From eBay

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, Galaxy Nexus, News

Do you love good deals? Because we love good deals. Not only that, but we love to share the good deals we find. With that, here are a pair of goodies that we stumbled across just a little while ago.

Asus Transformer TF101

If you really want an Android tablet, but don't want to kill your wallet, then picking up a refurbished model is a great way to save some coin. I know a lot of users have "refurb-phobia," but that's generally pretty unjustified; refurbs are usually just as good as brand-new gear, but sold at a fraction of the price.

Apr

OfficeSuite Pro 5 On Sale In The Google Play Store For A Mere $2.99 (Down From $15)

Posted by Ryan Whitwam in Applications, Deals, News

Sure, you can use Google Docs on your phone or tablet for free, but what if you crave something a little more robust than Google's web-based offering? You would usually have to drop some serious cash on a full office suite in the Play Store, but today you can get a great deal on OfficeSuite Pro 5 which is on sale for just $2.99 through April 4th, a huge discount over its normal $15 price.

OfficeSuite Pro 5 comes with all the features you would expect from a full mobile office suite. For starters, it can edit and create Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents.

Mar

[Deal Alert] 1SaleADay And eBay Offering Unlocked 16GB Galaxy Note For Just $549.99 Shipped

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Deals, Galaxy Note (GT-N7000)

If you've been eyeing Samsung's Galaxy Note but don't want to pay full price, 1SaleADay may be able to help. 1SaleADay has listed the Unlocked, 16GB variety of the Galaxy Note on eBay for just $549.99 (with free shipping). That's a cool $50 less than the last deal we saw on the Note.

For those that may not be familiar with Sammy's first ever "phablet," the Note, which promises "the best of a phone and a tablet," has some pretty sweet specs (including its luxuriously enormous display):

5.3" Super AMOLED display
Android 2.3 Gingerbread (with ICS reportedly on the way in Q2)
S Pen Stylus
16GB Internal Storage (with microSD slot)
8MP Rear camera / 2MP front-facing shooter
1GB RAM
1.4GHz dual-core processor
2500mAh Battery

Sound good?

Mar

[Deal Alert] Display Your Obvious Fanboy Bias On Your Torso With This Sweet 'Nom' Android Shirt For $5.55

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Deals, News

You've got your Android-themed lanyard, pin, wall charger, bobble head, figurine, bedsheets, and toilet paper, but you still find yourself thinking, "Why did I get Android-themed toilet paper before buying a shirt with an Android bot eating an Apple logo?" Well, it's time to correct that mistake, as that particular shirt happens to be on sale right now for $5.55.

This deal ends around 9am tomorrow, so start going through your couch cushions now. While you're at it, you might as well start practicing your iOS vs. Android arguments. We all know you have them prepared and you're just getting this shirt to spite your iPhone-owning friends who will inevitably tell you, upon seeing this shirt, "Well, you are what you eat.