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Best Buy will sell its half of European arm to Carphone Warehouse for $775 million

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As reported on Engadget. By Richard Lawler As Best Buy attempts a return to financial well-being, it’s decided to sell the 50 percent share it still owns in Best Buy Europe to fellow joint venture partner Carphone Warehouse. The price is set at about 500 million GBP ($775 million, mostly in cash) and is expected to close by June. Best Buy paid $2.15 billion for its share of the business back in 2008 and the first branded store opened…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMacs hit the Apple store, thin profiles start at $1,529

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As reported on Engadget. By Sean Buckley Lusting after Apple’s giant, yet shockingly thin 27-inch iMac? The object of your desire just got a little cheaper — well, as long as you don’t mind refurbished goods. The extra large all-in-one is the latest Apple product to hit the company’s certified refurbished store, offering as much as $270 the product’s regular price. The iMac’s 2.9GHz Core i5 base model can be had for $1,529, replete with 8GB of RAM, a 1TB HDD…

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Samsung partners with Best Buy to bring Experience Shops to 1,400 stores Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Brad Molen Not content with a gazillion Galaxy phone sales, Samsung is hoping to continue winning the smartphone war in one of the biggest battlegrounds any manufacturer can face: retail. The Korean OEM has partnered with Best Buy to bring its Experience Shops to the big box retailer nationwide — 1,400 of them by early summer (with 900 launching this month), to be precise. So what does Sammy hope to achieve? In addition to the…

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Good Deal: $200 off all MacBook Air models at Best Buy

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As reported on The Verge. By Nathan Ingraham Apple’s MacBook Air remains one of the finest laptops we’ve reviewed here, though they do come at a cost. If you’re interested in Apple’s most portable portable, Best Buy has a good deal going on today and tomorrow — all four standard MacBook Air models are $200 off and come with free shipping.That means the entry-level 11-inch model costs $799 right now, which gets you an 11.6-inch screen, 64GB of…

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From FiveFingers to Two Toes: Ex-Vibram CEO Unveils New Kicks

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As reported on Wired. BY SARAH MITROFF ToPo Athletic’s line of men’s shoes. From left the RT, RX, and RR. Photo: ToPo Athletic   Tony Post has gone from five fingers to two toes, all in the quest for the ultimate sneaker. The former Vibram CEO, who brought us the FiveFinger shoe, is finally showing off his next shoe project from his startup ToPo Athletic. Just like the original Vibrams, ToPo’s (Tony Post, get it?) first line is sure to elicit…

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The Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Whitson Gordon A bit of planning can save you a ton of money when it comes to buying throughout the year. Here’s your comprehensive, always up-to-date guide on the best times to buy everything this year. Every year year, we compile a list of the best times to buy stuff based on when stores are trying to push out old stock, when they’re dropping prices for upcoming holidays, or even when they start…

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Canon Cinema EOS-1D C hits stores in Japan today, expected stateside later this week

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As reported on Engadget. By Zach Honig At $11,999, this latest Canon 1D is hardly set to become a DSLR bestseller, but there are certainly a few pro shooters willing to line up for an incredibly versatile 18-megapixel 4K cam, with EOS lens compatibility and a full-frame sensor. We were expecting Canon’s top-of-the-line beast to sell for just shy of $15,000, so this new sub-$12k sticker is a pleasant surprise. You’ll also need to invest in a battery of high-speed…

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