By Todd Haselton |
Walmart announced Friday that customers can now pre-order the Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy S4 and that the device will be available in stores on May 30. The device is available with 16GB of storage for $199.99 with a new two-year contract, but you only need…
By Todd Haselton |
Walmart is currently offering a $70 eGift Card with every purchase of a Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ tablet. The 16GB model of the Nook HD+ currently costs $269.99, and you can spend the $70 Walmart eGift Card in stores or online on accessories or…
By Sean P. Aune |
Walmart is considering a plan that could see the retailer turning its customers into a make shift delivery force for its online orders. Apparently the world’s largest retailer is playing around with even more delivery concepts. Earlier this week it was the addition of deliver…
By Brandon Russell |
This summer, Walmart says it will begin testing a locker system in retail stores, similar to Amazon’s model, that will hold goods ordered online. The new delivery lockers are part of the company’s effort to link its e-commerce presence with retail, explained Neil Ashe, chief…
By Todd Haselton |
Walmart currently allows customers in 70 locations to use iOS devices to scan goods and then purchase them from a self-checkout aisle using a “Scan & Go” application. The company is preparing to expand the service to 12 new markets, or a total of 130…
By Brandon Russell |
Walmart locations in Canada will sell BlackBerry 10 devices following RIM’s much anticipated Jan. 30 press event. That’s a huge boon for the ailing Waterloo-based company, and a nice big step toward getting the word out to more consumers. Details for Walmart locations in the…
By Adriana Lee |
When Walmart swooped in to announce a prepaid iPhone 5 for use with its BYOD (bring your own device) unlimited Straight Talk plan, it seemed like a decent deal. While $649 is a big chunk of change, shoppers who use a Walmart credit card for…
By Adriana Lee |
Walmart’s pre-paid service is no stranger to iPhones, as people regularly bring in their Apple devices for activation on its Straight Talk plan. But now the retailer will be selling the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4 directly to customers for use with the BYOD plan. Starting…
By Roy Choi |
Starting December 17th, Walmart stores will sell the 16GB iPhone 5 for just $127 with a two-year agreement. Additionally, it appears the price of the iPhone 4S will be lowered to $47, also tied to a two-year contract. Update: You can also snag a 16…
By Todd Haselton |
Barnes & Noble announced on Thursday that two of its tablets, the Nook HD and the Nook HD+, are now available at Walmart. The Nook HD offers a 7-inch display that’s among the best we’ve ever seen on a tablet of that size, weighs just…
By Todd Haselton |
There may still have been crowds at brick and mortar retail stores on Black Friday but a new report suggests online spending sky rocketed on the day following Thanksgiving. According to research published by comScore, consumers spent $1.042 billion on Black Friday purchasing goods online,…
By Brandon Russell |
Many people take out their frustrations in different ways: sports, exercising, music, etc. Others, as the above video suggests, do so at the expense of unopened iPads. The video, originally uncovered on Reddit, shows what appears to be a game of catch between two Walmart…
By Brandon Russell |
You can have a nice comfortable Thanksgiving dinner with your family. Or you can go wait in a lonely, frantic line full of rabid deal seekers at your local Walmart. The enormous retailer on Thursday announced it plans on opening its doors for Black Friday…
By Todd Haselton |
Sweet – if you’re looking for a great deal on the iPad 2 this holiday season, look no further than Walmart. The retailer will sell the iPad 2 for $399 with a $75 gift card, which means you’ll be able to pick it up for just…
By Killian Bell |
Touch-based gaming on smartphones and tablets is a perfect match for some game types, but for others, it’s a frustrating experience — especially for traditional gamers who have become accustomed to physical controls and buttons. Nyko aims to solve that problem with a pair of…
By Sean P. Aune |
Boxee is making its biggest push yet to get into your family room with its new Boxee TV device appearing in over 3,000 Walmart stores starting today. The Boxee TV is about more than just streaming media, it’s about being an all-in-one cord cutting solution.…
By Todd Haselton |
Windows 8 isn’t launching until Oct. 26, but fresh boxes of Microsoft’s new operating system are already appearing at Walmart locations. We already know the Windows 8 price options, but a Walmart shopper named Aaron who provided the above image to The Verge said the Windows…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple said this morning that it sold more than 5 million iPhone 5 units during the device’s launch weekend. Unfortunately, new orders likely won’t ship until October at this point, and that’s bad news for Apple customers who pre-ordered the device originally from retail outlets such…
By Brandon Russell |
A leaked internal memo suggests Wal-Mart is ditching Amazon’s Kindle lineup, meaning you can’t just waltz into the big-box retailer and pick up a Fire HD. Nope, sorry. The move is apparently part of the company’s merchandising strategy, similar to the move Target pulled earlier this…
By Killian Bell |
If you haven’t pre-ordered your iPhone 5 yet, and you don’t want to wait in line for it at your local Apple store, you could be in for a very lengthy wait for the Cupertino company’s latest handset. The Apple online store is now quoting…
By Brandon Russell |
Walmart is in the preparatory stages of building a new system that could see self-checkout lanes and smartphones play nice. Ultimately, the company’s underlying goal is to save money by replacing human beings with tiny pocket computers. And so begins the dystopian future under our…
By Todd Haselton |
T-Mobile USA announced the Concord on Thursday, an Android smartphone manufactured by ZTE. We’re typically somewhat turned off by phones with relatively simple feature sets because they don’t seem to push the hardware boundaries at all. That’s not really the case with the Concord, however,…
By John Fick |
It was only a matter of time before the pre-order incentives for 343 Industries upcoming title Halo 4 were revealed. 343 community manager Jessica Shea has done exactly that for us. In order to hold us off until their showing at E3, we have been given the details…
By Todd Haselton |
AT&T on Wednesday announced its first Android-powered slider smartphone for its prepaid GoPhone service. The Samsung Galaxy Appeal offers a 3.2-inch display with a 480 x 320-pixel resolution, 512MB of RAM, 1.8GB of onboard storage, a microSD card slot for adding up to 32GB of…
