HP Pre 3 never will come to us, but this is crazy cheap in Europe

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On the heels of HP in the first and probably last webOS fire sale, the word came from across the pond thatthey are also deeply discounting the value of the new started before 3 Smartphone in most European markets.

Although initially available for the princely sum of £ 299 in the UK and € 349 in France (both are about $ 500), HP price dilute brings value to surprisingly reasonable $ 75 without a contract. Germany did not benefit from price cuts because all units already sold, believe it or not.

Phenomenal thing, although it may be, it comes with a bit of bad news for webOS fans. HP had pinned hopes for webOS ecosystems from beginning to end, and without the touchpad, it would seem that they saw no need to run until 3 in the United States. It's a shame, really: Pre3 was the last chance to HP on the relevance of the Smartphone market, and more than a few diehards webOS more or less patiently waiting for him.

If you have money in your pocket, and the pursuit of webOS in your heart, you can import it when it goes on sale "soon." keep in mind, despite the Pre 3 specification 's upper, expect some spottiness when it comes to coverage. T-Mobile users will be relegated to the edge of the speed and AT&T will be partial coverage 3 G at best.

[via PCMag]

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Today it is a cheap Nintendo 3DS day

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Just a reminder: today, cheap Nintendo 3DS day and unfortunately, this is the end of availability for Nintendo's unusual "Ambassador" program. The device is now available for $ 169-down from its launch price of $ 249-and they will launch the 3DS in "flame" aka "Mario" Red in September of this year.

Why this is news? Well as in the case of many recent price reduction, Nintendo is exceeded. Despite the fact that, in theory, 3 DS technology wildly surpassed the previous handheld consoles, the fact remains that these same consoles were just fine for the vast majority of DS games. 3D-and still is – the trick, and although I found fascinating console at launch, I suspect, balking at paying parents another Nintendo console has two and a half.

$ 169 a device that significantly cheaper and far more accessible. However, I worry that the fall will create a negative perception in the market. Console makers have traditionally been very aggressive and faithful in their prices. Console prices to drop sales are far beyond the sales plateau that occurs during startup, the console. Deficit, grey market after sales and General Chatter, all combine to create a perfect storm of income and only when the storm dies down, we see no significant price reductions.

In the end I'm sure Nintendo will do just fine on the 3DS. They are old, more nostalgic market and they understand that the children are happy with the new title Pokemon every few years. However, for them to reduce prices so early is a negative sign in almost all respects, except for one – lower prices means that more people will be willing to try Nintendo's vision for the future of handheld gaming.

Nintendo technology company is widely known for its line of gaming consoles, actually was founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi. It began as a card game company and evolution ...

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Today it is a cheap Nintendo 3DS day

Biggs is the editor of TechCrunch gadgets. Biggs wrote for the New York Times, InSync, United States at the weekend, popular mechanics, popular science, money, and a number of other outlets for technology and watches. He is the former editor-in-Chief of Gizmodo.com and lived in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. You can Tweet it here and G + it here. ? Read More

Just a reminder: today, cheap Nintendo 3DS day and unfortunately, this is the end of availability for Nintendo's unusual "Ambassador" program. The device is now available for $ 169-down from its launch price of $ 249-and they will launch the 3DS in "flame" aka "Mario" Red in September of this year.

Why this is news? Well as in the case of many recent price reduction, Nintendo is exceeded. Despite the fact that, in theory, 3 DS technology wildly surpassed the previous handheld consoles, the fact remains that these same consoles were just fine for the vast majority of DS games. 3D-and still is – the trick, and although I found fascinating console at launch, I suspect, balking at paying parents another Nintendo console has two and a half.

$ 169 a device that significantly cheaper and far more accessible. However, I worry that the fall will create a negative perception in the market. Console makers have traditionally been very aggressive and faithful in their prices. Console prices to drop sales are far beyond the sales plateau that occurs during startup, the console. Deficit, grey market after sales and General Chatter, all combine to create a perfect storm of income and only when the storm dies down, we see no significant price reductions.

In the end I'm sure Nintendo will do just fine on the 3DS. They are old, more nostalgic market and they understand that the children are happy with the new title Pokemon every few years. However, for them to reduce prices so early is a negative sign in almost all respects, except for one – lower prices means that more people will be willing to try Nintendo's vision for the future of handheld gaming.

Nintendo technology company is widely known for its line of gaming consoles, actually was founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi. It began as a card game company and evolution ...

Read More

View the original article here