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Best Buy Super Bowl Ad is All About Innovators, Wish Steve Jobs Was There… (Video)

February 7, 2012
This year’s Super Bowl included both a Samsung Galaxy Note ad that I didn’t like and a pretty decent Best Buy commercial. While the Galaxy Note clip was too flower power and only showed the stylus as selling point, the Best Buy ad showed us some innovators in the mobile ...

Best Buy leaks possible Apple iTV details; 42-inch display, $1,499 price tag

February 6, 2012
Best Buy has reportedly been testing the waters for a possible “iTV” offering from Apple. According to The Verge, the retail giant has been circulating a customer survey that provides some very specific details about an Apple HDTV to gauge consumer interest. Here are the details:42-inch 1080 LED display Runs iOS App ...

Samsung Galaxy Note Up for Pre-Order at Best Buy and AT&T

February 6, 2012
Officially introduced in the United States during Super Bowl, Samsung Galaxy Note is now available for pre-order via AT&T and Best Buy.   Unveiled earlier last month, Samsung Galaxy Note will be available for purchase through AT&T s... (read more)

Best Buy Offers a Free Flip Cover Case with Samsung Galaxy Note Pre-Order

February 4, 2012
Samsung and AT&T have already confirmed that the Galaxy Note will be available for purchase on February 19 for $299.99 (230 EUR) with a new two year agreement.However, starting February 5, customers who want to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Note will be able to do so via Best Buy.The retailer ...

Intel to buy 190 patents and video codec software from RealNetworks for $120 million

January 27, 2012
Intel and RealNetworks announced on Thursday that Intel will purchase video codec software, 190 patents and 170 patent applications from RealNetworks for a total of $120 million. “We believe this agreement enhances our ability to continue to offer richer experiences and innovative solutions to end users across a wide spectrum ...

European Union to rule on Google’s planned Motorola Mobility buy on February 13th

January 19, 2012
The European Union will decide on February 13th whether or not to give its blessing to Google’s planned purchase of Motorola Mobility. Google recently provided European courts with more information in support of the merger, Reuters said. The European Union suspended its review of the merger on December 12th pending Google’s ...

Best Buy reorganizes to focus on connected device sales

January 14, 2012
During the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Best Buy announced that it will reorganize part of its business to focus on sales of connected devices such as tablets, smartphones and computers. Best Buy has created a new retail “connectivity business group,” Forbes said Friday, that will sell the aforementioned devices ...

Best Buy reports lower than expected December sales

January 6, 2012
Best Buy on Friday reported weaker than expected revenue for the five weeks ended December 31st, 2011. The company noted $8.4 billion in revenue, which was flat compared to the same period last year but included a comparable store sales decline of 1.2%. The company’s international segment generated $1.9 billion ...

Verizon Motorola DROID 4 leaked again in Best Buy ad

December 30, 2011
Verizon Wireless still hasn’t officially announced the Motorola DROID 4, but it has been leaked several times during the past few months. Best Buy recently spilled the beans yet again in one of its Reward Zone advertisements. While it doesn’t specifically name the phone, the DROID 4 makes an appearance front and ...

Looking back at 2011: Google eyes Motorola buy in bid for Android control, patent ammo

December 29, 2011
2011 was a wild, wild year to follow the technology industry. AT&T failed to buy T-Mobile USA, things got rough for RIM and Apple and Samsung fought legal battles all over the world. Still, one of the biggest stories of the year began when Google announced in August that it planned ...

Samsung to buy Sony’s share of S-LCD joint venture for $940 million

December 26, 2011
Samsung will purchase Sony’s 50% share of S-LCD, a joint venture created by both companies in 2004, for $939.6 million. Both companies will continue to cooperate on the development of new LCD panel technology, however, and Sony says it hopes to “secure a flexible and steady supply” of LCD panels ...

AT&T spectrum buy granted FCC approval

December 23, 2011
Now that its bid to acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 billion has been put to bed by strong opposition, AT&T has to look elsewhere in an effort to find spectrum that will accommodate the carrier’s ever-growing subscriber base while it transitions to LTE. The carrier is clearly facing an uphill battle ...