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Walmart to charge $2-$4 to convert DVDs to UltraViolet

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 13th, 2012)

Walmart is expected to announce today that it has entered a partnership with Universal, Paramount, Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures and Fox to allow consumers to access DVDs they own in UltraViolet's cloud. This will cost between US$2-$4 per DVD, depending on quality. The DVDs will be stamped to ...

Walmart acquires iOS development agency Small Society

by Mike Schramm (Jan 4th, 2012)

There have been quite a few strange acquisitions in the world of iOS development lately, but I think this one takes the cake: Walmart, of all places, has picked up an iOS development house named Small Society, in order to strengthen its customers' experience on Apple's mobile devices. Small ...

Apple grabs more online visitors than Walmart this season

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 23rd, 2011)

A new report from comScore shows that Apple netted more online visitors in the U.S. in November than retail giant Walmart. Apple's sites got more than 79 million unique visitors from the U.S. compared with under 59 million for Walmart. The reason behind these numbers? iTunes downloads, Ad Age ...

More retailers see catalog gold in iPad apps

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 21st, 2011)

Online shoppers aren't just looking for tablets to buy, they are using them to do their shopping, too. The New York Times suggests that the majority of tablet owners use the device to shop, and that they prefer the shopping experience of the tablet over that of a smartphone or desktop. Only ...

Daily iPad App: Walmart

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 10th, 2011)

Walmart recently released an iPad app and I decided to give it a whirl. I live in a rural area where Walmart is the biggest store near me and the first place I check for electronics. Walmart doesn't have the largest selection in the world, but it has saved me the hour drive to Best Buy on more ...

Walmart closing down its digital music store

by Mike Schramm (Aug 10th, 2011)

Walmart is shuttering its digital music store on August 29, the company announced this week. The store was introduced to the public on March 23, 2004, and made a valiant effort at competing with iTunes, often offering up songs for even cheaper than Jobs and Apple were able to make them on ...

Walmart selling 16 GB iPhone 4 for $147 until June 30 (Updated)

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 6th, 2011)

Beginning today and running until June 30, select US Walmart stores are offering the 16 GB iPhone 4 for only US$147 -- a $52 discount over the regular price. The sale applies to both white and black 16 GB iPhone 4s with 2-year contract through Verizon or AT&T. While Apple didn't introduce ...

FindOne for iOS helps you get your hands on an iPad 2

by David Winograd (Apr 19th, 2011)

After being introduced to the US market on March 11, it's still not easy to get your hands on an iPad 2. D.L. Horton decided to do something about it, which lead to FindOne, a free iOS app that checks the online inventory of Target and Walmart to see what they have in stock. Depending upon your ...

Up to 20% of iPad owners expected to upgrade

by Dana Franklin (Mar 11th, 2011)

Mike Abramsky, a technology analyst for RBC Capital Markets, predicts up to 20% of the original iPad's buyers will upgrade to the iPad 2 over the next 12 months. But Abramsky suggests the number of customers upgrading to iPad 2 will be eclipsed by buyers new to the platform. With over 15 million ...

Gene Munster: Don't expect long lines for iPad 2

by Dana Franklin (Mar 8th, 2011)

Gene Munster, a senior research analyst for Piper Jaffray, expects the lines for Apple's iPad 2 to be shorter than they were for the original iPad in 2010. Even so, Munster predicts Apple will sell over 1 million of the hotly anticipated iPad 2 in its first 28 days on the market. When the ...

iPad 2: Where and when you can buy one

by Steven Sande (Mar 8th, 2011)

Photo courtesy of Engadget If you're in the market for an iPad 2, you'll have a wide range of locations in the United States where you can pick one up on Friday. You'll just need to wait until 5 PM local time to do so. At this time, we've received confirmation that the following locations ...

Best Buy, Sams Club and Wal-Mart to carry the iPad 2 at launch

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 3rd, 2011)

When the iPad 2 makes its retail debut on March 11th, customers will have a variety of retail outlets from which to purchase Apple's latest generation tablet device. In addition to online and brick and mortar Apple Stores, the iPad 2 will also be available from Best Buy and possibly Wal-Mart ...

Walmart to carry Verizon iPhone in 600 stores starting February 10

by David Quilty (Feb 9th, 2011)

Walmart has announced that beginning tomorrow, February 10, it will begin carrying the Verizon iPhone for sale in almost 600 of its retail stores. According to MacRumors, Walmart is the latest retailer to join Apple, Verizon and Best Buy in offering up the VZW iPhone 4 for sale, even if it is only ...

iPad now on sale at Sam's Club

by Mike Schramm (Nov 16th, 2010)

Not only can you buy a jar full of more pickles than a human could ever eat, you can also now pick up an iPad at your local Sam's Club. Apple's magical and revolutionary device has been spotted on shelves at Sam Walton's big box supply store, and pretty cheap, too -- you can get a 16GB Wi-Fi model ...

It's official: iPad now the all-time fastest-selling gadget

by Steven Sande (Oct 12th, 2010)

For those of us who are Apple fanatics, we've had a feeling that the iPad was popular. Whether it's seeing the devices pop out all over the plane on an airline flight, or having to give hundreds of demos of the iPad on a cruise ship, it's apparent that Apple's tablet is still a hot item. Now it's ...