Today’s deals include a budget Android tablet, a few dirt-cheap netbooks, a refurbished iPod touch, and an unlocked Google Nexus One Android smartphone that’s almost cheap enough to be the Android equivalent of an iPod touch, even if you never activate the cellular capabilities. For good measure I also threw in a link to a $50 eBook reader with an…

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Looking for a cheap netbook that comes bundled with 3G wireless service? Verizon has just started selling the Samsung N150. When you sign up for a 2-year mobile broadband contract you can pick one up from a Verizon store for $49.99 after rebate, or you can snag one for just $29.99 from the Verizon Wireless web site. This is the…

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Hot on the heels of the recently launched Samsung N150 Plus netbook, Samsung is sprucing up a few more models, including the Samsung N220, N230, and NB30. Basically all that means is that the new models have 250GB hard drives instead of 160GB disks. All three models have 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processors, 1GB of RAM, 10.1 inch, 1024 x…

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The Samsung N150 is the cheapest 10 inch netbook the company has released so far this year. But the company hasn’t been shy about sprucing things up with a few custom models, like a kid-friendly version, a colorful Corby edition, and an Adidas-themed model. Now Samsung is introducing the Samsung N150 Plus, a model that will be sold exclusively through…

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Samsung has added a new version of the Samsung N150 netbook to its web site. Like all of the company’s other N150 netbooks, this model has a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, 6 cell battery, and Windows 7 Starter Edition. What’s new is that this model will also come with a 3G modem…

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A few weeks after launching the Samsung N150 Corby netbook with bright new color options in Italy, Samsung is bringing the new colors to the US. You can pick up a Corby netbook in “Bermuda Blue,” “Flamingo Pink,” or “Caribbean Yellow” from Amazon or Best Buy. Amazon is selling all three colors for $319.99 + free shipping. The Samsung N150…

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A few weeks ago Samsung introduced the Samcung Corby N150 netbook in Italy. Spec-wise, the Corby edition is exactly the same as the Samsung N150 model that’s available in the US. The difference is that the Italian Corby edition comes in several new bright and colorful designs, including pink, blue, yellow, or white. Now Netbook Italia has dug up some…

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Samsung is introducing  new, colorful variant of the Samsung N150 netbook in Italy. The new Samsung Corby N150 is available with bright pink, blue or yellow accent colors on the lid and sides of the case. The keyboard and underside of the computers remain white. Notebook Italia got a chance to check out the new Corby version of the N150,…

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Netbooks are inherently kid-friendly laptops. They’re small and light, which means they won’t break your back if you stick them in a backpack, and small fingers aren’t a problem. And of course, arguably the first netbook, the OLPC XP Laptop was designed specifically with children in developing nations in mind, so it included easy to use software and a rugged…

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The Samsung N150 is one of the first netbooks that will ship with an integrated 4G LTE modem. Notebook Italia got a chance to check one of these recently announced LTE-enabled netbooks out at Mobile World Congress in Spain, and discovered something totally unsurprising: The LTE version of the N150 doesn’t look much different from plain old WiFi-only version of…

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Samsung has been offering netbooks with built-in 4G modems for at least a few months. But to date, Samsung’s 4G netbooks were only compatible with WiMAX networks. Now the company is sprucing up its 4G lineup with a shiny new LTE modem. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today Samsung announced that it would launch LTE capable versions of the…

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The Samsung N150 is one of a handful of mini-laptops powered by Intel Atom N450 processors that Samsung introduced last month. It’s one of the cheapest new models, with a rather ordinary looking plastic case and a battery that’s good for up to 7.5 hours (as opposed to the 11 to 12 hours of run time Samsung is promising for…

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