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Savvy ticket: Practical (Rocky Mountain News)

Sure, electronic gadgets are expected to be hot items again this holiday season. But economy-wary consumers are expected to buy more practical items, and perhaps forgo the top of the line.

Consumers tighten belts, but good tech deals abound (The Virginian-Pilot)

By Omar L. Gallaga Cox News Service Santa Claus laid off 10 percent of his elfin staff this month. The jingle bell industry is seeking a government bailout. Fannie Mae can only afford to buy a pack of tube socks for Freddie Mac this year.

BestBuy.com® Provides Value and a Stress-Free Shopping Experience for Cyber Monday and Throughout the Season (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

MINNEAPOLIS----BestBuy.com jump starts the holiday season today with Cyber Monday “web busters,” special shipping offers and enhancements to the site, ensuring consumers enjoy a great shopping experience this holiday season.

Low prices help lead to Pure Digital's success (San Francisco Chronicle)

Nestled in an alleyway off San Francisco's Union Square, above a home furnishing store, sits an unlikely consumer electronics dynamo whose recent rapid success has giants Sony and Samsung racing to catch up. Pure Digital Technologies has none of the pedigree...

Meteor fragments found in Canada (KXLH Helena)

The meteor that streaked across the northern sky several days ago grabbed headlines around the world.

Down but not out (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Consumer budgets are tight this year, retail sales are dismal and experts expect this Christmas to be one of the worst in history.

Belk shoppers find Black Friday bargains they sought (The Villages Daily Sun)

THE VILLAGES — Just after 8 a.m. Barbara Millonzi bolted through the doors of Belk in La Plaza Grande Shopping Center, grabbed a cart and shot down the main aisle.

FOX 13's Kirk Yuhnke Offers Hi-tech Gadget Gift Ideas (FOX 13 Utah)

Every holiday season gifts get more hi-tech and everyone seeks the newest gadget -- flat screen TVs, digital cameras, camcorders and iPods. There is plenty of variety to choose from and are more economically accessible. Other hot items of the season are video game systems like Nintendo Wii. FOX 13's Kirk Yuhnke has the details.

Flat-screen TVs, Blu-ray players top gift list (The Morning Journal)

LORAIN — Big or small, pricey or cheap, most everyone has a different idea of what makes the perfect gift, but this year, electronics are high on Santa's list.

On TAP (The Brewton Standard)

€ JDCC at Wallace State-Hanceville, Bay Minette, 5:30 p.m.