20 posts and columns on Radio Shack

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New iPad Will Be Available at Best Buy, Radio Shack, Sam’s Club, Target, and Walmart on Friday

in News on March 14 at 7:53 am PT

Consumers hoping to purchase one of Apple’s new iPads on launch day take note: Lining up outside your local Apple Store for its 8 am opening isn’t your only option. There are a few other locations that may be worth camping outside of: Apple said today that the new iPad will also be available at Best Buy, Radio Shack, Sam’s Club, Target and Walmart, as well as AT&T and Verizon stores.

IPad 2 Hits Radio Shack Tomorrow; One Per Store?

in Mobile on March 28, 2011 at 1:51 pm PT

IPad 2 inventory must be improving. Apple is expanding distribution of the device in the U.S., adding Radio Shack as its newest retail partner. Come Tuesday, the iPad 2 will be available for purchase at some 500 Radio Shack locations. That’s a coup for the retailer, which currently sells the iPhone but has never before sold the iPad.

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Sprint Kicks Off Marathon of CES-Timed Mobile Phone Announcements

in Mobile on January 4, 2011 at 8:56 am PT

Just ahead of the start of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Sprint revealed the details on the HTC Evo Shift 4G and the Novatel MiFi 3G/4G portable Hotspot. The announcement bulks up Sprint’s 4G lineup ahead of what is expected to be the announcement of several phones for Verizon’s new LTE-based 4G network. Sprint said that the Evo Shift, which had already made a cameo in a leaked Radio Shack advertisement, will be available for $149 after rebates starting Jan. 9, while the MiFi won’t hit stores until Feb. 27. Among the Shift’s features are a slide-out keyboard, Android 2.2 and a 5-megapixel camera.

Verizon 4G Network to Launch Sunday

in Mobile on December 1, 2010 at 9:13 am PT

Verizon Wireless announced on Wednesday that it will launch its 4G network on Sunday in 38 markets across the United States.

The Shipping News: Plenty of iPhones for the Holidays

in News on November 9, 2010 at 10:40 am PT

It’s taken the better part of four months, but iPhone 4 supply has finally caught up with demand. Ship times for the device fell to 24 hours yesterday for the first time since its June launch, which bodes well for Apple as it it heads into the holiday season.

iPhone 4 Pre-Orders Sold Out at Apple, Suspended at AT&T

in News on June 16, 2010 at 4:45 am PT

Want an iPhone 4 by June 24th, but didn’t manage to pre-order one yesterday? Then grab a beach chair and get in line. Despite Tuesday’s pre-order fiasco, Apple and AT&T still exhausted the supply of iPhone 4s set aside for delivery June 24. The shipping date for new pre-orders: July 2.

And if You Have Any Questions About Your New iPhone 4, Just Ask Our Radio Shack Geniuses

in News on June 11, 2010 at 10:55 am PT

Early adopters planning to buy an iPhone 4 the day it goes on sale will have their choice of sidewalks on which to camp out. In addition to Apple, AT&T, Wal-Mart, and Best Buy stores–all disclosed in Apple’s June 7 iPhone 4 press release–Radio Shack will be carrying the device as well.

Palm’s Pixi: Soon to be a Great Happy-Meal Prize

in News on April 26, 2010 at 7:42 am PT

Here’s one way for Palm to get rid of the 197 days of inventory it reportedly hasn’t been able to move off the shelves: a free-with-2-year-contract deal. That’s what Sprint’s done with the Pixi, the Palm Pre’s underpowered sibling.

RadioShack Dumping Palm? [UPDATED]

in News on April 19, 2010 at 6:15 am PT

For Palm, April is indeed proving to be the cruelest month. It began with reports that the company has put itself up for sale and continued with news of the departure of software chief Michael Abbott. Now comes another ugly development: RadioShack appears to be dumping the company’s smartphone line.

Wham! "Firewire" on WSJ.com's "Digits" Show: Here Comes the iPad, and When Will Twitter Make Money?

in News on March 27, 2010 at 11:49 pm PT

BoomTown’s plot to take over the world via honking big Skype headphones is working. Barron’s blogger Eric Savitz and I will be appearing weekly on Fridays on the WSJ.com’s “Digits” daily online tech show, in a segment called “Rapid Firewire.” This week’s topics: Apple, Google, Twitter and Radio Shack.

Radio Shack Mulls Sale of the Company, New York Post Reports

in News, March 26, 2010 at 8:00 am PT

The Year in Wisecracks

in News, December 31, 2009 at 5:45 am PT

Windows 7 Upgrade Made Easy

in The Mossberg Solution, October 13, 2009 at 3:16 pm PT

Google CEO Bails on Apple Board

in News, August 3, 2009 at 12:00 pm PT

Palm Valuation Not All It's Cracked Up to Be

in News, July 20, 2009 at 12:22 pm PT

Palm Valuation Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be

in News, July 20, 2009 at 12:22 pm PT

Microsoft Announces Windows F(E)U Edition

in News, June 12, 2009 at 11:20 am PT

Palm Pre: 100,000 Sold So Far

in News, June 12, 2009 at 8:30 am PT

Palm Pre: The Big Day …

in News, June 6, 2009 at 11:03 am PT

Best Buy Up on Deal to Sell iPhone; Radio Shack Slips

in News, August 13, 2008 at 9:08 am PT