Louis Ramirez

Senior Features Writer

Louis Ramirez is the senior features writer for dealnews. With a specialized focus on technology, Ramirez covers the latest gadget announcements, helping consumers weigh the pros and cons of new devices prior to making their purchases. Always up for a new adventure, Ramirez also curates dealnews’ travel deals, scouring through dozens of sales in search of the best vacation packages. Prior to joining dealnews in 2007, Ramirez worked for several media outlets including CNET, Gizmodo, Time Out New York, and Laptop. A native New Yorker, Ramirez graduated from Fordham University in 2000. In addition to technology, Ramirez also enjoys staying fit and is training for his second New York City Marathon.

Louis Ramirez’s Most Recent Features

Battle Between iPhone 4S Service Providers: Which Offers the Best Data Plan?

For the first time ever, three mobile carriers will offer Apple's newest smartphone, the iPhone 4S, when it debuts on October 14. But while the phone may be the same across all carriers, the plans are not. We stacked them side-by-side to find out which carrier offers the best iPhone data plan.

The Fall of BlackBerry: Deals Illustrate RIM's Losing Battle with Apple & Google

Once the dominant smartphone platform in the U.S., Research in Motion's humble BlackBerry now finds itself in grave danger of becoming extinct, as both Apple and Google continue to swallow its market share. To find out just how severe RIM's drop in popularity has become, we analyzed our past BlackBerry deals — and the results are not good.