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Sam's Club to Use Wi-Fi to Push TVs

Ann Zimmerman, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 10, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

This holiday season, Sam’s Club is making a big bet on Internet-connected television sets—and hopes that providing free Wi-Fi in its stores will help draw customers to the new technology. The Wal-Mart Stores Inc. membership warehouse chain’s more than 500 clubs will be outfitted with Wi-Fi by November.

Sony’s Kindle Competition: Touchscreen Plus AT&T, for $399

Peter Kafka in Media on August 25, 2009 at 7:53 am PT

Sony did indeed have a bit of news to announce at the New York Public Library: Its most direct challenge to Amazon’s Kindle to date. Like the Kindle, the “Daily” reader will feature a wireless connection–Sony will use AT&T, while Amazon uses Sprint. And unlike current versions of the Kindle, the Sony device will feature a touchscreen. But it will come at a price: The device will retail in December for $399. That’s $100 more than the current price of Amazon’s Kindle 2. And that price point is almost certain to drop in coming months.

For Those About to Shop (We Salute You)

John Paczkowski in News on August 18, 2008 at 8:50 am PT

Guess AC/DC and Garth Brooks have something in common after all. They’re both Wal-Mart-only artists. When AC/DC’s new album, “Black Ice,” arrives at market on Oct. 20, it will be sold exclusively in the U.S. at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club.