Best Buy to Shut Down Connect Mobile Broadband MVNO
Best Buy shuts down its Connect mobile broadband MVNO after two years of service, offers affected customers options to transition to other carriers
Best Buy Adds Additional Perks to Reward Zone Premier Silver Membership
Best Buy adds new and extensive perks to Rewards Zone Premier Silver membership.
Deal: Nintendo Wii Console (Used) – $64.99 Shipped
Best Buy return outlet CowBoom is offering the Nintendo Wii for $59.99 as their Deal of The Day. The $5 standard shipping brings the total to $64.99 before any sales tax is applied. Hey, it’s a slow news weekend, and this deal will sell out pretty fast. Oh, and the console’s got a wireless controller, […]
Deal: Motorola Droid X for Verizon & Page Plus (Used) – $79.99 Shipped
Today only, Cowboom is offering the Motorola Droid X on Verizon Wireless for $79.99 with free shipping. We do caution that Cowboom is the return outlet for Best Buy, and these are not refurbished items. Expect scratches and other wear-and-tear. However, Cowboom does offer a 30 day money back guarantee, and this is one of […]
Best Buy to Sell 32GB HP TouchPads for $149.99… With a Catch
Best Buy has announced that starting tomorrow both in-store and online, the retailer will once again sell 32GB HP TouchPad tablets for $149.99, with the catch being that an HP/Compaq desktop or laptop must be purchased at the same time. The bundling is ostensibly to avoid overselling the unexpectedly popular tablets following the firesale this […]
Virgin Mobile Announces LG Optimus Slider and HTC Wildfire S for October
Virgin Mobile has officially announced pricing and launch details for two new Android smartphones in the previously revealed LG Optimus Slider and the HTC Wildfire S. The LG Optimus Slider is Virgin Mobile’s version of the LG Gelato Q which will be released next month on October 16th online for $199.99, in Sprint stores on October […]
Virgin Mobile Optimus Slider Revealed By Best Buy
Best Buy has listed and revealed the first press images of the forthcoming LG Optimus Slider for Virgin Mobile for $199.99. The Virgin Mobile Slider is the virtual operator’s version of the forthcoming LG Gelato Q expected to launch next month on Sprint under different branding. The phone is nearly identical to the popular LG […]
Clearwire Cuts Prices in pre-WiMAX Markets Still Stuck in Limbo
Clearwire leaders stated to PhoneNews.com on background that they planned to have all non-WiMAX markets upgraded by 2011. That was before the bottom fell out of WiMAX. Fast forward to today, Clearwire has apparently halted all plans to expand WiMAX beyond its current coverage footprint. Clearwire, Sprint, and LightSquared are all putting together plans to […]
AT&T to Offer Subsidy on Nexus S, Best Buy Launch This Weekend, Pre-Order Soon
Google has announced in a roundabout blog post that AT&T will now offer a subsidy for the Google Nexus S by Samsung, with availability exclusively at Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile locations. Previously, AT&T customers that were interested in purchasing the AT&T 3G version of the Android smartphone would have to pay full retail […]
Motorola Cuts XOOM Wi-Fi Pricing to $499.99
Motorola has announced a $100 price cut for the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi Android tablet from its original MSRP of $599.99 to $499.99 effective immediately. This cut does not affect the Verizon branded XOOM 3G version, which will remain at its current $799.99 retail price point (sans contract). The Xoom Wi-Fi is identical to the Verizon […]