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Filed under: Software, Odds and ends, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch

eBay Deals iPhone app pushes bargains in your face

by Steven Sande (RSS feed) on Nov 23rd, 2009

Do you use eBay regularly for shopping for goodies? If you do, and if you're an iPhone or iPod touch owner, you probably ought to turn on your device right now and download the new eBay Deals app [Free, iTunes Link].

In eBay parlance, a deal can be one of two things:
  1. An eBay Daily Deal, which is a limited quantity item from a trusted seller, provided with free shipping
  2. An item that is in big demand (an iPhone, for example) with zero bids and with less than four hours to go in the auction
But wait, there's more! The app also uses push notifications to give you the bad news that you're being outbid on an item or to tell you that an auction is just about over. There's a "Shake for Deals" option that provides random deals when you shake your phone.

The app has a nice little tutorial that shows how the features work and what various icons mean. That's a nice touch for getting users up and running quickly. If you're looking for that perfect gift at a bargain price, you may need to look no further than the screen of your iPhone.

Tags: bargains, deals, ebay, iphone, ipod touch, IpodTouch

Filed under: iPhone

Save a little on your existing AT&T iPhone plan

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Sep 24th, 2009



Update: It appears that this post describes a sponsorship discount (business/school/etc). Those users get a percentage off of their monthly plan ($29.99 voice plan and iPhone data charge excluded). Those who do not see this as an option lack the corporate discount; those who do are seeing what the monthly service cost is after the discount is applied.

Go here to see if you qualify for the corporate discount.

Note that this discount only applies to the voice plan and not to the iPhone data plan. Nor does it apply to the additional lines in a family plan.

Looking to save a little on your monthly iPhone rates? AT&T just announced a price break but you do have to opt-in. It's not automatic. You can save from $6/month on the Nation 450 with rollover up to $12/month on the Nation 1350. The Unlimited plan remains unaffected.

So what's the downside of all this? You may lose some or all of your rollover minutes by converting to the new plan price. So check the fine print before you click Submit. Any existing corporate or student discounts remain unaffected. If you're already receiving a 15% discount, for example, you'll continue to do so after the change. The iPhone data plan for $30 is not altered in any way.

The rate change takes effect immediately. Your current month will be pro-rated up to the date of change, the old charges affecting everything up to your change date, the new charges thereafter. AT&T warns that you may not be able to view your yet-unbilled usage for the remainder of the billing cycle, but you can call and talk to an AT&T representative if you need that information.

[Thanks, Dale Gattis]

Tags: ATT, Bargains, Discounts, Rollover, Value

Filed under: Deals, App Store

Friday AppStore Bargains

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Sep 26th, 2008

TUAW is totally deal-icious these days. Here's our second App Store bargain roundup of the week!

Equivalence
We went hands on with Equivalence just a few days ago and now this converter app is on sale for $1.99 until October 6th. It's normally priced at $4.99.

Fuzzle
CandyCane is selling Fuzzle for a limited time for free. The price will be going up to $1.99 at some undetermined time in the future. Fuzzle is a Jawbreaker-esque game. Update: looks like the sale ended. I got my (full) version for free yesterday, which is when this post was written up.

FlipBook
Normally priced at $9.99, FlipBook will go on sale for Friday only for $4.99. We reviewed this application last month on TUAW.

Freeverse Games
Freeverse has lowered their prices across the board -- every game now costs $4.99 or less.

Tags: AppStore, Bargains, Dealicious, iPhone

Filed under: Deals, Apple TV

Deep Discount Apple TV

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Oct 17th, 2007

TUAW reader Cannonball found an amazing deal on Apple TV at Sams Club in Murfreesboro, TN for $153.01. Call your local Sams Club and see whether they are offering clearance Apple TVs as well and, if they are, let us know in the comments.

For all of you wondering about the big fuss, not only is Apple TV a great and thoroughly hackable toy but it is also, essentially, a very inexpensive Mac Mini. Check out the wiki at Awkward TV for wonderful ways to hack your unit.

Tags: bargains

Filed under: Deals, iPhone

Apple lowers price of 8 gig iPhone to $399

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Sep 5th, 2007

There's really no excuse any more. You can now buy an 8GB iPhone for just $399, take it home, activate it, and use it with a prepaid card or existing AT&T account. If the unlocks prove to be working, add TMobile into that equation. What are you waiting for? Is this news enough to get you to buy an iPhone? Let us know in the comments.

Update: 4GB models selling now for $299 while they last. Refurb 8GB for $349.

Tags: bargains

Filed under: iTS, Deals

iTunes bargain Audio Books

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Apr 16th, 2007

If you're planning a trip and are looking for some inexpensive spoken books, iTunes put up a special 25 books for under $5 page that you might want to check out. These audio books include material ranging from Steven King and Jerry Seinfeld to Elie Wiesel and Ann Coulter. Be aware that most of these selections are abridged or based around short material, so there's generally a good reason they don't cost as much as most full-length audio books. The cheapest item, Harry G. Frankfurt's "On Bulls**t" (Apple adds even more asterisks than I) costs just $2.95 for an hour's frank discussion.

Tags: bargains

Filed under: iPod Family, Retail

iLamps galore at Target

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Jan 2nd, 2007

Last night, I took my eldest daughter and headed over to Target to replace our dying handvac. While there, we did our usual end-cap promenade to see what items had received the red-tag blessing of clearance. I was surprised to find several dozen iLamps marked down by 75%, apparently left over from the Christmas rush.

Other than the iLamps and a number of extremely ugly iPod cases, there were not a lot of iPod-related bargains to be found and the main (non-clearance) iPod section had been picked clean. Those of you who take pleasure in such things will be tickled to note that the Zune section remained in almost pristine pre-Christmas condition. If you're in need of an iLamp (and at that price, who isn't?), you may want to call ahead to check availability at your local store before you rush-on over to experience red sticker madness.

Tags: bargains, shopping

Filed under: Retail, iTunes

Save 10% - iTunes $50 gift card for $45 at Costco

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Dec 13th, 2006

Christopher Breen at Playlist's iPod blog found a great little deal on iTunes gift cards. Costco.com is offering the $50 gift card for $45 while supplies last. Breen mentions that local Costcos brick and mortar retail outlets may have a limited supply available for sale as well.

This is a great price for a last-second gift. I'd hardly call a $45 item a stocking stuffer, but it would fit very nicely into most people's small-sized gift needs.

Tags: Bargains, Costco, Deals, Discount, Gift Card, GiftCard, iTunes

Filed under: iPod Family, Apple

Christmas Bargains

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Nov 26th, 2006

The Kansas City Star points out that prices have dropped on many consumer electronics this shopping season. Case in point? The updated and redesigned iPod Nano is selling for far under Christmas 2005 prices. Take the 4G model. In 2005, you'd spend $249. This year? $199. That's a 20% price drop right there.

Willing to buy a refurb? $149 and free shipping--at least for now. Refurb iPods are flying out of the Apple store as fast as they're being posted. If you're looking for a refurb, be vigilant. Keep checking the inventory on a daily (or even hourly) basis.

The Star article states that American consumers may spend as much as $21 billion on gadgets during the end-of-the-year shopping season.

Tags: bargains, CHristmas, iPod, iTunes, nano, shopping

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