The Motorola Droid Bionic was easily one of the most hyped devices of 2011. Unfortunately, when the Bionic was finally released almost three months ago, the sales did not match the hype. So what’s Verizon to do? How about chip a hundred dollars off the on-contract price?

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The Motorola Droid Bionic was easily one of the most hyped devices of 2011. Unfortunately, when the Bionic was finally released almost three months ago, the sales did not match the hype. So what’s Verizon to do? How about chip a hundred dollars off the on-contract price?

When the Bionic first released on September 8, 2011, it cost a hefty $299.99 on-contract. Not that the Bionic isn’t worth $300 along with two years of your mobile freedom, but up until this year, $200 with a two-year contract was the industry standard for a high-end smartphone. Which is exactly what Verizon has officially moved the Bionic to if purchased with a two-year contract.

The original high price, competing phones that launched around the same time, and the threat of bigger and better phones on the horizon all undoubtedly attributed to the $100 price drop. It’s not unusual to see a device go down in price once it’s been out for awhile, but three months seems slightly early. At the absolute most, early adopters have had their Bionic for under three months now, and all they have to show for it is an extra $100 dent in their pocketbook.

Still, it’s nice to see yet another one of Verizon’s amazing devices become a little bit more affordable. Now that the Bionic has gone down in price, will you consider picking one up?

Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States, has come and gone, leaving many victors and losers in its aftermath. Waffle maker riots may have been the hot topic of the weekend, but now that things have calmed down, manufacturers and retailers are starting to talk turkey.

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Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States, has come and gone, leaving many victors and losers in its aftermath. Waffle maker riots may have been the hot topic of the weekend, but now that things have calmed down, manufacturers and retailers are starting to talk turkey.

While they won’t release any specific numbers, Amazon has made it abundantly clear that their Kindle family of devices was a huge winner this weekend, with the Kindle Fire leading the charge. According to a press release put out by Amazon, the online retailer sold four times as many Kindles this Black Friday compared to last year. When it comes to the Kindle Fire alone, Amazon says the device has been their best selling product across all of Amazon for eight weeks running.

The Kindle Fire is also doing well in retail stores like Target and Walmart. Target, who sells a wide variety of tablets including the Apple iPad, said that the Kindle Fire was their best selling tablet this Black Friday. (Unadvertised deals could have certainly helped atribute to those sales, but apparently they’re few and far between).

Once some official sales numbers are released, we’ll really be able to put the success of the Kindle Fire into context. Until then, let us know if you bought a Kindle Fire this Black Friday in the comments below.

Looking for a new Android phone this holiday season? You could wake up early on Black Friday and fight the traffic to score some sweet deals or you could avoid the craziness and head over to one of the 4,600+ RadioShack locations right now. Through Wednesday, November 23rd, RadioShack has over 20 different phones from Verizon [...]]]>

Looking for a new Android phone this holiday season? You could wake up early on Black Friday and fight the traffic to score some sweet deals or you could avoid the craziness and head over to one of the 4,600+ RadioShack locations right now. Through Wednesday, November 23rd, RadioShack has over 20 different phones from Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and Sprint, all available for free with upgraded or new 2-year contract.

Not sure if you are eligible for a free Android phone? Just head over to the RadioShack Upgrade Checker and see if you qualify. Check out the chart below to see which phones are free and then keep your eyes peeled for a special device giveaway later this week.

Amazon Wireless is definitely playing hardball of late in the sales department, and today’s deal is probably the best yet. Every smartphone that they have available for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint is on sale for just a penny with a new 2-year contract.

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Amazon Wireless is definitely playing hardball of late in the sales department, and today’s deal is probably the best yet. Every smartphone that they have available for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint is on sale for just a penny with a new 2-year contract.

Obviously that last bit is the catch as you can’t take advantage of this deal if you are just looking to upgrade, although I’d still recommend you take a look as they often have better pricing than the carriers even on an upgrade.

You can also get a $100 Amazon.com gift card if you buy a phone with hotspot and activate that feature, which is a nice deal if you need to do tethering and aren’t willing to go the root route.

I’ll do a quick rundown of the best available handsets through this deal on each carrier.

Verizon

• HTC Rezound
• Motorola DROID RAZR

Sprint

• Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G
• HTC EVO 3D 4G
• HTC EVO 3D 4G, Plum

AT&T

• Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket 4G

These are the highlights for each carrier in my opinion, but there are a grand total of 97 devices that are included in the sale, so if I didn’t name the device that you have your heart set on above just hit the source link below to peruse the full catalog.

Happy saving!

Amazon Wireless is kicking off the launch of the newest and thinnest member of the Droid family with a tip of the hat to today’s unique date by offering the Droid RAZR for $111.11. Amazon is backordered at the moment, but orders placed today will still qualify for the special price. As of this [...]]]>

Amazon Wireless is kicking off the launch of the newest and thinnest member of the Droid family with a tip of the hat to today’s unique date by offering the Droid RAZR for $111.11. Amazon is backordered at the moment, but orders placed today will still qualify for the special price. As of this posting they are still saying they will ship by the end of next week.

As with most of the Amazon Wireless deals, this pricing only applies to brand new 2-year contracts. If you’re looking to upgrade an existing contract, they are offering a slightly discounted price of $249.

The Droid RAZR is just the first of Verizon’s power trio of Android devices, so make sure you peruse what the Galaxy Nexus and the HTC Rezound have to offer before making any snap decisions. You can take a look at the review roundup we assembled earlier this week to get a sense of the early impressions of the Droid RAZR from around the web.

Are any of you planning to either take advantage of this deal or pick up a Droid RAZR direct from Verizon today?

Amazon Wireless has a pretty fantastic deal going for new Verizon customers right now. You can get any handset you want on Big Red for just a penny with a new 2-year contract, including free 2-day shipping.

To be clear, when they say everything, they mean everything. The Motorola Droid Bionic, Samsung Droid [...]]]>

Amazon Wireless has a pretty fantastic deal going for new Verizon customers right now. You can get any handset you want on Big Red for just a penny with a new 2-year contract, including free 2-day shipping.

To be clear, when they say everything, they mean everything. The Motorola Droid Bionic, Samsung Droid Charge, HTC ThunderBolt, HTC Droid Incredible 2, Motorola Droid 3, etc….

Obviously the Bionic is the real steal here, as it launched just a month ago for a considerably less palatable $299 with contract. Anthony gave the Bionic an 8.5/10 in our review with the main complaint resting on battery life.

Now if you’re concerned about having the absolute latest and greatest handset and aren’t particularly hurting for cash at the moment, then you should exercise patience. You know full well there are some amazing new phones from Motorola, HTC and, of course, Samsung on deck to launch in the next month.

With that said, there are some great phones available in Verizon’s lineup right now. And you can’t argue with the price.

Anyone interested in the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus may want to head over to J&R, where you can pre-order Samsung’s latest Android Honeycomb tablet. The price of the GT-P6210 Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus starts at $399 for the 16 GB model and goes up to $499, if you simply can’t live without

Anyone interested in the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus may want to head over to J&R, where you can pre-order Samsung’s latest Android Honeycomb tablet. The price of the GT-P6210 Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus starts at $399 for the 16 GB model and goes up to $499, if you simply can’t live without 32 GB of internal storage. We’re still waiting on an official release date for the US market, but we already know a few countries in Europe and Asia will be able to purchase the Tab 7.0 Plus before the end of the month.

Finding the right tablet to fit your needs is getting a lot easier. Samsung now has three different sizes available (10.1, 8.9 and 7.0) with quite a few different price options. We would have liked the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus to debut for around $350, but it looks like Samsung feels their smallest tablet can directly compete with the other $400 tablets currently on the market.

Do any of you plan to purchase Samsung’s new 7-inch Honeycomb tablet? Or is the $399 price point simply outrageous for a 7-inch device when there are some decent $199 options available?