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13 Apr: Got Your Taxes Done? We Have 5 Tips for Filing Safely

The April 18 deadline to file taxes is fast approaching, and we have some advice for you procrastinators on how to protect your data — and money — from hackers and scammers.

And if you’ve already sent your stuff in, some of this might help you prepare for next year.

The IRS is expecting more than 150 million returns this year, and about 80 percent of them will be prepared using software. With so many people filing their taxes on their own, it makes it even more important to have strong passwords, a safe place to archive sensitive documents and a healthy dose of skepticism.

By Kevin Flanagan Company News

12 Apr: #SquadGoals: Von Miller Becomes an Agent

Von Miller is a Super Bowl MVP, dancing phenom, self-proclaimed nerd and now… an official Geek.

The pro football star filled out a Geek Squad job app Sunday night and, true to Geek Squad tradition was deputized in record time by Geek Squad Chief Inspector Nate Bauer Monday morning. With that came a nifty new badge. (It usually takes 18 months for agents to earn one.)

No doubt excited, Von took to social media to show it off.

Like my new ride?

By John Vomhof Jr. Company News Geek Squad Lifestyle PR News Alerts

11 Apr: Best Buy’s Geek Squad Rolls Out New Geekmobile, Updated Logo

With a brand new ride and refreshed logo, Geek Squad is all revved up for the road ahead.

Best Buy announced today the dispatch of nearly 1,000 Toyota Prius c hybrids nationwide to serve as our new Geekmobile vehicles. The new Geekmobile, boldly bearing the updated logo, better reflects today’s new Geek Squad — the nationwide tech-support task force that is continually expanding its services to keep pace with ever-changing technology.

When Geek Squad began more than 20 years ago, it was a small, local business dedicated solely to repairing personal computers.

By John Vomhof Jr. Uncategorized

11 Apr: The History of the Geekmobile

Geek Squad started in 1994 with $200, a cellphone and a bike. The bike eventually gave way to a car — the iconic Geekmobile.

From pistachio-green to black-and-white, the Geekmobile has always played a key role in building the Geek Squad brand. The new Geekmobile, a Toyota Prius c, continues that tradition with its sleek design and a bigger, bolder Geek Squad logo.

Geek Squad Agents make more than 5 million house calls a year to make consumer electronics and appliances work the way people want.

By John Vomhof Jr. Uncategorized

11 Apr: A Closer Look at the New Prius c Geekmobile

As technology evolves, so too must Geek Squad and its iconic Geekmobile.

We started out helping customers with their home computers and driving classic cars to get there. But now we help optimize home theater systems, create fast and secure home networks, and harness the power of the Internet of Things with smart home products.

So it’s only fitting that we have a new Geekmobile that is itself innovative — the Toyota Prius c hybrid, adapted with a custom toolkit to help Agents perform that growing range of in-home services.

By John Vomhof Jr. Company News PR News Alerts

08 Apr: Best Buy, Citi Add Pay With Points to Growing Payment Options

Forget checking the couch cushions for spare change. It’s time to check your credit card rewards balance for unused points instead.

Best Buy customers can now use Citi ThankYou Points to pay for all or a portion of most purchases made on BestBuy.com, making it easy and convenient to redeem their points for top tech products.

Consumer electronics are already among the most sought-after redemption categories in the ThankYou Rewards program, and this partnership offers a new, more versatile way for Citi ThankYou members to get items they want the most.

By John Vomhof Jr. Company News PR News Alerts

06 Apr: Best Buy Is Testing Same-Day Delivery

Want to get your hands on the latest technology — or everyday must-haves like printer ink — quickly but don’t have time to stop by a store? Best Buy has good news for you.

The company announced Wednesday that it’s expanding its test of same-day delivery service to 13 major metro markets across the United States.

We started the pilot in San Francisco last fall and expanded it to New York early this year. We’ve since added Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

By Best Buy Company News

04 Apr: Best Buy to Sell Expanded Selection of Maytag Appliances

Best Buy’s family of appliances is getting a bit bigger. We will be selling Maytag appliances — including a French door refrigerator, front-load washer, 10-cycle dryer and stainless steel gas range — at more than 600 stores later this week. The products are already available at BestBuy.com.

Maytag is a longstanding brand, started in the late 1800s, and is now owned by Whirlpool Corporation.

“Our goal is to give our customers the best selection of top appliances, and partnering with Whirlpool Corporation to offer Maytag products is the latest example of that commitment,” said Kevin Balon, senior vice president of Appliances at Best Buy.

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31 Mar: New tech makes it easy to smarten up your car

You’re connected to everything these days: Your phone, TV and even your refrigerator… but what about your car?

Car technology has been making headlines recently, and for good reason. There’s an ever-increasing number of new products out there that can help you stay connected, drive safer and stay entertained — all without shelling out an arm and a leg for that brand new ride.

According to IHS Automotive, the average car on the road is about 11.5 years old. While people are driving their vehicles longer than ever before, they don’t have to stay behind the times when it comes to in-car technology.

By Natalie Albers Company News Sustainability

29 Mar: ENERGY STAR® Honors Best Buy Again, and Here’s Why

Best Buy Blue Shirt Jose Florentino is an expert at finding ways to help our customers use new appliances to save money and energy. He is one of the many reasons why this week we were named an ENERGY STAR^® Partner of the Year for the third time and earned the distinction of Sustained Excellence by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

An appliance expert at our Millenia Mall store in Orlando, Fla., Jose is a problem solver. When customers come in to look at products, he quizzes them about what they need and want.

By Stephanie Meyer Company News

28 Mar: Small Appliances Make Healthy Batch Cooking a Snap

The author has been compensated by Best Buy to write the following article.

National Nutrition Month is winding down, but that doesn’t mean eating more healthfully can’t be top of mind all the time. One key to putting scratch-cooked, deliciously nutritious meals on the table with relative ease? Batch cooking!

It’s easy. Just prepare larger portions of fresh food once or twice a week, then build off the components to create two or more fast and healthful meals instead of grabbing takeout or ordering in.

By Best Buy Community Relations Company News

25 Mar: Tech Success is Goal of Partnerships With Nonprofits, Government

Best Buy is bolstering its efforts this year to reduce the nation’s technology gap by giving grants to national nonprofit partners and participating in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) ConnectHome initiative.

“For 50 years, Best Buy has been a catalyst in the rise of technology as a means to improve virtually every aspect of our lives,” said Susan Bass Roberts, senior director of Community Relations, Diversity & Inclusion at Best Buy. “We are committed to giving underserved youth access to the tech training and tools they need to further their education and careers.

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