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Apple store vs Microsoft store on Black Friday

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 26th, 2012)

Philip Elmer-Dewitt pointed out an interesting "survey" conducted by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster this past Black Friday that compared sales at the Apple store in the Mall of America to sales of the Microsoft store directly across the hall. Given the wild popularity of Apple products, the ...

IBM: iPad owned 88% of Black Friday online shopping from tablets

by Michael Rose (Nov 25th, 2012)

At the iPhone 5 launch event in September 2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook pointed out an interesting statistic about the tablet market: the iPad owns a disproportionate share of web browsing traffic from tablets (91% at the time of Cook's remarks). Other platform's tablets may be selling, but they don't ...

Daily Update for November 23, 2012

by Steven Sande (Nov 23rd, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Chillingo and 10Tons offer discounts on popular games

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 23rd, 2012)

It's Black Friday, which means there are discounts galore on hardware and software for Mac and iOS owners. Starting on November 22, game makers Chillingo and 10Tons have discounted a wide number of their game titles including Azkend 2, Tiny Troopers and Cut the Rope. You can browse through the ...

Readdle, Shape Services and more slash prices on their apps for Black Friday

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 23rd, 2012)

Some of the biggest Black Friday sales come from Readdle, Apparent Software, DEVONTechnologies and Shape Services, all of which cut prices on almost all the titles in their app lineup. You can save on popular apps like Printer Pro, PDF Expert, Socialite and IM+. Check out the full list of ...

Apple discounts Macs, iPads and more on Black Friday

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 23rd, 2012)

Apple kicked off its Black Friday sale today with discounts on iPads, iPods, Macs and accessories. The retailer is offering the following deals: iPad with Retina display for US$468 (Save $41) iPad 2 for $368 (Save $31) iPod nano for $138 (Save $11) iPod touch fifth generation ...

Apple Store down to make way for Black Friday discounts

by Michael Rose (Nov 23rd, 2012)

The gray box awaits you, weary turkey eater. The Apple Store is down for its annual discount refresh, and the expectations (as usual) are for modest reductions on popular products. You can get a sense of what's in store by checking out the Aussie version of the holiday price cuts, which have ...

Black Friday sales on Apple hardware and accessories

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 22nd, 2012)

Black Friday Sales are starting and we have a growing list of hardware deals for you to peruse. We will update this list on Thursday and Friday, so keep checking back for the latest sales. CrashPlan Online backup service CrashPlan has cut its normal $100+ yearly fee by 97%. You can grab a ...

7 apps to help you battle the crowds and save some money on Black Friday

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 22nd, 2012)

It is Thanksgiving here in the US today, which means tomorrow is Black Friday -- the busiest shopping day of the year. On Black Friday, retailers kick off the holiday shopping season with deep discounts on popular items, and shoppers swarm stores looking for fantastic deals. Below, we have listed ...

Black Friday: Shopping for overlooked tech essentials

by Erica Sadun (Nov 21st, 2012)

creative commons by marfis75 The holiday shopping season kicks off in earnest this week with Black Friday sales, discounts and doorbusters. You may already be planning your strategies for picking up big-ticket items, but now's a great time to think about more mundane purchases as well. It's ...

Apple highlights Black Friday shopping sale

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 20th, 2012)

Black Friday is right around the corner and Apple is starting to promote its Black Friday shopping event. The company's online promotional pricing starts November 23, 2012 at 12:01 AM and extends to 11:59 PM PST. Similar pricing will be available in retail stores during extended holiday ...

Talkcast tonight, 7pm PT / 10 pm ET: Black Friday look-ahead

by Michael Rose (Nov 18th, 2012)

If it seems to you that the holiday season is rushing toward us this year, there's a reason: this is the earliest that US Thanksgiving can be scheduled (the fourth Thursday in November; this November started on a Thursday, so Thanksgiving is the 22nd). An early holiday means an early unofficial ...

Black Friday sales net some good deals on iPads

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Nov 12th, 2012)

We're 10 days away from Thanksgiving in the US, but a number of stores already have released their Black Friday specials, many actually starting on Thanksgiving itself. If you're looking for an iPad as a gift to someone else or yourself, and you're willing to brave the Black Friday crowds, ...

Report: iPads and iPhones helping create 'couch commerce'

by Mike Schramm (Dec 5th, 2011)

Above, you can see an intriguing graph from Compuware APM that shows a kind of kooky new trend in shopping this holiday season, something the researchers are calling "couch commerce." Shopping via the web is up big-time lately, and as you can see above, a big part of that is shopping from the ...