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Walmart Wants To Take Your Movies To The Cloud!
On April 16, Walmart is launching a new service called Disc-to-Digital. Customers will be able to bring their DVDs or Blu-ray discs into Walmart stores and walk out with the physical disc and a digital copy accessible through the Vudu streaming service. Walmart has partnered with five major film studios on this new program. Disney is the only major film studio that is not on board with Walmart.
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Barnes & Noble Releasing 8GB Nook Tablet On February 22
Barnes & Noble is getting ready to launch an 8GB tablet on February 22nd. The current Nook tablet costs $50 more than the Kindle Fire. According to documentation leaked to The Verge, the upcoming 8GB Nook tablet appears to be the same as the current $249 tablet, but with less storage space. The less storage space indicates that Barnes & Noble will match the $200 price point that the Amazon.com Kindle Fire uses. The documentation revealed that Walmart will be selling the device starting at 12:01AM on Wednesday Feb. 22nd.
Former Wal-Mart CFO Thomas Schoewe Joins General Motors Board
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) has added former Wal-Mart chief financial officer Thomas Schoewe to their board of directors. Now GM has 12 board members and 10 of them are not company employees. GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said that Schoewe has business planning and financial expertise along with over 35 years of experience in leading consumer-oriented companies. Schoewe was responsible for Wal-Mart’s accounting and finance departments between 2000 and 2010. Before that he was the CFO for Black & Decker. Schoewe also serves on the board of directors at KKR Management, Northrop Grumman Corp. and PulteGroup Inc.
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T-Mobile Launches New Unlimited 4G Data Plans
T-Mobile has announced a no-contract 4G data plan through Wal-Mart exclusively. The new Monthly4G data plan is available for $60 per month and gives unlimited talk and text. You will also get 2GB of data at 4G speeds. For $3 per day, you will also get access to unlimited talk, text, and data. The first 200MB of data will also be at 4G speeds. At $1 per day, you can get unlimited text and 10 cents per minute for talk.
Walmart Acquires Social Media Tracking Company OneRiot
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) has acquired mobile and social ad targeting company OneRiot. OneRiot will be integrated into Walmart Labs. OneRiot recently shifted their business model from a search portal to monetizing its real-time ad network. Now OneRiot provides its social targeting service for mobile ads within apps.
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Intellectual Ventures Suing 13 Companies for Patent Infringement
Intellectual Ventures is suing a group of companies for patent infringement. Companies being sued include Acer, Adata Technology, Asustek Computer, Best Buy, Dell, Elpida Memory, Hewlett Packard, Hynix Semiconductor, Kingston Technology, Logitech International, Pantech and Wal-Mart. According to TechCrunch, the patents deal with memory technology and methods.
Wal-Mart To Sell 32GB HP TouchPad For $599
Hewlett Packard will be selling the 32GB HP TouchPad at Wal-Mart for $599 according to a tipster with PreCentral. This is comparable to Apple’s 32GB WiFi iPad 2. Wal-Mart will also carry the TouchPad-compatible Touchstone Dock/Stand. The Touchstone price is expected to be about $79.88. Wal-Mart will also likely carry the webOS Bluetooth keyboard for $69.88 and the TouchPad case for $49.888. The AC charger of the TouchPad is priced at $29.88. All of these devices and peripherals could be in stores as early as June 1st. [preCentral]
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Wal-Mart Starts Testing Out Online Grocery Delivery
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) has started testing out an online grocery delivery service in San Jose, California over the weekend. The new service is called “Walmart To Go.” The Walmart To Go service allows customers to order groceries and other goods through Walmart.com and have them delivered to their house. If Walmart decides to stay in the grocery delivery business, they will compete directly with Amazon Fresh and Peapod. [Reuters]
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Wal-Mart Acquires Kosmix For Over $300 Million
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) has acquired Kosmix for over $300 million according to a source with AllThingsD. Kosmix is a social media platform company that has raised $55 million in funding from Time Warner Investments, Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, DAG Ventures, Bezos Expeditions, Jonathan Miller, and Ed Zander.
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Wal-Mart To Start Selling Verizon iPhone 4 On Feb. 10th
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) has announced that they will start selling the Verizon iPhone 4 at 600 of their retail store locations tomorrow February 10th. “We’re excited to bring iPhone 4 on the Verizon Wireless network, one the most anticipated mobile phone launches in recent history, to Walmart customers,” stated Wal-Mart SVP of Home Entertainment Gary Severson. “As customers continue to embrace smart phone technology, we’ve added nearly 20 smart phone models to our assortment, including the new Verizon Wireless iPhone 4.”