If you’re interested in picking up the new Motorola Droid 3 on Verizon Wireless by signing a new contract, I would recommend you purchase the Droid 3 through Amazon Wireless instead of directly with Verizon Wireless. The giant online retailer is currently offering the Droid 3 for only $69.99 on a two year contract, which more »

Blockbuster didn’t waste any time in its attempt to capitalize on the anger a lot of Netflix customers are experiencing right now. Ever since Netflix announced it would be splitting its unlimited streaming and DVD rental combo subscription into two $7.99 a month offerings, many customers are contemplating cancelling at least one of their Netflix subscriptions. Blockbuster has now swooped in to give fleeing Netflix subscribers a deal on its Blockbuster Total Access service.

If you have a phone plan with Rogers and plan to travel in the United States or nearby territories, then you may want to listen up to this new offer they will be launching shortly. For a one time nominal fee of $10, you can add unlimited texting to anyone in America to your existing more »

One of the best things about the upcoming Mango update for Windows Phone 7 is that Microsoft is making the update available to all current WP7 smartphones. Whether you jumped on WP7 at launch last year or if you’ve recently become a believer, every phone will be on the same playing field as far as the operating system goes. Now may be a good time to take the plunge into Microsoft’s mobile ecosystem because Amazon Wireless is practically giving the phones away.

It was less than one month ago that T-Mobile offered the myTouch 4G for free. The catch was that the deal was only for new activations with T-Mobile’s Even More plan. If you missed out on that special, but still crave a MyTouch 4G, this news is for you. T-Mobile is giving away the myTouch 4G again for new customers and customers looking to add a line to their existing service.

So much for the $80 Palm Pre that Walmart was offering, because now, assuming you act quickly you will be able to score a Palm Pre for free. Of course that free comes with a pretty big catch, which as you may have guessed requires a rebate among other things. But, the Walmart offer also more »

Music lovers holding a Verizon subscription will better be able to say “I can hear you now” to their favorite musical artists, as Rhapsody and Verizon team up to offer users with certain V Cast phones DRM-free PC downloads. In obvious competition with iTunes, Rhapsody is still behind in the numbers game (about 5 million more »

Helio’s latest promotion has their Ocean for just $99. Of course there is a small catch to get that price, the phone is actually going for $199, and you will get the $100 difference back in the form of a mail-in-rebate. Which would make this a good offer only for those that are good at more »

In a move that completely has the tech industry shaken up, Microsoft has put out a statement saying they have Proposes Acquisition of Yahoo! for $31 per Share – which of course equates to $44.6 billion dollars. Yes, that this number -> $44,600,000,000… wow.

The bid for tech giant Yahoo is a mix of cash and stock, and would clearly be a giant blow to search leader Google. The release states that online advertising is a big plus to the acquisition, in a niche where the two companies have struggled to compete with Google’s AdSense / Adwords.

Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer, Steve Ballmer sent the following letter to the Yahoo! Board of Directors yesterday. More analysis to come on Gadgetell.