December 1 - 12:25pm EST   Various Apple products dominated Amazon's bestsellers in electronics during Black Friday, Forbes reports. The morning of the sales event, the iPod touch was the top-selling item, though it was displaced to fourth place by Sunday. Three of the top 10 electronics items are said to have been Apple gear, however, and Kaufman analyst Shaw Wu notes that the lead times for Touches lengthened dramatically, shifting from one to two days to as much as five weeks. [full story]

December 1 - 9:15am EST   Following in the wake of its one-day Black Friday sale, Apple has posted another single-day special at the online Apple Store. For the duration of Monday only, all products at the store should be eligible for free shipping, regardless of expense. The deal is also not exclusive to the US, and applies to stores such as the ones in Canada, France and the United Kingdom. [full story]

November 28 - 4:00pm EST   A variety of HDTV Black Friday deals are currently being featured at DealNN. Starting with the SENS 22-inch LCD HDTV/DVD combo for $379.99 and on November 28th the price will be reduced by $80 to $299.99. J&R.com has reduced the price on the Panasonic VIERA 42-inch plasma 720p HDTV by 50% from $1,199 to $599.99. The refurbished Westinghouse 47" 1080p LCD HDTV is now priced at $664.99 (was $1,449.99) after rebate at MacMall.com. The refurbished Vizio 32-inch widescreen LCD HDTV is availabe at Buy.com for $429.99 which is $570 off the list price of $999.99. [full story]

November 28 - 3:45pm EST   A variety of digital cameras are currently featured at DealNN with special Black Friday pricing. CircuitCity.com has reduced the price on the Samsung 8.1MP digital camera -blue from $99.99 to $79.99. TigerDirect.com has reduced the price on the Canon HD camcorder from $899.99 to $559.99, that's an instant savings of $340. Until 11/30/08 Newegg.com is offering the Kodak EasyShare 9.2MP digital camera (model no. C913) for $96.99, that's $15 off the original price of $111.99. TigerDirect.com has cut the price on the Canon PowerShot SD2200 8.0MP digital camera from $199.99 to $169.99, an instant savings of $30. RadioShack.com is offering the Samsung 10.0MP digital camera ... [full story]

November 28 - 3:45pm EST   A selection of Black Friday computer deals from DealNN are as follows. The Sony VAIO all in one desktop PC has been reduced to $1399.97 from $1599.97 at J&R.com. That's a savings of $200.02. Buy.com has reduced the price on the Acer Aspire 5315 notebook from $451 to $369.95, a savings of $81.05. Until 11/30/08 Newegg.com is offering the Acer Aspire Athalon X2 for $299.99. CompUSA.com is offering the Acer Aspire laptop computer bundle for $454 after $155 in instant savings off of the original price of $609.99 and a $5 mail in rebate offer is also available that drops the final price down to $449.99. Dell.com is offering the Dell Latitude E5400 laptop productivity ... [full story]

November 28 - 12:15pm EST   Retailer Amazon.com has reduced the prices on a number of electronics, computer accessories, software applications and more for Black Friday. First up is VMware Fusion 2 priced at $39.99, down $40 off the list price of $79.99. The Altec Lansing iM207 Orbit-MP3 for iPod has been reduced from $39.95 to $14.99. The price on a Hi Fidelity speaker system and charger docking station for iPods has been reduced to $49.99 from $89.99. People can also save $100 on a Sony 1080p Blu-ray disk player, now priced at $199.99, or get a Sylvania Blu-Ray player with an HDMI cable for $179, a drop of roughly $20 off the list price of $199.99. [full story]

November 28 - 11:10am EST   Apple's Black Friday specials are somewhat disappointing, say analysts with UBS and Kaufman Bros. Apple is offering discounts of up to $101 on Macs, and $21 for iPods. The difficulty, the analysts suggest, is that these sales are largely consistent with last year, representing about 5 to 10 percent off instead of predicted cuts as high as 15 percent. It is thought that sales may thus prove to be somewhat disappointing, given biting economic conditions. [full story]

November 28 - 9:25am EST   In addition to hardware sales through the Apple Store, more Black Friday deals are being promoted today through the iTunes App Store. A variety of applications are being offered at a discounted rate, such as the multi-client instant messaging app BeejiveIM, which is being sold for $10 until midnight Pacific time on November 30th, after which it will resume its normal $16 cost. [full story]

November 28 - 3:55am EST   Apple early Friday morning kicked off the holiday shopping season with its Black Friday deals, offering substantial discounts on Macs, iPods, software, and other accessories. The company is offering $101 discounts on its latest generation "unibody" MacBooks and a $51 discount on its entry-level $999 white MacBook. The company is also offering $51 or $101 discounts on its aluminum iMac desktops. Apple is offering its entry-level 2.4GHz 20-inch iMac for $1,148.00 ($51 discount) and its 2.66GHz 20-inch and 2.8GHz 24-inch iMac for $1,398.00 ($101 discount on each). [full story]

November 27 - 2:10pm EST   A variety of great Black Friday deals on Apple products are currently being offered by a range of online merchants. Until 11/30/08 Newegg.com is offering the 4GB iPod nano -silver (model no. MA978LL/A) for $99.99, that's $49.01 off the original price of $149. Save an extra 10% on Apple computers at Gainsaver.com, prices start at $260. MacMall.com has reduced the price on the new 13.3-inch MacBook from $1229.99 to $1179.99. Until 11/30/08 Newegg.com is offering the 2.4GHz MacBook Pro (model no. MB133LL/A) for $1489. BestBuy.com is offering the first generation 32GB iPod touch for $349.99 which is $30 off the regular price of $379.99. Visit DealNN for more Black Friday ... [full story]

November 26 - 5:10pm EST   A variety of GPS models from different manufacturers are being drastically reduced for Black Friday. Starting at $99.95 is the TomTom ONE clamshell portable navigation system, regularly priced at $179.95 at 6ave.com. Next up for $189.99 is the Garmin nuvi 260w GPS, regularly priced at $299.99 at BestBuy.com. The TomTom ONE 130S GPS is available at RadioShack.com for $199.99 after $50 in instant savings. Lastly is the Garmin nuvi 265WT GPS navigator priced at $249.99, a price cut of $100 off the original price of $349.99 at CircuitCity.com. [full story]

November 26 - 10:40am EST   Apple is likely to cut its prices more heavily than usual during this year's Black Friday event, says Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu. Wu observes that while Apple typically puts goods on sale at a 5 to 10 percent discount on Black Friday, this year may see cuts as high as 15 percent on everything, including Macs, iPods and miscellaneous accessories. The information is said to be based on checks with both suppliers and distributors. [full story]

November 25 - 10:40am EST   In anticipation of the holiday season, Apple has posted the extended holiday hours for its chain of retail stores. Exact hours are dependent on individual stores, but increase in length as December 25th approaches. Some stores in cities such as Los Angeles and Newark are expected to stay open until 10 or 11PM as soon as November 28th, coinciding with the "Black Friday" shopping peak. [full story]

November 24 - 7:50pm EST   Microsoft's Mac Business Unit has announced 75-percent-off pricing for Office 2008 for Mac: Special Media Edition during the Black Friday sales period that kicks off the holiday shopping season. The discount will be available online during Thursday and Friday only from Apple, Amazon.com and BestBuy Online. Apple will also offer the deal at its retail stores on Friday. For customers that miss the Black Friday sale, the software will be sold at 50-percent-off retail prices through the end of the year. [full story]

November 24 - 4:35pm EST   Retailers have begun to post Black Friday deals in preparation for this coming weekend. A brief selection of deals on computer accessories starting at $9.99 are as follows. CircuitCity.com is offering the Logitech QuickCam Communicate Deluxe (model no. 960000247) for $79.99. On November 28th save $70 for a final price of $9.99. Features include fun video effects, glass optics, noisce cancelling mic, and 1.3MP sensor. Next up is the Gigaware wireless laser mouse with ultra-compact dongle (model no. 26-990) for $49.99 at RadioShack.com. On November 28th the price will be reduced by $35 for a final price of $14.99. This wireless laser mouse is both PC and Mac compatible. ... [full story]