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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 »
Games
9:06PM Danny Allen | Seriously, charging gullible newbies $US130 just to connect a console to their TV, update the firmware, setup parental controls and get the thing online, just seems like highway robbery. [Kotaku]
Best Buy Will Set Up Your Game Console For $US130
9:06PM Danny Allen | Seriously, charging gullible newbies $US130 just to connect a console to their TV, update the firmware, setup parental controls and get the thing online, just seems like highway robbery. [Kotaku]
Phones
