If you’re sick of hearing talk about the new iPhones, click away from here now. For those who are interested, Walmart will sell the Apple products at a discount from day one. The high-end 5s has a $10 savings at $189, and the 5c has a slightly more palatable $79 price tag. The retail giant […]
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On The Cheap: iWork Online Beta Opens To The Public
Life in an always on world has led to interesting solutions and to problems we didn’t even know we had. One of my favorite examples is Google Drive (formerly known as Google Docs), an online word processor that saves as you go, ties into other Google services. Most importantly, it’s free. Drive actually came from […]
On The Cheap: Almost All T-Mobile Phones With No Up Front Cost
T-Mobile really, really wants your business. First came the contract-free plans, then the ability to pay for your phones over time, and recently the new JUMP service for early upgrading. Now, the carrier has announced a back-to-school sale. For a limited time, all handsets (minus the 32 and 64 GB iPhone 5 models) will have […]
On The Cheap: Kobo Mini Gets Mini Price
Ebook readers aren’t quite the hot item they used to be ever since the 7-inch tablet market dropped prices to the sub-$200 range, but they still have great advantages. Text you can read in direct sunlight, outrageous battery life, and at a significantly cheaper price than a more versatile, all-in-one device. Amazon’s most basic Kindle, […]
On The Cheap: Get On TechNet Before It’s Gone
For the unfamiliar, Microsoft TechNet is a program aimed at IT professionals. There are assorted benefits, but the main reason to snag it is software. Oh, the glorious software! You can basically download and install just about every Microsoft consumer OS, server OS, and productivity application ever. That means when a new OS version comes […]
On The Cheap: Have An iPhone 4 Or 4S? Get A Free iPhone 5
Let’s not kid ourselves. The next generation iPhone is coming soon. Apple’s handset product cycle is simple, after all: Come out with a phone, come out with another a year later that is a slight improvement, and then come out with an even better one a year after that that is totally worth upgrading for. […]
On The Cheap: HTC Will Pay You To Buy The HTC One
HTC was one of the first to join the smartphone party, which makes the company’s current lowest ever earnings even more disappointing. While Samsung and Apple battle for top dog, HTC has been putting out well-reviewed handsets and fighting for scraps. In a shot across everyone else’s bow, HTC is aggressively pursuing owners of existing handsets. This isn’t […]
On The Cheap: $50 Off Xi3 Modular Computer And Help Save The Earth
Normally, On The Cheap tells you how to get a phone for a penny or tablet for a buck or some other major discount on desired tech. Today’s deal is a bit pricier, but it also comes with the incentive of paying back to the planet. At a base price of $499 for the standard […]
On The Cheap: Free iPhone 5 With Trade-in At T-Mobile
T-Mobile really, really wants to be your cellphone carrier. First, there was the announcement of the new UnCarrier pricing, where high-end phones like the iPhone 5, Blackberry Z10, Samsung Galaxy S 4, and HTC One are $99 up front with monthly payouts. The iPhone 5 launches on T-Mobile on April 12, 2013 and the deal […]
On The Cheap: T-Mobile Announces Pricing And Date For iPhone 5 (And More)
People were thrilled when it was announced that T-Mobile would finally carry the iPhone. The only downside was that there was no timeline. That has changed, and we now know to expect the iPhone 5 on April 12. We also know pricing. Thanks to T-Mobile’s new UNcarrier plans, the iPhone 5 will be $99 down. […]