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Wal-Mart to sell 3G iPhone gets Official, only $2 cheaper

, Dec 26th 2008 Discuss [0]

An official announcement today confirmed the leak of an internal Wal-mart memo detailing its iPhone 3G rollout and nullified any $99 4GB iPhone speculation from the mega-retailer. Starting Sunday, Wal-mart will sell the Apple phones for $2 less than the regular price with a two-year contract to be available at its 2,500 chained-store. The “Every day low price” of the 8 GB iPhone 3G will be selling at $197 and $297 for the 16 GB version, not much of a deep discount we were hoping from the giant retailer. In fact, you can pick one up at local Best Buy for $7 less! Read The Full Story

Walmart iPhone 3G 8GB & 16GB on sale Dec 28th

, Dec 17th 2008 Discuss [0]

A letter purported to be from an internal source at Walmart seems to confirm that the iPhone 3G will launch at the retailer from December 28th.  That tallies with the last tip we heard; however, contrary to earlier rumors, the model on sale will not be a cut-price $99 4GB iPhone 3G, but the same 8GB and 16GB versions already available elsewhere. Read The Full Story

Walmart iPhone 3G rumors continue: 8GB for $197 on Dec 28th?

, Dec 8th 2008 Discuss [2]

More iPhone 3G rumors swirling today, as conflicting news about Walmart becoming the next official handset retailer comes to a head.  Last week, the word was that a $99 iPhone 3G with just 4GB of storage would go on sale at Walmart; today, both Reuters and Bloomberg are suggesting the same thing, with a December 15th launch date tipped from a Californian Walmart clerk.  However, Mac Rumors reports that leaked promo material confirms that, while Walmart will be selling the smartphone, it will be the existing 8GB model with a mere two dollar saving. Read The Full Story

$99 4GB iPhone 3G coming to Walmart?

, Dec 4th 2008 Discuss [1]

Rumors of Apple's smartphone hitting Walmart at a discount price have been circulating for some time.  Now, The BGR is reporting that Walmart are preparing to sell an entry-level iPhone 3G with 4GB of storage for just $99.  The price would be the lowest ever for the best-selling handset. Read The Full Story

Wal-Mart employee killed in Black Friday stampede

, Nov 28th 2008 Discuss [8]

We've been talking a lot about Black Friday here on SlashGear because saving cash during the holiday season is always a nice way kick off the festivities. Plus, during this recession, it's nice for people to get nice gifts for their family without breaking the bank. But if this is what a huge sale does to people, I'm done. Read The Full Story

Walmart offer ‘Free’ BlackBerry Bold, with heavy contract prices

, Nov 5th 2008 Discuss [0]

If the $299.99 sticker price on the new AT&T BlackBerry Bold is too rich for you right now, Walmart might have the answer.  They're currently offering the new smartphone - which we glowingly reviewed here - free, after a mail-in rebate.  Of course, there's always a catch to these deals, and unsurprisingly they collar you with the monthly fees. Read The Full Story

Wal-Mart devoting more space to Blu-ray

, Nov 4th 2008 Discuss [0]

While I love Blu-ray, I've been a bit apprehensive about switching out my library to the newer format. After all, all of those estimates says Blu-ray will be history in a few years, anyway. But Wal-Mart is trying to help out the HD disc cause. In fact, the super store is going to be devoting more shelf space to Blu-ray movie titles. But in order to do this, they will be getting rid of some of the space devoted to CDs. This is due to the fact that CD sales have dropped about 23% since more and more people download music these days. Read The Full Story

Walmart DRM servers get a reprieve

, Oct 10th 2008 Discuss [0]

Walmart has backtracked on its decision to shut down the DRM servers authenticating music tracks purchased from its MP3 Downloads store.  In a message sent to service users, Walmart cites "feedback from our customers" as the motivation for the turnaround, having announced last month that it would take the systems offline as it transitioned to DRM-free MP3s.  Read The Full Story
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