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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 selling a 4GB version...
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 US chain Wal-Mart...
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 the exclusive American...
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.

Fans will no...
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 retailer, is trying...
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 will be a Funai player...
VIDEO: Today's big stories on Megawhat TV NEWS
Catch up with the tech news web tv show 25 March 2008 21:19 GMT
Switch on Megawhat TV now for the biggest stories of the day from the world of gadgets and technology.

In the headlines today - we have news of the arrival of the first ever Philips Blu-ray player to hit UK shores; LG launches a mobile with a completely different...
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.

iTunes has sold...
Today's big stories on Megawhat TV NEWS
Catch up with the tech news web tv show 18 February 2008 19:20 GMT
Switch on Megawhat TV now for the biggest stories of the day from the world of gadgets and technology.

In the headlines today - the format war - is it all over as we report the US's biggest retailer makes its choice; and is the format's biggest backer to step...
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 will "move forward"...
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 Wal-Mart has chosen...
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 around the country,...
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 are now...
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 experienced a 6.9%...
American retailers refuse $199 Venturer HD DVD player
So much for that price war... 20 September 2007 8:19 GMT
Announced at IFA 2007, Venturer's SHD7000 HD DVD player will be priced at $199, making in the cheapest standalone high-def format player available in the market.

Beating even Toshiba's entry-level offering, the Venturer player was set to change the game for...
Advert images fuel 360 price cut rumours
Microsoft still won’t confirm 31 July 2007 13:08 GMT
Rumours that Microsoft will cut $50 off the price of the 360 premium model in the States were reported last week and now, to add fuel to the fire, images of newspaper ads featuring the cuts have surfaced online.

The images show ads from US retailers Wal-Mart...
ZVUE - sounds a bit like a Zune, looks a bit like an iPod
Confused budget PMP goes on sale on Walmart.com 18 July 2007 11:51 GMT
The ZVUE 260, costing less than a hundred dollars, has gone on sale on Walmart.com.

It seems like the budget player doesn't know what it's trying to emulate with a Zune-like name (although apparently it did patent the name before Microsoft came up with Zune)...
Dell to sell computers at Wal-Mart
Moving into retail for the first time 25 May 2007 18:30 GMT
Dell has announced that it is to start selling its computers through Supermarket giant Wal-Mart in America breaking a 23-year model of direct sales.

The move also opens up the possibility that the computer seller could be about to offer its desktop and laptop...
Wal-Mart opens video download store
Finally pushes aside concerns over DVD sales 6 February 2007 15:34 GMT
Wal-Mart has finally joined the digital downloading revolution and has launched a beta site offering movie downloads to rival iTunes.

The site already offers 3000 films and TV shows from studios including Fox, Disney, Lion's Gate, MGM, Sony Pictures, Paramount,...
Wal-Mart to offer movie download with purchase of DVDs
Will the retail giant fare well in the download market? 28 November 2006 18:05 GMT
Wal-Mart in the US is tentatively entering the movie download market with a new service that allows DVD buyers to download a digital copy of the movie from the internet.

The first film to receive the treatment is Superman Returns. Customers who buy a copy of...
Apple and Wal-Mart rumoured in talks over iTunes
Possible deal to put iTunes vouchers in Wal-Mart stores 2 October 2006 14:27 GMT
Apple and Wal-Mart are reportedly holding talks about a marketing deal to put prepaid iTunes vouchers, from which the store would keep a percentage of profits, on the retailer’s shelves.

Wal-Mart put pressure on movie studios before the launch of the iTunes movie...
Wal-Mart launches sub £260 laptop in America
21 December 2004 15:29 GMT
If you know someone in America, now might be a good time to phone and call in that favour. Wal-Mart, owner of ASDA in the UK, in the America is selling a laptop for just $498 (£258).

The model is supplied a company called Linspire Inc, the company formerly...