Blackberry Storm now on pre-order from Best Buy

Blackberry Storm now on pre-order from Best Buy

Best Buy has announced that they are now taking pre-orders for the much awaited Blackberry Storm mobile device.
RIM is scheduled to launch Blackberry Storm in the US market in the coming months. Interested customers can now place their order with Best Buy.
There is no confirmed launch date for [...]

Best Buy gets approval to buy Napster

Best Buy gets approval to buy Napster
US based retailing giant Best Buy has said that they have now received antitrust approval to acquire digital media store Napster.
This has been confirmed by the US Federal Trade Commission.
Best Buy is a major seller of CDs but has a limited presence in the growing digital media market.
They aim [...]

SanDisk launches new media format named slotMusic

SanDisk launches new media format named slotMusic
SanDisk has announced the launch of their new music format called “slotMusic”.
It is basically a memory card (microSD) which is smaller than a postage stamp and comes loaded with music files in MP3 format.
The company said that this format has been adopted by four major music companies – [...]

Best Buy acquiring Napster!

Best Buy acquiring Napster!
This is somewhat surprising… Best Buy has announced that they are now acquiring Napster.
Napster as we all know started the online music delivery revolution. It used to be popular for pirated music files but is now a legitimate online media store.
Best Buy said that they are going to pay nearly $127 million [...]

Best Buy now selling Apple iPhone 3G in USA

Best Buy now selling Apple iPhone 3G in USA
US based retailing chain Best Buy has now started selling Apple iPhone 3G in their stores.
With this, they have now become the first third party retailing chain to sell the iPhone.
Till now, Apple iPhone has only been available through Apple and AT&T.
AT&T is the sole service provider [...]

Apple iPhone coming to Best Buy!

Apple iPhone coming to Best Buy!
Market sources say that Best Buy is set to become the first retailer in the US market to get the rights to offer Apple iPhone to their customers.
Currently, Apple iPhone is only available through Apple and AT&T stores.
Reports say that Best Buy would start offering iPhone through its 970 U.S. [...]

Amazon improves position in music retail market in USA

Amazon improves position in music retail market in USA
Apple iTunes continues to remain the largest music seller in the US market.
Amazon has managed to climb one position to number 4 with some help from their own online media store Amazon MP3.
Wal-Mart is at the second spot and the retailing giant has failed to take back [...]

Blu-Ray continues to gain over HD DVD

Blu-Ray continues to gain over HD DVD

Sony’s Blu-Ray format is continuously gaining more support in the market as they aim to become the next generation storage format standard.
Retail Company Best Buy has now announced that they are now going to provide more shelf space and marketing for Blu-ray players and software. This means that Blu-Ray [...]

Dell to sell computers through Best Buy

Dell to sell computers through Best Buy
Dell has now revealed that they are collaborating with consumer electronics retailer Best Buy to sell its desktops and laptops.
Best Buy would now be selling Dell’s XPS and Inspiron desktops, notebooks and all-in-one PCs in their US based stores.
The models to be offered initially include: Dell XPS M1330, Inspiron [...]

Best Buy and Mydeo launches a video sharing service

Best Buy and Mydeo launches a video sharing service
Best Buy Co has announced the launch of their own video sharing service on the web. They are launching this new service in collaboration with Mydeo.
They are now enabling their customers to store and share home movies and videos.
Best Buy in addition announced their plans to buy [...]

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