By Sean P. Aune |
Nintendo announced this morning that it has partnered with Best Buy to allow you to try out games that will be announced around E3. The company had already announced that it would not have a stage show at E3 this year, and now we know…
By Todd Haselton |
Later this week, on April 24, Best Buy and Samsung will celebrate the grand opening of one of Samsung’s new “Samsung Experience Shops.” The celebration will take place at one of Best Buy’s New York locations, Samsung told TechnoBuffalo in an email. Samsung Experience Shops will…
By Brandon Russell |
Profit-wise, HTC isn’t performing up to the immense standards expected of a company with the DROID DNA and HTC One X/OneX+ in its portfolio. Frankly, the company has been unable to keep balance for quite some time now. But, with the HTC One—easily the company’s…
By Todd Haselton |
The rumors were true. Samsung announced on Thursday that it will open “Samsung Experience Shops” in 1,400 Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile retail locations around the United States. The kiosks will provide a small part of the store where customers can interact with, learn…
By Brandon Russell |
High traffic Best Buy locations will receive new pop-up style Samsung booths as a way to stand out during the busy summer months, Geek.com said Thursday. Similar to Apple’s store-in-a-store sections you see in Best Buy, Target and Walmart, Samsung’s new kiosks are aimed at blocking out…
By Sean P. Aune |
Richard Schulze, the founder of Best Buy, has ended his attempt to buyout the company and is returning to the company’s board of directors. The company announced on Monday that Schulze will be returning to the board of directors as “Chairman Emeritus,” and he has also…
By Brandon Russell |
Canon might be closer to realizing a pint-size DSLR than originally thought. The very same week the company scheduled an announcement, Best Buy jumped the gun with a full-on product page for what’s being referred to as the EOS-b, also knows as EOS 100D. PetaPixel…
By Todd Haselton |
Looking to buy music, apps or videos? You might want to head over to Best Buy, where you can pick up a $100 iTunes Gift Card for just $80. That’s $20 worth of free media downloads. Best Buy isn’t clear on how long the sale…
By Roy Choi |
Following the move of Yahoo, Best Buy is shortening its leash on employees that telecommute. As of Monday the nearly 4,000 Best Buy non-store employees that took part in Results Only Work Environment (ROWE) are required to receive manager approval to take part in telecommuting…
By Todd Haselton |
Best Buy founder Richard Schulze said in August that he was interested in acquiring Best Buy and taking it private. At the time, he offered to buy the company for $24-$26 per share, although he needed to work with private equity partners and others in…
By Sean P. Aune |
Best Buy is set to cut 400 corporate jobs at its headquarters based in Minneapolis, Minn. According to a company spokesperson speaking with Reuters, of the 8,000 people Best Buy currently employs in and around its Minn. headquarters, 400 of them will soon be cut…
By Todd Haselton |
You may be familiar with Best Buy’s “Price Match Guarantee” program, in which the retailer will match prices of other local retailers. However, the company started matching prices with websites during the holiday season, and it was such a success that it’s going to make…
By Brandon Russell |
Purchase a new phone through Best Buy and the company will hook you up with a $50 gift card. All that’s needed from the customer is a smidgen of information before Feb. 9. No fancy hoops, no tireless rebate periods. The retailer has a short…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you enjoyed the Amy Poehler ad for Best Buy during the Super Bowl you’ll be thrilled to know there is a longer version. Considering Amy Poehler’s background in improv comedy, you have to wonder how much of this commercial was scripted and how much…
By Todd Haselton |
Best Buy just reached out to let us know that, today and tomorrow, customers can purchase a MacBook Pro for $1,049.99 – $2,599, depending on the configuration, which is $150 – $200 off of the regular price. The retail outlet is also offering up to…
By Roy Choi |
Best Buy matched prices during the holiday season, and now Target is entering the price-matching game, but instead of a short, defined period, Target will offer this new policy year-round. Target will match prices from other brick and mortar retailers, but this policy is surely meant…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you’ve had your eye on picking up a Galaxy Note II, you may want to head to Best Buy the day after Christmas. A source at Best Buy – who has a long standing track record with TechnoBuffalo – has provided us with the…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you’re looking for a last minute gift for someone on your list, and they own any Apple products, then you’re going to want to head over to Best Buy immediately. Just a few days ago Apple was selling $100 iTunes gift card for $85,…
By Todd Haselton |
If you’re picking up a new iPad, iPhone or iPod touch for a loved one from Best Buy this holiday season, you might want to consider grabbing a $100 iTunes Gift Card while you’re at it. Best Buy is currently selling the cards for just…
By Sean P. Aune |
Richard Schulze, the founder of Best Buy, has been given an extension by the Board of Directors to enter his bid to buy back the company. It was reported back in Oct. that Schulze had begun his due diligence process on Best Buy’s financial records, and under…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you’re in the market for a Galaxy S III, then Best Buy is where you want to be heading as the flagship device is down to an amazing $50 today. As we noted exclusively the other day, Best Buy is marking the Galaxy S…
By Brandon Russell |
One of the most successful phones in Samsung’s Android arsenal, the Galaxy S III, is going to be just $50 on Dec. 16 through Best Buy. That’s an enormous price drop — in most cases by $100. A trusted TechnoBuffalo source said the deal is…
By Brandon Russell |
HTC’s Windows Phone 8X is a great smartphone, one that brilliantly showcases what Microsoft’s new OS is capable of in a nicely designed package. The colors are fun for choice, it’s wonderfully thin and light, and it uses utilizes HTC’s signature soft touch build. The…
By Joey Davidson |
Update (8:51am EST): Nintendo of Canada has revealed that the Wii Mini is a Canadian exclusive for this holiday season. Launching on December 7th, the Wii Mini will cost Canadians $99.99, and will come with RCA cables, a sensor bar, the updated console, a red…
