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Walmart considers paying in-store customers to deliver online orders
- Walmart is reportedly considering a new service that would add an unusual twist to the delivery process by crowdsourcing it to customers. Under the plan, which is still in the early planning stages, the company would pay in-store shoppers to…
Best Buy rolls out CinemaNow disc-to-digital program to use at home
- Best Buy is now testing a program called CinemaNow that will convert your DVDs into digital movies from the comfort of your own home. The newly accessible videos are then added to your UltraViolet digital collection and stored online for…
Walmart experiment lets customers scan items using their iPhone
- Walmart is in the process of testing a new service that would allow customers to scan items using their iPhone. The “Scan & Go” program would help speed up the checkout process in addition to saving millions each year in…
Walmart and TruConnect offer prepaid mobile broadband from $10
- Walmart and TruConnect Mobile have announced a partnership to provide a prepaid mobile broadband service. Meant for casual users, Internet on the Go will offer blocks of data for set rates without a monthly commitment. Rates start as low as…
Walmart announces disc-to-digital service for DVD and Blu-ray discs
- Walmart has announced a new disc-to-digital service that will allow customers to access digital versions of DVDs and Blu-ray discs they own via a collaboration with streaming service VUDU. The movies will be available to stream anytime via Internet-connected devices…
RIM drops BlackBerry PlayBook to $199 in time for the holidays
- Research in Motion has announced via Twitter that they will be dropping the price of the BlackBerry PlayBook to $199 for a limited time. This is a significant price cut as the tablet originally launched with a $499 price tag…
Modern Warfare 3 arrives early for some lucky gamers
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is arriving a day early for some lucky individuals. Gamers who attended the two-day Call of Duty XP event in September have begun receiving their complementary Hardened Edition copies in the mail.
Walmart throwing 2,700 midnight launch parties for Modern Warfare 3
- Walmart will be throwing 2,700 Modern Warfare 3 midnight launch parties at various stores across the nation. Launch parties will include multiplayer tournaments, gifts and additional Call of Duty merchandise up for grabs.
Walmart to cut $50 off Xbox 360, Microsoft says it's not permanent
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Like a scripted play, rumors have begun circulating that Microsoft is preparing to reduce the price of its Xbox 360 consoles to better compete with Sony's PlayStation 3 leading into the holiday season. Sony instituted its price cuts last week...
HP TouchPad arrives early at Best Buy, Walmart
- Although the HP TouchPad is supposed to launch at the beginning of next month, units have already arrived at Best Buy and Walmart. They don't appear to be on sale yet (though you can preorder), but HP is instead trying…
Acer Iconia Tab A100 quietly arrives at Walmart with $350 price tag
- The Acer Iconia Tab A100 has quietly surfaced at Walmart, and it will only set you back $350. At the time of writing, there was no listing on Walmart's website, but Engadget readers managed to find a price and a…
Walmart to sell HP TouchPad 32GB version for $600
- WalMart will carry the 32GB version of the HP TouchPad with a $600 price tag. The news comes from a leaked internal listing obtained by PreCentral, and there's no mention of a price for the 16GB flavor ($500 sounds likely though).
Walmart partners with iBuyPower to offer custom desktops
- Boutique system builder iBuyPower has united with an unlikely business partner to deliver custom PCs to the masses. Starting this week, Walmart customers can purchase a desktop computer specifically tailored to their liking, with various options for the system's chassis,…
Tuesday tech deals: Walmart's 'Amazing Electronics Event'
- Walmart announced its Amazing Electronics Event, which will run from Saturday, November 6 to Sunday, November 7. Most deals will be available online, although a few are in-store only. The primary focus is on LCD HDTVs, where it has very aggressive pricing.
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