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How $1.25 Billion Gets Spent In A Day: "Austerity Fatigue" And High Tech

Checking in with IBM, comScore, Mercent, and Envirosell to play Cyber Monday quarterback. Or, as IBM's John Squire calls it: "The best day ever."READ»

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Smartphone Battery Life Improves, Black Friday Sales Hit Online Record, HTC Faces German Smartphone Ban

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. READ»

Consumers Fight To "Save Thanksgiving" From Black Friday Madness

Based on broad underlying shifts in consumer values regarding spending and consumption, we may have passed the moment of "peak Black Friday" as consumers look to adjust their values long term.READ»

'Twas the Week After (Black) Friday...

(A macroeconomic take on a famous holiday rhyme)READ»

Black Friday: An Alien's-Eye View

The economy looks set to get back on track this shopping season. That's according to satellite pictures of parking lots in the run-up to the busiest day of the year.READ»

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iFive: SAP's Billion Dollar Fine, Apple's Hot Sellers, Digital Health Data Sharing, HuffPo's Coupons, Kindle's Black Friday

Wednesday already--isn't this short week flying by? Doesn't mean there's no interesting innovation news to share, though:READ»

Black Friday: In Search of a Deal [Infographic]

There used to be two types of "Black Friday" shoppers: those who ventured forth into the concrete jungle with the rest of the deal-hungry animals and those who waited for the madness to end. The Internet has changed this, as more people head to the silicon jungle instead. Which are you?READ»

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Rumor: Verizon Launching Google Chrome OS Tablet on Black Friday

According to a rumor making the circuits today, a Google Chrome OS tablet is set to debut on Verizon on Black Friday, just a few months off. READ»

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Hey Apple, I'm Not Paying $200 for a Black Keyboard

In an inexplicably poor marketing decision, Apple's new economic Macbook has better specs than it’s ostensibly more powerful companion, the Macbook Pro. The 13" Macbook, retailing at $999, boasts 250 gigs of hard drive space and a ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: Black Friday Might Be Pretty Good (Fingers Crossed!)

Mint.com's data shows that American consumers are finally waking up from economic hibernation, just in time for the biggest shopping day of the year.READ»

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Microsoft's Black Friday and the Success of Xbox 360

On Black Friday, Microsoft's Xbox 360 console outsold Sony's PlayStation 3 by three to one. That puts the 360 over 25 million systems sold worldwide, surpassing the sales of the original Xbox -- and in only three years.READ»