Wal-Mart tag

23 result(s) displayed for Wal-Mart (1 - 23 of 23):

It's Going to be a Blu-ray Christmas

Some experts are skeptical about whether consumers will buy Blu-ray DVD players this Christmas - I am not one of them. Many are saying it's going to be a "blue" Blu-ray Christmas. I disagree. I went shopping for a... Full Story

Posted on December 1, 2008 10:19 AM

Let's See How Crazy Black Friday Gets This Year!

Crazy Eddie take note! The Friday immediately following Thanksgiving has long been known as "Black Friday" because it represents the unofficial beginning of the holiday shopping season, or the day when retailers hold massive sales in hopes of steering their (red) losses... Full Story

Posted on November 12, 2008 9:58 PM

Wal-Mart Getting Jump on Black Friday Deals

An upcoming Wal-Mart sale will offer Black Friday-like deals, including a notebook for $298 and 46-inch 1080p LCD HDTV for $798.Just as it did last year with a sale that lured shoppers into its maze of fluorescent lighting for $350... Full Story

Posted on November 10, 2008 8:56 PM

Circuit City Dimming Its Lights

Circuit City will close 155 stores and lay off 7,200 employees, or 17% of its workforce, as it continues to restructure its business. These closings represent more than 20% of U.S. stores and includes the exiting of 12 markets. The... Full Story

Posted on November 3, 2008 8:18 PM

Wal-mart Lowers Music Download Prices

Wal-Mart has re-launched its new and improved MP3 Music Downloads store, with MP3 tracks starting at just 74 cents, to give us a greater value and an even bigger selection in digital music. Wal-Mart has exclusively sold MP3s through... Full Story

Posted on October 29, 2008 8:34 PM

AT&T Calls on Wal-Mart, Circuit City for Triple Play

Just when you were ready to give up cable altogether and watch TV on your computer, telecommunication companies start aggressively rolling out fast new ways to get TV, Internet and voice services -- do I hear "Triple Play"?And they really,... Full Story

Posted on October 13, 2008 4:10 PM

Do We Need Another Format? Try slotMusic -- Soon

In the latest attempt to shore up sales of music on physical media, SanDisk and the four major music companies have announced a new format called slotMusic. SlotMusic will be introduced in mid-October at such retail outlets as Wal-Mart... Full Story

Posted on September 22, 2008 3:09 PM

AC/DC & Wal-Mart? Go Figure ...

Who would have figured that Wal-Mart would have become the exclusive retailer for classic rock bands coming back to life?In the latest news in this area, the king of retailers revealed that the new AC/DC album, Black Ice, will be... Full Story

Posted on August 19, 2008 5:46 PM

Dell's New Line Makes Like Apple

Finally it seems like somebody in the PC business besides Apple has grabbed the idea that style matters -- the message is in the medium, so to speak ...Dell's smallest, most personalized and most environmentally responsible consumer PC, the Studio... Full Story

Posted on July 29, 2008 8:33 PM

40GB PS3 Going Bye-Bye?

Looks like more action coming on the video gaming hardware front.According to Engadget, the PlayStation 40GB model will be replaced.Based on an alleged Wal-Mart spreadsheet, the 40GB PS3 console "will be replaced with [a] new model in early August." But just... Full Story

Posted on July 9, 2008 1:27 PM

Blu-ray Going Under $300 -- Will Market Take Off?

Wal-Mart plans to break the consumer sweet spot under-$300 price point barrier on Blu-ray players this month, according to a report on Pocket-lint.co.uk. Traditionally, consumer products really start to take off when they drop under the $300 level (at... Full Story

Posted on May 19, 2008 8:59 PM

Wal-Mart to carry Skype products including Pre-paid Calling Cards

Wal-Mart and Skype inked a deal whereby Wal-Mary will carry Skype Certified hardware in 1,800 of its stores throughout the country, Wal-Mart will also carry pre-paid Skype calling cards. Wal-Mart currently has cellular pre-paid calling cards in the most "prime"... Full Story

Posted on May 14, 2007 10:50 AM

Jobs, DRM and the Record Labels: It's a Finger-Pointing Festival!

Of course we're excited about Steve Jobs saying that he'd love to offer all of us free music on iTunes, but the record labels have his hands tied with their DRM schemes. (All kinds of reports on that here and here.)... Full Story

Posted on February 7, 2007 3:14 PM

Wal-Mart Does the iTunes Shuffle

Not too surprised, but happy to hear about the big boy of retailing, Wal-Mart, extend its reach into our homes by now offering video downloads of movies and TV shows through a partnership with all six of the major Hollywood studios (20th Century... Full Story

Posted on February 6, 2007 12:13 PM

Maybe Vista Is Big at Wal-Mart?

I get all kinds of stuff in my e-mail (you can only imagine!), but intrigued with today's Wal-Mart Wire, which featured -- can you believe it! -- Windows Vista! (Wire is the weekly e-flyer from the big bad boy... Full Story

Posted on January 30, 2007 5:48 PM

How Much Is That Song in the Window?

Everybody (including me) wonders why music downloads all cost 99 cents (or so). (OK, Wal-mart is 88 cents per song). Well, now we have an interesting article today about wholesale music download pricing -- a fancy term for how much... Full Story

Posted on January 5, 2007 8:25 AM

Now It's Time Warner's Time

Not to be too outdone by yesterday's news about the planned Wal-Mart digital movie download service, Time Warner is now planning to launch its own direct-to-DVD movie download service. According to reports, this is in the "wait until next year"... Full Story

Posted on November 29, 2006 2:43 PM

Wal-Mart Goes to the Movies (Back to the Future?)

Well, movie rentals didn't work out too good for them, but now Wal-Mart keeps forging ahead by joining the ranks of digital movie download retailers. According to a published report, the biggest of the big box retailers is launching the... Full Story

Posted on November 28, 2006 3:08 PM

PS3 Making People Crazy: Part II

Now we have former Senator John Edwards (no, not the "otherworldly" guy we see on TV) reportedly asking one of his staff members to see if he could get a hot, new PS3 from Wal-mart for his family. Sound bad? How about... Full Story

Posted on November 17, 2006 5:30 PM

An Early Peak at 'Black Friday' Ads

In gadget-land, as in all of retailing, Black Friday is one heck of a day -- it's the day after Thanksgiving that signals the "official" start of the holiday shopping season. (Although retailers like Wal-mart are already pushing the envelope... Full Story

Posted on November 8, 2006 2:38 PM

ZVUE Can Show You the (Windows) Way

There is MP3 life beyond the world of iPod (yes, there is!) as HandHeld Entertainment has added a number of punk rock concert videos, hip hop, gospel and metal concert videos to its download store at ZVUE.com through a... Full Story

Posted on June 13, 2006 8:22 PM

Roboraptor: The Age of Dinosaurs Returns!

Dinosaurs are back!!!  Scary, very scary!!!!Actually, it’s just my son playing with the Roboraptor, an advanced fusion of technology, personality and fear. Wth its advanced artificial intelligence personality, realistic biomorphic motions, direct control and autonomous free-roam modes, the 32-inch long... Full Story

Posted on January 17, 2006 4:37 PM

Nyko Gives iPod a Boost

Don’t let the music stop with the Nyko’s iBoost for iPod.  An attachable rechargeable battery pack for all full size, dock connector iPods, the iBoost boosts its overall battery time up to 16 hours. Its sleek design blends with the... Full Story

Posted on December 17, 2005 7:06 AM