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How Best Buy’s 24-Hour Store Can Kick The Apple Store’s Butt

2:00PM Adam Frucci | So, Best Buy’s new store in NYC is going to be open 24 hours during the week. Apple also has a 24-hour store in NYC, but this could be way better. I have some pitches for you, Best Buy. More »
Computers

Nokia Booklet 3G Landing Nov. 15 At Best Buy

9:30AM Chris Jacob | We knew the the place and the price, we just needed to know when the party was happening. You can grab a pre-order for the $US600 netbook ($US300 with two-year contract) and pick it up on November 15. [Engadget]
Business

New NYC Best Buy Will Be Open 24 Hours And Host Concerts

6:10AM Adam Frucci | A week from today, a brand new Best Buy is opening in the space on Union Square South that Circuit City used to reside. But this is no ordinary Best Buy. More »
Phones

Blackberry Storm 2 Dummy Units Arrive At Best Buy, Verizon Stores

2:34AM Sean Fallon | As this spy shot confirms, Blackberry Storm 2 dummy units have started to arrive on Best Buy shelves — and word is that Verizon has received them as well. In other words, the launch is imminent. More »
Computers

Whoa, Best Buy Sells 30% Of The Computers In The US

1:41AM Matt Buchanan | At a Nokia event announcing the surprisingly decent pricing for the Booklet 3G, Best Buy’s CMO said that Best Buy currently sells “30 percent of the computers in the US”. More »
Screens

Artist Takes Over Every HDTV At Manhattan Best Buy

3:00AM Mark Wilson | Generally, a Best Buy’s monstrous collection of HDTVs display repetitive, lame video clips and advertisements. But one artist convinced a Manhattan Best Buy to hand over all of their HDTVs for a digital gallery. More »
Computers

Nokia’s 3G Booklet Netbook Spotted With $US600 Price Tag

12:50AM John Herrman | The one way Nokia could doom their well-styled, long-lasting, 3G-and-GPS-having Booklet netbook? By punching it in the mouth with an $US800+ price, like they did in the UK. A Best Buy inventory shot points lower, but not by much. More »
Computers

Nokia Booklet 3G Will Be A Best Buy Exclusive In The US

7:43PM Danny Allen | With Best Buy confirming exclusive retail rights to the 10-inch netbook with built-in 3G and GPS, are all hopes gone of seeing its estimated $US800 price subsidised by a wireless carrier? More »
Gadgets

iRex DR800SG Touchscreen E-Reader Will Have Verizon 3G

7:24PM Danny Allen | 2010 really is shaping up as the year of the e-book reader. The latest entry: iRex’s $US400 DR800SG. It has an 8.1-inch touchscreen, 3G Gobi chip with unlimited Verizon data access and wireless downloads from Barnes & Noble’s e-book store. More »
Games

Nintendo Wii Price Cut Confirmed? $US199 This Sunday

6:04PM Danny Allen | So those rumours of a $US50 price drop are looking increasingly like a done deal. An internal memo from an anonymous Best Buy tipster says it will be effective on September 27, and Nintendo will make things official this Friday. More »