Microsoft is planning to launch a $ 99 Xbox console package with a monthly subscription as early as next week, according to our sources. The software giant will offer the 4GB console with a Kinect sensor at its range of Microsoft Stores in the US, subsidized with a monthly cost of $ 15. We’re told that the two-year subscription will provide access to the Xbox Live Gold service and possibly some additional streaming content from cable providers or sports package providers. Customers who sign-up for the deal will also be covered under a two-year warranty.
There will be an early termination fee for those wishing to break the contract ahead of its two-year duration, and we understand that Microsoft will position the package as a competitor to…
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Ready for some serious Sidekick 4G news? We thought so. First up, we’ve finally got the official pricing details from T-Mobile. That’s right, come this spring the revived Sidekick will be hitting the likely-to-be-acquired carrier for $ 99.99 after a $ 50 mail-in-rebate and two-year contract with unlimited data — those that opt for the two-year contract but go with a lower-end data plan will have to pay $ 149.99 for the Android 2.2 handset. Sure, the pricing doesn’t sound all that shabby, but how’s the actual phone? There was no stopping us from getting our hands all over the first ever touchscreen-equipped Sidekick here at CTIA Wireless — hit the break for our impressions and a hands-on video.
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T-Mobile Sidekick 4G by Samsung priced at $ 99 with a two-year contract, we go hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Verizon is bringing a nice bit of consistency to its tablet offerings today by introducing a new two-year deal on the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The 7-inch tablet was previously available only on an unsubsidized basis, however now that the Motorola Xoom has become purchasable with a $ 200 subsidy in exchange for a 24-month commitment, Verizon is extending the same courtesy to potential Tab buyers as well. That means you now have a choice between the $ 500 strings-free Galaxy Tab or a $ 300 version that binds you to Verizon for a good little while.
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Verizon now offering 7-inch Galaxy Tab for $ 300 on a two-year contract originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It’s been an interesting few weeks of rumored Dell Streak 7 prices, but as promised, T-Mobile’s setting the record straight with some official dollar figures. Yep, that predicted $ 330 price was indeed pretty far off — turns out, T-Mobile will be offering the 7-inch, Android 2.2 tablet for just $ 200 (okay, $ 199.99 to be exact) on contract starting this Wednesday, February 2nd. Of course, you’ll have to sign a two-year contract to get that sweet deal as well as send in a $ 50 mail-in rebate. Those looking for a bit more freedom can snatch up the NVIDIA Tegra 2-powered, T-Mobile HSPA+ slate for 450 bucks, which actually seems like a pretty sweet deal to us considering the Samsung Galaxy Tab is still about $ 600 off contract at Verizon and Sprint. Sure, the Galaxy Tab has a few more things going for it, including a higher resolution display and bigger battery, but you’ll just have to wait for our full review of the Streak 7 to find out if Dell’s got a killer “4G” Android tablet hitting shelves later this week.
Dell Streak 7 launching at T-Mobile on February 2nd: $ 200 with two-year contract, $ 450 without originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Want an iPad but can’t countenance the associated outlay of cash up front? Orange is making that pill easier to swallow today with the revelation of its contract-tied pricing for Apple’s tablet in the UK. Pre-orders are about to start today for obtaining the 3G-connected iPad at prices of £199 ($ 312) for the 16GB version, £249 ($ 391) for its 32GB sibling, or £349 ($ 626) for the one equipped with 64GB of storage. This is all subject to you signing up for a two-year plan costing £27 ($ 42) a month that’ll give you 1GB of anytime data, 1GB of off-peak data (judged by Orange to be between midnight and 4pm), and 3GB of BT Openzone WiFi access for each twelfth of the year. The expectation is that Orange’s new best bud, T-Mobile, will be offering similar pricing shortly, leaving us to wonder what Vodafone and O2 might be cooking up. The day of the subsidized tablet might be with us sooner than we thought.
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P.S. – We’ve just spotted that Three, the UK’s 3G-only network, is also planning to sell the iPad “in the coming months.”
Orange UK prices 3G iPad at £199 on two-year contract, taking pre-orders today originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Nov 2010 08:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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You can kind of tell we’re growing ever closer to the Galaxy Tab’s promised November 1 retail launch as prices for this slate just keep coming out of the woodwork, looking ever more solid with each passing day. Vodafone Germany is the latest to reveal the wallet damage Samsung’s 7-inch Android tablet will demand, with a €730 ($ 1,017) levy for the 16GB version sans contract, or a €300 ($ 418) cost for those willing to commit to a two-year data plan at €35 a month. We’d advise against taking those direct currency conversions to heart, but the Tab’s pricing here is €30 more than the 32GB iPad WiFi + 3G, making us scratch our heads as to how Samsung believes it’ll manage to convince anyone to buy its smaller, less capacious alternative.
Samsung Galaxy Tab costs €730 from Vodafone.de, €300 if bought with a two-year data plan originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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