To compile a list of iPad imitators from China would take ages. Even e-tailer giant Amazon is getting into the racket by selling the Touch PC, a generic 7″ slate that runs off Android “1.7″? More »

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From Htcyou: Fashionably late but still on time for back to school marketing, the Motorola Charm is launching on August 25th in “Cabernet” and “Golden-Bronze” colors for T-Mobile. Pricing is still free with contract. More »

From Htcyou: ZTE and UK carrier Three have lowered the bar for smartphone pricing with the Racer, which is £99 outright or free with contract. More »

I must preface the following article by noting that the prices are in Canadian funds, that a few of the key components purchased are pre-owned, and that an operating system is not included. The used gear that I obtained are fairly common deals that can be sourced locally through Craigslist or even eBay. I think that almost anyone in North America can build something similar for roughly $600. More »

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From Htcyou: T-Mobile specialist TMO News has the first real look at what I consider to be an interesting smartphone because of its free with contract pricing and unconventional layout, having a 4-row QWERTY keypad that is not a slider. Apparently, based on the limited page hits to Motorola Charm/Basil posts, I gather that few people are as intrigued as I am. More »

From Htcyou: US Cellular thinks so; thus, the carrier is pricing the technologically backwards Samsung Acclaim for $100. When the Acclaim popped up online a few weeks back, it screamed “free with contract” allover it, and even then I was disinterested. More »

Regularly $100, the budget 32Gb Nova solid-state-drive from Corsair is $69.99 for a limited spell after a $20 mail-in rebate. After years of putting it off, I am finally going to get an SSD as my main OS X drive, the Corsair Nova, which has the benefit of TRIM support right out of the box. More »

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HTC’s Legend is an old toy for Europeans, but it has just landed in Canada by way of Virgin Mobile. An odd mixture of high-end build with modestly entry-level internal hardware, the Legend is luring few Motorola Droid, Nexus One, and other top-flight Android 2.1 smartphone owners from their devices, but it should satisfy most consumers who want a moderately fast and beautiful smartphone. More »

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From Htcyou: eviGroup’s Wallet MID is too late, too old (Android 1.5!), and too expensive at €199 compared with Chinese alternatives, but at least it is not completely vaporware. More »

AMD’s 2.8GHz Thuban represents a bit of a touchstone in computer value. A 6-core CPU at $199? Take that, expensive Intel i7 processors with only 4-cores! In all seriousness, one should not be fooled by gigahertz or core numbers because performance is the sum of all parts working together. Find out if the $199 Thuban is too good to be true or too good for its price. More »

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From Htcyou: How do these price tags sound to you? $99 for a 7″ (800×480) C117 and $148 for the 10.1″ (1024×600) Android 1.6 Donut netbooks from CherryPal Asia. Oh, and they sort of resemble Apple’s MacBook. More »

Those on unlimited budgets can envelope their — iPads in glorious crocodile/alligator leather cases that cost an Average Joe’s weekly salary, but everyone else should seriously have a look at these affordable iPad cases and skins, most of which are under $20. More »

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