UK Bans Apple 3G IPhone Advertisement (PC World) PC World - The U.K.'s advertising regulator banned a video advertisement for Apple's 3G iPhone, saying Wednesday that the ad exaggerates the phone's speed and is misleading. InfoWorld launches mobile-friendly Web site (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - InfoWorld today has made the vast majority of its site content available in native format for the new generation of mobile devices, such as the Apple iPhone, Palm Treo Pro, and RIM BlackBerry Storm. Users of such "mobile 2.0" devices can access the InfoWorld technology news and reviews site at infoworld.com/m. Fuel-cell powered devices getting closer (AP) AP - Laptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive. HTC's Real IPhone Rival Stands Up: the Touch HD (PC World) PC World - High Tech Computer (HTC), the world's largest maker of smartphones that use Microsoft's Windows Mobile software, launched the Touch HD handset in Taipei on Wednesday, a 3.8-inch touchscreen mobile phone that more closely matches up to the iPhone 3G. Hackers boot Linux on iPhone (CNET) CNET - A new front has opened in the ongoing arms race between Apple and iPhone hackers, with one hacker group making the iPhone boot with a Linux 2.6 kernel. Black Friday Web sales jump (Reuters)
Apple offers limited Black Friday price cuts (Reuters)
Apple Drops MacBook, iPod Prices for Black Friday (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - Apple's Black Friday sale includes $101 off the new 13-inch MacBooks and discounts on iPods, but those looking to walk away with a cheap iPhone might have to wait. Apple Sued Over iPhone Browser (PC World) PC World - A Los Angeles real estate developer is suing Apple for patent infringement over the way the iPhone navigates Web sites. The suit, which was filed on behalf of EMG Technology, seeks unspecified damages.
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Reuters - Online sales jumped on Black Friday as consumers searched for electronics such as the Wii video game console and Apple's iPhone and iPod touch, according to eBay Inc and Amazon.com Inc.
Reuters - Apple Inc's much-anticipated Black Friday event offered consumers discounts on Mac computers, iPods and accessories at levels similar to years past, despite speculation about deeper price cuts.
