Flu season is overstaying its welcome this winter, and the CDC can prove it.
Your mobile phone, that thing that’s probably attached to your hand most of the day, is a magnet for germs, and we’ve been getting questions from customers on the best way to keep it clean.
Our Geek Squad Agents have answers. See what they say to four frequently asked questions about mobile device hygiene.
1. What’s the safest way to disinfect (clean and kill germs) most mobile phones?
Best Buy, the world’s leading consumer electronics retailer, will accelerate and fuel its rapidly expanding e-commerce and mobile development capabilities by opening a technology development center in Seattle.
The development center will open in late spring 2015 in the booming, tech-centric South Lake Union area of Seattle and will focus on mobile development, private cloud and omnichannel-application development. It will employ more than 50 engineers, product managers, web architects and developers in the next year and is expected to expand to more than 100 e-commerce professionals over time.
When it comes to wedding planning, my buddies told me to get excited about the taste testing, but not so much about going to register for wedding gifts. I understood where they were coming from. Hours of reflecting on china and glassware are not necessarily my idea of a good time.
However, my enthusiasm for bridal registries took a major change for the better this past weekend when my fiancée, Hannah, and I became the very first couple to register on Best Buy’s new wedding registry.
We’ve got “something new and blue” to share with brides and grooms: The Best Buy Wedding Registry. Starting Feb. 16, couples will be able to register for their most-wanted tech essentials – products that both brides and grooms can get excited about.
More than 1.5 million couples register for wedding gifts each year, choosing items from an average of three retailers. Gone are the days of being limited to registering for candlesticks and china … today’s modern couple now can get the products they want and need in their digital lives.
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and this year Americans will spend more on gifts than ever before — $19 billion, claims the National Retail Federation.
And no shocker here: men will spend nearly twice as much on gifts as women – close to $200 on average.
So gentlemen, don’t settle on flowers and chocolates from the closest drug store. Best Buy has a great selection of classy, cupid-inspired gifts to choose instead.
Designer Inspired Accessories
Make your fashionista feel special with an exclusive Isaac Mizrahi tablet or phone case from this popular designer’s brand new Valentine’s Day collection.
Photo credit: Samsung
You may have seen the words Virtual Reality in the headlines lately, especially if you followed the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month. But what is virtual reality, why is it suddenly such a big deal, and why do techies want to try it out?
Starting Sunday, Feb. 8, you can see what all the hype is about by trying out the latest virtual reality headset from Samsung at select Samsung Experience Shops at Best Buy stores nationwide.
No matter who’s competing in the Big Game, one thing that always brings football fans together is good food and tasty beverages.
This year, borrow from the plate of Big Game host city Phoenix to satisfy everyone’s appetite. No matter where you live or what team you root for, Phoenix can inspire your menu and small appliance helpers like these can help you create the tastiest selections:
Slow-cooker – The best way to start off the game Phoenix-style is with a good black bean soup.
James Quandahl’s love of technology and passion for inspiring others helped him score a spot to watch and report on a NASA rocket launch this week. Seriously.
Quandahl, 27, is the Best Buy assistant manager at the Farmington Hills, Michigan, store and he’s also one of 50 social media reporters whose application to cover a satellite launch at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in southern California was approved by NASA. For two days this week, James will be live-tweeting his front-row seat experience of the event — follow him on @JamesQuandahl.
Your mom won’t stop talking about it. Your boss won’t stop talking about it. Even that guy you met on Tinder won’t stop talking about it. The 87th Academy Awards are so close you can almost taste them.
Whether you caught cinema fever or you’re just in the mood for binge-watching great movies all weekend, Best Buy is here to help you get properly prepared for the biggest night in film as Oscar nominations were just announced today.
Want to see what the fuss is all about?
Enterprise revenue increased 2.1%
Domestic comparable sales increased 2.6%, excluding the
benefit of mobile phone installment billing
MINNEAPOLIS — Jan. 15, 2015 — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced revenue results for the nine weeks ended January 3, 2015, as compared to the nine weeks ended January 4, 2014, excluding revenue from the Five Star business in China. As announced on December 4, 2014, the company entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its Five Star business in China and expects to include its results in discontinued operations beginning in Q4 FY15.
For many of us, the polar vortex is back. Not a fan of the frigid temps? You’re not alone – chances are your tech gear feels the same way.
Drastic changes in temperature – as you switch between indoors and outdoors – can do some damage to screens and other parts of your gadgets. Be proactive and keep your gear safe and happy this winter with these tips from Geek Squad:
Do:
Have you made your New Year’s resolution yet? There’s a good chance it includes exercise. According to a University of Scranton study, getting fit is consistently one of the top five most common resolutions but only eight percent of us are successful in keeping them. Since resolutions are hard to stick to, Best Buy has a ton of wearable tech options that will keep you on track into the rest of 2015.
By now, you’ve probably seen or heard about a number of new wearable devices, including activity trackers.
