Retail

We hate bringing attention to Handango aka The "Dear developer, the mobile software industry is booming but we’re still upping our take to 50%" Software Shop. But alas, we still have a job to do. According to the secret mailer that isn’t so secret anymore, Handango is offering 15% off all software site-wide from now [...]

They don’t call it "the best radio on radio" for nothing. In an age where terrestrial radio is far and away at its worst in decades, alternative options continue to gain ground. If you do manage to find actual music or talk radio between all of the commercials on regular radio, it’s a safe bet [...]

Market trends as far as displays are concerned continue to go in the proper direction; quality and size go up, price comes down. If only every industry would follow the same progression. Those in the market for a new display should make note; love them or hate them Dell is probably your spot. Take its [...]

In light of the recent proposed settlement of a class-action suit, Palm has announced that it will be pulling the plug on 34 retail locations in the US. Eight Palm-branded stores and 26 airport kiosks will be closed down as Palm prepares to begin issuing pay-outs. The class-action suit filed in 2005 was just settled [...]

Ever wanted to get a behind-the-scenes look at carrier’s sales figures? This is your chance, folks! Regarding enterprise sales, this is how it breaks down. The BlackBerry Pearl is tied with the BlackBerry 8700 for the #1 spot on Vodafone’s sales list. The BlackBerry Curve 8310 has an impressive 15% of the sales, and we’re [...]

Women spend countless hours and days and most of your money hunting for deals on designer-brand clothing and accessories. The odds are pretty good that you’ve been driven over the edge on several occasions thanks to day-long trips to the local mall. What if there was a way that your girl could easily get the [...]

Wal-Mart, everyone’s favorite mega-retailer, has done the unthinkable, pulling one of the year’s most popular DVDs from its shelves. They made the decision to remove Superbad from its stores in Hawaii due to the item’s promotional packaging that includes a novelty fake ID from the state of Hawaii. The move comes after Honolulu’s Mayor, Mufi [...]

And the battle for console dominance continues. A new report from Game News identifies some pretty staggering sales numbers for the Playstation 3 over the past year. Black Friday was particularly kind to the Sony console, with sales up 245 percent over the same time last year. That’s great news for Sony’s sales department, but [...]

OK, so…we went on a little mission trying to find the LG Voyager this morning. It is practically sold out everywhere, and believe us when we mean everywhere! We literally called over 100 + Verizon Corporate stores looking for the phone just to see how it was selling, and if you’re still looking for one, [...]

The not-very-secret secret out of the Wal-Mart camp isn’t exactly a discount on its PS3 offering this holiday season, but it’s still pretty significant. Snag an 80GB PS3 during the event, and you’ll be able to pick up 10 free Blu-Ray movies while you’re there. Not crummy, we-choose-them-for-you discs. Instead, you simply grab any 10 titles [...]

Sony has done the impossible, pushing Playstation 3 sales to a point that might almost be described as…impressive. The newly released 40GB PS3 model seems to have caused a surge in unit sales, shoving the PS3 into competitive territory with Microsoft and Nintendo. Prior to the appearance of the 40GB version, the Playstation 3 was [...]

Yep, you read that correctly. Tesco, a British version of Target, inadvertently advertised one of the biggest deals we’ve ever seen. The company ran a print ad listing an Xbox 360 bundle that included the console plus wireless controller, as well as a copy each of Viva Pinata and Forza Motorsport 2, all for the [...]

The Friday after Thanksgiving is, without question, the craziest shopping day of the year. Companies go all out with promos, deals, and sales trying to lure customers and earn a significant percentage of their yearly income in the process. There’s often a bit of mystique that goes along with the actual deals, and stores are [...]