Gadgets

Samsung is bringing purple to the people. The Galaxy S3 is now available in Amethyst Purple, joining its Pebble Blue and Marble White brethren only on Sprint for $149 with a two-year contract.

It's an interesting time for a Galaxy phone to be unveiled in a new hue — especially since the latest Samsung mobile device, the futuristic Galaxy S4, is due to hit stores very, very soon. Preorders for the S4 ($250 with a two-year contract) begin April 16.

If you do opt for the new violet Galaxy S3 offering, head over to Sprint. You probably won't get tired of that purple shell, but just in case, dress it in tech protection that honors our friends across the pond.

This Friday at T-Mobile, you can swap an iPhone 4 or 4S for Apple's latest and greatest, the iPhone 5, for $0 down. What's the catch, you ask? We break down T-Mobile's no-contract trade-in deal to find out what it's all about and how to maximize savings on the best iPhone around.

The Basics

• What — Trade an iPhone 4S or 4, and receive an iPhone 5 for no cost upfront and $20 per month for two years (total $480) without a wireless contract.
• Where — T-Mobile retail stores will offer the deal.
• When — Customers can trade in their old phones for new ones starting this Friday, April 12 until June 16.

What will you save? What about the data plan? The answers to your burning questions are after the break.

Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 finally has a price tag and a release date. The white tablet, which was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress earlier this year, will be available at big-box retailers nationwide for $400 on April 11.

The Galaxy Note 8 joins the crowded handheld multimedia tablet space, alongside the iPad Mini, Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD, and others. We've already seen how the top four seven- to eight-inch tablets stack up against each other, but what about the newest device on the block? How does Samsung's newest Note compare to the bestselling iPad Mini?

At $400, Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 is a bit more expensive than Apple's handheld tablet ($329 for 16GB) — but not by much. So we compared the new Galaxy Note to the iPad Mini in four other major categories: size, display, memory, and camera.

See how Samsung's new Note fared after the break.

It's your lucky day, iPad hunter! Best Buy is looking to wipe the discontinued third generation iPads off their shelves with a 30 percent clearance sale on all iPad 3 models.

Apple unveiled the iPad 3 with Retina display last March, but discontinued the model once the iPad 4 was announced in October with slight upgrades: an A6X processor chip, FaceTime HD camera, lightning port, and iOS 6.

Find out what Best Buy's deep discounts are after the break.

iPad 3 with WiFi only

• 16GB