I was just reading a CNNMoney story about “What smartphones really cost.” The piece details how much smartphones cost to manufacture, and how much they’ll cost the consumer buying one with or without a contract. But there’s one key expense that’s left out of the equation.
The Great Recession has made consumers reconsider purchases that were once made without much thought. Perhaps, the new thinking goes, you don’t need a new wardrobe every season or a new refrigerator every two years. Perhaps you should only make these sorts of purchases when they are truly necessary. But, speaking of necessities, don’t you [...]
Or that you don’t even have a cell phone? Then you’re a prime sucker for Best Buy’s “Phone Shame Elimination” promotion. You also ought to be ashamed that you give a damn about what other people think.
AT&T is getting rid of unlimited data plans, meaning—the horror!—people with iPhones and iPads might actually have to monitor usage.
Prepaid wireless is a clear trend: The fourth quarter of 2009 marked the first time that customers signing up for prepaid cell phones outnumbered new subscribers opting for contracts.
Do consumers or retailers benefit more from e-commerce? Is a college degree really worth the money? Are cell-phone unlimited calling plans a rip-off? And more.
You just bought an HDTV, an iPhone, and a Kindle, but now there’s 3-D TV, Google’s Nexus One, and the Kindle 2 (or the Nook) that all want you to take them home too. Can’t the marketers and innovators at least wait until we’ve gotten used to all the gizmos and features of our current [...]
The Palm Pixi has only been on the market for a few days, but it’s already being sold for $24.99—or 75% off the list price.
