Due to high demand for DTV converter box coupons, applicants seeking the coupons will now be placed on a waiting list, the government agency supervising the program announced Monday. According to the announcement by the National...
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A top analyst Monday upgraded Best Buy from "neutral" to "buy," a move that sent the leading CE retailer's stock soaring. According to the Associated Press , Matthew Fassier of Goldman Sachs made the upgrade Monday and...
LG Electronics has consolidated its home appliance and consumer electronics businesses in the U.S. as a way to better capitalize its brand name, according to the company. The realignment creates a new structure in its sales and marketing...
Polk Audio on Monday announced its latest SurroundBar product. With the SurroundBar SDA Instant Home Theater, Polk wishes to emphasis ease of setup, as well as compatibility with flat-screen TVs. Coming later this month at a suggested retail...
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2009
Local Appliance Store Accepting Circuit City Gift CardsPosted by: Scam Defender in Consumer News
Following the lead of hhgregg in accepting Circuit City gift certificates, a local appliance store in Ohio has begun a similar program. According to local news station WTVG , Appliance Center of Toledo, a local business in the Toledo area, is...
Thanks to a law that went into effect on the first of the year, the state of Oregon is now offering free recycling of electronics products, including televisions and computers. According to the Associated Press the program, which was created by...
CompUSA and TigerDirect, along with parent company Systemax, announced last week that they will host a Build Your Own PC Race for Charity at International CES this year. The event is scheduled to take place on the night of Jan. 8 at the Wynn Hotel...
Walmart has found itself in yet another high-profile feud- this time, with historians. The retail giant plans to build a SuperCenter in Locust Grove, Va.- which happens to be near the spot of a key Civil War battle. A coalition of more than 250...
LG and Netflix had already gotten together on a Blu-ray player that made instant streaming of movies possible. Now, it's cutting the player out of the equation. The companies announced Monday that they will soon introduce "Broadband...
A consumer coalition has petitioned the FCC to cut the cost charged to manufacturers for digital TV technology, believing that such a cost would result in lower costs of the sets themselves. According to the Washington Post the group, called...
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