Amazon and Monoprice Offering Authorized Apple Lightning to USB Cables
After months of few alternatives to Apple’s official USB to Lightning cable, Amazon and nascent consumer electronics dealer Monoprice have begun offering their own officially licensed cables at lower prices.
Deal: HTC One V for Virgin Mobile – $139 Shipped
A repeat of a deal we ran recently, now ten dollars cheaper than the last time.
Rubin v. Aliyun: The Makings of An Alien-Android Hybrid
We explain the war of words between Google’s Andy Rubin and Alibaba’s Aliyun OS team… and, in the process, dive deep into the world of Android compatibility. It’s a coming storm, headed this way, that you should know about.
Amazon Announces New Kindle Fire Android Tablet Models
Amazon announces a refreshed Kindle Fire lineup in the Kindle HD series, with added AT&T 4G LTE
Amazon Offers Kindle Fire for $139 Refurbished, Amid New Kindle Fires Impending
New Kindle Fires take on Google source code delays and iPad, while Amazon fire sales off refurb’ed current units.
Google Rebrands Content Stores into Play, Combats iTunes
Google suddenly took the unannounced move to rebrand all of its content stores as one unified marketplace, called Google Play. The lack of any announcement of major branding changes caught most off-guard. While Google was expected in early 2012 to make changes to how it sells content, but it was not expected to do so […]
Deal: IM+ for Android – Free
Amazon’s Android App Store is currently offering the popular IM+ app for free for today only as a part of its daily free premium Android app program. The app supports all of the major IM protocols and is usually priced at $9.99.
Vizio Via Android Tablet Now Available for Pre-Order on Amazon
Amazon has listed the Vizio 8-inch Android tablet up for pre-order at a $30 discount from its direct pricing on Vizio’s own site at $349.99. The tablet features a 1GHz processor, 4GB of internal memory, Android Gingerbread with Vizio’s own app suite, front facing camera, Wi-Fi N radio and Bluetooth. The tablet was announced along […]
Nokia Closes U.S. Online Store, Redirects to Amazon
Nokia has quietly shut down its longstanding online sales portal in the US after five years, following similar closures earlier this month in the UK and Spain. The portal was initially opened to offer interested customers easier access to unlocked phones and accessories, but has stated that the individual portals have become untenable thanks to […]
Deal: Amazon Selling HP Veer 4G for One Cent
Amazon is currently offering the AT&T HP Veer 4G for one cent after new agreement, undercutting AT&T’s current $99.99 price after new agreement. The Veer 4G features webOS 2.1 which features Just Type universal search, HSPA+ support, a 2.6 inch capacitive touch display, Wi-Fi N/Bluetooth and GPS support, 8GB of memory, Qualcomm Scorpion processor, WebKit […]