1. The End Of The CrunchPad 4 hours ago   permalink

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It was so close I could taste it. Two weeks ago we were ready to publicly launch the CrunchPad . The device was stable enough for a demo. It went hours without crashing. We could even let people play with the device themselves - the user interface was intuitive enough that people "got it" without any instructions. And the look of pure joy on the ...

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3. 'Twitter' top word of 2009 3 hours ago   permalink

Don Reisinger / Webware.com

Twitter is at it again. This time, the term "twitter" has taken the top spot of the world's most popular English word.

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Www.languagemonitor.com Top Words of 2009   —  Austin, TX November 29, 2009 – The Global Language Monitor has announced that Twitter is the Top Word of 2009 in its annual global survey of the English language.  Twittered was followed by Obama, H1N1, Stimulus, and Vampire. The near-ubiquitous suffix, 2.0, was No. 6, with Deficit, Hadron the object of study of CERN’s new atom smasher, ... CNET :    'Twitter' top word of 2009 Ben Parr / Mashable! :    Twitter Declared Most Popular English Word of 2009 Hamilton Nolan / Gawker :    'Twitter' Is Word of Sexless Year Stuart / A PR Guy's Musings :    Top 10 word of 2009 is Twitter, then Obama, H1N1, stimulus, vampire, 2.0

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Amazon Shares its Top Cyber Monday Deals on Twitter   —  Amazon killed their brick and mortar competition when it came to Black Friday Twitter buzz , and when all was said and done they were also the most visited website on Black Friday as well. The deals, however, are just getting started as today kicks off Amazon’s Cyber Monday discount extravaganza. So, while you can poke around their website ... Readwriteweb / ReadWriteWeb Top 10 Mobile Web Products of 2009   —  As part of our annual tradition, this week Read Write Web will present you with our "best of" posts for 2009, a series of articles that will examine the top web products in categories that range from consumer web apps to RSS and syndication platforms. Today, we're kicking off the series with a look at the top mobile web products of the past year. Chris Crum / Top News Feed Death, Disease, Money, and Twitter on Bing   —  Microsoft's Bing has revealed a top ten list of the most popular trending topics of 2009. 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Last year, for example, Wired magazine’s Paul Boutin weighed in on the subject, arguing that Twitter, Flickr, Facebook Make Blogs Look So 2004. ... Kristine Lowe / Journalism.co.uk Twitter mishaps and netiquette for journalists   —  This is an edited version of a post that first appeared on KristineLowe.blogs.com. Evidence suggests navigating the social web can be a bit of challenge for journalists, but does that mean we need a new set of ethical guidelines to manage their conduct? Last week, while organising a debate on whether we need rules for journalists’ [...] Readwriteweb / ReadWriteWeb Twidroid 3.0 Launches with Plugin Support   —  Originally set to launch in "early December," Twidroid surprised us by launching the next version of the popular Android Twitter client here on the last day of November instead. Twidroid 3.0, which is now available in the Android Marketplace, is a major update for this mobile application, introducing new features like geolocation, in-app image ... Judith Townend / Journalism.co.uk Real-time Twitter trouble   —  In keeping with the Twitter mishap theme, an unfortunate TV station billboard in the US, via Cnet News: “The enterprising folks at WPMI TV in Mobile, Ala., decided that they should reach out on a real-time basis to their viewers. They erected a billboard, adorned it with an image of three of its most photogenic anchors, [...] Ubergizmo Twitter For Your Mobile Phone   —  Is Twitter getting out of hand? Well, it’s probably subjective, but nobody can deny that Twitter is insanely popular at the moment. Now it seems that the folks who work at Twitter in Japan are interested in charging users a price to access certain subscriptions. The prepaid accounts will cost anything between $1.15 and $11.60, and Twitter ... Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch Twitter Doesn’t Track The Zeitgeist. 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Always. Be. Closing. That's about as far as my sales knowledge goes and it's lifted directly from a Hollywood movie . But now London-based WeCanDo.BIZ offers a different approach. "Always. Be. Tweeting" - my words not their's - with the launch of a Twitter-based sales tool that lets small businesses generate leads through the ... F-Secure Antivirus Research Team (mailto:weblog\ / F-Secure Antivirus Research Black Friday 2009   —  Today is Black Friday in the United States. Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving and is traditionally the start of the Christmas holiday shopping season. Almost all big retailers promote "early bird" sales on Black Friday. How does one learn where the best deals are located? Well, either you buy a newspaper and look through the inserts & ... 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Virginia Nussey / Bruce Clay Blog How To Approach Ads, Content Distribution and Marketing on Twitter – SEM Synergy Extras   —  How To Approach Ads, Content Distribution and Marketing on Twitter – SEM Synergy Extras is a post from: Bruce Clay Blog CC BY-ND 2.0 SEM Synergy and its accompanying blog post are usually reserved for Wednesdays. But since it’s a short week and you’ve got a Thanksgiving-themed recap ... Don / It's what I do 10 Reasons why brands fail on Twitter / Social Media - Daily SEO blog   —  So true true true. If you are trying to make sense of this social media thing, read and understand this post. You cannot think of Twitter or Facebook as another ad channel... it is a discussion - about things that are relative and possibly fringe of your product/service. Discuss the world of your product, NOT just your product. 10 Reasons why ... 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4. Top 20 tough iPhone cases 1 hour ago   permalink

David Carnoy / Crave

If you're looking for a rugged case that will keep your iPhone seriously protected and will help it survive a drop unscathed, check out our list of highly protective iPhone cases. Originally posted at Fully Equipped

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5. Latest Firefox beta offers file-handling feature 2 hours ago   permalink

Stephen Shankland / Webware.com

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6. EBay fined $2.5 million in French perfume case 1 hour ago   permalink

Lance Whitney / CNET News

Company criticizes $2.5 million fine levied against it by a French court for failing to stop sales of LVMH perfumes. Court says eBay violated a 2008 order to remove all such listings. Originally posted at News - Politics and Law

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BBC News EBay fined in perfume sales row   —  A Parisian court fines eBay 1.7m euros after ruling it had not kept to an injunction banning users from selling on LVMH perfumes.

Chris Crum / Top News Feed EBay Previews Possible Geotargeting Feature for Sellers   —  As you may know, Black Friday is a pretty popular day for online shopping as well as offline. With that in mind, it is no surprise that a lot of people turned to eBay to find deals and work on their holiday gift buying. eBay has created an interesting visualization of the site's Black Friday activity across the United States. This comes in the ... Times Online EBay fined €1.7m for breaching LVMH perfume ban   —  EBay, the online auctioneer, was today fined €1.7 million for failing to uphold a French court injunction banning the sale of perfumes and beauty products made by LVMH, the luxury goods group. Allison Waldman / TV Squad Jim Gaffigan's Christmas ads for eBay are working   —  In TV Squad 's continued efforts to share the best and worst of TV commercials with you, here's one that's currently airing that's just terrific. Jim Gaffigan for eBay. Think harder. That's his advice for people who are trying to figure out what to buy him for Christmas. Gaffigan is hilarious with that dry sense of humor and the furrowed brow. ... Jonathan Crowe / The Map Room EBay Maps Black Friday   —  As a way of promoting itself during the holiday shopping season, eBay has mapped “all U.S.-based buyer and seller transactions on eBay on Black Friday, November 27, 2009 (12:00:00 AM to 11:59:59 PM EST).” Via All Points Blog and Cartophilia . eBay Maps Black Friday first appeared on The Map Room: A Weblog About Maps on November 30, ... The Seattle Times EBay fined in France for selling upscale perfumes   —  Online auction site eBay Inc. was fined euro1.7 million ($2.5 million) by a Paris court on Monday for failing to stop the sale of famous perfume brands like Christian Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy and Kenzo - all of which are owned by luxury group LVMH. PhysOrg Team / PhysOrg.com EBay fined in France for selling upscale perfumes   —  (AP) -- Online auction site eBay Inc. was fined euro1.7 million ($2.5 million) by a Paris court on Monday for failing to stop the sale of famous perfume brands like Christian Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy and Kenzo - all of which are owned by luxury group LVMH.

7. Kindle Breaks Record for Sales in a Single Month During November 6 hours ago   permalink

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - News) today announced that November is already the best sales month ever for Kindle, even before Cyber Monday. Kindle continues to be the most wished for, the most gifted, and the #1 bestselling product across all product categories on Amazon. The latest generation Kindle – just released ...

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Electronista Kindle, iPods top Amazon's Thanksgiving sales   —  Amazon today claimed a "record" month of sales for the Kindle and has provided some details of its bestselling devices. Without giving numbers, the online retailer said the e-book reader had its "best sales month ever" even before Cyber Monday, the online follow-up to Black Friday. It remains the bestselling individual product of any category at ... MacNN :    Nook delayed for retail, in "very limited" numbers

Charlie Sorrel / Wired Amazon Promises Kindle Update for Better Content Organization   —  The Amazon Kindle has many problems: inconsistent international support for both features and availability of titles, a rather too-dark gray screen, no touch and the inability to display any EPUB-format titles bought elsewhere. Once you start reading, though, the Kindle manages to do what Amazon promises: It disappears in your hand. Apart from ... Ubergizmo Kindle Is The Top Seller On Amazon   —  With the popularity of Barnes & Noble’s Nook e-book reader, you’d hardly expect the most important device in that field to be left out, right? Right, and that’s why Amazon is claiming that the Kindle is the best selling device on Amazon. Too bad that they didn’t release any actual sales figures for the device, so it ... Laura June / Engadget Kindle is the biggest selling item on Amazon, bests sliced bread   —  Recession? Not if you're the Amazon Kindle, it turns out -- it's currently the bestselling product across all categories at Amazon. Yes, that means it's outselling the robotic hamsters, the t-shirts with wolves howling at the moon, and the limited edition Snuggies. November, when people traditionally start trampling each other in the name of ... MacNN Kindle, iPods top Amazon's Thanksgiving sales   —  Amazon today claimed a "record" month of sales for the Kindle and has provided some details of its bestselling devices. Without giving numbers, the online retailer said the e-book reader had its "best sales month ever" even before Cyber Monday, the online follow-up to Black Friday. It remains the bestselling individual product of any category at ... JG Mason / Gadgetell Competition driving Kindle sales: November was best month ever   —  Section: Gadgets / Other , ebooks The Kindle ebook reader from Amazon is on a roll. Amazon boldly announced that they have sold more Kindle’s this month (November) than any month prior. And that is before CyberMonday. Perhaps proving the axiom: competition is good; many ebook enthusiasts await the arrival of the Nook, the Barnes and Noble ... Today Did Kindle Sales Get a Boost from Nook's Fumble?   —  Amazon knows about supply shortages, but this time the Kindle may benefit from its competitors' inventory control issues. Bit-tech.net Article Feed Mod of the Month - November 2009   —  Another month has gone by and it's time again to look at six new and interesting mods we've found in our project log forum. Bizjournals Technology:General News Amazon targets I-77 corridor south of Charlotte   —  Amazon.com Inc. is looking at sites in York County and some other S.C. counties for development of a distribution center that would measure more than 500,000 square feet. Chris Crum / Top News Feed Walmart Wins Thanksgiving, Amazon Wins Black Friday   —  You may have read about the online price wars going on this holiday season between Walmart and Amazon. It looks like both companies are doing quite well as a result (not that that is much of a surprise). According to data from Experian Hitwise , Walmart was the top retail site on Thanksgiving Day, and Amazon was the top retail site on Black ... Mike / Searchnewz What Makes People Love Google?   —  In a word: branding. As a brand, both through their own efforts and through sheer luck, Google has been able to position itself as the #1 online brand in the US according to Forrester Research. Others among the top ten, including Yahoo, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft, have generated some of the same emotional responses from their fans. Google ... 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MarketWatch.com Improved November U.S. car sales could be on tap   —  Car manufacturers will post November U.S. sales results Tuesday, and, while the month is traditionally one of the worst of the year, there could be some signs this time around that the industry is on the mend. Arnold Zafra / Search Engine Journal Amazon is the Most Visited Website on Black Friday   —  Now that Black Friday is over and everyone is in the U.S. are probably busy finding the best Cyber Monday deals online, it's interesting to note which online retailers made it to the top of the charts during Black Friday's shopping craze. And according to Experian Hitwise data it was none other than Amazon - their second in a row. As… ... AWS / Amazon Web Services Blog IBM Tivoli Now Available on Amazon EC2   —  Adoption of the AWS Cloud by mainstream ISVs is underway as you read this. There are numerous posts about IBM’s work to bring their product line into the AWS environment, and today’s is no exception. IBM Tivoli monitoring is now... Johnny / Gadgetizer.com IRiver Story On Amazon   —  It’s the war of the eReaders, and now it looks like Amazon is offering up the new iRiver Story in time for the holidays. For $380 you can dive into your reading with the iRiver Story, which also adds weight that all eReaders will be white and slim-linned, right? Carmi Levy / Betanews Without its own 'iTablet' yet, is Apple missing the boat?   —  By Chris Maxcer, MacNewsWorld E-readers seem to be smoking hot this year. The Amazon Kindle, of course, has been leading the pack, but Sony seems to have sold more than a handful as well, and its new Sony Daily Edition e-reader may be in short supply. Meanwhile, newcomer Barnes & Noble already sold out of its new Nook e-reader, which the company ... Search Engine Watch Blog Cyber Monday Started on Black Friday for Amazon.com   —  According to Experian Hitwise , Amazon.com was the top visited retail site on Black Friday 2009. Retail traffic to Amazon.com was up 22% on Black Friday 2009 versus Black Friday 2008. Apparently, some people didn't wait for Cyber Monday to start their online shopping for the holidays. ‏ Amazon.com received 13.6 percent of U.S. visits among the ... I4u / I4U News Cyber Monday $158 Apple iPod Touch 2G Deal On Amazon Sells Like Crazy   —  The Amazon Cyber Monday Sale features today an Apple iPod touch 2G (2nd Generation) for $158. This deal made this iPod already the 2nd most selling electronics item on Amazon. It is really a great deal if you think about it. The only difference between ... Eric Savitz / BARRONS.com Black Friday: Amazon, Walmart Top Web Retailing Traffic List   —  Amazon.com (AMZN) was the most trafficked retail Web site on Black Friday for the second straight year, according to Experian Hitwise. Here is the Hitwise list of the top 20 most trafficked retail sites on Black Friday, with their share of traffic among the top 500 retail sites: Amazon.com (AMZN), 13.55% Walmart (WMT), [...] Payments News Editor / Payments News Discover: Small Business Economic Confidence Plunges in November   —  Discover has announced that its latest Discover Small Business Watch index of economic confidence among America’s small business owners "plummeted in November, as more owners cited serious concerns about cash flow and saw economic conditions for their own businesses getting worse. The Discover Small Business Watch index fell 12 points in ... MacInTouch Amazon Update   —  Amazon has discounts on the brand-new Mac Mini models plus the new iMacs and new MacBook, not to mention the iPod Touch. AppleCare is discounted, too, and you save a bunch on MobileMe. Amazon also saves you money on the MacBook Pro, Mac Pro and MacBook Air and offers deep discounts on Snow Leopard. 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8. Location start-up SimpleGeo maps out funding 2 hours ago   permalink

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CNET News learns that the Series A round, which closed late last week, was led by First Round Capital and includes contributions from prominent Valley angel investors. Originally posted at The Social

9. LEAK: The Google Phone "Is a Certainty" 4 hours ago   permalink

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According to a trusted source who's seen it with their own eyes, the Google Phone "is a certainty." And by " Google Phone " we don't simply mean another Android handset. We're talking about Google-branded hardware running a version of Android we haven't yet seen. Over the next few weeks, Google Phones (most probably in early, prototype form) ...

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Historically, young women and men who sought to thrive in publishing made their way to Manhattan. Once there, they were told, they would work in marginal jobs for indifferent bosses doing mundane tasks and then one day, if they did all of that without whimper or complaint, they would magically be granted access to a gilded community, the large ...

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Darrell Etherington / TheAppleBlog Apple’s Cyber Monday Deals: Bummer   —  Black Friday was nice, and I actually picked up a pretty good deal on a new Canon DSLR despite the fact that I live in Canada and we don’t traditionally observe the day. But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t looking forward to Cyber Monday, which is like Black Friday, but aimed at [...] The Tao of Mac How to Switch to the Mac   —  This is an update to an item originally published on Wednesday, 21 February 2007. …and enjoy doing it. Update: revisions for 2009, better readability and Snow Leopard . Previously: lots of minor changes for Leopard , app updates, etc. You may also want to visit my Switch page, which tries to list suitable Mac OS X replacements for common ... Danny Allen / Gizmodo Apple Rejects iDroid App   —  Sure, a Motorola Droid-style glowing red eye sounds cool, but the iDroid app would not have actually replicated any Droid features. In fact, it would have been little more than an ad spewing marketing propaganda once you tapped on it. The Motorola Droid is a great handset—it doesn't need crapware advertising to sell itself. Apple has a ... SFGate Ahead of the bell: Apple had strong weekend   —  Apple Inc. appears to have done well over the Thanksgiving weekend even without steep discounting and despite the release of Windows 7 _ a testament to the resilience of its products, an analyst said Monday. Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu said in-the-field... Apple - Microsoft Windows - Thanksgiving - Windows 7 - Macintosh Yoann / Be Geek Cyber Monday Apple du 30 novembre au 15 décembre   —  Nous vous parlions du Cyber Monday Apple alors que celui-ci venait tout juste de faire son apparition en Australie. Eh bien, il est enfin arrivé en France et l’offre va rester en place 15 jours! En effet, « Les frais de livraison standard… Brandrepublic / Brand Republic The Sun marks 40 years with viral spoofing Apple's iPhone ads   —  LONDON - The Sun is marking its 40th anniversary with a cheeky viral created by Glue London, spoofing the Apple iPhone ads by positioning the newspaper as the original handheld device. MacRumors Apple Takes Control of 'TabletMac' Trademark   —  A couple of years ago, a company called Axiotron announced an aftermarket modification for the MacBook that converted the Apple laptop into a tablet. The modification remains for sale at $699 and takes a stock MacBook, removes the keyboard and scre... Electronista Apple 'bullying' flash memory makers?   —  Apple was accused on late Sunday by anonymous industry sources of 'bullying' NAND flash memory suppliers through its purchasing tactics. The company has allegedly, knowingly requested more memory from Korean firms Hynix and Samsung on a regular basis than it actually buys when the supply is ready. The iPhone and iPod maker is said by the Korea ... Techworld.com News Apple moves to kill second Psystar lawsuit   —  Accuses Mac clone maker of court shopping, stalling Apple has asked a Florida federal judge to kill a lawsuit filed in August by Psystar, saying that the case is a retread of the one in California that has the Mac clone maker on the ropes. Macworld Apple Store offers free shipping for holiday shoppers   —  Apple has made standard shipping free for all products on the Apple Online Store from now until December 23. Eric Savitz / BARRONS.com Apple Retail Stores Packed…With Analysts   —  Well, you can say this for the early season read on holiday traffic at Apple (AAPL) retail stores: they were certainly overflowing with Wall Street analysts. A number of them even wrote up their findings, and for most part they were fairly upbeat. Here’s a rundown: Thomas Weisel Partners analyst Doug Reid [...] The Seattle Times Ahead of the bell: Apple had strong weekend   —  Apple Inc. appears to have done well over the Thanksgiving weekend even without steep discounting and despite the release of Windows 7 - a testament to the resilience of its products, an analyst said Monday. AppleInsider Another take: Apple's Black Friday sales seen as 'strong'   —  Despite Apple offering modest discounts for Black Friday, huge Mac sales for the year's biggest shopping day have been projected, thanks to third-party resellers. Macworld UK's OFT says Apple agrees to improve terms and conditions   —  Apple has agreed to change is terms and conditions to make them clearer and fairer for consumers following concerns raised by the Office of Fair Trading in the UK. Philip Smith / FIXYOURTHINKING.COM Apple Pries "TabletMac" Name From Other World Computing & Axiotron   —  As reported by MacRumors:A couple of years ago, a company called Axiotron announced an aftermarket modification for the MacBook that converted the Apple laptop into a tablet. The modification remains for sale at $699 and takes a stock MacBook, removes the keyboard and screen, and adds a Wacom pen-based screen to give the device a tablet form ... Webmaster / The Mac Observer News: Apple Rolls Out Cyber Monday Accessory Deals   —  Apple is joining in on Cyber Monday sales with some special online deals for Mac, iPhone and iPod-related accessories. The deals are available only through Apple's online store and include free shipping. Lionel / HardMac.com Psystar, caught between deception and megalomania   —  Since its last legal defeat vis-a-vis Apple the future of Psystar has become increasingly more dubious. This is even more true if the figure of 768 machines sold is real. One has to say: all this fuss for so little? In spite of these vexations, Psystar likes to see itself already as the Dell or the Apple of tomorrow. Their business plan, let us ... Xeni Jardin / Boing Boing Website documents iPhone apps rejected by Apple   —  The website apprejections.com tracks mentions of applications that have been rejected by Apple for sale in the App Store. More at readwriteweb.... Jeremy / ILounge News: Apple posts developer info for iTunes LP, Extras   —  Apple has posted a new page with links to information on how to build iTunes LP and iTunes Extra files for submission to iTunes. Linked on the new page are templates for creating the files, along with a how-to, best practices documents, a development guide, and information on asset delivery, testing, and TuneKit, Apple’s API for iTunes LP and ... MacInTouch Apple: iTunes LP and iTunes Extras for Developers   —  Apple's iTunes LP and iTunes Extras for Developers provides the equivalent of an SDK for using the new iTunes LP and Extras features that provide "interactive experiences created to accompany music and movies." Webmaster / The Mac Observer Apple Context Machine Podcast: ACM 158: Microsoft & News Corp, Verizon & AT&T, The Remix   —  In this week's episode of The Apple Context Machine, Jeff and Bryan talk about Microsoft's rumored efforts to turn News Corp into an exclusive property of Bing when it comes to search engine, as well as the ongoing battle between AT&T and Verizon (with Apple quietly showing AT&T how to do it right). Dena Cassella / Digital Trends The Apple Store’s Cyber Monday Sales on Apple Accessories   —  In a slight attempt at holiday sales, the Apple Store boasts iPod and iPhone accessories for its Cyber Monday deals. Tom / Eurogamer News: Edge by Mobigame turfed off App Store   —  Apple heeds Edge Games' call. Tim Langdell's Edge Games has convinced Apple to remove Edge by Mobigame from the App Store for a second time. A statement made by the company - and possibly Langdell himself - alleged that renaming EDGE to Edge by Mobigame "was determined not to get around infringement". "Clearly, if Sony tried to use the mark ' ...

12. Are You Ready for the TV Widget Revolution? 1 hour ago   permalink

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Broadband TVs are already trickling into the market, but they'll kick off in earnest this holiday season as manufacturers from Vizio, Samsung, LG and more pack their TVs with gew-gaws. We'll get our first sense of how interested in widget-enabled TVs consumers are this Black Friday, when select models go on sale. With televisions in 98.9 percent ...

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Mike Butcher / TechCrunch Europe Spotify heads towards TVs, gaming consoles and China   —  At the first ever outing of the brand new (and quite high level) NOAH Conference in London a clutch of European companies, most mid-to-late stage startups, set out their wares to a broad range of European VCs, private equity people and bankers. Was it a pitch event? It was hard to say, but among them was a round-up from Shakil Khan, effectively ...

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13. Barnes & Noble delays Nook shipments to stores 11 hours ago   permalink

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc (BKS.N) said on Sunday it would delay shipments of its newly launched Nook electronic reader to stores as the company strives to deliver preordered devices to consumers before the holidays.

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Www.reuters.com REPEAT-Barnes & Noble delaying Nook shipments to stores   —  SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc (BKS.N) said on Sunday it would delay shipments of its newly-launched Nook electronic reader to stores as the company strives to deliver pre-ordered devices to consumers before the holidays. Staci D. Kramer / PaidContent :    Barnes & Noble Misses In-Store Date For Nooks Kit Eaton / Fast Company :    Barnes and Noble's E-reader Delays: Bad News for Stores, Good News for Publishing?

Today Barnes & Noble Delays Nook by One Week   —  Book retailer Barnes & Noble says it will delay the retail arrival of its Nook e-reader by one week due to high demand issues, according to a statement posted to the company's Website Sunday night. The new date for the arrival of the Nook in Barnes & Noble stores is December 7.

Ubergizmo Nook Retail Launch Delayed   —  Folks haven’t even been able to get their hands on the Barnes & Noble Nook and it’s already supply issues. We previously mentioned that the Nook was sold out for the holidays , and now it looks like the retail launch has also been delayed by a week to Dec 7th. The launch has been pushed back because the company has decided to ... Electronista Nook delayed for retail, in "very limited" numbers   —  Barnes & Noble today warned that the Nook's retail launch has been delayed by a week to December 7th. Its launch is being set back as the company is prioritizing those who pre-ordered the e-book reader. Only a "very limited" number of the devices should show up at the physical bookstores next week, the company said.... WSJ / WSJ.com Tech Today: Nook’s Store Debut Delayed, Sharp Bets Big on Japan Plant   —  Barnes & Noble said it won't have any of its Nook devices in stores until Dec. 7, Sharp's new production complex is a litmus test for the future of Japanese high-tech manufacturing. Bizjournals Technology:General News Nook's store debut delayed   —  Barnes & Noble said Sunday that its Nook e-readers won't be in stores until Dec. 7, almost a week later than expected. (GOOG) Nigel / The Red Ferret Journal Fast App Store – excellent search engine helps you find mobile phone apps instantly   —  The FastApp Store aims to be a one-stop shop for all your mobile phone software applications. The site features a mix [...] 179 words | permalink | 2 comments | digg this EWeek Barnes and Noble Claims Delays for In-Store Nook E-Readers   —  Barnes Noble says that its Nook e-reader will arrive in stores on Dec. 7, later than anticipated, due to high demand for the devices. The bookseller previously told customers that many of its pre-orders would not ship until after the holidays. Barnes Noble and Sony are both claiming e-reader shortages, while Amazon.com announced best-ever ... Geoff Duncan / Digital Trends Barnes and Noble Nook Coming a Week Later   —  Barnes and Noble says high demand is forcing it to push back the retail debut of its Nook e-reader by another week.

14. Websites start charging for news 7 hours ago   permalink

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Newspaper publisher Johnston Press starts charging readers to access the content on some of its websites.

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Stowe Boyd / Message This Will Only Hasten The Fall   —  Johnston Press starts charging for online local news One of the UK's biggest newspaper firms is to charge for access to online content from six of its titles. via news.bbc.co.uk They are all lining up, all the media barons. 'Whoops!...

Martin Stabe / Martin Stabe BBC News: Today: Websites start charging for news   —  The Today programme on the Johnston Press paywall experiment: "Emily Bell, director of digital content at the Guardian and Roger Parry, former chair of Johnston Press, discuss how the model will work."

15. Stolen Belgian iPhones Starting To Appear on Russian Black Market 6 hours ago   permalink

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Batches of stolen iPhones snagged during the “Great iPhone Heist” in Belgium earlier this month are showing up on the Russian black market.

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16. Cyber Monday Deal: HP dv8t for $899 3 hours ago   permalink

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I have been blown away at the sheer utility provided by an 18-inch notebook, especially as a desktop replacement system. I am evaluating the Acer system, but HP has a big laptop too. The HP dv8t is a Intel Core i7 (quad core) system with the big screen, dedicated graphics and a host of other [...]

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Today 20 Hot Cyber Monday Deals   —  Just when you thought it was safe to put away that credit card, the National Retail Federation presents its annual Cyber Monday event. If you decided to forgo the maddening crowds on Black Friday, you can still snap up some great deals today from the comfort of your cubicle, home office, or kitchen table.

Christina Warren / Mashable! Cyber Monday Deals: 5 of the Best So Far   —  Missed out on the Black Friday discounts? Never fear, Cyber Monday is here! Even though more and more online retailers are starting to get in on the Black Friday sales bonanza, the tradition of Cyber Monday — where we shop online from work and save big — continues to flourish. We scoured through the deals and collected five can’ ... Jennifer Van Grove / Mashable! BIG DEALS: Airlines Slash Fares for Cyber Monday   —  It’s officially the holiday season, and one thing that most consumers associate with this time of year is exorbitant airfare prices. This year, however, a few of the major airlines are using Cyber Monday to offer deeply discounted airfare prices to consumers. United, JetBlue, and Virgin America have all just announced special one-day prices, Innovation Cyber Monday sales spur early surge in 2009 traffic   —  Cyber Monday traffic is set to grow by 43 percent in 2010, as 4 million users per minute jostle elbow-to-elbow for the latest online deal. That's the news from Akamai, an Internet tracking firm, which released a report earlier today showing a surge in visits to sites such as QVC.com, ... Sean Fallon / Gizmodo The Best Cyber Monday HDTV Deals   —  Before you confirm that Cyber Monday HDTV purchase, make sure to check out HD Guru's list of the best deals going. Not only will it save you time, it will help you avoid wasting money on a bad deal. In fact, HD Guru confided in us that "most of the other so called sales are BS." That's not really surprising when you consider that the same could ... I4u / I4U News Sprint Cyber Monday Sale Offers Up A Free LG Rumor2   —  Sprint announced several mobile phone deals for Cyber Monday. The Sprint Cyber Monday Sales include several free phones with a new 2-year contract. The deals include the LG Rumor2. The Rumor2 offers a full QWERTY sliding keyboard and threaded text messa... Brandon Dimmel / Infopackets.com Cyber Monday: 100 Million Expected to Shop Online Today   —  Next to Black Friday and Boxing Day, Cyber Monday (today in the US and Canada) is considered one of the most popular shopping days each year. However, while Black Friday and Boxing Day usually mean long lines and zero parking at the local mall, Cyber Monday is all about shopping for loved ones online, and this year it could bring the highest ... I4u / I4U News Target Cyber Monday Sale Is Available Online   —  The Target Cyber Monday Sales offer storewide deals and free shipping when you spend $50 on more than 125,000select items. Among the Target Cyber Monday deals offered today is an interesting 47-inch Philips 47PFL6704D/F7 1080p HDTV selling for $999.99 w... MacNN DealNN: Cyber Monday edition   —  It's Cyber Monday, and holiday sales are in full force at online retailers across the web. OfficeMax.com has a wide selection of great gift ideas for $100 or less like the Epson Stylus NX510 all-in-one InkJet printer, which was priced at $149.99, but has been reduced to $69. Or the HP OfficeJet J4680 all-in-one InkJet printer, which was $129, ... Doug Aamoth / CrunchGear Presenting a collection of Cyber Monday deals for your perusal   —  Today is Cyber Monday. It’s like Black Friday but with more indoorsiness. And while Black Friday is more of a brick-and-mortar, you’re-there-in-person type of thing, Cyber Monday is all online and there are far too many stores and deals to completely cover. Here’s a head start on some of the better deals from the bigger sites, though. TweakTown Walmart Cyber Monday deals include gaming and netbook bargains   —  Black Friday has come and gone with a slight increase in sales compared to last year. Today marks the official kickoff of the online Christmas sales season dubbed Cyber Monday. Walmart.com has some good Jay Brewer / Kitchen Contraptions Cyber Monday Deals at Kitchen Contraptions   —  We've got a bunch of cool deals and gift picks in our 2009 Holiday Gift Guide from Kitchen Contraptions . Also you will want to check out our 2008 and 2007 holiday shoppping guides which are filled with cool gift ideas as well. Amazon is currently featuring Cyber Monday Deals all day long - at Cyber Monday Deals . Good luck with your holiday ... Mark Fightmaster / BloggingStocks What retailers can benefit from Cyber Monday?   —  Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT) , Target Corp. (TGT) , Black Friday Everybody's back at their desks today, but a majority will be skirting as much work as possible and doing a little stealth shopping when the boss isn't looking. I know that I was deluged with myriad emails from various retailers extolling the virtues of their own "Cyber Monday" sales. Joconnor / Mac Poker Online Exclusive Cyber Monday bonuses.   —  The most exciting deals for not only shoppers, but poker players comes but once a year, Cyber Monday. Looking to get the best deposit bonus to give your bankroll a boost? Or perhaps to earn a bit more cash for the holiday season?  Look no further, here you will find the best poker room and [...] Technology news Cyber Monday shoppers: 4 million per minute   —  What shopping fatigue? With their Thanksgiving weekend discounts in the bag, millions of Americans are expected to troll online Monday for more bargains. Warp2Search.net HP MediaSmart EX495 Review   —  HP first came out with their MediaSmart server line of computer running Microsoft Windows Home Server a few years ago and since then, they have been slowly upgrading and adding new features every few months and releasing a new model. The latest model, the HP MediaSmart EX495, offer speed boosts due to upgraded hardware and improved networking ... NPR Topics Cyber Monday: Shoppers Encouraged To Log On   —  Online shopping normally picks up momentum the Monday after Thanksgiving — so called Cyber Monday. Overall retail sales have been sluggish in this economy, but online sales have continued to climb. Among the best-selling items online are: Susan Boyle's new CD and Zhu Zhu hamsters, which may be the toy of the season. NEWS / Gadgetell Macintosh, iPhone and iPod Cyber Monday deals   —  FROM APPLETELL - We’ve got a handy roundup of Macintosh, iPhone and iPod Cyber Monday deals, including those that have carried over from Black Friday. Get your credit card ready and head on in. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell . | Comment on this Article » Dena Cassella / Digital Trends Amazon’s Cyber Monday Deals   —  Amazon.com is having some serious Cyber Monday sales on electronics and much more. Dena Cassella / Digital Trends Best Cyber Monday Deals and Websites   —  We've rounded up the top sites having the best Cyber Monday deals and sales. NEWS / Gadgetell Amazon’s Cyber Monday 2009 game deals   —  FROM GAMERTELL - Amazon is continuing it’s timed deals with sales items for the so-called Cyber Monday (Monday, November 30, 2009). The items are divided into three categories by price (under $10, under $25 and under $50) as well as by system. Note that the site is using the sale URLs as with… MORE » Full Story » | ... Joe Panettieri / LXer Linux News System76 Ubuntu PCs: Cyber Monday Sale   —  System76, the Ubuntu PC maker, continues to offer special holiday pricing on selected systems through Monday evening, November 30. Here's a look at System76's Ubuntu PC and notebook discounts, which are part of an ongoing Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales promotion, reports WorksWithU.

17. Rumor: 6-core Intel Core i9 CPU on the way to a Mac Pro near you 5 hours ago   permalink

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Filed under: Hardware , Rumors , Mac Pro Hardmac has provided the Mac universe with an interesting rumor -- that a future Mac Pro , expected in early 2010, will sport dual Intel Xeon Core i9 " Gulftown " CPUs. The website cites a Polish website, PCLab , as showing test results of the CPU at about 50% faster than the corresponding quad-core Xeon ...

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TG Daily Rumor: Gulftown CPU to power Mac Pros in 2010   —  Apple has reportedly selected Intel's Xeon Gulftown CPU to power the next-generation of Mac Pros. According to Hardmac, the new Mac Pro line is slated for launch in early 2010.

Thomas Ricker / Engadget Members abandoning Intel's MID alliance? Hopefully.   —  Bad, but entirely expected news on the MID front. You remember the Mobile Internet Device right? UMPCs by another name usually running Linux-variants in that middling ground between smartphones and netbooks that nobody seems capable of making an attractive use-case for beyond the living room sofa? According to DigiTimes , "several members" of ... Ubergizmo Intel roadmap leaked   —  Another day, another leak. This time round we have a leaked image of the upcoming Intel roadmap that shows off the budget Core i3 and a low-power i5 processor marked with an "S." No idea on what "S" stands for, but the Core i5 processor will consume less juice at 82W compared to 95W currently. As for the Core i3, it will shed the Turbo Boost ... MacNN LogMeIn to host beta of Pro2 for Mac   —  Developer LogMeIn says it is now taking entries for a beta of Pro2 for Mac. The Pro2 option has so far been unavailable to Mac users, who must otherwise rely on the basic Free client. Both versions of LogMeIn's software let users control a remote Mac or PC system.... Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech The Mac's cyber Black Friday   —  Apple's in-store sales fell sharply from 2008, while online sales soared Apple's busy Fifth Ave. store. Photo: ped A pair of reports from Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster tell the story. The first, issued early Monday morning, gave the results of a headcount performed at three Apple ( AAPL ) retail stores on Black Friday, the ... Vladislav Savov / Engadget Cyber Monday deals roundup: Core i7, HDTVs, SSDs, free Droid Eris   —  In Soviet Bulgaria, we don't have Cyber Mondays, but from what we've been told this is a pretty bargainous time of the year. HP starts us off with a pair of coupons on its dv8 Core i7 notebook , one of which drops the 18.4-inch laptop to just $899. 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Brett Terpstra / The Unofficial Apple (TUAW) Ommwriter, an extra helping of zen for writers   —  Filed under: Software , Productivity As part of our Back to School series last year, I covered some of my favorite writing tools . Many of the writing applications I've mentioned there and elsewhere have full-screen, distraction-free editing modes, ala WriteRoom , which gets plenty of mention here at TUAW. The full-screen editing feature now ... The Tao of Mac Wishlist   —  This is an update to an item originally published on Sunday, 25 March 2007. If you’re looking for my Amazon.co.uk wishlist, it’s here . This is a short list of the things I find interesting enough to contemplate buying (I’ve outgrown the “gadget freak” stage some years back, but it’s always nice to contemplate my options). Rather ... 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18. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands to continue 'Sands of Time' series 1 hour ago   permalink

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Ubisoft has just announced a new Prince of Persia -- but it's not a sequel to 2008's polarizing adventure (if desired, add unhappy emoticons to sentence). Instead, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands will continue the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time trilogy series, complete with "many of the fan-favorite elements" and "new gameplay ...

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Tricia Duryee / MocoNews PayPal Says Mobile Payments Surged On Black Friday   —  More consumers used their mobile phone to make purchases and compare prices on Black Friday than ever before, according to data reviewed by Dow Jones . Mostly, the data was compiled from eBay’s PayPal and TheFind.com, a product search engine. PayPal said mobile payments surge nearly 650 percent, compared to last year. Amanda Pires, senior ... Emily / Textually.org :    PayPal mobile payments surge nearly 650 percent

Jamie Love / 4 color rebellion Prince of Persia - The Forgotten Sands   —  Ubisoft has announced that the newest installment in the Prince of Persia series will be titled The Forgotten Sands, and is currently planned to release in May 2010. Like sand though the hour glass, this is not at all surprising. But wait, there’s more. Apparently this title will return to the Sands of Time storyline, featuring elements [... Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless PayPal: Mobile payments jumped 650% on Black Friday   —  The number of payments made via mobile jumped sharply on Black Friday, according to PayPal. The increase apparently was due to the growing number of smartphones and retailers' efforts to make mobile payments easier. Mobile online payments through PayPal were up nearly 650 percent year-over-year, the company said. Article Sam mcloughln / PalmAddicts I am a satisfied Palm Pre owner   —  [From Mark C] Sammy I hope you are having a great weekend I just wanted to send word that I am a satisfied, happy Palm Pre owner. I got mine last week, I am thrilled with it. Call it an early Christmas, I have transferred all my tunes on to it, imported all my contacts from my Centro and I'm good to go. I have used Palm devices since leaving ... Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing Paul Pope illustrates Japan's grooviest concept cars   —  John sez, "Batman: Year 100 creator Paul Pope illustrated three Japanese concept cars for GQ, as well as a flying car of his own design. You can see all the illustrations at the GQ link." It Will Come From Japan! Superpunch's gallery of photos of the actual cars (Thanks, John!) Previously:LIFE photo gallery of old cars - Boing Boing GM's PAD ... Tom / Eurogamer News: Ubisoft reveals new Prince of Persia   —  The Forgotten Sands for May 2010. Ubisoft has confirmed the existence of a new Prince of Persia game subtitled The Forgotten Sands. The game will be released "on consoles and handhelds" in May 2010, and feature elements you'll recognise from the Sands of Time series and exciting new elements you won't. We spotted this in October when series ... Payments News Editor / Payments News Understand How the PayPal X Platform Can Help Your Firm   —  Sign up for an in-depth webinar on the PayPal X Platform Fundamentals to be given by Glenbrook's Russ Jones - being held on December 17th, 10:30AM - 11:45AM PST (1:30PM - 2:45PM EST). After this webinar, you'll understand how the new platform enables third party application developers to add global payments functionality directly into existing ...

19. Black Friday E-Commerce Climbs 11% 5 hours ago   permalink

Andrew LaVallee / WSJ.com

Online retailers in the U.S. rang up $595 million on Black Friday, an 11% increase from the day a year ago, comScore said.

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Drea / Business Pundit Black Friday 2009: More Shoppers Spent Less Money   —  The Wall Street Journal reports that while 23 million more shoppers hit stores this Black Friday compared to last year, they spent less money: Roughly 195 million consumers shopped in stores and online over the Black Friday weekend, up from... Read more

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Frank Reed / Andy Beal Online Spending Up Year Over Year for Black Friday   —  Let’s face it this holiday season is a pivotal one for all of us from a macro point of view. While many retailers will be focused on their individual bottom lines it will be important to look at how this whole ‘first weekend’ of the holiday shopping season plays out from start to finish with [...] Arnold Zafra / 901am Americans Spent $595 Million On Black Friday Sale   —  With the  Black Friday  shopping craze in the U.S. finally over, it’s now time to look into some figures that were derived out of all the online retail e-commerce transactions by online retailers that participated. According to comScore, there was a total of $595 million online sales on November 27, Black Friday.   This makes [...] ... TIME.com Top Business Stories Black Friday Sales: Shoppers Only Interested in Bargains   —  On Black Friday, the West Coast saw a healthy sales increase, while the Northeast took a tumble. Overall, shoppers were only interested in bargains Sue Walsh / Gadgetell Walmart’s Black Friday deception draws flood of complaints   —  Section: Gadgets / Other Customers from around the country are complaining that the deals Walmart promised on Black Friday were given away ahead of time in a pre-sale procedure many are calling a scam because it was not made known to the public. In Tracy, CA, customers who arrived before dawn to snap up the $198 eMachines laptop that was ... L.A. Times Retailers see only a little more green on Black Friday   —  Sales on the day after Thanksgiving were up just 0.5% from a year earlier, ShopperTrak says. A trade group says 195 million Americans went shopping over the weekend, but average spending falls 7.9%. Despite huge crowds fueled by heavy discounts, shoppers spent less on average on Black Friday and weren't able to give retailers the big boost they ... 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Bizjournals Technology:General News Americans want their electronic toys, Black Friday sales confirm   —  Consumer electronics sales are predicted to grow by 6 percent this holiday season after retailers posted strong November sales for notebook computers, flat-panel TVs and portable mp3 players that continued into the Black Friday weekend, according to a study released Monday by the Consumer Electronics Association. TIME.com Top Business Stories Black Friday Sales Were Encouraging, Retailers Say   —  Throngs of pre-dawn shoppers helped shoot life into Black Friday sales figures, even though big discounts were fewer than last year Bizjournals Technology:General News Black Friday online up 11%   —  Online sales were better than last year’s Black Friday, according to initial data from Internet tracking firm comScore. (SCOR) Lionel / HardMac.com After Black Friday, Cyber Monday   —  If you liked last Black Friday, you are going to love Cyber Monday. 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20. Modern Warfare 2, Mario, Assassin's Creed 2 still running the UK charts 3 hours ago   permalink

Justin McElroy / Joystiq

Sorry, challengers! Modern Warfare 2 , Assassin's Creed 2 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii have again landed the top three slots (respectively) on the UK charts, and it looks like they've settled in for a long winter's nap. MW2 is in its third week at the top, while Italian buddies Ezio and Mario are celebrating their second week , according to GfK .

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