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On The Cheap: Cyber Monday Is Over, But Smartphone Savings Are Not

Mordechai Osdoby — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:30:14 +0000

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 […]

Review: The Review That’s Not A Review Of The Nokia Lumia 920

Daniela Weiss-Bronstein — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:14:05 +0000

In this space should be a review of the Nokia Lumia 920. However, instead is the story of why there is no review. Like any good and faithful techie, I pre-ordered the 920 in cyan on the November 7, to be shipped on November 8. I was in the midst of being displaced by Hurricane […]

Has Ting Spoiled Sprint’s Windows Phone Plans?

Mordechai Osdoby — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:23:18 +0000

While AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon are all going gaga for Windows Phone 8, the fourth major U.S. carrier has been staying out of it. I’m not sure I blame Sprint for doing so. The somewhat struggling carrier was badly burned by investing in the initial launch of webOS and the solitary Windows Phone 7 phone […]

On The Cheap: Amazon’s Annual Wireless Sale Disappoints

Mordechai Osdoby — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:18:59 +0000

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 […]

Review: Nokia Lumia 900, Yay Or Nay?

Daniela Weiss-Bronstein — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Windows 8 phones are around the corner, which means that Windows 7 phones are now on final sale. The 900 is available at AT&T for 1 cent with a 2-year contract; is the question is whether it’s a good buy for someone who wants a good smartphone but doesn’t want to spend a lot to […]

Nokia Raises The Stakes With Two New Lumia Devices For Windows Phone 8

Daniela Weiss-Bronstein — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:26:31 +0000

Nokia made a big splash last year with its Lumia devices. Bright colors and a distinct curved shape along with a sharp screen made for a truly unique set of phones. Unfortunately, the intriguing form factor wasn’t enough to overcome some serious hardware limitations imposed by Windows Phone 7. Yesterday, Nokia unveiled the updated Lumia […]

On The Cheap: Nokia Lumia 900 Free-For-All

Mordechai Osdoby — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:04:43 +0000

Have any interest in Nokia’s new Windows Phone 7 bearing hotness, the Lumia 900? Maybe you’re interested, but not enough to smack down a hundred bucks? Good news for you. AT&T has decided to make the practically new handset free through April 21. This is with a mail-in rebate so it’s for a given value […]