Still travelling so that's why there's been a lack of posts. I just got back from China and Japan. Asia is in love with their mobile phones. It's no surprise that mobile apps is the future.

I've shopped around in various electronic shops and even cruised through Akihabara "electric city" but prices don't differ that much. In China its hard to tell because you have to go through a ton of haggling to find the real price. Japan wasn't cheap. I read an article on Tomshardware that places the US as one of the cheapest places to buy elecronics. I haven't found any great deals in Asia. You might get 10% off here and there. You mights as well just find somewhere that's tax free to get that kind of deal.