Verizon Wireless drops pricing on Samsung Fascinate, Motorola DROID R2-D2, more
In confirming over the weekend that Verizon Wireless would be doing away with mail-in rebates on smartphones priced at $150 and higher, we also mentioned …
Retail
Motorola ATRIX 4G dock to retail for $60?
Thanks to several leaks, we have a pretty good beat on what Motorola’s ATRIX 4G will retail for — $150 — and now, according to …
Foxconn-owned Cybermart to sell Apple gear in China
The only thing we really know about Chinese electronics retailer Cybermart in the Western hemisphere is that tourists often enjoy stopping by one of its …
Motorola ATRIX 4G laptop dock may cost $150 from Best Buy
An Android Central forum member claiming to be a Best Buy employee brings news of possible pricing for Motorola’s upcoming laptop dock smartphone accessory. The …
More details of Best Buy’s Buy Back program revealed
In case you had any open questions about Best Buy’s upcoming Buy Back program, a trusted source just sent some more information that will clear …
Best Buy’s new ‘Buy Back’ program to launch January 5th for phones, laptops, tablets, and TVs
One of our trusted Best Buy sources has come through with several documents that provide additional details on the retailer’s new Buy Back program. The …
Details of Best Buy’s new ‘Buy Back’ program revealed
It looks as though retail giant Best Buy is planning to launch a new buy back program aimed at keeping users who uncontrollably constantly upgrade their smartphones …
Wedge Partners: iPad demand strong over holidays; competitors are ‘junk’
In a note to investors this week, Wedge Partners’ Principal and Equity Analyst Brian Blair had some strong words for iPad rivals’ retail performance over …
2010 online holiday sales up 15.4% to $36.4 billion
SpendingPulse, a MasterCard Advisors service that monitors national retail and services sales, has an early Christmas gift for all of us this year. According to …
Best Buy announces free smartphone offer for the holidays
Big box retailer Best Buy has announced a new promotion aimed at potential smartphone purchasers this holiday season. Citing the success of its Free Phone …
Motorola CEO talks smartphones, tablets and 4G; alludes to Q1 Verizon iPhone launch
Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha delivered a keynote yesterday at the Credit Suisse 2010 Technology Conference, and it was quite a doozy. Topics covered included the …
Sony sells more than 4.1 million PlayStation Move controllers in 2 months
Sony announced Tuesday that it sold more than 4.1 million PlayStation Move controllers worldwide in the product’s first 2 months of availability. The news comes …
comScore predicts 11% increase in holiday spending, highest on record
Analytics company comScore is forecasting that consumer spending this holiday season will rise more than 11%, making this year’s figure the highest on record. The company has already published …
BGR’s guide to Black Friday 2010
You’re still stuffed from a supersized feast the day before but you manage to pry yourself out of bed hours ahead of sunrise. A quick …
Samsung sells 600,000 Galaxy Tab units worldwide
If you build it, they will come. According to a report from Korean newspaper The Korean Herald, Samsung has confirmed global sales numbers for its …
ViewSonic ViewPad 7 hits Amazon for $120 over MSRP
In a peculiar turn of events, Amazon has made ViewSonic’s upcoming ViewPad 7 tablet available for pre-order. No, that’s not the peculiar part. Amazon — …
AT&T’s Windows Phone 7 Sales: Store Feedback
With Windows Phone having launched just this past Monday, and with rumors of the new smartphone OS selling 40,000 units on launch day (impressive, in …
T-Mobile branded Dock Connector cables arriving at certain retail stores
Any T-Mobile fans out there looking for some fresh iPhone-rumor fodder? TMoNews is reporting that several T-Mobile retail locations are starting to receive T-Mobile branded …
iPad to be sold at all Best Buy Mobile locations
Following news that the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS would become available at Target stores on November 7th, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports that Apple’s iPad will …
Apple adds another iPhone retail-distribution point: Target
It appears as though Apple is really starting to loosen up the death grip (pun intended) its kept on the iPhone’s retail-distribution channels for the …
Apple adds iOS Concierge service for Apple Store check-ins [Updated]
Like Foursqure, Apple’s new app update will allow users to perform location based check-ins. Unlike Foursquare, Apple’s new app will actually be useful. The service …
Apple's iPhone 4 China debut, 100,000 units in four days
Vice President of China Unicom, Li Gang, told reporters that his company has completely sold through their first shipment of iPhone 4s. The shipment, which …
Target to begin selling iPads October 3
Today, Big box retailer Target announced that they will be carrying all 6 models of Apple’s iPad in time for the holiday season. The Big …
Blockbuster filing for bankruptcy
Via a press release, Blockbuster has announced a “pre-arranged” bankruptcy in order to “recapitalize” and “substantially reduce its indebtedness.” The Chapter 11 filing will take the embattled company’s debt …
All Best Buy locations to sell Apple iPad beginning September 26
Today, Best Buy announced that they would be expanding the availability of Apple’s iPad to all its U.S. retail store locations beginning on September 26th. The retail …
Amazon to sell Kindle at Best Buy this holiday season
Today, Amazon announced a partnership with big box retailer Best Buy to make the Kindle e-reader available in retail stores for the holiday season. In …
Sprint expands 'Common Cents Mobile' to 500 additional Walmarts
Today, Sprint announced that it would expand its Common Cents Mobile offering to an additional 500 Walmart locations. As the press release explains, “Common Cents …
L.A. Times: Blockbuster to file Chapter 11 next month
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the once mighty Blockbuster will file for bankruptcy as early as next month. The Times quotes anonymous sources “familiar with …
Apple no longer selling iPhones off-contract in U.S.?
Want to pay full-retail price for an iPhone 4 and avoid selling your soul signing a lengthy service contract? Well, if you are living in …
BlackBerry Torch 9800 hands on… again
Alright guys, we finally have a BlackBerry Torch 9800 in hand, before launch date, and we figured we’d do the second honors on your behalf. …
