Neowin News Feed for: Wal-mart

Target in consideration of its own mobile pay system

Chris Schroeder — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 00:46:01 +0000

Target in early development stages of mobile "wallet" pay system that would put the company in direct competition with tech giants such as Apple and Samsung. Read more...

Walmart launches its own payment system

Matt Blowes — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 09:02:01 +0000

Not content with existing options, the retailer is introducing its own app-based payment system appropriately named 'Walmart Pay' but it will only work at the company's own stores. Read more...

Walmart.com launches Vudu streaming video service

John Callaham — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:25:38 +0000

As a number of Netflix subscribers state they will be dumping the video streaming service due to higher fees, a competitor to Netflix has announced it is offering its own streaming service over at one... Read more...

The Most Valuable Brand in The World - Google

Wendy Wong — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:44:18 +0000

BrandFinance, a brand valuation consulting firm has rated Google as the world’s most valuable brand name. Google’s brand was determined as being worth $44.2 billion, up a whopping 23 percent from 2010. The company was the... Read more...

Wal-Mart buys Vudu movie service

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:44:02 +0000

The New York Times mentioned that Wal-Mart is said to be in talks with Vudu movie service, a possible acquisition that will once again put the company into a digital delivery market. If Wal-Mart... Read more...

Amazon, Wal-Mart and others taken down by DDoS attack

Sam Symons — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:04:46 +0000

With Christmas day imminent, you can understand that online shopping websites have seen larger amounts of traffic than usual. Popular sites such as Amazon and Wal-Mart are some great examples of these, but they're also... Read more...

[US] Wal-Mart details Black Friday deals

Joshua Seed — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:31:58 +0000

Black Friday, the Friday after American Thanksgiving, begins the traditional Christmas shopping season. In recent years, the unofficial holiday has been one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year with many of the... Read more...

Wal-Mart set to launch no-contract mobile service Oct. 18

Sean Bradford — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:38:45 +0000

With consumers around the globe looking for ways to cut costs across the board, Walmart today announced it will launch an exclusive service called Straight Talk nationwide on October 18th. Don't like signing a contract... Read more...

6 year old finds porn on PSP

Andrew — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:13:31 +0000

Tamatha Tovar bought her son a late Christmas present over the Easter weekend, a brand new PSP from Wal-Mart in Manatee County, Florida reports myfoxboston. When 6 year old Eliso turned on the PSP for... Read more...

Wal-Mart to carry iPhone, isn't rolling back prices, yet

Brad Sams — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:49:42 +0000

There has been much of a rumor that Wal-Mart would soon be carrying the iPhone. The rumor that the mega-store would soon be selling the almighty iPhone will finally come true by the end... Read more...

Wal-Mart ends test run for Linux-based computers in stores

Steven Parker — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:22:09 +0000

Computers that run the Linux operating system instead of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows didn't attract enough attention from Wal-Mart customers, and the chain has stopped selling them in stores, a spokeswoman said Monday. "This really wasn't... Read more...

Wal-Mart ditches Online Movie Download Service

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:45:23 +0000

Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated has cancelled its online video download service, which accounted for about 40% of all DVD sales, less than a year after the site went live and is most likely related to Hewlett... Read more...

Wal-Mart Sells $199 Linux Computer

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:38:52 +0000

Hey, two Wal-Mart stories in a row. No conspiracy here, I promise. Quote - Linux, the free operating system that's a perpetual underdog in the desktop market, is showing up in... Read more...

Wal-Mart Canada Sale Hints at New 80GB PS3 Price

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:59:13 +0000

Wal-Mart's Anniversary Sale in Canada is pricing the 80GB PlayStation 3 at $549.83 CAD, which is the approximately same price that the 60GB model currently carries. A quick survey of Wal-Mart stores in west Canada... Read more...

Wal-Mart to Sell $300 PC with OpenOffice

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:44:33 +0000

Wal-Mart Inc. opened its campaign for the back-to-school PC sales season on Wednesday by unveiling a US$298 desktop from Everex that combines three of the most popular industry trends -- open-source software, a power-efficient processor,... Read more...

Wal-Mart to Sell Sub-$700 Dell Desktops

Thu, 24 May 2007 21:09:46 +0000

Wal-Mart has announced plans to sell Dell Dimension desktops in its retails store beginning on June 10. The Dell Dimension Multimedia Desktop Computer will be available at all of Wal-Mart's 3,400 retail stores. A second,... Read more...

Skype offers Pre-Paid Calling Cards at Wal-Mart

Mon, 14 May 2007 19:10:17 +0000

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, plans to offer the first pre-paid cards for Skype VoIP calls along with a line of Skype certified headsets, webcams, and handsets that it will sell in the Internet and... Read more...

Wal-Mart in major solar power push

Mon, 07 May 2007 21:39:26 +0000

Wal-Mart has announced what it called "a pilot" solar power project consisting of solar power arrays installed on 22 of its stores and warehouses in Hawaii and California that will generate up to 20 million... Read more...

Wal-Mart Shoots Down Cheap HD DVD Rumor

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:20:53 +0000

Wal-Mart has denied rumors of placing a substantial order with a Taiwan-based consumer electronics manufacturer, Fuh Yuan, and TDK in China to manufacture $250-299 HD DVD players. "The article... was full of inaccuracies and we... Read more...

Wal-Mart signs all six studios to new service, beating Jobs

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:08:36 +0000

Wal-Mart has officially entered the commercial download video business with more ammo than Apple's iTunes: all six major Hollywood studios. Apple has only Disney as a full partner, with Paramount only testing the waters but... Read more...

Microsoft, Novell win Wal-Mart as Linux Customer

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:33:47 +0000

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Novell Inc. (NOVL) announced Tuesday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) have become their latest customer. Wal-Mart is expect to begin using Novell's SUSE Linux; Novell will provide support for the software.... Read more...

Wal-Mart Zune Comes With Free Porn

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:11:57 +0000

It's not the first time, nor the last, that people will find porn on (supposedly) new or recycled consumer electronics. This time it happened to a family in Southside Chicago who purchased Microsoft's Zune from... Read more...

Wal-Mart Launches Digital Movie Downloads

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:22:29 +0000

Wal-Mart Stores announced Tuesday that it will launch its own video downloads service this week beginning with an exclusive "Superman Returns" DVD bundle containing a video download option with purchase of the physical DVD. Wal-Mart... Read more...

Wal-Mart to Sell Build-Your-Own Computers

Wed, 03 May 2006 22:21:09 +0000

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will start selling build-your-own-computer components in more than one-third of its U.S. discount stores this month as it looks for ways to tempt shoppers to buy more than just low-margin food. Wal-Mart... Read more...

Wal-Mart Pulls the Plug on X-Box 360 Kiosks

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:25:35 +0000

Gamers looking to be among the first to get their hands on an X-box 360 controller at Wal-Mart demo kiosks can still do it, but they won't actually be controlling anything. Xbox... Read more...

Wal-Mart touts OEM production of DVD recorders in Taiwan

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 11:07:51 +0000

At the end of 2004, US retail giant Wal-Mart talked with leading manufacturers of optical disc drives (ODDs) in Taiwan concerning OEM production of entry-level DVD recorders, according to some Taiwan-based ODD makers. Wal-Mart wants... Read more...

Wal-Mart turns on radio tags

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:35:16 +0000

Wal-Mart has launched a pilot program using radio frequency identification technology, as it moves ahead with plans for all its top suppliers to be using the inventory-tracking tags by January, the retail giant said Friday.... Read more...

Sun To Sell Java Desktops via Wal-Mart Site

Thu, 22 Apr 2004 23:32:22 +0000

Sun says it has finalized its agreement with Microtel Computer Systems to sell machines loaded with Sun's Java Desktop System on Walmart.com. And Sun is confident that its JDS version 2.0 will be another nibble... Read more...

Sun Desktop Shines on Wal-Mart with Discount Boxes

Wed, 31 Mar 2004 04:24:21 +0000

Sun Microsystems Inc. got its wish: its Microsoft Windows alternative Java Desktop System is now available preloaded, on Microtel Computer Systems Inc. hardware, and available for sale at discount retailer Wal-Mart. "We now have an... Read more...

Wal-Mart and Sun share Linux desktop lust

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 24 Mar 2004 09:35:56 +0000

Wal-Mart has added to an already extensive lineup of Linux operating systems by signing on to sell Sun Microsystems' Java Desktop System. At present, the new Sun Java OS gear is a bit hard to... Read more...

Singing at Wal-Mart

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:52:14 +0000

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said Tuesday it officially launched its online music store, which it began testing in December. The store, which allows customers to download a song from... Read more...

Wal-Mart Tests Its Own Web Music Service

Fri, 19 Dec 2003 17:11:03 +0000

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched a bare-bones Web site Thursday to test its new 88-cents-per-song online music service, hoping that its cheaper price will lure listeners from more expensive competitors. Other sites, such as Apple Computer... Read more...

Java Goes to Wal-Mart

Tue, 09 Dec 2003 08:59:14 +0000

Sun is challenging Microsoft on a new front: the consumer market. Believing its Java Desktop System is "a more effective home and retail solution," the company is negotiating with major retailers Wal-Mart and Office Depot... Read more...

Wal-Mart to write own name on notebooks

Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:54:17 +0000

Wal-Mart Stores is developing a plan to launch its own brand of PCs. The retail giant plans to begin offering notebooks under its own brand name during the first quarter of 2004,... Read more...

Wal-Mart puts big bucks into tracking tech

Mon, 10 Nov 2003 10:52:58 +0000

Wal-Mart plans to spend $3 billion over the next several years on a new inventory tracking technology that uses radio frequency signals to keep tabs on merchandise, sources familiar with the project said. The system... Read more...

Wal-Mart Shelves RFID Experiment

Tue, 15 Jul 2003 02:34:58 +0000

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. last week canceled a closely watched experiment using radio-frequency identification systems to track individual merchandise. But rather than signal waning enthusiasm for RFID, the decision shows how companies are focusing on the... Read more...

Don't mess with Wal-Mart

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 01:53:29 +0000

The bar code-hacking Web site Re-Code.com shuts down, though not without firing some last-second salvos at evil chain store hegemonic domination. The art graduate students behind Re-Code.com said it was satire. Wal-Mart said... Read more...

Wal-Mart Censorship. Games they do not play.

Tue, 03 Dec 2002 01:49:08 +0000

Two years ago, a video game called Giants: Citizen Kabuto underwent plastic surgery right before its release. The blood shed liberally by characters in the action-strategy game was changed from red to... Read more...

Wal-Mart shipping PCs with Lindows preinstalled

Fri, 14 Jun 2002 17:53:50 +0000

Hmm..I guess I'm going to have to get one of these instead of an iMac... In a move that appears to be a coup for Michael Robertson et al, Wal-Mart's online store... Read more...