Apple launches iPhone trade-in program in US (Update)
Apple on Friday began letting US iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 30, 2013
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RIM shares plunge on lowered earnings outlook
Research In Motion shares plunged Friday as the struggling BlackBerry maker said it will not meet its annual earnings target and it is taking a $485 million charge because of weak sales of the PlayBook tablet computer.
Business
Dec 4, 2011
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Digital music sales 'to nearly equal CDs next year'
Compact discs accounted for 65 percent of US music sales in the first half of 2009 but digital downloads are expected to nearly equal CD sales by the end of next year, market research firm NPD Group said Tuesday.
Internet
Aug 18, 2009
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Location-based 'geo-fencing' apps raise privacy concerns
Someone who is in a mall or near a favorite restaurant might get a message on their cellphone about a sale at a store or specials on the menu. Or they could be alerted that their child has left the school grounds.
Software
Jan 5, 2012
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Leap Motion targets May for pre-orders and store sales
(Phys.org) —Leap Motion will start shipping its 3-D motion controllers on pre-order basis in mid-May. Big news? For a growing Leap Motion fan base, it's great news. Leap Motion launched its sensing controller last year, ...
IPad 2 prices fall with next model looming
Like a hot IPO stock losing its luster, prices of Apple's iPad 2 are falling as used devices pile up on resellers' shelves.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 2, 2012
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Best Buy to offer Amazon's Kindle e-reader
Best Buy said Thursday that it will begin selling Amazon's Kindle electronic reader this year, making the US consumer electronics giant the third brick-and-mortar US store to offer the device.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 9, 2010
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'Google TV': Sony unveils TVs with Google's Web-surfing system
Sony Corp.'s lineup of sleek televisions boasting Google Inc.'s Web-surfing system will go on sale Saturday, testing how much consumers are willing to pay to combine access to the entire Internet with their regular TV programming.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 12, 2010
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Rhapsody buys Napster from Best Buy
Former file-sharing renegade Napster has a new owner.
Internet
Oct 3, 2011
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Windows 7 is on sale. Should you buy it now?
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp.'s next installment of Windows doesn't launch until October, but deep discounts on some versions are available through Saturday if you want to pre-order. Before pouncing on this deal, make sure it's ...
Software
Jul 8, 2009
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Best Buy
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is a Fortune 500 company and the largest specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States accounting for 21% of the market. It also operates in Canada, Mexico, and China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates under both the Best Buy and Future Shop label. Together these operate more than 1,150 stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, China, Mexico[citation needed] and Turkey. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Richfield, Minnesota, USA. On June 26, 2007, Best Buy announced a 40% increase in its operations, with plans to operate more than 1,800 stores worldwide, including 1,400 Best Buy stores in the U.S.
With the recent 50% acquisition of UK-based mobile phone operation The Carphone Warehouse's retail division, Best Buy announced that it would open branded superstores in the UK and other European countries. Best Buy will first open stores in the UK, with plans for up to 200 stores eventually, although the initiative has been delayed until Spring 2010 by the state of the retail market. It is also considering purchasing UK rivals Kesa Electricals (owner of Comet), DSG International (owner of Currys), or both. It is unknown whether these stores will rebrand if acquired by Best Buy. Best Buy is yet to reveal the location of the stores in UK. In total 20 locations are planned for 2009 which will all be big box format, however the company is looking for a flagship store in Central London in a prominent area such as Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Street or Regent Street. See Best Buy UK
Best Buy was named "Company of the Year" by Forbes magazine in 2004, "Specialty Retailer of the Decade" by Discount Store News in 2001, ranked in the Top 10 of "America's Most Generous Corporations" by Forbes magazine, and made Fortune Magazine's List of Most Admired Companies in 2006.
On March 9, 2009, Best Buy became the primary electronics retail store (online and bricks and mortar) in the eastern United States, after smaller rival Circuit City went out of business. Fry's Electronics remains a major competitor in the western United States.
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