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Good Deal: $100 iTunes Gift Cards for $80 at Best Buy, Today Only

Best Buy's daily deal – good today only, of course – is $100 worth of iTunes credit in the form of a gift card or digitally-delivered redemption code for $80.

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I Bought Something from a Best Buy Vending Machine, and It Didn’t Go So Well

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When I bought an iPhone battery from a Best Buy Express, I ended up pining for a blue shirt to rescue me.

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Another Way to Save Best Buy: Make It More like Costco

President Obama at Best Buy

Maybe it’s time for the company to give up on the whole notion of a big selection and savvy customer service.

Update: Mystery as Best Buy Now Says CEO Brian Dunn Quit Amid ‘Personal Conduct’ Probe

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In an unusual clarification, Best Buy said late Tuesday that CEO Brian Dunn had resigned amid a probe into his “personal conduct” — just hours after announcing that Dunn had left the company after “mutual agreement” that the big-box retailer needed new leadership.

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Big Surprise: The World Has More Best Buy Stores than It Needs

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Best Buy, the company that dominates consumer-electronics retailing in the U.S., isn’t doing so well. It reported a $1.7 billion loss for its fourth quarter, and is responding with a bunch of changes in its business model.

iPad 2 Gets Best Buy Price Drop Before iPad 3 Launch

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With the launch of Apple’s iPad 3 reportedly weeks away, Best Buy is trying to dump its iPad 2 inventory at a $50 discount per model. Are these smart buys? Probably not.

Target to Get Store-Within-a-Store Apple Locations

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Town not big enough for an Apple Store? Don’t worry. If you have a Target, you might be getting the next best thing.

Best Buy, Indeed: Buy Modern Warfare 3, Get a Free HTC Phone

Provided you aren’t one of those people who paid $1,725 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on eBay, you’re probably eagerly awaiting the game’s release on Tuesday. Those who buy it at Best Buy get a nice little bonus—a free HTC smartphone.

Your Apple Store Might Still Have the iPhone 4S

If you want an iPhone 4S but didn’t want to wait in line, you may be in luck. Some Apple Stores and other retailers still have the iPhone 4S in stock after the iLines have cleared.

Napster No More: Rhapsody Nabs Subscribers, Assets

Napster’s long, troubled life is finally coming to an end, with Rhapsody acquiring the service’s subscribers and assets from Best Buy. The Napster brand will be phased out as part of the deal.

BlackBerry PlayBook Sees Amazon Kindle Fire, Drops in Price $200

BlackBerry PlayBook price, come on down, you’re the next—or actually, first—contestant on The Price Wasn’t Right, But We’ll Fix That, in view of the Android-based Kindle Fire, which Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled Wednesday for just $199.