1. Black Friday at Best Buy: What's the big deal? 15 hours ago   permalink

Black Friday at Best Buy: What's the big deal?
Chris Matyszczyk / Technically Incorrect

An early morning visit to a Best Buy in Marin City, Calif., reveals no lines, no craziness, and some fairly sleepy Best Buy employees.

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Black Friday at Best Buy: What's the big deal? Black Friday: Police Step In, Parents Press On   —  Newspapers and television, which rely on the holiday they created called 'black Friday', are complicit in this giant hoax. While not technically a bait-and-switch, the loss-leader teaser deals are cheaper than the cost of conventional advertising. However misleading the claims of bargains may be, they are technically not true 'bait and switch' ...

Jennifer Van Grove / Mashable!
Black Friday at Best Buy: What's the big deal? Amazon Tops Walmart, Target, and Best Buy in Black Friday Twitter Buzz   —  It’s Black Friday and while there’s plenty of offline deals to be had, and you can use social media to find them , one online retailer is dominating its offline competition when it comes to Twitter. Data from Trendrr is showing that Twitter buzz around Amazon leading up to Black Friday far surpasses that of the Twitter buzz ...

2. Tips for safe online shopping 14 hours ago   permalink

Tips for safe online shopping
Larry Magid / Safe and Secure

As the holiday season begins, Larry Magid offers some tips on safe holiday shopping.

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Tips for safe online shopping Holiday Shopping on Bing Cashback = Big Online Savings   —  Not up for fighting the crowds this holiday season? I feel your pain. If you’d rather do your shopping from the comfort and quiet of your own home, there are a number of sites that can serve you well…and a lot of them are participating merchants on Bing Cashback , the site that pays you back for online shopping. Starting on November 27th, ...

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Tips for safe online shopping Incredible Black Friday Deal: Windows 7 Notebook for $197   —  Here in the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving is called “Black Friday” and stores open at the crack of dawn as the start of the holiday shopping season begins. If you have the stamina and patience to fight the crowds, you can find some amazing bargains as all the stores feature special one-day-only sales on various items to entice shoppers to ...

3. Dell provides custom Google Chrome OS image for Mini 10V users 19 hours ago   permalink

Dell provides custom Google Chrome OS image for Mini 10V users
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Say what you will about Dell, but there’s no denying that this is one of the coolest things any OEM has done for enthusiasts in a long time. Own a Dell Mini 10V? Wish you could give that early build of Google Chrome OS a try on your netbook? You’re in luck, because Dell’s Doug Anson and some friends have taken the time to hack ...

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Give Gifts With Bytes, Not Gifts That Bite Dell Releases Customized Version of Chrome OS   —  Dell has just released a customized version of Chromium OS, the open source code behind Google's new operating system called Chrome, in a build designed specifically for Dell Mini computers. According to a blog post on the Dell Community site , several company employees were inspired create this custom version after seeing Engadget's video ...

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Give Gifts With Bytes, Not Gifts That Bite Chrome OS hacked for Dell's Mini 10v, WiFi and all   —  If you've got a Dell Mini 10v and you've been hankering to take Chrome OS for a spin in its proper environment -- a netbook, that is -- today just got a lot more interesting. One helpful tinkerer over at Dell has hacked up a USB-bootable version of the as-yet unfinished (and still quite rough) Chromium iteration of Google's OS with a working ...

4. Microsoft 'worked with Apple' for Silverlight on iPhone, says Goldfarb 16 hours ago   permalink

Microsoft 'worked with Apple' for Silverlight on iPhone, says Goldfarb
Www.betanews.com

It was an impressive demonstration, once they got it working: H.264 video streaming wirelessly (and slowly, at least during the caching sequence) using Microsoft's Silverlight video streaming, to an Apple iPhone. It's all the more impressive when you realize that Flash video still has not made its way (permanently) to the iPhone, not for any ...

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Microsoft enables Silverlight video streaming to iPhones Apple will never allow this: Android has a Porn Store   —  Here’s something that won’t be coming to the iPhone any time soon – an app store for Porn. Apple keeps ‘adult-only’ content off the iPhone. On Android there are no such restrictions and one company has taken that to its natural conclusion by launching the world’s first mobile store for porn. Although you won&# ...

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Microsoft enables Silverlight video streaming to iPhones Security Firms Can't Protect iPhone From Threats   —  Nk497 writes "F-Secure researchers are calling attention to the fact that it's impossible to run third-party anti-virus on iPhones, because the SDK doesn't allow for it. It's a problem, as they claim malware will start to target the phone. 'None of the existing anti-virus vendors can make one, without help from Apple,' chief research officer ...

5. Black Friday Mac and iPod price guides: find the lowest prices 1 day ago   permalink

Black Friday Mac and iPod price guides: find the lowest prices
AppleInsider

Apple early Friday morning kicked off its annual Black Friday sale, offering $101 off MacBook Pros and iMacs. However, the Mac maker's authorized resellers have far undercut the company, slashing up to $300 off MacBook Pros and $180 off iMacs. Find the best prices on Macs and iPods with AppleInsider's finalized Black Friday price guides.

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Black Friday, Red Ink: Big Discounts Will Kill Profits Black Friday and Cyber Monday Predictions   —  Holiday projections are out and many are predicting a gloomy holiday season for retailers. The NRF forecasts a 1% decline growth in total retail sales for the 2009 holiday season, totaling $437.6 billion. The online channel is poised to fare somewhat better, with Forrester Research projecting an increase of 8% to $44.7 billion. The official ...

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Black Friday, Red Ink: Big Discounts Will Kill Profits MobileTechRoundup 191 – Black Friday Edition   —  MoTR 191 is 34:55 minutes long and is a 32.1 MB file in MP3 format. CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly. HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia) TOPICS: Who said “smartbook?” Lenovo buys back the Lenovo Mobile group they sold in 2003. Amazon upgrades Kindles, some get ...

6. Abu Dhabi to aid Dubai "case by case": official 1 hour ago   permalink

Reuters

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates and one of the world's top oil exporters, will "pick and choose" how to assist its debt-laden neighbor Dubai, a senior Abu Dhabi official said on Saturday.

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Abu Dhabi to aid Dubai The Burj Dubai Just Can't Stop Getting Struck By Lightning   —  A tipster sent along this spectacular photo of the Burj Dubai , the world's tallest, most absurdly ostentatious building, getting struck by lightning. While checking for newness, I noticed something amazing: This happens all the time . Well, not all the time, since storms aren't exactly a daily occurrence in Dubai. In a way, though, that makes ...

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Abu Dhabi to aid Dubai Fallout from Dubai debt crisis settles on world markets   —  The debt crisis in the Persian Gulf emirate of Dubai rattled world financial markets Friday, raising concerns that some banks could further tighten lending and stall the global economic recovery.

7. In The Age Of Realtime, Twitter Is Walter Cronkite 8 hours ago   permalink

In The Age Of Realtime, Twitter Is Walter Cronkite
MG Siegler / TechCrunch

The year is 1963. It's November. At 1:40 PM ET, CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite comes on the air. " In Dallas, Texas, three shots were fired at President Kennedy's motorcade in downtown Dallas. The first reports say that President Kennedy has been seriously wounded by this shooting. " Rapidly, everyone in America descends upon the closest ...

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The Many Dimensions of Real Time Twitter Japan to introduce payment model   —  TOKYO - Twitter Japan has further moved to differentiate itself from its global counterpart through the introduction of a tiered payment model that will charge audiences to view tweets from premium Twitter accounts.

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The Many Dimensions of Real Time Will Pay-Per-Tweet Work?, Twitter Japan Ready to Test it   —  In terms of getting ahead of the latest gizmos and other electronic devices, I envy our friends living in Japan. But when it comes to getting premium Twitter updates from, say famous celebrities and other personalities, I would rather not be in Japan. I mean if that is the only way I could follow those [...]

8. This Is Why The Internet Wins 14 hours ago   permalink

This Is Why The Internet Wins
MG Siegler / TechCrunch

Undoubtedly by now you've heard about Tiger Woods' car crash. Early reports had him in serious condition (which remember, is better than critical condition) after he apparently hit a fire hydrant and a tree while leaving his home in his SUV. The latest reports say he has been released from the hospital and is "fine." But I'm not going to speak ...

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Tiger Woods hurt in car crash, released from hospital   —  MIAMI (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, the world's best golfer and a leading force in sports marketing, was hurt in a car accident in Florida on Friday but was released from a hospital in good condition after treatment.

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Twitter is the Ultimate in News? Woods' wife helped after car accident   —  Tiger Woods' wife used a golf club to smash a window of his SUV and get him out of the car after he crashed into a fire hydrant and tree Friday morning, a police chief said. Complete coverage from the Orlando Sentinel.

9. Russian train crash kills 39, attack suspected 2 hours ago   permalink

Reuters

UGLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) - At least 39 people were killed and nearly 100 injured when a Russian express train was derailed late on Friday in what the head of the national railway company said could have been a bomb attack.

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Russian train crash kills 39, attack suspected At Least 35 Dead in Russian Train Derailment   —  Prosecutors said the derailment late Friday could have been the result of sabotage, raising fears that the luxury train was the target of a terrorist attack.

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Russian train crash kills 39, attack suspected Russia Train Derailment Leaves 22 Dead   —  An express train carrying hundreds of passengers from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed late Friday, killing at least 22 people and injuring dozens of others, emergency officials said. Officials say the derailment could be the result of sabotage, fueling fears of terrorism.

10. Sony adds Daily Edition to e-reader line 13 hours ago   permalink

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IDG News Service - Sony Electronics today unveiled a third e-reader with wireless Internet access to complement two devices announced earlier. Sony's new Reader Daily Edition, priced at about $399, will have connectivity through AT&T's 3G mobile broadband network to Sony's ebook store, Sony said during a press conference in New York. Users ...

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7 reasons e-book readers make lousy gifts this year It's official: Nook e-reader will allow book lending over Wi-Fi, 3G   —  Computerworld - Barnes & Noble Inc. officially launched its own e-reader device, the Nook, late Tuesday, saying it will go on sale in late November for $259 and offer wireless access via AT&T's network and Wi-Fi.

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Some Nook e-readers won't make it for the holidays   —  IDG News Service - Just two days after Sony said that its wireless e-reader, the Daily Edition, might not make it to buyers before the end of the year, Barnes & Noble said its Nook e-reader is sold out.

11. Total security in a PostgreSQL database 1 day ago   permalink

Total security in a PostgreSQL database
Linuxtoday.com

"There are lots of stories in the press about crackers accessing corporate databases. Gone are the days when prepubescent teens were the authors of most cracks. Today, data harvesting is big business and is accomplished by dedicated experts who work within a corporate infrastructure. It's not a question of how you can prevent the unauthorized ...

12. Android Porn Market from MiKandi 12 hours ago   permalink

Android Porn Market from MiKandi
Phandroid.com

Google has rules and standards for Android Market that prevent application developers from incorporating adult content. But thanks to Android’s open nature you can get pretty much anything you want on your phone and now a service called MiKandi is helping you find all the naughtiest things you can possibly think/dream/fantasize of in one ...

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Bring it On Mikandi, the Adult Mobile Apps Store for Android Why PC Makers Will Make Android King   —  As Lenovo steps back into the mobile business, it's becoming clear that Android will democratize the hardware for mobile phones allowing the PC makers (both Dell and Acer are using it) to make a compelling handsets and put the hurt on traditional handset makers.

Darren Murph / Engadget
Bring it On Mikandi, the Adult Mobile Apps Store for Android Acer to unveil 8 to 10 phones next year, show more love to Android   —  Acer's far from being a major player in the smartphone space, but to call it irrelevant would be grossly inaccurate. Up until now, however, the outfit has relied largely on Microsoft's mobile OS to power its phones, though even it seems shocked by the warm reception the Android-powered Liquid has received. According to the company's own Aymar de ...

13. Thanks to Our jkOnTheRun Sponsors! 12 hours ago   permalink

Thanks to Our jkOnTheRun Sponsors!
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We’d like to say thanks to this week’s jkOnTheRun sponsor. Fuze Meeting: Share everything you see with everyone in high definition, anywhere on any device.

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Give Gifts With Bytes, Not Gifts That Bite Sponsor post: Sponsor post: Thanks to Our GigaOM Sponsors!   —  We’d like to say thanks to this week’s GigaOM sponsors: PEER 1: Fully Scalable Hosting Solutions Concentric: Hosted IT Services Mozy: Simple, Automatic, Secure Online Backup SoftLayer: SoftLayer delivers on-demand virtual data center services [...]

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Give Gifts With Bytes, Not Gifts That Bite Thanks to Mashable’s Socially Savvy Supporters   —  Thanks to this week’s advertisers and partners for enabling us to bring you the latest social media news and resources. Mashable’s sponsors are as social media savvy as our readers! Advertise with us and get noticed. Help us to help you. Mashable is seeking out site sponsors for our large, diverse audience — social media users, ...

14. The Killed Windows 7 Family Guy Special Even More Horrible Than I Imagined 15 hours ago   permalink

The Killed Windows 7 Family Guy Special Even More Horrible Than I Imagined
Matt buchanan / Gizmodo

Microsoft's posted the clips from Family Guy 's killed hackathon that would've shilled for Windows 7 , and they're even more brain-liquefyingly stupid than I thought. Just watch, but when your brains leak out your ears, don't say I didn't warn you. Okay, actually, I kind of like this one. [ YouTube via NeoWin ]

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15. Kohjinsha Dual Screen DZ Series 1 day ago   permalink

Kohjinsha Dual Screen DZ Series
Geek Stuff 4 U .com

Kohjinsha DZ Series features two 10.1” LCDs with a 1024x600 resolution and LED backlight Shipping: Usually Over 15 Working days Price: ¥ 95,800.00 2009-11-27 04:51:32

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Kohjinsha ships dual-screen DZ notebook Dual Screen Netbook Going On Sale Soon   —  You've probably seen the pictures of the Kohjinsha 10.1-inch dual-screen netbook that we reported on from CEATEC 2009. We've soon good news on that, as it looks like the netbook won't be a prototype forever, and will apparently be sold in Japan from December 11th as the Kohjinsha DZ. It'll set you back ¥79,800 ($925), but then again, how ...

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Japanese firm launches dual screen notebook   —  Double vision

16. Nearly half the money spent at US retail on desktop PCs goes to Apple 20 hours ago   permalink

Nearly half the money spent at US retail on desktop PCs goes to Apple
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In October, Mac US retail desktop computer revenue share was 47.71, percent up from 33.44 percent a year earlier, according to NPD. It's a stunning number, given just how many Windows PC companies combined command so much more market share, while competing for the same revenue share.

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Apple Commands Almost Half of All U.S. Desktop Revenue Stantum Slate PC with Multi-Touch Panel Hands On   —  Masaki from Stantum Japan gave me a tour of their multi-touch screen technology showcased on their Slate PC proof of concept device, which if you remember, is a modded Dell Mini 10. Watch the video . I came away quite impressed with the technology - it seemed very responsive and sensitive to the touch, more than some of the touch screens that ...

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Apple Commands Almost Half of All U.S. Desktop Revenue Century Dual Bay Mini Rack with RAID   —  There aren't many 3.5-Inch SSDs available on the market, and while most 2.5-Inch SSDs are faster than most HDDs, we are not able to fit one or two SSD in a Desktop PC, since it's usually only compatible with the 3.5-Inch size. Thanks to the Century Dual Bay Mini Rack you will now be able to slide one or two 2.5” SATA HDDs or SSDs to your ...

17. Nintendo Boasts 9 Million Player Advantage Among Female Console Gamers 23 hours ago   permalink

Nintendo Boasts 9 Million Player Advantage Among Female Console Gamers
Kotaku.com

The president of Nintendo of America wasn't counting girls playing DS, moms playing PCs or sisters dabbling with the family's Wii when he announced that there are more than 11 million females in the Americas who play consoles.

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Matt buchanan / Gizmodo :   Girls Play With Wiis

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Saturday Shortbread OFLC rating reveals Q-Games' Reflect Missile, Nintendo publishing   —  Q-Games and Nintendo had a recent partnership in the release of Digidrive , but it doesn't seem like they're letting their relationship cool off any time soon. According to a new OFLC rating , Q-Games is developing -- and Nintendo is publishing -- a game called Reflect Missile . No platform was announced, but the safe money's on either a DSiWare ...

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Saturday Shortbread Interview: Nintendo's Eiji Aonuma   —  Extensive video and text interview with the spirit of the Zelda series. If you're going to start working in games development, you might as well begin on one of the greatest games of all-time. That was the rather serendipitous position Eiji Aonuma found himself in, hired by Nintendo to work on the momentous first 3D instalment of the Zelda series.

18. Splash Damage's Brink wants to change your mind on multiplayer 8 hours ago   permalink

Splash Damage's Brink wants to change your mind on multiplayer
Ben Gilbert / Joystiq

Are you one of these folks who don't even realize there's a "multiplayer button" in your first-person shooters? After spending hours with the single-player campaign, you shelve the game and press onward, eschewing time with multiplayer for other, more solitary experiences? Splash Damage head Paul Wedgwood wants to change your attitude, telling ...

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Interview: Splash Damage's Paul Wedgwood   —  On the Brink. In Brink, Splash Damage and Bethesda may have one of the most ambitious games of 2010: a first-person shooter that blends single- and multi-player on a fundamental level, which is also sufficiently accessible that a complete novice can go toe to toe with a veteran and both still enjoy themselves. Following his Developer Session at ...

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Busy Times @ San Diego Area Public Libraries   —  From the Article: “We have the highest use we’ve ever had right now,” said Marion Moss Hubbard, spokeswoman for the city of San Diego library system. “These tough economic times are bringing more people to us to save on the cost of books and movies, to use our computers and wireless connections to look for work [...]

19. FHP: Tiger Woods Injured In Crash Outside Home 15 hours ago   permalink

FHP: Tiger Woods Injured In Crash Outside Home
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POSTED: 1:57 pm EST November 27, 2009

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Tiger Woods Tiger Woods seriously injured in car accident   —  The "charges pending" may be only for failing to wear his seat belt, which is one of the only ways to hurt yourself at under 30 mph in a ginormous Escalade.

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Tiger Woods Tiger Woods & Wife Argued Before Crash   —  Multiple law enforcement sources tell TMZ Tiger Woods' early morning accident came right after an argument with his wife, Elin Nordegren. We're told Elin told cops about the argument at the scene of the accident and Tiger gave the same story to authorities at the hospital where he was treated.

20. JBO: Joystiq Box Office, November 23 - November 27 9 hours ago   permalink

JBO: Joystiq Box Office, November 23 - November 27
Kevin Kelly / Joystiq

We can't be gaming all the time, despite our best efforts, and from time to time we'll actually take advantage of the movie-playing abilities on our gaming systems. JBO features our top picks for XBL, PSN, Netflix's Watch Instantly and Blu-ray each week. Recommendation of the Week: Food, Inc. (Xbox 360/Zune Video) You cram food in your mouth ...