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maximumpc.com - 10/26/2009

Wal-Mart Takes on the Geek Squad

— maximumpc.com — I'm willing to bet than not to many of the Maximum PC readership make regular use of... the Geek Squad, but at the very least, they help take some of the burden off us from "friends who are our friends simply because we know how to fix computers". With little in the way of ... (more) Wal-Mart Takes on the Geek Squad

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engadget.com - 10/26/2009

Walmart to rival Best Buy's Geek Squad with own in-home install crew

— engadget.com — We've never truly been at ease with that Geek Squad crowd . Something about "the people" they... hang with and "the places" they hang at just worries us, so we're pretty thrilled to see another mega-corp stepping in to take the place of the ... (more) Walmart to rival Best Buy's Geek Squad with own in-home ...

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Remainders - Things We Didn't Post [Remainders]
Gizmodo — ... $99 to $339 for, as Reuters puts it, "basic television installation on the low end to setting up a home theater, wireless router network or a home office computer network" on the high end. So let me get this straight, somebody paying $600 for a 40" LCD TV is going to pay $100 for it to be setup? Better yet, someone paying $30 for a wireless router will pay 10 times that for some dude to come install it? I mean, I know we're a service economy, but this is ridiculous. [Reuters] My favorite Canadian co-CEO, RIM's Mike Lazaridis, did a kind of ...

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The Tech Report: News — ... DRAM shortage drum again and rumor is Microsoft buying RIM Ballmer: Zune services coming to 'next release' of Windows Mobile Wired reports Google prepares music search service Hulu may start charging in 2010 Netflix to offer standalone streaming video service Lenovo expects big PC sales boost from Windows 7 PC vs. Mac now vs. PC and Mac then (ads) Nokia says N900 sales delayed to November Walmart offers tech support for shoppers Engadget reports beastly HDX 18 no longer available from hp , dv8 ...

Walmart to rival Best Buy's Geek Squad with own in-home install crew
Engadget — ... We've never truly been at ease with that Geek Squad crowd. Something about "the people" they hang with and "the places" they hang at just worries us, so we're pretty thrilled to see another mega-corp stepping in to take the place of the now-deceased Circuit ...

Wal-Mart offers tech support for shoppers
DriverHeaven.net — ... Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) is offering a new support service to help shoppers set up consumer electronics in their homes, posing a new challenge to rival Best Buy Co In (BBY.N). Wal-Mart said it began rolling out the service this month with privately held N.E.W. Customer Service Companies Inc and is making it available through all of its U.S. Wal-Mart stores in time for the holiday season. ________________ source : Reuters ...