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  • iPads to fill the shelves at Wal-Mart

    iPads to fill the shelves at Wal-Mart

    The demand for Apple's Jesus tablet shows no signs of letting up 12 October 2010 10:38 GMT

    With Android tablets flying out from all over the place, there is one tablet that they all have in mind, in terms of the success that they want to emulate, and that is Apple's iPad.

    And, with analysts forecasting that Cupertino Computers will...

  • Walmart to sell iPhone 3GS for $97

    Walmart to sell iPhone 3GS for $97

    16GB model sees its cost slashed Stateside with 4G imminent 25 May 2010 11:03 GMT

    Walmart has begun selling the 16GB iPhone 3GS for just $97 - which is $102 less than it did previously. Users will still need to take a 2-year deal with carrier AT&T though.

    The reduction comes ahead of Apple's World Wide Developers Conference,...

  • Walmart buys Vudu

    Walmart buys Vudu

    Supermarket giant gets into video on demand 23 February 2010 10:12 GMT

    Walmart, the supermarket giant in the US, has jumped into the video on demand service and bought VUDU, the box that lets you get instant access to thousands of movies and TV shows directly through the television; without requiring a computer or cable/satellite...

  • iPhone goes on sale at Wal-Mart

    iPhone goes on sale at Wal-Mart

    Undercuts Apple by a couple of dollars 29 December 2008 9:19 GMT

    In the States, the iPhone has gone on sale at Wal-Mart, but not at the previously rumoured low price, or with any different memory capacity.

    Earlier reports had suggested that the US retailer would offer the Apple mobile for $99, possibly...

  • Apple to launch £50 iPhone?

    Apple to launch $99 iPhone?

    Cheaper model with cut-down capacity rumoured 4 December 2008 14:22 GMT

    It's being reported that Apple could be prepping an iPhone to launch at the arguably attractive $99 price point.

    US blog The Boy Genius Report has it from a once proven source that the company is prepping a cheaper 4GB model to be sold in...

  • Wal-Mart beats T-Mobile on Android G1 price. Phones, Biz, Wal-Mart, Android, Google, Mobile phones 0

    Wal-Mart beats T-Mobile on Android G1 price

    $30 cheaper in store 29 October 2008 13:12 GMT

    With the credit crunch on, people will be shopping around even more than before, and US retail chain Wal-Mart is well aware of this.

    It has announced plans to sell the Google G1 Android phone for around $30 less than T-Mobile USA, which is...

  • Journey-themed MP3 player launches . Audio, MP3 players, Wal-Mart, Zvue, Photos 0

    Journey-themed MP3 player launches

    Any way you want it... 25 July 2008 12:21 GMT

    Power ballad-crooning rock band Journey has been graced with its own themed MP3 player in the States.

    Currently on offer at Wal-Mart, the 1GB ZVUE-made device comes pre-loaded 22 Journey songs - 11 new tunes and 11 "classic" hits.

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    Wal-Mart "aggressively" promoting Blu-ray

    While all wait to see Toshiba's new DVD tech 5 June 2008 10:34 GMT

    Toshiba may be plotting a "Blu-ray killer", and the techie world is waiting to see what it's going to come up with, but retailers stateside are putting all of their energies into supporting the Blu-ray format.

    Wal-Mart, the world's largest...

  • Wal-Mart to sell $300 Blu-ray players. Home Cinema, Blu-ray, Wal-Mart, Funai, Bonus View 0

    Wal-Mart to sell $300 Blu-ray players

    Profile 1.1 hardware from Funai 19 May 2008 9:45 GMT

    American retail giant Wal-Mart is to start selling Blu-ray players for under $300.

    Marking the cheapest starting price point yet for players in the format, even cheaper than the PS3 which sells for $399 in the States, the hardware on offer...

  • Apple announces iTunes is no. 2 music retailer in the States. Audio, iTunes, Apple, Statistics, Music downloads, Biz, Wal-Mart 0

    Apple announces iTunes is no. 2 music retailer in the States

    With 50 million users 26 February 2008 17:25 GMT

    Apple has announced that iTunes is now the number two music retailer in the US, behind only Wal-Mart, based on the latest 2007 data from the NPD Group.

    Apple also revealed that there are now over 50 million iTunes store customers.

  • Wal-Mart issues official we're-going-Blu-ray statement . Home Cinema, Blu-ray, HD DVD, Wal-Mart 0

    Wal-Mart issues official we're-going-Blu-ray statement

    "As America's largest retailer, we thoughtfully reviewed all areas..." 15 February 2008 18:17 GMT

    Following the revelation that Wal-Mart is to go Blu-ray only through a buyer's post on the company blog, the retailer has now issued an official statement on the matter.

    Wal-Mart has announced that its 4000 Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores...

  • Wal-Mart going Blu-ray only from June . Home Cinema, Blu-ray, HD DVD, Wal-Mart 0

    Wal-Mart going Blu-ray only from June

    Final nail in HD DVD's coffin? 15 February 2008 16:44 GMT

    Following rumoured reports just this morning that Toshiba is preparing to put the struggling HD DVD format out of its misery by conceding defeat in the format war to Blu-ray, another major American retailer has put the boot in.

    It seems...

  • Dell closes all of its US kiosks. Biz, Hardware, Dell, Desktop PCs, Wal-Mart, DSG Group, Currys, Dixons, PC World, Carrefour 0

    Dell closes all of its US kiosks

    ...but 50 kept open outside of the States 31 January 2008 9:32 GMT

    Following on from its decision to start selling its PCs in a range of highstreet chains across Europe and the US, Dell has now opted to close all of its US kiosks.

    Reuters is reporting that the 140 kiosks, which are mainly in shopping malls...

  • Wal-Mart closes movie service. Home Cinema, Biz, Online, Video downloads, Wal-Mart 0

    Wal-Mart closes movie service

    Shock closure after less than a year live 29 December 2007 10:50 GMT

    Wal-Mart has pulled the plug on its movie service in the US with hardly any warning to subscribers.

    According to online reports and a statement on the movie subscription service website, the closure happened on 21 December.

    Subscribers...

  • Dell planning to open

    Dell planning to open "high-quality" UK shops in 2008

    Will "emulate Apple" with high street presence 25 September 2007 10:05 GMT

    It's being reported that Dell is planning to open a chain of "high-quality" retail stores in the UK.

    Apparently part of a plan to revive sales and win back share from major rival Hewlett-Packard who's market share is growing while Dell has...

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