March 28, 2024

Walmart to stop selling Amazon’s Kindle line of readers and tablets

It's a lonely world when you've no storefronts to call your own. Shortly after Target decided it best to halt the sales of Amazon's Kindle products, it's being reported that Walmart is following suit. A quote obtained by Reuters suggests that Wally World's bigwigs won't be carrying Amazon tablets and e-readers "beyond the existing inventory and … [Read more...]

The Mayor of Surrey isn’t buying what Translink is selling on falling Golden Ears bridge toll revenue

The Mayor of Surrey isn't buying what Translink is selling when it comes to predictions of increased traffic over the Golden Ears bridge.  Dianne Watts says tolls on the new Port Mann won't alter traffic numbers on the Golden Ears by much.  This after Translink said toll revenues on the span have fallen short by almost $ 40 … [Read more...]

MetroPCS lights up Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services, starts selling LG Connect 4G

MetroPCS may not be grand in scale, but it's certainly not lacking for ambition. Just over a year after announcing its eventual transition to Voice over LTE, the carrier has officially launched its VoLTE services. Moreover, it's announcing the first sale of a VoLTE-capable handset at one of the company's Dallas / Fort Worth store locations. The … [Read more...]

BC selling off Liquor Distribution Branch

The Provincial Government has now officially hung the For Sale sign on the Liquor Distribution Branch. Victoria has issued a request for proposals for a private operator to take over liquor distribution in BC.   Minister responsible, Rich Coleman, says companies have 60 days to make a bid, "Then they'll come back with the selected, maybe … [Read more...]

Walmart selling Limited Edition Blue Wii for $99.96 on Black Friday

No, you aren't "losing" that thing up top -- Walmart will indeed be bringing those limited edition blue Wiis to the US of A starting this Thursday, and better still, it'll be hawking 'em for just $ 99.96 apiece. If you'll recall, the powder blue variants of Nintendo's newest home console were previously reserved for other sections of the globe, … [Read more...]

Apple’s US online store begins selling unlocked, contract-free iPhone 4S: $649 and up

You can't expect to see one for "one to two weeks," but those hellbent on holding out for an unlocked iPhone 4S here in the US of A can finally snag one without jetting off to Australia (among other places). Nearly five months to the day after Apple started selling the iPhone 4 in unlocked fashion in the States, the iPhone 4S is joining the club, … [Read more...]