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T-Mobile USA and Samsung have just announced and released their latest 4G smartphone which is actually quite cheap. It's the Exhibit 4G II and it's a mid-end Android 2.3 based handset. This is available for just $30 on a 2-year contract or $200 contract-free which is great for HSPA+ speeds. The handset features a 3.7-inch WVGA display, a 1GHz CPU, a 3MP camera, a front-facing camera, and WiFi / Bluetooth support.

[Tech Crunch]

As expected, today T-Mobile USA announced the price and release details for the HTC Sensation. The handset will be available on June 15th and will actually hit Walmart a few days earlier, on the 12th. The handset itself features a 4.3-inch qHD display, a dual-core 1.2GHz CPU, an 8MP AF camera with a dual-LED flash and 1080p video recording, a front-facing 1.3MP camera, HSPA+, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 3.0 support, a microSD card slot (8GB included), 768MB of RAM, and Android 2.3 with the new Sense UI. It'll likely launch for $199.99 on a 2-year contract. If you don't want to wait for the Galaxy S II then you should get this one.

[Engadget]

Today is March 11 and that could only mean one thing. Apple releases their next-generation tablet, the iPad 2 to much fanfare and line-ups. This will be available at 5PM in your timezone and you'll be able to snatch one at Apple Stores, Best Buy, Target, Walmart, AT&T, and even Verizon stores. Of course, there's no LTE (4G) model ready so you're stuck with 3G for probably another year. If you don't want to leave your house into the horrible weather outside then you go online at 1AM PT to order it off of Apple's website. Let's see how many they sell.

Update: Check it out on Apple to order yours right now. It'll ship in 3 to 5 business days but you won't have to wait in line. Don't forget that there's a limit to two per order.

AT&T has finally released one of the most powerful smartphones to date and it's the Android powered and Tegra 2 packing Motorola Atrix 4G. This is available on the carrier right now for $!99.99 on a 2-year contract. Specs include a 4-inch display (540 x 960 resolution), the aforementioned 1GHz dual-core CPU, a 5MP AF camera with an LED flash and 720p HD video recording (1080p at a later date), WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 2.1 support, HSPA+ connectivity, 16GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, 1GB of RAM, and Android 2.2 with MOTOBLUR. Of course, you can also get the $499 laptop dock either separately or with the handset itself. I honestly think that the handset is definitely worth the price so check it out on AT&T.

Update: This smartphone is also available on RadioShack and Amazon for $149.99 on a 2-year contract. The best deal you'll find is at your local Walmart where it's actually just $129.99.

[Engadget]

DroidLife has just picked up the photo you see above. It states that Walmart will be selling T-Mobile USA's Samsung Galaxy S 4G for $148.88 on a 2-year contract and $650 contract-free. Walmart usually has cheaper prices than everyone else so you can bet that this smartphone will actually be hitting the carrier for $149.99.

[DroidLife]

It looks like you can purchase your very own Kinect for Xbox 360 if you look on the right website. There's a bundle on Walmart that includes the $150 Kinect, a $60 launch game, and a $30 Walmart gift card. You now pre-order the $220 value for $199 on Walmart's site here. We don't know when Walmart plans to ship the bundle but it's still months away from launch.

[Crunch Gear]

It looks like the Palm Pre Plus is now available for just $29.99 on a 2-year Verizon contract. You should already know that this webOS phone is packing quite a nice spec sheet and does come with version webOS 1.4 so there's video recording and Flash support. Check it out on Walmart here.

[Electronista]
Picture Source: Mobile Crunch

You may remember that the Dell Inspiron One 19 all in one PC hit Japan in October last year. Well, someone appears to have spotted it in their local Walmart which is a good thing since it hasn't hit USA yet - until now. This all in one PC features an 18.5-inch touchscreen display, an Intel Pentium dual-core E5400 CPU, 4GB of RAM, a 640GB of HDD storage, and Windows 7. This PC is expected to launch for around $600 and hopefully Dell makes an announcement soon.

[Engadget]

You may find deals online that you thought were pretty amazing, but this is the best one yet. You can get the HTC Droid Eris for just $30 on Walmart's LetsTalk. Check it out here. Remember, it's still $99 if you go a Verizon store near you.

[Phandroid]

The Palm Pixi should be getting launched on Sunday, November 15th for $99.99 USD on a 2-year contract, but don't let Sprint's pricing stop you from getting it. LetsTalk has the Pixi available for just $29.99 pre-orders after rebates. Check it out on LetsTalk here.

[Engadget]

It looks like some Palm Pixis have just made their way to some random Walmart in the USA. These aren't expected to get launched until Sunday, November 15th so they're stocking pretty early. It'll be available for $99 come launch day. Someone is reporting that some stores were selling the Pixi for as high as $400, since it is before the official date.

[Engadget Mobile]

We already know that Walmart will be launching Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 at midnight on November 10th, but it looks like Best Buy will be doing the same thing. Best Buy lures you in front of their restaurants by offering an instant $10 gift card - but only to Reward Zone Gamer's Club members. If you want to know if your store will be holding a midnight event check out Best Buy's website here.

If only I had a 250GB PS3 Slim so that I could line-up in front of my Best Buy...

[Crunch Gear]

It looks like Walmart has slashed their prices yet again, this time it's for the T-Mobile phones, including: the myTouch 3G, the G1, the Samsung Highlight, and the BlackBerry 8120. Check it out at Walmart here - the pricing is below by the way.

New customers are getting the best deals by far - $98.88 for the myTouch 3G, $48.88 for the G1, Samsung Highlight for $18.88, and the BlackBerry 8120 at a mere $28.88. One thing is for sure when purchasing any of these extremely discounted phones – unlimited messaging is required and of course a two year agreement. If driving to a store isn't your kind of thing, then we'd suggest checking out their web site.

[Phone Arena]

So much for Verizon not launching the Palm Pre. It looks like someone has apparently "confirmed" that the Pre is really coming to Verizon. Do you believe it?

Along with this news it looks like Sprint's Palm Pre has just been cut in price at your local Wal-Mart - if you live in the US that is. It's only going for $79.99 USD on a 2-year contract after rebates. Check out the listing here.

Palm Pre Headed to Verizon: Boy Genius, Engadget Mobile
Palm Pre Only $80 At Wal-Mart: Engadget

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 has been available since yesterday for $129 USD on a 2-year contract and Wal-Mart is selling it for $48.88 on a 2-year contract - last time I checked. But, if you want a real deal, you should probably head over to Amazon. They are selling the BlackBerry Curve 8520 for $0.01 on a 2-year contract. Yeah, no typos there. Here's the link. It could be out-of-stock, by the way.

So, the latest word on the street is that the Curve 8520 will be hitting France, courtesy of Bouygues Telecom. It will be available "within the next month" but the price and exact date hasn't been mentioned yet.

Since we're talking about the BlackBerry Curve, I guess we should talk about the top selling smartphones of 2009 in Q2 of this year. The BlackBerry Curve sold enough to clinch the top spot, beating the likes of the iPhone 3GS and the iPhone 3G. The full list is below.

BlackBerry Curve

iPhone 3G S

BlackBerry Pearl

iPhone 3G

BlackBerry Bold

BlackBerry Storm

HTC T-Mobile G1

Palm Pre

HTC Touch Pro

HTC Touch Diamond

Amazon [Boy Genius]
Bouygues Telecom [Boy Genius]
Best Selling Smartphone [TmoToday]

This should come as no surprise, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is now on sale at your local T-Mobile. The Curve 8520 has: a 2.64-inch display, a QWERTY keypad, 256MB of on-board memory, a microSD card slot, WiFi / aGPS / Bluetooth 2.0 + A2DP support, and a 2MP camera. T-Mobile has it on their official site for $129.99 on a 2-year contract and if what we heard before was correct, then Wal-Mart should be selling it for $48.88 on a 2-year contract as well.

[T-Mobile]

If you check out T-Mobile's website here, you will see that the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is now listed as "Coming Soon." We've heard that it's going to hit T-Mobile / Wal-Mart on August 5th, so that could be a reality soon.

[Tmo Today]

If you're really interested about the BlackBerry Curve 8520, you should know that Wal-Mart will be selling it for just $48.88 on a 2-year contract. T-Mobile will be selling it for $150 USD, so take your pick.

[Gizmodo]