Philadelphia Media Network is now the first newspaper company in the country to offer an Android tablet bundled with digital newspaper subscription content. Earlier this summer the publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News announced plans to sell an Android tablet, and today it’s available for purchase for $99 and up. That’s the good news. The less good…

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Verizon dropped the price of a Samsung Galaxy Tab to $299.99 with a 2-year contract this week. That means that there are now 5 major US wireless carriers offering the tablet for under $300 when you sign up for a 3G contract. The lone holdout is AT&T, which is still charging $549.99 for a contract-free tablet. AT&T doesn’t currently offer…

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Dell and AT&T are offering the Dell Streak 5 inch Android tablet for $299.99 when you sign up for a 2-year contract. But you can also get the tablet without a contract for $549.99. At that price the device is yours to do with as you will, which means you can use it as a WiFi-only tablet if you want….

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The Dell Streak Android tablet will soon be available in the US, and today Dell unveiled the official pricing for the tablet. It will set you back $299 if you sign up for a 2 year service contract with AT&T. If you opt to buy the phone outright, you don’t get the subsidy, which drives the price up to $549….

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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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Dell has finally spilled the beans on the US pricing for the company’s upcoming Dell Streak 5 inch Android tablet. It will cost $500. That’s the same price as the WiFi-only Apple iPad. But to be fair, that’s the price of an unsubsidized Dell Streak, which still comes with a 3G modem. Those 3G modules typically sell for more than…

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Have your eye on that shiny new Dell Streak 5 inch tablet with Google Android, but worried it’s going to cost too much? Well, it looks like you can pick one up for free in the UK from Carphone Warehouse… sort of. The wireless retailer will give you a free Dell Streak if you sign up for a monthly data…

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AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint have all begun selling netbooks over the past year or two. Typically you can pick up a netbook with a 3G modem at a subsidized price from one of these carriers when you sign up for a long term service plan. Wireless carrier T-Mobile offers a range of 3G capable smartphones and USB modems for laptops,…

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[/caption] In the market for a cheap netbook? Then the HP Mini 110 might be for you — depending on your definition of the word cheap. Verizon Wireless is offering the Mini 110 for just $29.99. But there’s a catch: You have to sign up for a 2 year service contract at $60/month to get that price. In other words,…

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[/caption] Old netbooks don’t ever die. They just end up getting promoted by wireless broadband providers. The latest case in point? WiMAX service provider Clear is offering a Samsung NC10 netbook with an integrated 4G WiMAX modem. The NC10 was released in 2008 and Samsung had largely replaced it with the Samsung N110/N120 series. This month, the company launched its…

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[/caption] You can add Jamaica to the list of countries where you can pick up a netbook subsidized by your cellphone carrier. Claro Jamaica is starting to offer customers a free Dell Inspiron Mini 10 when they sign up for  3GB/month play for about $34 per month (plus a $67 fee up front). The netbooks will work with Claro’s 3G…

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For the next few weeks you’ll be able to pick up a Nokia Booklet 3G for $199.99 when you sign up for a 2-year data plan with AT&T. That’s $100 off the normal price for this 10 inch mini-laptop with an Intel Atom Z530 processor, GMA 500 graphics, and Windows 7 Starter Edition. The Booklet 3G hasn’t gotten stellar reviews….

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