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Official: T-Mobile to sell Nexus 4 for $499 off-contract, available in 'select' stores

By Chris Welch on November 13, 2012 07:23 pm + 152 comments

Google experienced some technical issues when the Nexus 4 went on sale earlier today, yet the Continue reading…
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Subsidized Xbox pricing extending to 250GB consoles, will start at $99

By Aaron Souppouris on October 23, 2012 04:12 am + 98 comments

Microsoft is expanding its subsidized Xbox offer to cover more models and stores. Starting soon, Continue reading…
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AT&T kills on-contract pricing for tablets, effective today

By Dante D'Orazio on August 19, 2012 05:37 pm + 64 comments

Subsidized pricing for tablets has never made much sense — saving $100 upfront in exchange for Continue reading…
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Sprint to offer $100 towards an iPhone 4S when users trade in an older iPhone

By Adi Robertson on May 17, 2012 10:39 am + 41 comments

Sprint has yet to make money on the iPhone and probably won't be doing so any time soon, but it's Continue reading…
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Exclusive: $99 Xbox 360 + Kinect bundle launching next week with two-year subscription

By Tom Warren on May 2, 2012 10:57 am + 340 comments

Microsoft is planning to launch a $99 Xbox console package with a monthly subscription as early as Continue reading…
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Google wanted to subsidize a $9.99 unlimited data plan for Android phones

By Chris Ziegler on April 25, 2012 02:26 pm + 62 comments

In documents revealed during the Oracle v. Google trial today, Google mentioned to T-Mobile back in Continue reading…
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T-Mobile leak shows $5 price increase for 5GB and 10GB add-on data plans

By Ryan Heise on March 27, 2012 05:13 am + 16 comments

According to an internal T-Mobile memo obtained by TmoNews, monthly pricing for the company's add-on Continue reading…
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T-Mobile exec stands behind his desire to get rid of device subsidies

By Ryan Heise on March 13, 2012 02:11 am + 101 comments

Last week at the GeekWire Summit, T-Mobile's CMO Cole Brodman said that if he could change one thing Continue reading…
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T-Mobile CMO would like to abolish phone subsidies, but won't actually do it

By Ryan Heise on March 9, 2012 08:02 am + 53 comments

T-Mobile's chief marketing officer Cole Brodman said he wants to get rid of device subsidies, Continue reading…
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Intel denies reports of ultrabook hardware subsidies

By T.C. Sottek on December 2, 2011 06:47 pm + 20 comments

Earlier this week, Digitimes reported that Intel is providing $100 "marketing subsidies" for Continue reading…