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Motorola Xoom $1200 Best Buy Pre-Order Page Pulled

Rue Liu, Feb 14th 2011 Discuss [11]

Best Buy had published an ad on their site for taking pre-orders on the Motorola Xoom listing it at $1200. This seemed way over-priced, double that of an entry-level iPad, and much more than the anticipated but already hefty $800 price point. However, today, it seems that Best Buy has pulled the ad. What's going on? Read The Full Story

$1,200 Motorola XOOM listing: madness or mistake?

Chris Davies, Feb 13th 2011 Discuss [25]

Back when we thought the Motorola XOOM might be $800, we wondered if the company had priced the Android 3.0 Honeycomb slate out of contention. Now, with a new Best Buy listing offering the 10.1-inch Tegra 2 tablet for $1,199.99, we're trying to figure out whether Motorola actually want to sell even a single unit. Read The Full Story

HTC Thunderbolt At Best Buy Price Confirmed

Rue Liu, Feb 11th 2011 Discuss [20]

We mentioned before that the HTC Thunderbolt release date was confirmed for Best Buy but did not have a confirmed price at the time. For those wondering still, we now have your answer thanks to the guys at Droid-Life revealing images of what should be a Best Buy ad for next week. Read The Full Story

Best Buy taking pre-orders on HTC ThunderBolt

Shane McGlaun, Feb 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

We have talked quite a bit about the cool HTC ThunderBolt smartphone. The launch date for the ThunderBolt was confirmed by Best Buy a while back for February 14. If you have, your eye on the new smartphone Best Buy has now announced that you can pre-order now. Read The Full Story

Best Buy, Justin Bieber, Ozzy Osborne, and the new “Buy Back” Program

Rue Liu, Feb 7th 2011 Discuss [3]

During the Super Bowl, Best Buy featured a commercial with teen pop sensation, Justin Bieber, and heavy metal legend, Ozzy Osborne, to launch their new “Buy Back” program. The program is pretty much what it sounds like--Best Buy stores will buy back products from their customers. The catch is that there's a cost to it almost like when you pay extra for that 3-year warranty. However, the program is free right now but will cost you after February 12th and the amount depends on the type of device. Read The Full Story

Best Buy Inventory Shot: New MacBook Pros on March 11

Robert Evans, Feb 7th 2011 Discuss [3]

Early this morning we reported that low inventory levels pointed towards a MacBook Pro refresh. The announcement was tipped as coming on February 9. Now a Best Buy inventory screenshot has seemingly confirmed the imminent MacBook Pro update. The in-stock date is given as March 11, which is when we can expect these babies to launch. Read The Full Story

Best Buy clears shelf space for white iPhone 4

Shane McGlaun, Feb 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

The first time we saw Steve Jobs pull the iPhone 4 out of his pocket we were supposed to be able to get the smartphone in black or white colors just as we have for a while now with the iPhone 3GS. As it turned out the process used to paint the iPhone 4 white had some issues and we still don’t have the smartphone in white (at least not officially) today. Read The Full Story

$800 Motorola XOOM could price Honeycomb out of contention

Chris Davies, Feb 7th 2011 Discuss [16]

Honeycomb was shaping up so well. CES 2011 saw several new slates debut and look to offer solid competition to the iPad, and then Google's Android 2.3 launch event last week left us even more confident in the tablet-centric build. Could Motorola and Verizon bring the whole party crashing down with silly pricing for the Motorola XOOM however? With a leaked Best Buy advert tipping a sales price of $799.99, that may well be the case. Read The Full Story

Best Buy will sell Verizon iPhone 4 on Feb 10

Shane McGlaun, Feb 3rd 2011 Discuss [2]

If your geeky little heart is all aflutter at the thought of finally getting the iPhone 4 in the Verizon network you aren't alone. We posted up our review of the new smartphone yesterday. Verizon and Apple are taking early pre-orders for the device, but most of the unwashed masses will need to wait until the week after those early orders go in to get the new iPhone 4 on Verizon. Read The Full Story

Best Buy offers big screen deals for the Super Bowl

Shane McGlaun, Feb 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

The Super Bowl is this weekend marking the only game of the year that a lot of folks will watch and the only time of the year when we actually want to see commercials. If you are rocking an old and small TV set, that just won't cut it for the big game. It's not too late to upgrade though and Best Buy has some really good deals on Samsung gear for the game. Read The Full Story

Motorola XOOM hits Best Buy Feb 17 for $700

Chris Davies, Jan 24th 2011 Discuss [7]

Motorola's XOOM looks set to arrive in under a month's time, with a Best Buy leak tipping both pricing and release date for the Android slate. According to Engadget's sources, XOOM stock will hit Best Buy on February 16, in time for a sales launch on February 17. Read The Full Story

Best Buy Shying Away from the Verizon iPhone 4?

Evan Selleck, Jan 19th 2011 Discuss [2]

A leaked document from an internal Best Buy training manual may put the national retailer in some hot water, if it turns out to be true in any capacity. According to GearLive, who managed to get a snapshot of the internal document, it looks like Best Buy will be not only shying away from the Verizon iPhone 4, but going as far as to not recommend it to would-be customers. Read The Full Story