Did Best Buy flip the $99 switch too early on the HTC Flyer?  According to a memo that is flying out to associates now, that is most certainly the case.  It appears has if the wrong SKU was entered for the device and should still be at $299 for the time being.

The question now is, “Will they honor all of those orders at $99?”  No word yet, but you will want to cancel the trip you just planned to your local Best Buy.  Or at least call ahead to see if they will honor that price.

Update:  Still no word on if online orders are being honored, but we know that they are definitely turning folks away at stores.  Do not make the drive to your local Best Buy today.

Cheers M and J!

Get to your local Best Buy immediately.  If you want an HTC Flyer for just $99, you won’t find it online, so I suggest you jump through the link below to see which of your nearby stores has any left in stock.  No telling yet if other retailers like Amazon will be dropping the price as well.  We’ll be on the lookout though.  Firesale!

Check for stores here.

Update:  We just got a memo from Best Buy stating that the $99 price drop was a huge mistake and that they will not be honoring it in stores. Do not make the trip in.

Cheers Scott!

In other Android-related news from the last two days…

• This new phone from Panasonic looks ridiculously awesome.  Hello camera phone.
• HTC Amaze 4G has started to arrive in stores.
• How about another Samsung Galaxy Tab, only this time in 7-inches of glory?
• T-Mobile is changing their stores to be more Euro-sexy.  Neon lights, baby.
• The Samsung Galaxy Note and it’s massive PenTile screen are headed to the US.
• HTC Raider cruises through the FCC.
• HTC Flyer dropped down to just $299 at Best Buy.
• Sony Ericsson has decided that it really loves independent developers.

More in the world of Android can be found at Android Life.

Another big day in the world of non-Verizon Android news.  The T-Mobile Galaxy SII is going to be a BEAST even without the Exynos processor, Epic 4G Touch potential owners can learn all there is to learn about the device now, and we are starting to see Honeycomb ROMs for the HTC Flyer – and yes, now we want one.

• T-Mobile Galaxy SII gets a 1.5GHz Qualcomm dual-core processor.  And, wow.
• User guide for the Sprint Epic 4G Touch has leaked just in time for launch.
• The first Honeycomb ROM is now available for the HTC Flyer – tablet Sense and all.
• HTC Runnymede gets a better picture with Beats logo and a full list of specs.
• Android and Intel’s Atom processor are about to become close friends.
• Random unknown tech company Git Media launches two new tablets.

To stay current on devices headed to carriers other than Verizon, be sure to subscribe to Android Life.

There were a lot of confused souls when the HTC Flyer was announced for the U.S. without a stylus digital pen.  The Scribe technology that came built in was one of the major selling points for this 7″ tablet, so to ask customers to purchase the pen to take advantage of it separately was a little odd.  Well as of today, Best Buy is looking to push some additional units by offering up the device with a pen included at no additional charge.  That’s right – the $80 pen will now be included with your Flyer for free…sort of.

The package you are seeing above has popped up on BBY’s site, only it may have been activated a little too early.  You see, I was able to add it to my cart early, but the actual page for the Flyer + Pen seems to have disappeared.  Feel free to try the “Buy” link below though – this is a pretty good deal.

Buy.

Via:  UnwiredView

We’re hearing from friends at Best Buy stores that their “hard” May 22 HTC Flyer launch date has been removed and if they have them in stock, can go ahead and sell them to customers.  So if this 7″ Sense’d tablet is all that you’ve ever dreamed of, you may want to call your local BBY and see if they have them in stock.  Chances are you can pick one up early.  Oh, and we’re hearing that the stylus is definitely not included.

Cheers ___!

The WiFi-only HTC Flyer will finally hit Best Buy stores (exclusively) on May 22:

Best Buy today announced that the Wi-Fi only version of the HTC Flyer™ tablet launches on May 22. All Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile standalone stores, as well as BestBuy.com, will have the tablet exclusively at launch. The HTC Flyer is a fast, portable, light-weight tablet that integrates the immersive and highly intuitive HTC Sense™ experience and enables content including videos, music, games and more to be easily accessed and enjoyed. The addition of the HTC Flyer to our tablet lineup gives Best Buy further opportunity to help connect customers with the mobile technology that best meets their needs.

We’re still not sure if it’ll come with a stylus or not, but one thing we do know is that this device provides a completely different experience than the 10.1″ stock Honeycomb tablets we’re seeing in masses.  It’s only 7″, runs a tablet version of HTC Sense over Android 2.3 instead of 3.0, is incredibly light, and allows users to take advantage of its unique Scribe technology (once they buy a pen of course).  It’s definitely been on our radar since it was unveiled at MWC just a few months back.

Anyone still interested in the Flyer?  Too small?  Is the lack of Honeycomb a killer?