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Good morning!

You may have heard this already, but the day after Thanksgiving is a big day for sales at retailers.

Anyway, here is some news:

• If you're a smart shopper today, you'll be bring your smartphone and loaded up with these apps.

• Here are the details on Apple's Black Friday sale.

• Sony is far more likely to be hosed than Panasonic in a downturn.

• You won't believe how much HP spends on advertising relative to Coca-Cola.

• Now everyone is saying Apple should buy Twitter.

• Alcatel-Lucent is talking to Goldman Sachs about taking out a big loan.

• David Pogue takes a look at the two latest Windows Phones and appreciates the effort out of Microsoft.

• The holidays are always a big time for gaming companies. Here are the gadgets gamers care about this year.

• The end of the smartphone era is coming!

• Making medical records electronic sounds like a great idea, but there may be some unintended consequences.

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