A little over 76 million tablets and 2-in-1 devices were shipped in the last quarter of 2014 according to research firm IDC. That sounds like a lot of tablets…Â until you realize that it marks a 3.2 percent decline from the same period a year earlier. That’s the first time IDC has seen a year-over-year decline […]
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$99 HP TouchPads are tough to find
Last night HP marked down the price of an HP TouchPad tablet to $99 for the 16GB model and $149 for the 32GB model. In Canada, Best Buy, FutureShop, and The Source all followed suit and many bricks and mortar stores sold out nearly instantly. It turns out in the US it’s even tougher to […]
Netbooks may be hurting Microsoft profits, but they’re helping Radio Shack’s
Microsoft may be losing money on low-cost netbooks with low-cost Windows XP licenses, but some companies are benefiting from the popularity of cheap mini-laptops. Reuters reports that Radio Shack, which has been selling netbooks from Acer and other companies bundled with wireless service plans, reported a quarterly profit that was higher than expected. The company’s […]
How reading the fine print could save you $5,000
Late last year Radio Shack, Acer, and AT&T teamed up to offer customers a chance to pick up an Aspire One netbook for $99 when they sign up for a 2 year wireless broadband service contract. This sort of deal is common in Europe and other parts of the world, but kind of new in […]
AT&T and Radio Shack make the $100 netbook official
A few days ago an ad leaked out suggesting that Radio Shack and AT&T would soon be offering a subsidized Acer Aspire One netbook for just $99.99 when you sign up for a 2 year service plan. Now the two companies have gone and made it official. While  Dell and HP both offer customers the […]
AT&T and Radio Shack to offer $100 Acer Aspire One?
Want to know how to make a cheap notebook even cheaper? Bundle it with a 3G broadband modem and get a wireless provider to subsidize the price you pay up front for the computer. European and Asian mobile carriers have been offering discounted netbooks like the Acer Aspire One and Asus Eee PC for months, […]