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UK broadband costs more now but issues are widespread, finds Which?

Paul Hill — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 20:28:01 +0000

The consumer rights organization, Which?, has castigated broadband companies in the UK for putting prices up but only delivering mediocre services. Its survey found many customers had issues. Read more...

Tesla Model S and Model X start at $89,990 following price cuts

Paul Hill — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:50:01 +0000

Tesla has slashed the prices of its more expensive vehicles by up to 9%. The move is a bit unusual given the backdrop of widespread inflation. The company provided no comment on the adjustment. Read more...

Class-action lawsuit alleges Apple and Amazon rigged the market to raise price of iPhone

Usama Jawad — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 01:06:01 +0000

Apple and Amazon have been accused of colluding to raise the price of the iPhone and iPad in the reselling market by unfairly reducing the competition. A lawsuit has been filed by a credible law firm. Read more...

Apple announces price hikes for third-party apps in the App Store

Paul Hill — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 05:12:01 +0000

Apple will raise prices on the App Store in several countries, including the Eurozone, from October 5. The company didn't provide any reasoning behind its decision, but it'll hit customers' pockets. Read more...

Good news everyone, the price of RAM is expected to fall

Steve Bennett — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:38:01 +0000

Recent TrendForce analysis of the DRAM market has identified excess inventory of RAM in the manufacturer's supply chain, further reducing the cost of purchase for consumers worldwide. Read more...

Tesla ups the prices of some of its vehicles in the United States

Paul Hill — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:26:01 +0000

Tesla has quietly raised the prices of some of its vehicles by thousands of dollars. The new prices should discourage some buyers as it deals with higher costs linked to supply chain issues. Read more...

Tesla reduces car prices in North America and China

Usman Khan Lodhi — Wed, 27 May 2020 11:30:01 +0000

Adjustments in prices come amidst the reduction in car demand during the coronavirus crisis. Tesla has announced that prices of cars will be cut in North America, and China in a bid to increase sales. Read more...

Openreach to cut broadband wholesale prices, hopefully bringing customer bills down

Paul Hill — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 14:10:01 +0000

Openreach, which owns most of the UK's telecom infrastructure, has announced a drop in the price of wholesale broadband. The news should enable ISPs to sell faster internet at a lower cost. Read more...

GPU prices set to rise due to DRAM shortages and cryptocurrency mining

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 03:00:01 +0000

GPU manufacturers like Nvidia are likely to see large shipments of sales this quarter but, as cryptocurrency mining drives demand and supply channels are taxed, prices may soon take a steep hike. Read more...

Google possibly testing some improvements to the Play Store

Usama Jawad — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 07:12:01 +0000

It appears that Google is testing some minor improvements to the Play Store, which includes listing both the original and sale prices of discounted apps and games as well. Read more...

Apple raises UK App Store prices by 25% due to Brexit

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 09:36:01 +0000

Apple is raising prices substantially across all App Store pricing tiers. The changes will roll out this week with 25% increased price tags for apps, in-app purchases, and other content. Read more...

Samsung's Galaxy S7 European prices leaked, starting at €700

Andrew Stevenson — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 10:18:01 +0000

Samsung is set to reveal the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, officially, in the coming weeks, with likely hands on with the devices at MWC. Now, European prices for both devices appear to have been revealed. Read more...

BT is increasing prices for broadband and landline customers by 7%

Andy Weir — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 16:52:01 +0000

Leading UK telecoms provider BT is increasing its prices from September, less than ten months after the last 6.5% increase. Line rental will go up by £1, and broadband charges will rise by almost 7%. Read more...

Pricepirates 7.0.2.0

Razvan Serea — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 15:50:01 +0000

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Pricepirates 7.0.1.0

Razvan Serea — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 10:02:01 +0000

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Dropbox Pro now $9.99 a month for 1TB, but Microsoft still offers a better deal

Andy Weir — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 17:00:29 +0000

Dropbox Pro now offers just a single $9.99 a month tier, including a terabyte of storage - but for $6.99 a month, you can get a Microsoft Office 365 subscription which includes 1TB on OneDrive. Read more...

BT increases home broadband and landline prices by up to 6.5%

Andy Weir — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:31:04 +0000

BT is increasing its broadband and home phone prices by up to 6.5% - almost four times the rate of inflation - from December, but its CEO says the company is "sensitive to the tough economic times". Read more...

giffgaff changes price plans, adds peak time speed restrictions for unlimited data

Andy Weir — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:16:27 +0000

giffgaff is changing its 'goodybag' price plans, removing unlimited data from all but the top-tier plan and limiting speeds to 300kbps for those using "more than their fair share" during peak hours. Read more...

Virgin Media increases its broadband prices yet again [Update]

Andy Weir — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 16:34:39 +0000

Virgin Media is raising its broadband prices for the second time this year, with bills going up by £1.50 a month for certain customers - but those affected can cancel their contract without penalty. Read more...

This chart shows how much people spend on their smartphones

Andy Weir — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:53:04 +0000

While low-cost smartphones are becoming increasingly popular, new flagships remain in demand too. This chart shows just how much users are actually spending on their handsets, broken down by platform. Read more...

Apple cuts iPod touch prices, updates 16GB model

Andy Weir — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 14:45:04 +0000

Apple has announced price cuts across its iPod touch range, with prices now starting from $199 for the 16GB model - which now also includes a rear camera - rising to $299 for the 64GB version. Read more...

Amazon mulls Prime price increase, could rise as high as $119

Andy Weir — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:03:08 +0000

Amazon's chief financial officer says the company is considering increasing the cost of its Prime subscriptions by up to 50%, with prices potentially rising from $79 per year to as much as $119. Read more...

Microsoft: Competitive prices for digital Xbox One games are 'on the agenda'

John Callaham — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:18:56 +0000

Microsoft's Larry Hryb stated in a Reddit forum that offering competitive prices for digital Xbox One games are "on the agenda" at the company but didn't go into details. Read more...

Australians pay 66% more for Microsoft products than the rest of the world

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 08:51:07 +0000

A parliamentary committee has found that Australian consumers pay 66% more than the rest of the world for Microsoft products. They also pay, on average, 50% more for hardware and software. Read more...

First prices revealed of new HTC Windows Phone 8 devices [Update]

Andy Weir — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:17:12 +0000

HTC frustratingly failed to share the prices of its new Windows Phones this week. But a retailer has revealed official HTC pricing, exposing a huge price gap between the 8X and the far cheaper 8S. Read more...

Microsoft raises prices in UK by a third, future hikes likely

Christopher White — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:19:44 +0000

In order to compensate for currency differences between the British pound and the Euro, Microsoft plans to increase the price of their products sold to businesses by up to a third. Read more...

iCloud.com goes live, additional storage prices revealed

Brad Sams — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:31:04 +0000

Apple has finally launched iCloud.com and has also finally revealed additional storage pricing. Read more...

Exclusive: Xbox 360 Sky TV channels and prices revealed

Tom Warren — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:06:47 +0000

Neowin member Liam has tipped us off to some big news for those waiting on the Sky TV announcements for Xbox 360. According to Liam, over at https://xbox.sky.com there's a bunch of XML data which... Read more...

Zune HD prices leak, web browser revealed

Kevin Weiner — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:59:32 +0000

Prices for the 16GB and 32GB models of Zune HD have apparently leaked according to Gizmodo. The screen shots shown below appears to have come from a Best Buy inventory. If Best Buy's inventory is... Read more...

Win 7 Anytime Upgrade prices announced, EU & UK ripped off

Tom Warren — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:18:57 +0000

Microsoft today unveiled pricing for Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU) and the Windows 7 Family Pack. Windows Anytime Uprade WAU allows users who purchase machines with Home Premium or Starter to move up to... Read more...

Wal-Mart to carry iPhone, isn't rolling back prices, yet

Brad Sams — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:49:42 +0000

There has been much of a rumor that Wal-Mart would soon be carrying the iPhone. The rumor that the mega-store would soon be selling the almighty iPhone will finally come true by the end... Read more...

Time Warner Links Web Prices With Usage

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:40:20 +0000

Time Warner Cable will experiment with a new pricing structure for high-speed Internet access later this year, charging customers based on how much data they download, a company spokesman said Wednesday. The company, the second-largest... Read more...

Toshiba cuts HD player prices in Blu-ray fight

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:23:09 +0000

Consumer electronics maker Toshiba Corp said on Monday it is slashing prices of its HD DVD format players by between 40 to 50 percent as major Hollywood studios move to embrace Sony Corp's Blu-ray format... Read more...

Amazon also lowers Toshiba HD DVD Player Prices

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:10:13 +0000

Toshiba isn't going down without a fight. As previously reported, TigerDirect dropped its price of Toshiba’s third generation 1080i-capable HD-A3 and now Amazon seems to have done the same. Toshiba's A3 is now available on... Read more...

Apple to lower UK iTunes Prices, Standardize Across Europe

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:40:30 +0000

Within the next six months, Apple plans to lower the prices it charges for music on its UK iTunes Store, in order to match the already standardized pricing on iTunes across Europe in Austria, Belgium,... Read more...

Toshiba slashes Prices of HD Laptops, gives away 5 HD Movies

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:23:04 +0000

Toshiba’s Digital Product Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems Incorporated, has lowered the starting price on its HD DVD notebook line to $899 (starting with the Satellite A205 notebook). In addition to the... Read more...

AMD Phenom X4 retail prices surface

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:46:30 +0000

If we ever had some doubt that AMD would be able to deliver its desktop quad-core processors in time for Christmas, there are now signs that a release of the CPUs may be closer than... Read more...

Intel to up 45nm Core 2 Extreme prices by 50% next year

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:45:50 +0000

Upcoming 'Penryn'-based 45nm high-end quad-core CPUs may well attract an even higher price premium than before, it has emerged. Intel has apparently informed customers that next year's Core 2 Extreme processors will cost up to... Read more...

LCD-TV Prices On The Rise

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:22:52 +0000

After falling over the last six months, the average selling price for LCD-TVs rose significantly in July and remained at the higher level in August, according to iSuppli, which blames the introduction of more expensive... Read more...

HD DVD vendors drop prices

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:30:22 +0000

It would appear that the HD DVD camp is leading a price war against its Blu-ray counterpart, which so far, appears to be winning the HD format war. At the IFA international consumer electronics show,... Read more...