Farhad Manjoo / Slate:
Black Friday Is for Suckers  —  Netbooks, e-book readers, and other post-Thanksgiving bargains to avoid.  —  Black Friday is a treacherous time.  Lured in by the promise of fantastic bargains, you flock to local big-box retailers, facing the threat of injury or even death to grab unbelievably cheap “doorbuster” gizmos.

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Google Turning Times Square Into A Giant Voice Search Experiment On Black Friday  —  There are few things more terrifying to me than the idea of going anywhere near a shopping establishment on Black Friday.  But if I lived in New York City, I think I would this year because Google, […]

Joe Wilcox / BetaNews:
Nearly half the money spent at US retail on desktop PCs goes to Apple  —  In October, Mac US retail desktop computer revenue share was 47.71, percent up from 33.44 percent a year earlier, according to NPD.  It’s a stunning number, given just how many Windows PC companies combined command … […]

Philipp Lenssen / Google Blogoscoped:
Check the Redesigned Google (With Always-Visible Sidebar) Yourself  —  When you paste the following into the address bar of your browser when on google.com and hit return, you should find yourself as new participant of Google’s latest and more all-encompassing prototype test - the one with a new logo … […]

Thomas Claburn / InformationWeek:
Apple Sues To Stop Power Adapter Knock Offs  —  A lawsuit filed on Monday charges a California-based company with copying a patented Apple design.  —  Apple on Monday filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Media Solutions Holdings, a company based in Anaheim, Calif …

Marisa Taylor / Digits:
Where to Find Black Friday Deals  —  The day after Thanksgiving is one of the biggest shopping days of the year and marks the official beginning of the holiday retail season. … So where can you find the Black Friday deals?  Google the term and a host of compilation sites pop […]

Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Ustream Brings Its Viewer App To Android Market  —  Ustream has just launched a version of its Ustream Viewer for Android Market, giving users the ability to access any Ustream footage while they’re on the go, free of charge.  You’ll be able to use the app for streaming video both over […]

Mac Pro / AppleInsider:
Apple authorized resellers launch Black Friday sales early [u]  —  As was the case last year, several Apple authorized resellers are getting a jump-start on the 2009 holiday shopping season by launching early Black Friday sales that offer up to $220 off Mac desktops and $250 off Mac notebooks.

Mac Pro / AppleInsider:
Apple authorized resellers launch Black Friday sales early  —  As was the case last year, several Apple authorized resellers are getting a jump-start on the 2009 holiday shopping season by launching early Black Friday sales that offer up to $220 off Mac desktops and $250 off Mac notebooks.

Richard Lai / Engadget:
Emblaze’s First Else unveiled in London, promises to be a game-changer  —  Folks, today might be the day when you start to notice how ancient our smartphones have become, even if they only came out in last few months.  Blame Else (formerly Emblaze Mobile) for their confusingly-named First Else …