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Big box, online retailers slash iPad prices

by Steven Sande (Apr 4th, 2013)

Are you about to purchase an iPad? There's good news if you are -- Apple 2.0 is reporting that three large retailers have lowered prices on the iPad and iPad mini. Best Buy, Walmart and MacMall are all showing price cuts on the third-generation iPad and the iPad mini, possibly signaling that ...

Daily Update for March 29, 2013

by Steven Sande (Mar 29th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Best Buy to provide Samsung mini-stores as Apple competition heats up

by Steven Sande (Mar 29th, 2013)

The battles between Apple and Samsung have been heating up for a while, and there is a new battleground for the two foes -- the aisles of Best Buy stores. Geek.com reported this morning that some high-traffic Best Buy stores have been given orders to remove two aisles next to the mobile section ...

Best Buy's anti-showrooming price match starts Sunday 3/3

by Michael Rose (Mar 1st, 2013)

You know you do it. Walk through any big-box retailer and look around at your fellow consumers, or at yourself in the mirror: now and again you're checking out a product in person, sizing it up and making a decision -- then jumping online with your iPhone to price (and probably buy) that same item ...

Best Buy cuts $200 off MacBook Air for two days only

by Mike Wehner (Jan 25th, 2013)

If you're in the market for Apple's slimmest notebook, Best Buy has a rather enticing deal going on for January 25 and 26 only: $200 all models of the MacBook Air. All four 2012 models of the Air (11-inch and 13-inch with either 64GB of 128GB of storage) are now $200 cheaper, lowering the ...

Best Buy not happy with Walmart's holiday iPhone 5 deal

by Steven Sande (Jan 4th, 2013)

The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that Best Buy and several other retailers are quite unhappy with a Walmart advertising campaign that claims that the discount store chain has lower prices than the stores targeted in their ads. This came to a head over the holidays, when ...

Best Buy offering $50 off iPhones for a limited time

by Randy Nelson (Dec 10th, 2012)

If you've been holding off upgrading to a new iPhone, your perseverance is about to pay off. Best Buy has just announced a significant discount on all iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S models through the start of the new year. The 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB versions of the iPhone 5 are selling for $149, ...

Best Buy 'Finding Santa' ad touts Apple products

by Steven Sande (Nov 26th, 2012)

Here's a cute holiday ad from Best Buy, featuring an assortment of Apple products being used by an enterprising young man trying to contact Santa Claus. A Siri search gives him Santa's location at the North Pole, a quick Internet search on a MacBook Pro shows that flying to the North Pole isn't ...

Black Friday sales net some good deals on iPads

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Nov 12th, 2012)

We're 10 days away from Thanksgiving in the US, but a number of stores already have released their Black Friday specials, many actually starting on Thanksgiving itself. If you're looking for an iPad as a gift to someone else or yourself, and you're willing to brave the Black Friday crowds, ...

Best Buy offers iPhone 4 for $50 with 2-year contract

by Steven Sande (Jul 27th, 2012)

If you're looking for an iPhone 4 on the cheap for the kids, for your elderly parents, or for yourself, head on over to your local Best Buy store. They're now offering the 8 GB iPhone 4 for US$49.99 with a new two-year contract. The discount, which appears to be permanent and not just a ...

Sprint's share of iPhone sales at big box stores double that at Apple retailers

by Mike Schramm (Jun 26th, 2012)

A new study by CIRP shows that even though Sprint is finally carrying the iPhone in the U.S., it might have come a little too late to the party. According to the study, Sprint is selling twice as many iPhones at big box retail stores like Best Buy than it's selling at Apple Stores. That's ...

Best Buy cuts price on Macs

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 14th, 2012)

According to Cult of Mac, Best Buy has cut the online and in-store prices on most of its Mac lineup. The price reductions range from $31 on the Core i5 Mac Mini to almost $300 on the high-end Mac Pro. We spoke to a Best Buy sales associate, who confirmed these price drops went into effect last ...

Wolfram Alpha for iPhone 1.4 wows with image manipulation, Best Buy purchasing

by Steven Sande (Mar 15th, 2012)

Wolfram Alpha app (US$2.99) fans should be rejoicing today. Version 1.4 of the incredibly powerful analytics app is available and adds a number of new features, including image analysis and manipulation. Among the new goodies in Wolfram Alpha 1.4 are a new look for weather queries and the ability ...

Where to buy an iPad on Friday

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 14th, 2012)

If you missed the launch day pre-orders and want to get an iPad on Friday, you should start planning your strategy now. Like any good consumer, you'll need to decide which store will have the most iPads and the smallest line so you can maximize your chances of getting the model that you ...