MacNN | Best+Buy News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Best+Buy, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Best Buy Black Friday brings $80 Palm Pre, $197 notebook http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/best.buy.black.friday.deals.now.official/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/bbblackfri.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Best Buy has posted its Black Friday specials online, confirming many of the prices and deals that were seen in a leaked flyer as well as some new doorbuster deals. The new deals include a Palm Pre handset priced at $80, matching a recent sale price at Amazon, as well as a 15.6-inch HP G60 notebook powered by a 2.2GHz Intel Celeron processor priced at $197. Unlike the other deals, the HP notebook ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/best.buy.black.friday.deals.now.official/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:35:00 GMT Best Buy cuts Mac prices ahead of Black Friday http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/deals.end.before.apple.sales.event/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/bestbuyblack.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Big-box retailer Best Buy has announced a brief holiday discount for Macs, already in effect. All iMac prices have been cut by $100, while MacBook Pros are between $100 and $200 cheaper, depending on individual configurations. Notably the deals are set to end after Wednesday, well ahead of Black Friday, the traditional date for Thanksgiving sales. Consequentially, they will also avoid overlappi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/deals.end.before.apple.sales.event/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:55:00 GMT T-Mobile Complete offers first prepaid BlackBerry, more http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/t.mobile.complete.prepaid.packages.introduced/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/tmocomplete.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />T-Mobile on Wednesday released new T-Mobile Complete prepaid packages that include a choice of handsets smartphone and one month of talk time without an associated contract. With this move, the provider has become the first in the US to offer a prepaid BlackBerry handset, the Curve 8520.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/t.mobile.complete.prepaid.packages.introduced/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:25:00 GMT Best Buy's Black Friday deals revealed http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/best.buy.thanksgiving.sale.flyer.leaked/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/bestbuyin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The flyer for Best Buy's Black Friday/Thanksgiving sale has been leaked on the Internet ahead of its official release thanks to a copy posted today. Among the 'doorbusters' are a $300 PS3 bundle that includes two games, while an Xbox 360 bundle with six games will carry the same sticker price. Another front-page deal involves a 46-inch, 120Hz LED-backlit Samsung HDTV with free home delivery, hook-... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/best.buy.thanksgiving.sale.flyer.leaked/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:05:00 GMT Best Buy to carry $250 notebook http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/acer.aspire.to.reach.record.low.price/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/aceraspire4535.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Best Buy this morning promised to have the least expensive full-size notebook ever in advance of Black Friday. Starting Wednesday, the retailer plans to sell an Acer Aspire notebook for $250, or below the price of many netbooks. The exact model is unnamed but should have a 2.2GHz Celeron, 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive and Windows 7.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/acer.aspire.to.reach.record.low.price/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:45:00 GMT Radio Shack to sell iPhone http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/06/radio.shack.now.third.us.iphone.reseller/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/radioshack-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Radio Shack in a terse notice today said it would begin selling the iPhone 3G and 3GS in its retail stores later this month. The initial rollout is small and will be limited to certain company-run stores in the Dallas/Fort Worth area as well as in New York City. Expansion to all of its stores isn't expected until 2010.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/06/radio.shack.now.third.us.iphone.reseller/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:40:00 GMT Moto Droid goes on sale in NYC http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/06/droid.launches.at.34th.st.store/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/motodroid-box.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />As promised, Verizon tonight launched the Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Eris at its primary retail store on 34th Street in New York City. The midnight opening is the first official launch in the country but follows numerous reports from those who have visited Best Buy and Walmart stores and successfully obtained the phone ahead of its official street date. Walmart Super Center stores are also typ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/06/droid.launches.at.34th.st.store/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Best Buy to let users stream purchased DVD movies http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/best.buy.deal.to.give.online.movies.as.bonus/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/bestbuy-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Best Buy today struck a deal with Roxio to create a unique online and DVD hybrid movie service for the big-box retailer. The unnamed project hopes to give users buy once, play anywhere privileges: those who buy a DVD in-store will then have access to a CinemaNow-based portal for watching movies both on computers as well as on smartphones and Internet-aware Blu-ray players. Many of the movies wil... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/best.buy.deal.to.give.online.movies.as.bonus/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:45:00 GMT Apple tops in retail, universal stores lead online http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/consumer.reports.marks.electronics.shops/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/applestorerideau.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple leads in brick-and-mortar retail stores but is no match for more universally oriented stores online, Consumer Reports says in its December issue (subscription needed for results). Of all major physical retailers, Apple scores the highest in a reader study. Although tied with Costco for an official 90-point score, it ranks highest through its perceived product quality, customer help and the... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/consumer.reports.marks.electronics.shops/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:20:00 GMT Magellan SE4 navigator shows up at Best Buy http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/29/budget.priced.magellan.se4.now.shipping/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/magellanse4intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A new Magellan GPS model, the SE4, is now available at Best Buy. The budget-priced SE4 has a 4.3-inch touchscreen and contains Navteq map data for 48 contiguous US states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The spoken turn-by-turn directions can guide users to one of the preloaded six million points of interest, and the device has the ability to route to multiple destinations.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/29/budget.priced.magellan.se4.now.shipping/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:05:00 GMT