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Wal-mart preempts Black Friday with HDTV specials this Saturday

China made productsYES all we need is more 'Made In China' to get the economy churning....Bring it home to 'China' no longer USA because we are like Rome we manufacture nothing, we import everything and borrowing TRILLIONS from China.How long will this last I would say as long as they...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, HDTV, manufacturing, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Wal-mart preempts Black Friday with HDTV specials this Saturday

Every year, retailers' ads for Black Friday—the day after Thanksgiving and the unofficial starting of the holiday shopping season—manage to leak out a few weeks beforehand this year being no exception. And every year, said retailers freak out when the ads appear online, perhaps fearing that competitors could...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Retail Company, HDTV, 1080p, Retail, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Walmart unveils 15.6" HP Pavilion G60 laptop for $298

hmmfor once, i agree with you. why are they still making the celeron...? shouldn't the atom replace that?Intel Celeron?is Inhel still making this 10 year old crap?surplus maybe? ntnti feel 298 is bad for celron processor..but still good option for ppl who r new to these creepy labtops..RE: Walmart unveils...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, HP Pavilion, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Walmart unveils 15.6" HP Pavilion G60 laptop for $298

To heck with netbooks. Walmart's got plenty of retail weight to swing around, and that's manifesting itself in the form of a $298 HP Pavilion G60 laptop. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., HP Pavilion, Laptop Computer, Desktops, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Would you let Wal-mart do your home-theater installation?

Probably not. Not because its Wal-mart although that has some to do with it, but because I don't know who N.E.W. is. I'd rather trust a first party rather than a third party to install a home theater. Only one point of contact there, no guessing who to contact...

Tags: Construction, TV & Home Theater, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., home-theater installation, local geek

Discussion threads 2009-10-25

Would you let Wal-mart do your home-theater installation?

Above all else, Wal-mart is about offering the lowest prices possible seemingly at all costs, but when it comes to electronics products like HDTVs, being the cheapest only gets you so far. Best Buy has remained strong during the recession in thanks to its service offerings, most notably its Geek...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Home Theater, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-25

Palm Pre: $79.99 with contract, at Walmart

Palm Pre$79.99 with new contract new user. Exisiting user with new 2 year contract $299.99. Getting ripped off for being a loyal customer...Priceless.Apple did the samePrices drop, get over it. :AlwaysThis is the biggest problem with new phones; if you're already a subscriber then you get screwed out...

Tags: Smart phones, Digital music, Digital media, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Palm Inc., Pre, Palm Pre, Apple Inc., Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Palm Pre: $79.99 with contract, at Walmart

Over the weekend, uber-retailer Walmart announced that it is offering Palm's latest and greatest smartphone, the Palm Pre, for only $79.99 with a two-year agreement. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Palm Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-28

The good news about WalMart

The magic of jiu jitsuYou praise what a company reviled by the left is doing. The right rises. Then you point to WalMart's support of true health reform, and pound them with it. How does this help the public option?I don't see it.So you are saying that because of some...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Benefits, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-07

The good news about WalMart

The clinics keep longer hours than doctors' offices, and don't require appointments. My son needs a school form completed right now, but his ear canals are blocked by wax, so I'm supposed to wait a week for a doctor to see him? Plus, they cost less.And the care, for basic...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Doctor, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-09-07

Walmart recalls 4.2 million Durabrand DVD players

12 units out of 4.5 millionand we are in a panic recall? What a nation of chicken littles.Cheap chinese junk sold at Wal-Mart is crappy?Stop the presses.overheating means "catches on fire"And burns the house down, potentially killing people... RE: Walmart recalls 4.2 million Durabrand DVD playersIt's Walmart Quality control. Same...

Tags: DVD, Media players, Consumer electronics, Quality, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Durabrand DVD player, DVD player

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Walmart recalls 4.2 million Durabrand DVD players

Walmart has expanded a 1.5 million unit recall to 4.2 million for Durabrand DVD players it sold quite inexpensively ($20 to $30) in the U.S. and the U.K. due to 12 reported cases of overheating. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: DVD Player, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., DVD, Media Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-02

Wal-Mart to compete against Amazon; are Wal-Mart Web Services next?

Walmart vs AmazonIf Walmart charges tax they will fail. greeeeat...Now around the holidays whenever a visitor to your website leaves, some popup ad will chase you around the web ringing a bell asking you to make a donation!Walmart Cannot Even Keep Its Site Up 24/7.I would not trust Walmart to...

Tags: Web site development, cloud computing, Web services, Web browsers, Web service, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Wal-Mart to compete against Amazon; are Wal-Mart Web Services next?

Wal-Mart, the gigantic discount retail which is able to offer discounts via a well-orchestrated systems-based supply chain, announced it is launching an online marketplace featuring close to a million items from various sources. Speculation is that this is Wal-Mart's move to capture some of the success Amazon...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., Cloud Computing, Web Services, Web Technology, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-08-31

GPS nails iPhone thieves - shopping at Walmart

PittsburghThere's an 'h' at the end of the Pittsburgh that is located in Pennsylvania.RE: GPS nails iPhone thieves - shopping at WalmartAnother one bites the dust--LOL!Stupid, stupid, stupid - Our public school system at work--LOLsmall victories?This makes you feel better about yourself? Like you never committed a typo in your...

Tags: Smart phones, Mobile operating systems, Apple iPhone, iPhone thieve, GPS, Apple MobileMe, Nazi, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

GPS nails iPhone thieves - shopping at Walmart

Next time thieves thinks about nabbing someone's iPhone, they might consider turning off Location Services. by Richard Koman

Tags: Apple iPhone, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Thief, Smart Phones, GPS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-30

Is Wal-Mart changing the color of commerce to green?

attitude"Phooey, that just affects those of us in the U.S. "Frankly, this is an attitude we really don't need. Another thumbs down for the green blog that is just a bunch of politics.

Tags: Blogging, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Is Wal-Mart changing the color of commerce to green?

If you and I and all our friends and relations got together and decided to only buy certain products, or buoycott others, nobody would notice except us. But if the world's largest wholesale shopper, Wal-Mart, does something...well, everybody in the retail and manufacturing world will take notice. Wal-Mart...

Tags: Sustainability, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Apple App Store to be bigger than Wal-mart?

OMG. Where do you "journalists" get these stupid comparisions? Wallmart? Since when does the App Store sell furniture, mobile phones, electronics, computers, body care etc. ? What the F ? It sells mobile applications for a mobile platform, what does this have to do with wallmart?Why not compare it to...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Desktops, Wireless and Mobility, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Apple Inc., rice, metaphor

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

Apple App Store to be bigger than Wal-mart?

A developer of mobile application deployment and analytic tools says project starts for the iPhone show no sign of slowing. According to its figures, Apple's App Store could have more than 100K titles by the end of the year, putting it into Wal-Mart territory. by David Morgenstern

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Apple Inc., Mobile Application, Mobile Applications, Wireless And Mobility, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2009-08-10