Tag archive: pre-orders

The Verizon iPhone is finally here! And… nobody cares. At least, that's the impression given by Thursday's low turnout. Verizon and Apple officially released the iPhone 4 on Verzion Wireless Thursday. But despite the fact that people have been talking about an iPhone free of its AT&T chains for as long as the iPhone has been in existence, the crowds were, well, pretty underwhelming, to say the least. Whereas most Apple… Read More

Verizon not only sold out of its allotment of iPhone 4 pre-orders, the company also set a record for launch-day sales, the Verizon announced on Friday. The iPhone 4 needed just two hours to exceed any other Verizon phone's launch day sales. “This was an exciting day,” said Dan Mead, president and chief executive officer for Verizon Wireless. “In just our first two hours, we had already sold more phones than any first… Read More

If you know you'll want a Nintendo 3DS, despite not even knowing its release date or price, GameStop will ease your jitters. The video game retailer is already selling pre-orders for the handheld system, according to a supposed GameStop employee on the NeoGaf forums. The 3DS should hit U.S. shelves sometime in March. “Ok well I got the OK to tell people about this from my work, but we officially got word in that all US based Game… Read More

Windows Phone 7 may be a hit after all. The Register is reporting that new devices running Phone 7 are already sold out on Orange, a UK carrier. In response to the demand, Orange has begun allowing pre-orders for the handsets, going so far as to offer £20 HMV (an entertainment retail chain) vouchers to satiate customers while they wait. HTC and Samsung handsets are also selling out as fast as they are shipping. Low initial shipments can be… Read More

Modern Warfare 2 was a behemoth of a video game. With over a billion dollars in sales within three months, a record shattering number of games sold on the opening day and even more sales records for the expansions that came out months later, it set the bar so high in terms of money generated that it is hard to imagine that its predecessor might actually surpass it. But according to GameInformer.com, which is part of retailer GameStop’s… Read More

Best Buy Mobile, the mobile specialty retail unit of Best Buy Co. announced today it  is offering Droid enthusiasts a chance to pre-order the new Motorola smartphone. Customers who purchase the smartphone at Best Buy Mobile can avoid the hassle of mail-in rebates with instant savings applied at the point of purchase. Best Buy says  the Droid will retail for $199.99 with two-year activation. “We’re excited to feature this new… Read More