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Review: Strapped for cash? Check out these budget tech gifts for the holiday
AP Technology WriterEconomic meltdown and financial crisis are not phrases you want to hear as you ponder your holiday shopping. But it is possible to find tech-related gifts on a recession-minded budget, be they handy, entertaining or irreverent. ___ Roku Netflix Player...Tags: Game Playing, Music, Armed Forces, Commuting, Amazon.com Inc.
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Online sales: More ho-hum than ho-ho?
Sentinel Staff WriterWeb traffic and online spending had double-digit gains on Cyber Monday -- the first day after Thanksgiving when many people return to work and shop online. Despite the rosy numbers, online spending so far this holiday season is still down compared with...Tags: Cyber Monday (shopping), Hobbies, Company Information, Game Playing, Beauty Products
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In 'Four Christmases,' Seth Gordon explores a season's gratings
To some, it might seem a bit of a stretch for the director of an odd and obscure documentary about the '80s arcade game Donkey Kong to become the man in charge of the big-budget holiday-season comedy " Four Christmases," starring Vince Vaughn and Reese...Tags: New Hampshire, New York, Bruce Willis, Film Festivals, Family Vacations
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Consumer Reports Likes These Digital Cameras
After testing 77 digital camera models and taking 3,080 images to rate the best cameras on the market, Consumer Reports found that paying more does not guarantee fine performance. For example, the $440 superzoom point-and-shoot Canon PowerShot TX1 fell...Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry, Consumers, Sony Corp., Nikon Corp
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Computers
Dell Inc., the world's second-largest personal computer maker, lost the Black Friday retail battle against Hewlett-Packard Co. in Best Buy Co. stores, Thomas Weisel Partners said in a report. Customers preferred Hewlett-Packard PCs 5-to-1 over Dell's...Tags: Electronics, Consumer Electronics Industry, Hewlett-Packard Co.
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Black Friday sales surprise retailers
247-4744Unlike last year, Selina Lawhon didn't have any problems finding a place to park last weekend as she kicked off her holiday spending spree at several Newport News retailers. She didn't have to wait in any long lines, and she had no trouble finding the...Tags: Christmas, Sales, Patrick Henry, Black Friday (shopping), Consumers
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Cyber savvy will help you save this holiday season
South Florida Sun-SentinelKnowing the right consumer Web sites to go to can make the difference on how much you save this holiday season. While times are tough, many of us still plan to buy gifts for loved ones. So making sure you find the best price is crucial. That's why I like...Tags: Macy's, Dillard's Incorporated
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Bands delay albums, leave music labels in lurch
The Wall Street JournalAs recently as last month, Universal Music Group's Interscope Geffen A&M Records planned to release five major albums by superstar acts during the critical holiday shopping season. Improbably, "Chinese Democracy" -- the magnum opus that Guns N' Roses...Tags: Holidays, Apple Inc., Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Company Information, Warner Music Group Corporation
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Gift cards tale a horror classic
The gift cards sat in Paul Cizek's kitchen drawer longer than he can remember, unearthed only recently when the Downers Grove man replaced his countertops. One, to Family Video, was so old it was printed on paper. Cizek took the $5 certificate to the...Tags: Downers Grove, Illinois
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Retailers roll out payment options for holiday shoppers
Think twice before reaching for your credit card this holiday season.
As the tough economy forces retailers to look for the best ways to keep customers in stores, savvy shoppers can take advantage of payment options that don't rack up credit debts and...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Foot Locker Incorporated, Credit and Debt, Toys, Amazon.com Inc.
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Retailers hope Cyber Monday jolts sales
247-4737Thousands of shoppers descended on Prime Outlets Williamsburg on Friday. Others flocked to Best Buy, Toys "R" Us and Wal-Mart in Newport News. Today, retailers are heavily discounting their online merchandise for what's become known as Cyber Monday....Tags: Company Information, Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, Credit and Debt, Computing and Information Technology
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Lake shoppers feast on sales
Sentinel Staff WriterCrowds of Lake County residents are getting an early start on their holiday-shopping chores. Not long after Thanksgiving dinners were over, Lake shoppers lined up outside Lake Square Mall hoping to grab a good deal. Tavares resident Jacqueline Willis...Tags: Leesburg, Mount Dora, Sales, Kohl's Corporation, Consumer Electronics Industry
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