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Skype provides free Wi-Fi in over 50 US airports for the holidays

By Jacob Schulman on December 19, 2011 02:29 pm + 9 comments

Boingo is already spreading holiday cheer with free airport Wi-Fi for Nintendo 3DS owners, and now Skype is running a similar promotion to keep you online while you travel home. From December 21st Continue reading…

Amazon pushing Price Check app with controversial online discounts

By Joseph Parish on December 10, 2011 08:27 pm + 36 comments

Today, Amazon will pay you to buy from its store instead of your local brick and mortar — if you use the company's Price Check app to scan a barcode of a product, you can get a five-percent Continue reading…

Acer Iconia Tab A200 shows up on video, still missing an official announcement

By Vlad Savov on November 28, 2011 05:56 am + 8 comments

Acer's A200 Android Honeycomb tablet has slipped out ahead of schedule in a promo video, which has been picked up by iLoveTablette. Up front, it's looking like a pretty standard 10-inch slate, Continue reading…

Verizon offering 4G smartphone owners doubled data caps through the life of their phone

By Nathan Ingraham on November 7, 2011 05:49 pm + 49 comments

To tie in with the upcoming Droid RAZR launch, Verizon's going to offer both new and existing smartphone customers double the usual data allotment for the same price. As of tomorrow, $30 will get you Continue reading…