Happy Cyber Monday! If you were too busy eating leftover turkey to check out the tech headlines over the long holiday weekend, here's what you missed.
Online shoppers are certainly eager to pick up deals this year, with comScore reporting $1.198 billion in desktop e-commerce sales on Black Friday alone. Apple's iPad was atop many shoppers' gift lists, but the Microsoft Surface, Kindle Fire HD tablet, Xbox 360, Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, and various big-screen TVs were also popular among Black Friday shoppers, according to stats from InfoScout.
Meanwhile, the online deals are just getting started. Amazon is shaving $50 off two of its Kindle Fire tablets for Cyber Monday. The 16GB Kindle Fire HD is now $119, down from $169, while the new 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX is $179, down from $229. The deal runs through Cyber Monday, though Amazon did say in its release that it's available "while supplies last." For more, check out PCMag's roundup of the best Cyber Monday apps and PCMag's Best Deals Today.
In non-shopping news, a Seattle restaurant that has banned Google Glass ejected a patron for wearing the futuristic specs. "We kindly ask our customers to refrain from wearing and operating Google Glasses inside Lost Lake. We also ask that you not videotape anyone using any other sort of technology," the restaurant said. The customer in question, however, said that the restaurant's aversion to Glass is peculiar given that its menu encourages patrons to "post photos on our website via Instagram by using #LostLake."
Here's some other news you might have missed:
- 'Dramatic Progress' on HealthCare.gov, But Upgrades Continue: There has been "substantial progress" with HealthCare.gov over the past few weeks, though "there is more work to be done," according to a Sunday report from the Health and Human Services Department.
- Amazon Testing 'PrimeAir' Drone Delivery System: Amazon is experimenting with drones that will provide half-hour, same-day delivery, though a formal introduction of the service, dubbed PrimeAir, is years away.
- Seattle Restaurant Boots Google Glass-Wearing Patron: Someone wore Google Glass into a restaurant and that restaurant ended up ejecting the patron over his headgear.
- Report: DRM Affects Music Sales, but Popularity Matters, Too: A working report from a University of Toronto Ph.D. candidate suggests that removing DRM from digital music provides a 10 percent sales boost.
- German Scientists Propose Using Cars to Measure Rainfall: Why didn't we think of this years ago?
- Fixya Details Users' Top Problems With Popular Smartphones: Here's hoping your Apple, Samsung, HTC, or Motorola phone isn't on Fixya's list.
- Apple Prevails in iPhone App Privacy Case: A California judge has once again tossed a lawsuit that accused Apple of producing devices that allow ad networks to track a user's app activity.
- Walmart Reports Record Thanksgiving Day Despite Web Woes: Despite protests from those who thought retail stores should remain closed on Thanksgiving Day, it seems the early open strategy paid off for the world's biggest retailer.
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