By Humberto Saabedra on November 11, 2008
Best Buy has inadvertently revealed a forthcoming T-Mobile handset via its Samsung replacement battery accessory page. The Samsung T929 will feature 3G access, WQVGA touchscreen with virtual QWERTY keyboard, TouchWiz based user interface, handwriting recognition, microSDHC expansion slot, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, speakerphone, GPS support with A-GPS and built-in transceiver, document viewer, and accelerometer. […]
Posted in EDGE, GSM, HSPA, Navigation, Samsung, T-Mobile, UMTS | Tagged accessory, Best, Buy, Leica, page, Reveals, Samsung, T929 |
By Humberto Saabedra on November 5, 2008
Best Buy Mobile employees have been confirming via HowardForums that it will begin offering T-Mobile service nationwide via unlocked device sales and contracts with subsidies beginning on November 16th. This little-known sales tactic in the US is quite common in European and Asian countries, where providers will subsidize unlocked devices in order to grab customers […]
Posted in EDGE, GSM, Nokia, T-Mobile | Tagged 16th, Best, Buy, contracts, Handsets, mobile, November, Sell, Subsidies, T-Mobile, Unlocked |
By Humberto Saabedra on October 31, 2008
Nokia Flagship Stores in New York and Chicago have begun selling the Nokia N96 at $400 below the $1299 list price, with Amazon listing the device for pre-order at almost $500 below list. The device features a 2.8 inch QVGA display, quadband GSM with tri-band W-CDMA and HSDPA support, N-Gage gaming service support, 16GB flash memory […]
Posted in EDGE, GSM, HSPA, Java, Navigation, Nokia, Symbian, UMTS, Wi-Fi | Tagged amazon, Best, Buy, Flagship, launch, Lists, mobile, N96, Nokia, Pre-Order, Stores
By Humberto Saabedra on October 26, 2008
Best Buy has begun listing the Sprint HTC Touch Pro online, with stores also sporadically confirming limited availability during the official third-party release this week leading to a full national launch on November 2nd. The device is priced at $749.99 retail, $200 above Sprint SRP for non-contract purchases and reflects the deeper discount power that […]
Posted in CDMA2000, EV-DO, HTC, Navigation, Sprint, Wi-Fi | Tagged Best, Buy, Listed, On, pro, sprint, touch |
By Humberto Saabedra on August 13, 2008
In a report filed by the Associated Press, Best Buy has announced it will be the first third-party retailer authorized by both Apple and AT&T to sell the iPhone 3G. According to the Chairman and CEO of the consumer electronics chain, the seeds of the deal were planted almost 18 months to the day that […]
Posted in Apple, AT&T, General News | Tagged Begin, Best, Buy, iphone, Month, next, Sales |
By Humberto Saabedra on April 1, 2008
In a press release today during CTIA, HTC has announced that it will launch a version of the HTC Touch Dual slider to the US with full US W-CDMA support and Best Buy will be the initial exclusive retail partner, along with its Best Buy Mobile concept stores which will sell the device unlocked. The […]
Posted in HSPA, HTC, UMTS | Tagged 3g, Announces, Best, Buy, Dual, Exclusive, HTC, retail, touch, U.S. |