Early Best Buy Black Friday Deal Features $349.99 Toshiba AMD Athlon II Windows

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If you are shopping early Black Friday deals do not miss visit Best Buy besides Amazon online today.
Best Buy features since yesterday already a sub-$500 42-inch LCD Panasonic Plasma HDTV. Best Buy actually reduced the price of the Panasonic TC-P42C1 down to $489.99.

Today Best Buy also features in limited quantities a low priced Windows 7 notebook from Toshiba.
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Posted on Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Early Best Buy Black Friday Deals Feature $498.99 42-inch HDTVs

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This is how we like it. Best Buy just published on their homepage a deal on a 42-inch Panasonic Plasma HDTV for $498.99. To find a 42-inch HDTV for under $500 has not been easy so far. I could not not find one on Amazon for instance. We reported this week that Walmart is offering a 42-inch Sharp LCD HDTV for $498 tomorrow. Best Buy is apparently attacking this Walmart early Black Friday deal.

Best Buy offers the Panasonic TC-P42C1 42-inch Plasma HDTV for $498.99. I actually prefer this TV over the Walmart offer, which is a 42-inch Sharp LC42SB45UT for $498. Best Buy sells the TC-P42C1 online right now here - better hurry.
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Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:47:06 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Midnight Release At Best Buy

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is the bestselling FPS ever. There's a good reason for that; it's a fantastic game. Unless you've been stuck under a rock without WiFi access for the last few months, you probably know that the sequel is due out on November 10th. Today, Best Buy announced that they will be doing a nationwide midnight release for Modern Warfare 2.

Posted on Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:33:39 CST | by Robert Evans

Buy Up on Blu-ray And Get $10 Off A 2nd Blu-ray Disc On Amazon

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Disney's Up is one of the Top DVD Movie Releases for the Holidays 2009. Amazon just posted a new deal on this page where you can buy the Up Blu-ray/DVD combo pack and receive $10 off the purchase of a second Blu-ray title.

You need to enter promo code DISNEYBD at checkout to receive your credit. You must purchase both items together to receive the discount. Offer ends on November 10, 2009 and is only valid for one item per customer.
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Posted on Thu, 5 Nov 2009 06:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Best Buy Launches On Demand Movie Service

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Best Buy announced an on-demand movie and entertainment service today that will be powered by Sonic's Roxio CinemaNow and will allow consumers to have access to buy or rent a vast library of premium content.
Best Buy has entered into a multi-year agreement in which Best Buy plans to license and deploy Sonic's Roxio CinemaNow technology and services platform to make on-demand digital content delivery a standard feature on connected consumer electronics devices sold by Best Buy.
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Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:54:59 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Study: Pirates Buy The Most Music

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A new study from the UK (via The Independent) has shown what many piracy-advocates have been saying for years. While the average person spends around £34 a year on music, people who self-identify as pirates spend an average of £77. The pirates are also the ones buying music in greater quantities. For years, piracy advocates have claimed that most users only pirate as a way to 'test' new bands and seek out more music to buy.

While no study can prove that fact 100%, this is certainly more evidence in favor of it. More importantly, this news should be a sign to the labels that, by punishing pirates, they're only hurting their biggest customers. I'm no fan of illegal downloading, but it's not something any corporation of government entity is ever going to be able to erase. Pirates will always find a way.

Posted on Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:20:51 CST | by Robert Evans

Best Buy Black Friday VIP Contest Has Launched

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Best Buy launches their second annual Best Buy Black Friday VIP contest.
Black Friday is a special shopping event and if you win the Best Buy Black Friday VIP contest it'll be even more special.

One winner from each of the 25 eligible markets will win a $1,000 Best Buy Gift Card and full VIP treatment including: a limousine ride to and from the designated Best Buy store, special seating outside for the winner and three special guests, and early admittance into the store at 4:30 a.m. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:37:30 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Best Buy Taking Droid Pre-Orders Now

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Alright, so you've been following the progress of the Motorola Droid since it was called the Sholes. You waited with bated breath until the official pricing and availability were announced. Now you've got the money in hand and a burning desire to turn it into a high-end smartphone. The question is...where should you buy it from?

Best Buy sent out a press release today announcing that the Droid is now available for pre-order. It'll cost you $199.99 with a 2 year Verizon contract, which is the same price you'll find everywhere else. What sets Best Buy apart, however, is the way they handle rebates. The normal rebate process is a huge hassle, and customers often fail to send in for their rebates as a result.

Posted on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:48:27 CDT | by Robert Evans

iBuypower Updates Full Gaming PC Line to Windows 7

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Gaming computer maker iBuypower announced last week that its entire line of gaming computers including desktops and notebooks have been transitioned to Windows 7. That means that you can get its Chimera, LAN Warrior, and Paladin XLC machines with the new Microsoft OS.

The best feature of the OS for gamers is support for DirectX 11 for improved graphics. The company also offers different levels of overclocking on the new gaming computers as well with 10%, 20%, and 30% overclocking levels for $49 for level 1 and $99 for level 2 or 3 overclocking. Read more

Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Best Buy Unveils Rocketfish Rocketboost Whole Home Audio

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Best Buy has announced that it is now offering a new whole home audio solution called Rocketboost that is available exclusively at Best Buy stores. Rocketfish is the Best Buy internal brand and the products from the company I have tested have all been good.

The line of Rocketboost products includes a Wireless Amplified Audio Receiver, Wireless Sender/Receiver, Wireless outdoor speaker, and a Wireless HD Audio Starter Kit with a sender and a receiver. When combined all of the devices allow you to send from up to five sources to nine receivers throughout the home. Read more

Posted on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:38:34 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

iBUYPOWER Gamer Paladin E870 i7 Gaming System Review

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ThinkComputers published a review of the iBUYPOWER Gamer Paladin E870 i7 Gaming System.
Quote from the review: "When it comes to gamers they want the newest and most powerful gaming systems out there. They really only have 2 choices, build a gaming PC themselves or get a custom gaming PC built for them. There are really only a few of reliable, well known custom builders out there and today we will be taking a look at a system from once such builder, iBUYPOWER. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Best Buy Mobile to Launch mIQ cloud

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Best Buy's mobile phone selling section known as Best Buy mobile has announced a new cloud-based service called mIQ. The service is web-based and helps customers manage and engage with mobile content and smartphone features. The service will launch free on October 12th.

mIQ allows users to take information that they capture on the mobile phone and access it from a web interface on any computer. The free service allows users to access contacts, text messages, calendar events, calls, photos, videos, and phone settings. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:34:23 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Top 10 Tech Gifts For Christmas NOT To Buy Now

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Over the weekend I published the Top 10 Tech Gifts For Christmas To Buy Now, because they are either hard to find or are likely not to fall in price. Today I am offering up the top 10 tech gifts I suggest you don't buy right now and wait until later. For some the reason is that new versions will be announced and for others it makes sense to wait for great Black Friday 2009 Deals.

Take for instance the Apple iMac. You need to wait as new Apple iMac are likely going to be announced soon. Same is true for the low-end plastic MacBook that is also rumored to be updated and offered at a lower price. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 Oct 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Amazon Mobile Payments Service Launched, Bringing 1-Click Buying To Phones

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Amazon announced the Amazon Mobile Payments Service (Amazon MPS). Amazon Mobile Payments is providing developers, merchants and distributors of mobile applications an easy way to process payments from mobile devices and extend Amazon’s 1-Click checkout experience to their customers.
Amazon MPS enables tens of millions of Amazon customers to use the existing payment and shipping information in their Amazon.com accounts to make purchases from their mobile devices. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 Oct 2009 05:08:36 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Top 10 Tech Gifts For Christmas To Buy Now

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There are basically three strategies for buying Christmas gifts: Start really early like Summer, bet on Black Friday and Thanksgiving Deals or hunt the mall on the 24th of December.
It is not Summer anymore and I actually have ten hot gifts that you can and some you actually should buy now without being called crazy. If you see a Zhu Zhu Hamster for around 10 bucks somewhere just buy it and hide it in the cellar - it does not need food and does not poop. Zhu Zhu Pets are an example of a holiday gift that is EHTF (extremely hard to find). Read more

Posted on Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Black Friday 2009 Deals Will Not Be So Great At Best Buy?

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Black Friday 2009 is about two month away, but you might want to go ahead and cancel your camping trip to the Best Buy parking lot as Best Buys' CEO is not planning to offer heavy discounts and instead is highlighting service during the holiday shopping season.

Last year the Best Buy Black Friday Doorbuster deals included Panasonic 50" 480HZ 720P Plasma TV for $899.99, Garmin - nüvi 260w GPS for $189.99, and Transformers - Blu-ray for $9.99.
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Posted on Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:21:53 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia Booklet: $599 At Best Buy?

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The Nokia Booklet could be here sooner than most people expected. Rumor, and a leaked inventory shot from Phone Arena (via Boy Genius), has it that the Booklet started shipping over to the retailer on September 25. That means some Best Buys are already stocked with the 1.6 GHz, 120 GB, Win 7-running, 12 hour battery life monster of a 3G netbook.

If the Booklet has been shipping for several days already, the official launch could be imminent. According to the same inventory shot, customers interested in a Booklet will have to shell out $599 for the privilege of owning one. That appears to just be a base price though; it's possible that users will be able to buy the netbook for cheaper as part of a cell phone/data plan.

Posted on Fri, 2 Oct 2009 09:24:45 CDT | by Robert Evans

Nokia Booklet Exclusive To Best Buy

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No one in their right mind would argue that the Nokia Booklet isn't really, really hot. It's a netbook with 3G enabled, an accelerometer, a SIM slot, 720p display, Win 7, a 16 hour working battery life, HDMI out, an Atom Z530 processor, and more. The only thing that's not to love is the price. Based on its cost in Euros, the Booklet runs about $810.

When it launches in the U.S. exclusively with Best Buy (Gizmodo via Phone Scoop), the Booklet will likely see a bit of a price reduction. That said, unless a carrier steps in and offers to subsidize it, I can't see the price dropping below $700.

Posted on Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:38:02 CDT | by Robert Evans

Cisco Buys Tandberg For $3 billion

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Cisco today announced a definitive agreement for Cisco to launch a recommended voluntary cash offer to acquire TANDBERG, a video conferencing gear maker.
TANDBERG, based in Oslo, Norway, and New York, is a global leader in video communications, including a broad range of video endpoint and network infrastructure solutions with intercompany and multi-vendor interoperability.

With this proposed acquisition, Cisco will expand its collaboration portfolio to offer more solutions to a greater number of customers, further accelerating market adoption globally. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 Oct 2009 01:41:22 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Logitech Offers Squeezebox Radio Wi-Fi Buyers Early Access to Queen Album

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Logitech has announced a new offer for fans of the rock group Queen. People who buy the new Logitech Squeezebox Radio Wi-Fi network music player can get early access to the new Queen Absolute Greatest Hits album before it hits stores.

The album is set to hit stores in November. Those who listen to the new album early on the Logitech device will also have access to Queen photos and track-by-track audio commentaries recorded by the band. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Best Buy's Geek Squad Upgrades Your XP Or Vista PC To Windows 7 For $39.99

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Best Buys' Geek Squad offer full upgrade service for customers moving to Windows 7 from Windows Vista or Windows XP for $39.99. Normally they charge for a Operating System Install $129.99.
If you are not an experienced Windows user this is a great offer. Just remember to backup your data before handing over your PC or notebook to the Geeks.

"Some users will be able to perform the upgrade on their own, once they receive their disc from their computer’s manufacturer," said Geek Squad Agent Alex Smith. "For users with more complicated installations, such as upgrading from Windows XP, the process is more involved. It may be better to leave such computers as is or buy a new machine entirely. We’ve built a couple of basic tools that can help you through the upgrade process - Best Buy Labs. And for those who simply don’t want to deal with the hassle – we’re ready to help."
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Posted on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:18:14 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr