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Boxee offering payment system, looking for content partners

Boxee, the popular online video and TV streaming service, announced that it will be adding a payment system to its streaming  platform. The payment system will launch over the summer and will allow Boxee users one click access to paid…

T-Mobile cuts BlackBerry Bold 9700 and Curve 8520 prices

AT&T isn’t the only one enjoying lower prices on BlackBerry’s latest handsets. T-Mobile is now offering the Bold 9700 for $129.99 and the Curve 8520 for $79.99, like we reported in a Whisper a little whle back. If you’re a…

Google makes some tweaks to Nexus One pricing, offers some refunds

Ever since the Nexus One was announced by Google, many have marveled at the “revolution” in handset sales — no more carriers! However, it sparked a lot of confusion with contract-free pricing, commitment pricing, termination fees and other details. Google…

Microsoft misses injunction deadline, pulls Office 2007 and Word 2007 from its shelves

January 11th was zero hour for Microsoft as the injunction against Word and Office 2007 went into effect. The software giant out of Redmond had indicated that it was prepared for the injunction and would have it products fixed and…

Google Nexus One docs get leaked: $530 unsubsidized, $180 with plan

Further details about the Nexus One have emerged since we reported about its exclusivity with Google this morning. It will be apparently be sold by Google for $530 unsubsidized, and $180 with a T-Mobile plan. If you do sign up…

Amazon Kindle is the most gifted item ever on Amazon

The Amazon Kindle e-book reader continues its dominance by now becoming the most gifted item ever on Amazon. Forget the iPod Touch or an ultra-cheap GPS, people bought the $259 Kindle en masse. All those happy recipients of a holiday…

Best Buy Sony eReader giveaway!

Nope, we’re not quite finished with this BGR giveaway series — we’re holding a brand new Sony Reader Touch Edition from Best Buy and it could be yours. Here are some specs followed by the official entry rules:

    6″ touch-screen…

Best Buy ASUS EeePC Giveaway!

The good folks at Best Buy hit us up and since it’s the holiday season and all, BGR is giving away an ASUS Eee PC netbook. That’s right, all you have to do to win is enter below, we’ll randomly…

Barnes & Noble offers $100 for late Nook orders

We know how frantic things can get during this time of year: it’s almost Christmas and you’re wondering if you forgot anyone on your list, or whether everything you ordered will be arriving on time. For those who ordered the…

iPhone available from Vodafone UK on January 14th

Already available from O2, Orange and even Tesco Mobile, the UK’s third largest carrier, Vodafone, finally announced this morning that it will begin selling the ubiquitous Apple smartphone on January 14th. Vodafone subs will be able to snag either the…

BlackBerry Curve 8530 now available from Sprint

Sprint has just added a new device to its BlackBerry family — the Curve 8530. Though this is on the low-end for BlackBerry devices, that doesn’t mean it skimps out on any features. The BlackBerry 8530 for Sprint comes with…

Boxing Day comes early to Rogers

If you’re Canadian and love the thrill of the hunt Boxing Day provides, hate waiting in long lineups on a frosty winter’s eve, are looking for a new smartphone, and aren’t too sure what to make of this WIND Mobile…

T-Mobile offering BOGO on all smartphones until December 20

T-Mobile definitely has some tricks up its sleeve this holiday season as we just received word that retail stores are offering a buy-one-get-one free special for any smartphone. You heard us correctly: any smartphone. All you have to do is…