It’s sad when people fight, but when corporations do, the consumer can end up being the real winner. BlackBerry CEO John Chen called out T-Mobile, referring to an ad campaign as anti-BlackBerry for daring to suggest BlackBerry customers might want to trade their handsets in. Never mind that every company is basically doing trade-in offers, […]
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, […]
Today marks the first birthday of Google Play (even though it’s been around as Android Market since 2008) and the company is celebrating by offering you major discounts (i.e. free for many choices) on some of its most popular games, apps, books, books, TV shows, and movies offered through the store. Here’s a short list […]
Yesterday was a fun day to be the writer of a column about cheap tech. I was so busy answering texts, Facebook messages, and tweets about what the best deals were that I wasn’t able to share them all here. Now that the dust has settled, I thought we could take a minute and see […]
T-Mobile doesn’t want you to have to wait until Black Friday to get in on the cellphone deals. The cellphone provider is offering free Samsung phones this weekend, November 16 and 17. While the brand new, high-end Samsung Galaxy Note II isn’t included, the flagship Samsung Galaxy S III is. You can aslo get the […]
For the last two years, Amazon Wireless has been the best place to go to score cutting edge cellphones during the big holiday shopping season. A few years ago,the online retailing giant had every single smartphone for a penny, including then-$199 top of the line devices. Amazon has gone live with a “4G phones for […]
When looking to save money on gadgets, there’s one place many people may not think to look: the human resources department. In many cases, being employed by a certain company entitles you to a discount with various vendors. Cell phone companies in particular tend to shave a decent percentage off if you have the right […]
Windows Phone 8 is here and for the first time in a long time, the general public seems interested in a Windows smartphone. Microsoft has heard the complaints from Windows Phone 7 users who wanted more apps. The previous attempt at a mobile OS lacked such stalwarts as Pandora and, curiously as Microsoft owns it, […]
I learned a new term today — showrooming. This is the proper nomenclature for when one goes to a brick and mortar store to try out an item before purchasing it online. While the term is new to me, the concept isn’t. I confess to having done just that once or twice. Big box (shrinking) […]
All last week, Techcitement ran a special giveaway for commenters on our Facebook page. The winner would receive a GelaSkins gift card valued at $60. Today, we announced the winner, one Chris Allen, for his long and detailed response to our article on Marissa Mayer, the recently-appointed CEO of Yahoo. Here’s a snippet of what […]
