On July 30th, when Apple releases the iPhone 4 in more than a dozen other countries, Canada will get its at $659 CDN unlocked and $779 for the 32Gb model. Apple already offers the iPhone unlocked in many nations, where GSM/HSPA is the norm. More »

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From Htcyou: An internal inventory screen capture of the HTC Desire for Telus Canada suggests that it will cost $79.99 with 3-year contract. By comparison, Telus’ other Android offerings are the Motorola Backflip at the same price and the Droid/Milestone for $149.99. More »

Rogers and Acer have teamed up to break from a painful (to the consumer) tradition, which stipulates that all powerful smartphones must sell for over $500. The Acer Liquid E is a Snapdragon CPU, Android 2.1 Eclair powered unit that has a delicious high-resolution (800×480) 3.5″ LCD and sells for only $424.99 outright or $49.99 with a standard 3-year Canadian contract. More »

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From Htcyou: Rogers and Acer have teamed up to break from a painful (to the consumer) tradition, which stipulates that all powerful smartphones must sell for over $500. The Acer Liquid E is a Snapdragon CPU, Android 2.1 Eclair powered unit that has a delicious high-resolution (800×480) 3.5″ LCD and sells for only $424.99 outright or $49.99 with a standard 3-year Canadian contract. More »

Yesterday, the upcoming Android 2.1 QWERTY smartphone Motorola Charm showed up on an internal screen capture as listing for $269.99 outright and $74.99 with contract. The latter price made no sense to me. It seems like I had reason to be baffled because a new T-Mobile poster indicates that the Charm will be free with a 2-year term. More »

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From Htcyou: The Motorola Charm (or Basil) is an intriguing smartphone because it is the only 4:3 aspect ratio Android unit with a full QWERTY keypad that is non-slide-out. Another reason why the 2.1 Eclair Charm could be interesting, especially to youths, is that it might be sold for an extremely low $269.99 outright. More »

From Htcyou: Until July 18th, Rat Shack is giving away a $50 gift card to every pre-order of T-Mobile’s Vibrant, which is going for $199.99 with a 2-year contract. No mail-in rebate is required. In more Samsung Galaxy S news, Cellular South is getting its version in the fall. More »

For a limited time, Dell is slashing prices by upwards of 30% on select products. Save 20% on a white core Nintendo Wii system for $159.99. More »

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From Htcyou: The Droid X stopped being top secret when Motorola decided to provide controlled leaks all over the place. Today, Verizon confirmed much of the specs and announced that on July 15th, the X will be released for $199.99 with a 2-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate. More »

Microsoft has dropped the bigger Xbox 360 consoles by $50. On Father’s Day, Walmart is giving an extra $50 eGift Card to anyone who purchases an Xbox 360 Arcade bundle, which includes Banjo Kazooie and Viva Pinata, online. Essentially, for $199, you get an Xbox and $50 worth of games, accessories, etc. More »

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Since AT&T has its exclusionary claws on Apple’s iPhone 4, Americans cannot use the device with other carriers, but the situation is drastically different in Canada, the UK, and continental Europe, where most GSM/WCDMA networks carry the smartphone. Apple UK is selling the unlocked iPhone 4 at £499 for the 16Gb and £599 for the 32Gb. More »

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In a strong response to Kinect, Sony has declared that the Playstation Move is going to be available in Europe on September 15th and North America on the 19th. Pricing defeats Kinect and is as follows: the motion controller is $49.99, while the navigation controller is $29.99; the Move Sports Champions bundle that includes the PlayStation Eye, the titular game, and the Move is $99.99. Additionally, Sony is selling the PS3 console with the Move together for $399.99. More »

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Fears of “Project Natal’s” high price turn out to be well founded. Ebworld is taking pre-orders for the Xbox 360 motion sensor add-on at $150, which is roughly twice the cost the Playstation Move! Microsoft has announced 15 launch titles, and at least five of them are full priced at $60 per pop. More »

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Shinier than a disco ball, the new Xbox 360 (not officially given the “Slim” designation) includes a 250Gb hard drive, Wireless N, new integrated 45nm graphics and processor chip that runs cooler, a Kinect port, toslink digital audio output, and perhaps best of all, an internal power supply! More »

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From Htcyou: Denizens of Saskatchewan and Manitoba are out in the dark again, but the rest of urban Canada gets another major Android 2.1 smartphone before its prouder American friends. Virgin Mobile is selling the aluminum unibody HTC Legend, which has been out in Europe for sometime, for only $349.99 with a 30-day plan (essentially outright for as low as $375!) and $79.99 on a 3-year term. More »