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Wal-Mart posts Black Friday deals, offers gift cards ahead of shopping holiday

You may not love their corporate policies, wages or the fact that you can’t use Apple Pay at their stores yet, but they’ve begun offering some decent deals. Per MacRumors, retailer Wal-Mart today posted its Black Friday ad, revealing a number of deals on various Apple and Beats products for the upcoming holiday shopping season. […]

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CurrentC exclusivity contract at MCX merchants to expire in matter of months

The conflict between MCX’s CurrentC and Apple Pay may be short lived, as an exclusivity agreement that has caused some merchants involved in the MCX consortium — notably drug store chain CVS — to abruptly pull support for NFC-based payment systems, including Apple Pay and Google Wallet, is set to expire in “months,” according to […]

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iPad Launch Day Roundup

Ok, just got back from the iPad launch at the Apple Store in Arlington, Virginia, so bear with me here: Coming up on the line, you heard cheering from about half a block away. With dozens of blue-shirted Apple employees running about, handing out coffee and water and high-fiving each other and customers, they’ve adopted […]

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Wal-Mart Redesigning Electronics Department, May be Looking to Carry Apple Products

A recent Wal-Mart move to overhaul the chain’s electronics department in many of its retail locations with Apple-designated shopping areas is being seen as a sign that the mega-retailer is making a pitch to eventually carry Apple’s product line. According to AppleInsider, the chain began revamping the electronics departments in approximately 3,500 of its locations […]

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Rumor: AT&T May be Looking into $20/Month Limited Data Plan for iPhone

With next-generation iPhone and iPhone OS 3.0 around the corner, the rumor mill is jumping. Per BusinessWeek, sources within AT&T have stated that the company “is considering cutting the price of its monthly service package or offering a range of lower-priced plans.” Among the new offerings would be a US$20 monthly limited access iPhone data […]