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5 iPhone Apps to Help You Through the Holidays
Can you believe that next week is already Thanksgiving? I can't, and there's no slowing down from here. In the midst of seasonal travel, family gatherings, and shopping on Black Friday, you may need some help getting organized.
Daily Tech: EA Sports Active Opens Two Temporary Stores
- Right up until Christmas, you can test out EA Sports Active in stores in San Francisco and Boston — EA Sports Active
- Walmart's Black Friday ad has surfaced — CrunchGear
- Firefox 3.6 Beta3 for Windows, Mac, and Linux users is now available to download — Lifehacker
- Hulu has just teamed up with EMI to offer music videos on its free video streaming site — The New York Times
- The Nokia N900 is now on sale in the US — CNET
- Find out how you can download videos to your iPhone — Switched
Keep Up With Black Friday Deals Online
As I'm sure you're aware, Black Friday is coming. If you're still having nightmares from last year's crowd-checking events the day after Thanksgiving, then you always have Cyber Monday to look forward to! But before we get into that, I'd first like to introduce you to a few websites: iBlack Friday, BlackFriday.net, and TheBlackFriday.com.
Daily Tech: The Second Gen Chumby Makes Its Debut
- Labeled the "Chumby One," the second gen Chumby costs $100 and includes a 3.5-touchscreen and handy widgets — Engadget
- Some iTunes links now open to a direct website called iTunes preview, so you can check out songs without opening the app — Apple Insider
- Best Buys' juicy Black Friday deals have leaked — Gizmodo
- Take a look at some classic Mario suits, and ones that he should sport in the future — Kotaku
- Dells Black Friday ad actually includes some decent laptop sales — CrunchGear
- Check out some gadget deals of the day — Lifehacker
Daily Tech: Use Google Maps to Find H1N1 Vaccine Locations
- Google already has data for locations of H1N1 flu vaccine programs from 20 states and counting — Gizmodo
- Apple beefs up their HD movie selection in the iTunes store — TechCrunch
- Cute! UK designer Kyle Bean has created this Russian Babushka doll style cell phone set — Popgadget
- Staples shows off its extensive Black Friday ad — CrunchGear
- Google has developed a new feature called SafeSearch, so you can easily filter out sexually explicit sites from your search results — The Google Blog
- Blockbuster plans to start renting movies on SD cards — Gadgetell
10 Websites to Help You Save This Holiday Shopping Season
No matter what's happening with the economy, I'm always down to save some dough on gifts. This holiday, I'll be doing most of my shopping online (which really, is no different than any other year), which can mean great deals if you know where to look. Check out 10 of my favorite sites to help save you a few bucks on all of your gifting needs for the upcoming shopping season!
Spend $20 at Old Navy on Black Friday, Get Lego Rock Band!
The Black Friday fun has just begun! To get the ball rolling, I've just learned that when you spend $20 on Nov. 27 at Old Navy stores across the country, you'll get a free copy of Lego Rock Band (retail value is $44)!
iPhone App You Need Now: Black Friday
In case you missed it, it's November, which means Thanksgiving is right around the corner, Christmas will soon arrive and before you can shout "Happy New Year," it'll be 2010. Not to put the pressure on you, but November doesn't just mean turkey and stuffing — it means Black Friday. I predict that this year, good deals and sales will be more important than ever to get people in the stores to shop for gifts, so be on top of it all with the Dealnews Black Friday app.
Family Demands Wal-Mart Pay For Death of Employee — Fair?
The family of the Wal-Mart worker killed by a stampede of shoppers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that Wal-Mart "created an atmosphere of competition and anxiety" that led to "crowd craze." Considering that a young man died in the Black Friday frenzy, that much seems true —but should Wal-Mart have to pay for that death?
The family thinks so, and in the lawsuit they argue that Wal-Mart "engaged in specific marketing and advertising techniques to specifically attract a large crowd and create an environment of frenzy and mayhem and was otherwise careless, reckless and negligent."
Did the US Wait Until After Black Friday to Declare Recession?
Yesterday the National Bureau of Economic Research, the official recession party starter, announced the recession was well underway and has been since December 2007. Taking a year to make it official may have caused national exasperation, but waiting until the weekend after its Friday meeting may have saved Black Friday. Bless us all!
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