Tag: BESTBUY

The mad scramble to get on the iPhone 4 pre-order list has begun. But unless you have a solid game plan, you might get left in the cold. According to Engadget, the easiest and most reliable way to ensure you get an iPhone 4 on the June 24th launch day is by pre-ordering the device on either Apple or AT&T's Web site. (Apple kicked off pre-orders early this morning, shortly after midnight). ...

If you count yourself among the masses of consumers itching to get your hands on the new iPhone 4 this month, you won't have to wait in line at your local Apple or AT&T store. Instead, you can just mosey on down to Walmart. According to CNET, the retail giant has officially announced that it will begin selling the iPhone 4 on June 24, the day Apple's newest phone arrives at the public's ...

It almost doesn't feel like news anymore, but Best Buy has once again been caught trying to take advantage of uninformed customers. After being caught baiting customers with low advertised prices only to pull a switcheroo, charging $130 to plug in a PS3 and faking low Wii inventories to drive up demand, the latest scandal to hit the big box retailer seems like a minor offense. It appears that the ...

After suffering through significant delays and bickering developers, Rockstar finally un-holstered 'Red Dead Redemption' this week, six painfully long years after its prequel 'Red Dead Revolver' rode into stores. During that console drought, the number of quality Old West gun-slinging games could fit in a six-gun cylinder, with a couple of chambers to spare. Capitalizing on that geeky ...

After a virus left his computer in disrepair, 46-year-old Daniel Wagner of Sheboygan, Wisconsin did what most people would do; he took it to a store to get it fixed. Unlike most people, however, Daniel Wagner keeps a lot of child pornography on his PC. You can probably guess where this is headed. Apparently completely oblivious to the fact that underage porn is, um, illegal, Wagner waltzed into ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... While other companies have been providing movie-streaming services for several years, Nintendo managed to get in the game this March, and now Best Buy appears finally set to jump on board, as well. The electronics distributor recently acquired the rights to the familiar and established CinemaNow name, and will initially provide ...

We'd call this an uncharacteristically early admission of failure from Google. The company that brought us Android announced today that it will cease selling the Nexus One through its Web store, and will instead focus on retail outlets. When the company's flagship device makes it to brick-and-mortar stores, the current home for Nexus One orders will soon merely be a place to window shop for ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Impatient Apple fan-boys may finally be getting new MacBook Pros. Four new model numbers have shown up in the inventory systems for retailer Microcenter. Prices don't appear to have changed, but expect them to come packing those fancy new Core i5 and Core i7 processors. [From: Engadget] Microsoft apparently can't be bothered to ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2010/03/05/mission-impossible-style-best-buy-thieves-swipe-laptops-baffl/'; Share There's a very good reason that 'Mission Impossible' is a movie: it's impossible. The "Don't Try This At Home" disclaimer pretty much goes without saying for virtually anything involving Tom Cruise, and certainly for the kinds of Hollywood stunts featured in the 'M.I.' ...

We've spent a decent amount of time ragging on Best Buy for its rather questionable business practices, but we've got to hand it to the retailer this time. It's offering such a sweeeeeet deal on the (already) free social networking application TweetDeck. That's right. Pop into any participating Best Buy, snatch up one of several select CDs for $9.99, and get the free downloadable ...

If you aren't willing to donate old electronics to a non-profit organization, and don't feel like going through the hassle of haggling with buyers on eBay, try one of these services: Gazelle.com (formerly Second Rotation) lets you input the condition of and details about your electronics. Then, based on current auction market prices, it makes you an offer. If you accept, administrators will ...

In a dramatic shift from the usual fare of live sports or snippets of 'The Rock' that has become the norm across most Best Buy HDTV displays, one Manhattan store has opened its doors to the art world, dousing its Home Entertainment section with a heaping tablespoon of hip. Artist Borna Sammak joined forces with curator Thomas McDonnell to convince a Best Buy in SoHo to display a collection of ...

Best Buy has already run into some serious trouble with invasions of privacy and seemingly can't stop misleading consumers (and rewarding employees for doing so). Still, even we were taken aback by the brazenness of the above advertisement, which was submitted to Kotaku. That's right, for only $130, the questionably competent and perennially pervy Geek Squad will come to your home and plug your ...

Best Buy's tech-help Geek Squad are letting their badges go to their head, says the Daily Record. New Jersey police arrested 25-year-old Jay Mora last week for impersonating a police officer and for sexual assault. Apparently, Mora was meeting an unidentified woman at a hotel to "engage in a sex-for-money transaction." Once in the room together, Mora identified himself as a police officer by ...

We've heard of people putting money in their mattresses before, when they're afraid there is going to be a run on the banks, but stashing your life's savings in a computer is a new one to us. Sometime in the last week, a publicly unidentified man dropped off his computer tower at a St. Louis-area Best Buy for repairs, but forgot to remove his savings from inside, according to STLToday.com. ...