Facebook's Gifts leverages your connections, scopes out Amazon.com

Facebook has jumped into the Holiday spirit by offering users the opportunity to buy gifts for their friends. Facebook has been toying with the Gifts idea for some time but seems to be pushing full steam ahead this holiday season at least in the US. Hoping to take on highly successful e-tailers like Amazon.com, the new feature leverages people's connections on the social network. If it is someone's birthday or anniversary you get the option to send them a gift for real. The options vary from iTunes gift certificates to Starbucks cards to more expensive items. No indication if this will spread to Canada or the rest of the world but if it works out, we might be doing our gift shopping on Facebook next holiday season. Would you consider shopping for gifts via Facebook?

SourceCode: 7-inch Android tablets fighting it out in the $150 space

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I remember forking over $649 for a first-generation 16GB  Samsung Galaxy Tab (granted it was a WiFi + 3G version) back in 2010, I also bought a 64GB BlackBerry PlayBook in 2011 when these were discounted for $300 and was all too happy to pay $250 for a quad-core Nexus 7 earlier this year. Now Lenovo and Samsung are offering their entry-level 7-inch tablets at $150 in time for the holiday shopping season.

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November 23 is Apple's one-day shopping event

Apple's big holiday shopping day for Retail Stores, Online and through the Store App will be on Friday November 23rd. Aside from special prices and deals on various iOS and Mac products and accessories, Apple will have extended hours for intrepid shoppers looking for deals.

Donate the holiday gifts you got but don’t want and get a $50 accessory credit from Virgin Mobile

Give the re-gift that keeps on giving. While there are lots of awesome gifts people are hoping for this season, we all know the feeling of getting another scarf from Aunt May.  Now that scarf doesn’t have to go to waste with Virgin Mobile’s RE*Gift for RE*Generation program. Spread some holiday love by giving those unwanted gifts to someone in need and get a little something back (on top of the good karma).

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