Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has used the Super Bowl stage to celebrate mobile technology.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) Super Bowl Ad Celebrates Mobile Tech

The electronic retailer Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) started a new campaign featuring 10 tech pioneers to celebrate its influence in the mobile technology business.

The campaign started at the Big Game stage and it promises a week of offers for its customers.

Drew Panayiotou, Best Buy (NYSE:BBY)’s senior vice president of US marketing, said, “Consumers give us credit for being a technology brand that helps people get the most out of their devices. Showcasing innovators like Philippe Kahn, who created the camera phone, and Jim McKelvey, who introduced the notion of mobile payments, first in our ad and then in longer-form media made sense. It allows these inventors to move from tonight’s spot to a format where they can share more about technology and how it might impact all of us in the future”.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) shares are currently standing at 23.86.

Price History
Last Price: 23.86
52 Week Low / High: 21.79 / 35.45
50 Day Moving Average: 25
6 Month Price Change %: -6.5%
12 Month Price Change %: -31.9%

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has been offering $50 gift cards with new mobile purchases.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) Pushing Mobile Purchases

The electronic retailer Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has launched an offer aimed at new mobile phone customers.

The company will give away gift cards worth $50 to the customers who purchase new mobiles by the end of the year.

To be part of the offer, customers have to register between Feb. 5 and Feb. 12.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY)’s Mobile division president Shawn Score said, “We have spent the last five years building and improving the Best Buy Mobile experience, and we are so confident in our ability to deliver an outstanding shopping experience for our customers that we are giving away $50 Best Buy gift cards”.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) company shares are currently standing at 24.30.

Price History
Last Price: 24.30
52 Week Low / High: 21.79 / 35.45
50 Day Moving Average: 25.1
6 Month Price Change %: -10.4%
12 Month Price Change %: -29.7%

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has been offering iFrogz headphones with Galaxy Nexus smartphones.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) To Promote Galaxy Nexus

The electronics retailer Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) is giving away free iFrogz headphones with the newly launched Galaxy Nexus smartphones from Dec. 15 through Dec. 17.

The offer is available through its stores and customers can chose a set of headphones in six different colors.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has started the sale of Galaxy Nexus -4G LTE for Verizon Wireless with a 2 year activation.

The Galaxy Nexus will be available through Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) stores, mobile standalone stores and online.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) stocks were at 23.39 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a -9.0% movement in the stock price over the past 3 months.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) Analyst Advice
Consensus Opinion: Hold
Mean recommendation: 2.5
(1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)
3 Months Ago: 2.29
Zack’s Rank: 2 out of 5 in the industry

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has brought CinemaNow to Canada to offer new-release movies and TV shows.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) To Bring CinemaNow To Canada

The electronic retailer Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has rolled out the CinemaNow platform in Canada to offer new-release movies and TV shows for rent or purchase.

The company will offer movies as soon as they hit the stores and TV can be accessed day after their airing.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) director of corporate communications in Canada Christopher Bennett said, “CinemaNow has signed on five major studios: Warner Brothers, Paramount, Fox, Sony and Universal. It’s important we allow customers to try the service and see how easy CinemaNow is… Both Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and Future Shop are bundling the service with home theatre products and through their services teams, Geeksquad and ConnectPro respectively”.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) shares were at 27.07 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 10.4% change in the stock price over the past 3 months.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) Analyst Advice
Consensus Opinion: Hold
Mean recommendation: 2.29
(1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)
3 Months Ago: 2.24
Zack’s Rank: 2 out of 5 in the industry

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has announced the recall of 32,000 iPhone charging cases.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) Recalls Apple iPhone Charging Cases

The electronic retailer Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) announced that it has ceased the sale of Rocketfish mobile battery cases after customers reported the overheating of chargers.

The company recalled about 32,000 Rocketfish battery-equipped mobile charging cases for iPhone 3G and 3GS models after receiving complaints.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) had sold the charging cases which were manufactured in China through its stores, Future Shop stores and online from April 2010 through September.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) stocks were at 27.09 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 10.4% change in the stock price over the past 3 months.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) Analyst Advice
Consensus Opinion: Hold
Mean recommendation: 2.29
(1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)
3 Months Ago: 2.24
Zack’s Rank: 2 out of 5 in the industry

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has released its exclusive Cyber Monday deals, signalling the end of the biggest shopping weekend of the year in the USA.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) Begins Cyber Monday In Style

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has announced the opening of its exclusive two-day sales as part of Cyber Monday.

The company offers special online deals with top technology gifts.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) also gives away $10 e-gift cards for the customers who spend $100 or more for store pick up.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) president Mike Vitelli said, “Our customers continue to tell us that they enjoy the convenience of going online for the best deals on the latest tech gifts, and our goal is to give them as many reasons as possible to choose Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and check back often From free smartphones and free shipping on everything, to unbeatable cyber deals on a wide range of products, we’re committed to meeting our customers’ needs with one of a kind convenience and unparalleled selection”.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) shares are currently standing at 25.63.

Price History
Last Price: 25.63
52 Week Low / High: 21.79 / 45.25
50 Day Moving Average: 25.72
6 Month Price Change %: -18.9%
12 Month Price Change %: -42.8%

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has officially released its Black Friday doorbuster deals.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) Officially Opens Black Friday

The retailer Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has officially released its doorbuster and online deals as part of Black Friday.

The company said each store will have 10 items and customers can purchase only one item.

The retailer will start the sale at midnight on Nov. 25 and will offer a lot of gifts along with discounts.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) said it will offer a 42-inch 1080 LCD HDTV for $199.99, a 15.6-inch Samsung laptop for $299.99 and the 16GB Asus Transformer for $249.99, among the deals.

The company will also offer other deals as part of Black Friday and Thanksgiving Day.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) shares were at 26.41 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 12.5% movement in the stock price over the past 3 months.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) Analyst Advice
Consensus Opinion: Hold
Mean recommendation: 2.35
(1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)
3 Months Ago: 2.24
Zack’s Rank: 2 out of 5 in the industry

With a wide range of tablet competitors hitting the market, Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has been offering the BlackBerry Playbook at discounted prices.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) Cuts Blackberry Playbook Price

To compete with the Amazon Kindle Fire, Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has started a discounted sale of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Playbook from just $199 and up.

The company is selling the 16GB Playbook for $199.99, 32GB for $299.99 and 64GB for just $229.99.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) said the Playbook features 7” screen, 1024X600 pixel resolution, dual cameras, BlackBerry App World, 1GHz duel-core processor and 1GB of internal memory. The tablet also supports HMTL 5, Adobe Flash and Adobe AIR.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) stocks are currently standing at 27.06.

Price History
Last Price: 27.06
52 Week Low / High: 21.79 / 45.63
50 Day Moving Average: 25.6
6 Month Price Change %: -13.6%
12 Month Price Change %: -37.2%