Batangas Today: “Black Friday 2012: BFAds.net Released Their Mobile Application For Black Friday Shopping” plus 9 more

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• Black Friday 2012: BFAds.net Released Their Mobile Application For Black Friday Shopping
• Walmart Black Friday 2012: Walmart Offers Barnes & Noble Nook For Only $99
• iPhone 5S production to start in early 2013, Apple to start trial in December 2012, reports say
• Walmart Black Friday 2012: Angry Birds T-Shirts And Accessories Deals For Angry Birds Fans
• Sphinx destruction being called for by Egyptian Jihadi leader during live TV interview
• Amazon Best Books of 2012: “The Round House” By Louise Erdrich Tops The Top 10 Editors’ Picks
• Target Black Friday 2012: Target Releases Printable Black Friday Coupons
• Word Of The Year Named: The 2012 UK Word Of The Year Is “Omnishambles”
• Word Of The Year Named: GIF Is Officially The Oxford Dictionaries US Word of the Year For 2012
• Target Black Friday 2012: Target offers online discount on Thanksgiving Day, extends Black Friday shopping hours

Black Friday 2012: BFAds.net Released Their Mobile Application For Black Friday Shopping Posted: 13 Nov 2012 10:49 AM PST Black Friday Mobile App Logo Of BFAds.net Image Credit: Play.Google.com BFAds.net launched their mobile app for Black Friday for iPad, iPhone and Android as stated on their press release on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. According to the press release, BFAds Black Friday app gives shoppers an edge on holiday deal-hunting by getting notices of leaked Black Friday ad circulars. The mobile application allows shoppers to browse items by store or product category and it also provides easy-to-use filters and search features. “Retailers will put more than 20,000 items on sale during the Black Friday weekend,” said BFAds.net Founder Michael Brim. “We wanted to create an app to help consumers sort through all the noise. The new BFAds.net app brings all the deals, sales and news of holiday shopping right to your fingertips,” as quoted from their press release. BFAds new mobile app for shopping has a shopping list feature that allows shoppers to edit and create their list of products, can view product information in details and also share the items on their list to their friends and family. The application is now available in iTunes for iPhone and iPad users, while for Android users, the application is available at Google Play store.

Walmart Black Friday 2012: Walmart Offers Barnes & Noble Nook For Only $99 Posted: 13 Nov 2012 09:18 AM PST One of Walmart’s Black Fiday 2012 offers is a $99 tablet PC. The Barnes & Noble Nook with WiFi 7.0″ Touchscreen Tablet PC costs $179 online, however on Black Friday the Nook Tablet PC will only cost $99 in Walmart stores as posted on their Black Friday Ad flyers. With Nook, customers can shop to over 2.5 million books, magazines, comics and kids’ books, thousands of must-have apps and top names in entertainment for the TV shows and movies. Here are the specifications of Nook Tablet PC as featured in Walmart.com. Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet PC Image Credit: www.Shoppingsalesguide.com Technical Specifications: 1GHz TI OMAP4 dual-core processor 1GB of system memory and 8GB on-board storage memory 7.0″ VividView touchscreen, 1024 x 600 resolution Built-in 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Additional Features: USB 2.0 port, Mini-USB 2.0 port, HDMI port, dock connector port 8GB on-board storage memory, additional memory via microSD card slot Weighs 14.1 oz; 8.1″ x 0.48″ x 5.0″ dimensions Software and Applications: Android-based OS Gmail, pre-loaded NOOK apps Adobe Flash Player and web browser Media Formats: EPUB, XLS, DOC, PPT, TXT, DOCM, XLSM, PPTM, PPSX, PPSM, DOCX, XLX, PPTX, MP4, 3GP, 3G2 MKV, WEBM, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, MP3, MP4, AAC, AMR, WAV, OGG What’s in the Box: Tablet, battery and AC adapter Walmart also offer great deals on other electronics as posted earlier. Walmart Black Friday 2012 ad can be viewed at Shopping Sales Guide. Related Post: Walmart Black Friday 2012 Camera and Camera Accessories Deals Product availability, promotions and prices may vary between stores and online. Prices and offers are subject to change without prior notice.

iPhone 5S production to start in early 2013, Apple to start trial in December 2012, reports say Posted: 13 Nov 2012 09:02 AM PST The so-called iPhone 5S is reportedly to start its production in early 2013, with Apple being expected to conduct a trial this coming December 2012, following with the huge success of iPhone 5, after it was unveiled last September 12. A new version of the iPad is also being rumored for release soon after. Apple iPhone 5 Image Credit: Apple.com According to Steve Shen of DigiTimes on his report on Monday, November 12, 2012, Apple is being expected to start the trial production of iPhone 5S as early as December this year, with an initial volume possibly from 50,000 to 100,000 units, and the actual production likely to be in the first quarter of 2013. As noted at DigiTimes.com, a report from Chinese-language site Commercial Times suggests that “Apple has accelerated the certification processes for related parts and components for the iPhone 5S” and that the company is on now in a low-yield production of the iPhone 5. In addition, this latest Apple rumor also revealed that a new version of iPad is likely to be released a quarter later after the release of the iPhone 5S, noting that the display resolution of the iPad 4 is smaller, which was unveiled last October 23 in an Apple event, where the iPad mini was also announced. Meanwhile, there were various reactions about this first iPhone 5S rumor, with most of them saying that the schedule that was provided is somehow not in the usual trend in the calendar of release for new Apple products. Others noted that the origin of the report has no solid credibility in making predictions. “For the past two years, iPhones have come out in the fall, while iPad models have debuted in the spring. Before that, Apple announced new models of the iPhone in the summer at the Worldwide Developers conference.” A statement reads at Washington Post, citing the usual schedule of Apple‘s new products.

Walmart Black Friday 2012: Angry Birds T-Shirts And Accessories Deals For Angry Birds Fans Posted: 13 Nov 2012 07:56 AM PST Angry Birds T-shirt At Walmart Image Credit: Walmart Black Friday 2012 Ad Walmart Black Friday 2012 ad shows deals that Angry Birds fans can buy for themselves. This includes T-shirts, coin banks, wallet, and backpack among others. Below is the list of Angry Birds items available on Walmart on Black Friday: Angry Birds T-shirts for Boys’ sizes 4-18 at $6.97 each Angry Birds 2-Pocket Backpack at $9.88 Angry Birds Hinged Wallet at $12 Angry Birds Digital Watch at $6.88 Angry Birds Pendant or Earrings at $15 Angry Birds Coin Bank at $9.88 each These items will be available while supplies last on Event 3, starting at 5:00 am on Friday, November 23, according to the advertisement. Styles, colors and sizes may vary by store. Prices and offers are subject to change withour prior notice. Customers may visit Walmart.com for more information on their Black Friday offers.

Sphinx destruction being called for by Egyptian Jihadi leader during live TV interview Posted: 13 Nov 2012 07:28 AM PST A so-called Sphinx destruction is now being called for by an Egyptian Islamist and Jihadi leader, who admitted he once worked with the Taliban, noting that it should be destroyed along with the pyramids in Egypt. The Sphinx and the pyramids are being considered part of the Egyptian heritage for a long time. Head of the Sphinx Image Credit: EgyptPyramidHistory.com According to MSN Arabia on Sunday, November 11, 2012, Murgan Salem al-Gohary (some reports spell it as Morgan Al-Gohary) appeared in Dream TV, a private Egyptian TV channel last Saturday night, and declared that he will destroy the Sphinx and the pyramids, if he and his ilk ever came to power. As noted in the report, Al-Gohary, 50, who was sentenced twice under the administration of former Egpytian President Hosni Mubarak, which one of them was life imprisonment, is an “advocate of violence.” He was released from prison after the fall of Mubarak back in February 2011. “All Muslims are charged with applying the teachings of Islam to remove such idols, as we did in Afghanistan when we destroyed the Buddha statues. God ordered Prophet Mohamed to destroy idols. When I was with the Taliban we destroyed the statue of Buddha, something the government failed to do.” Al-Gohary was quoted in the TV interview. As reported by CNN this Tuesday, Al-Gohary was joined by two other guests in that TV interview and that show host Wael Al-Abrashi asked him three times about his call for the Sphinx destruction, and the Jihadi leader also answered thrice, all with the same answers. “Am I going to wake up tomorrow to find that, just as you did with the statue of Buddha, that you have demolished the Sphinx and the pyramids?” Al-Abrashi reportedly asked Al-Gohary, who without hesitation replied, “That is dependent upon abilities and possibility. According to our Sharia, every pagan and idol must be destroyed.” “If you are in power, will you destroy the Sphinx and the pyramids and all the pharoanic statues and all the pharoanic artifacts?” Al-Abrashi asked him again. After Al-Gohary responded, the show host asked for the third time to confirm his answer. “Everything, if it is a pagan statue or idol, that is worshiped or suspected to be worshipped, or is worshipped by one person on Earth, must be destroyed. We, or someone else, must destroy it.” Al-Gohary said, adding later, “Yes, we will destroy them, if they were worshipped before or afterwards.”

Amazon Best Books of 2012: “The Round House” By Louise Erdrich Tops The Top 10 Editors’ Picks Posted: 13 Nov 2012 07:16 AM PST Amazon.com announced its selections for Best Books of 2012 on Monday, November 12, 2012. According to its press release, this annual feature includes the Editors’ Picks for the Top 100 Books of the Year and Top 10 lists in over two dozen categories. The Round House by Louise Erdrich tops the editors’ pick of the year. Amazon Best Books of 2012 Screenshot Image Credit: Amazon Among the categories included with the Top 10 list are Literature & Fiction, Children’s Books and Celebrity Picks, a new feature that includes the favorites of well-known people such as Stephen King, Gillian Flynn and Salman Rushdie. “Our team of Amazon editors is very passionate about books, and it was tough to choose just one for the top of our list this year. We are confident that we've chosen a list that customers will be excited about. Our top choice comes from the venerable author, Louise Erdrich; 'The Round House' has been a team favorite since we first read it this past summer, and we kept coming back to this beautifully written novel as our best book of the year,” Sara Nelson, Editorial Director of Books and Kindle at Amazon.com was quoted as saying in the press release. Below is the complete list of the Top 10 Editors’ Picks for the year as posted in the press release: 1. "The Round House" by Louise Erdrich: Likely to be dubbed the Native American "To Kill a Mockingbird," Erdrich's moving, complex and surprisingly uplifting new novel tells of a boy's coming of age in the wake of a brutal, racist attack on his mother. 2. "The Yellow Birds: A Novel" by Kevin Powers: With this compact and emotional debut novel, Iraq War veteran Powers eyes the casual violence of war with a poet's precision, moving confidently between scenes of blunt atrocity and almost hallucinatory detachment. 3. "Gone Girl: A Novel" by Gillian Flynn: Masterfully plotted from start to finish, the suspense doesn't waver for one page. It's one of those books you will feel the need to discuss immediately after finishing. The ending punches you in the gut. 4. "The End of Your Life Book Club" by Will Schwalbe: As much an homage to literature as to the mother who shared it with him, Schwalbe's chronicling of his mother's death to cancer—they wait, they talk, they read together—is nothing less than captivating. 5. "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk: A Novel" by Ben Fountain: Debut novelist Fountain follows a squad of marines as they engage in a "victory tour" in the States. Set mostly during halftime at a Dallas Cowboy's football game, Fountain skillfully illustrates what it's like to go to war, and how bizarre and disconcerting it can be for these grunts to return from combat to the country they love. 6. "Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity" by Katherine Boo: This searing portrait of life in a Mumbai slum reads like a novel, but it's all-too-true. Pulitzer Prize-winner Boo's writing is superb, and the depth and courage of her reporting from this hidden world is astonishing. 7. "A Hologram for the King" by Dave Eggers: Both disturbing and funny, this novel from onetime wunderkind Eggers shows surprising depth. A man's wayward attempt to find himself and retake his life delivers him to Saudi Arabia but the journey abroad is also internal, and it ends up saying as much about life in America as in the Middle East. 8. "The Middlesteins: A Novel" by Jami Attenberg: A quick read that's more complex than it seems at first, this story about a Midwestern Jewish family is both recognizable (sometimes uncomfortably so) and entertainingly idiosyncratic. 9. "Mortality" by Christopher Hitchens: Like the late author himself, this book is funny, smart, entertaining and unflinching to the end. "Mortality" has the power to change ideas that you might have held immutable—which is one of the best things you can say about a book. 10. "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green: This soulful novel originally written for teenagers tackles big subjects—life, death, love—with the perfect blend of levity and heart-swelling emotion. Customers can visit the Best Books of 2012 webpage to see all of the books that made it to the list.

Target Black Friday 2012: Target Releases Printable Black Friday Coupons Posted: 13 Nov 2012 04:07 AM PST Target, the second largest discount retailer in the United States already posted their Black Friday 2012 ads and Black Friday doorbusters. The sale will start on Thursday, November 22 at 9 pm and will end Saturday, November 24. In addition, Target released their Black Friday 2012 printable coupons. Coupons are a great way for the shoppers to save even more when shopping with Target. Some of the Target Black Friday 2012 coupons available are the following: Target Black Friday 2012 coupons Image Credit: Target.com According to Target store coupons policy, the store accepts one Manufacturer Coupon and one Target Coupon for the same item (unless prohibited by either coupon). Target Black Friday 2012 Coupons are also available for mobile. Guests can receive coupons by signing up for Text Alerts at Target.com/mobile or by texting COUPONS to 827438 (TARGET). For more information about the latest Black Friday 2012 deals, printable coupons and coupons policy of Target, shoppers may visit their website- http://www.target.com. Prices and offers of Target are subject to change without prior notice and Batangas Today does not guarantee availability of products and coupons.

Word Of The Year Named: The 2012 UK Word Of The Year Is “Omnishambles” Posted: 13 Nov 2012 03:51 AM PST Omnishambles UK Word of the Year 2012 Image Credit: Oxforddictionaries.com The Word of the Year is being named each year by the Oxford Dictionaries. They are announcing two winners, one for the US and the other one is for UK. “In most years, 2012 included, the UK and US dictionary teams choose different Words of the Year. Each country's vocabulary develops in different ways, according to what is happening both culturally and in the news, and as such the Words of the Year are usually different,” as quoted from Oxford’s website. As posted earlier, the Word Of The Year for US is GIF which defined by Oxford’s as a “verb to create a GIF file of (an image or video sequence, especially relating to an event.” Meanwhile, the 2012 UK Word Of The Year is "omnishambles” defined as “a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterized by a string of blunders and miscalculations.” “Coined by the writers of the satirical television program The Thick Of It, an omnishambles is a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, and is characterized by a string of blunders and miscalculations,” as quoted from Oxford’s press release. According to the press release, the word “omnishambles” was chosen because it has been applied to many events over the last 366 days from government PR blunders to the crisis-ridden preparations for the London Olympics. Below is the shortlist of other candidates in no particular order: Eurogeddon - referring to the potential financial collapse of those European countries that have adopted the Euro. Green-on-blue – a military phrase denoting an attack made on one's side by forces that are seen as being neutral. Games Maker – the name given to thousands of Olympic volunteers who ensured that the games progressed smoothly. Mobot – a characteristic gesture as performed by the British long-distance runner Mo Farah on winning his events. To Medal – not a new term itself but given a new lease of life this year. Mummy P0rn – literature appealing to young women, the genre exemplified by the best-selling 50 Shades book series Pleb - an ordinary person, especially one regarded as being of low social status. Second screening – watching television while simultaneously using a second technological screen device. YOLO - an acronym of the phrase “you only live once.” The Word of the Year was selected by a team made up of lexicographers and consultants to the dictionary team, and editorial, marketing, and publicity staff.

Word Of The Year Named: GIF Is Officially The Oxford Dictionaries US Word of the Year For 2012 Posted: 13 Nov 2012 01:46 AM PST GIF US Word of the Year For 2012 Image Credit: Blog.oxforddictionaries.com The Word Of The Year was officially named and the lucky word that beat out competitors is the abbreviation of three separate words, Graphics Interchange Format or GIF as reported by international sites on November 12, 2012. Reports said that GIF beats out YOLO which is also an abbreviation that stands for “You Only Live Once.” According to the Oxford Dictionaries blog, GIF had a strong competition this year from some other words. “GIF celebrated a lexical milestone in 2012, gaining traction as a verb, not just a noun. The GIF has evolved from a medium for pop-cultural memes into a tool with serious applications including research and journalism, and its lexical identity is transforming to keep pace,” Katherine Martin, one of the lexicographers on the judging panel said on a statement posted on Oxford Dictionaries blog. Oxford's official definition on GIF: “verb to create a GIF file of (an image or video sequence, especially relating to an event): he GIFed the highlights of the debate.” A shorlist of other candidates under consideration are the following: Eurogeddon: the potential financial collapse of the European Union countries that have adopted the euro, envisaged as having catastrophic implications for the region's economic stability [from euro + (Arma)geddon] Higgs boson: a subatomic particle whose existence is predicted by the theory that unified the weak and electromagnetic interactions MOOC: massive open online course; a university course offered free of charge via the Internet nomophobia: anxiety caused by being without one's mobile phone [from no + mo(bile) + phobia] Super PAC: a type of independent political action committee which may raise unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions, and individuals but is not permitted to contribute to or coordinate directly with parties or candidates superstorm: an unusually large and destructive storm YOLO: you only live once; typically used as rationale or endorsement for impulsive or irresponsible behavior Oxford Dictionaries also state on their website that “the Word of the Year is chosen annually as a word that has attracted interest and that embodies in some way the ethos of the year. It need not have been coined within the past twelve months and it does not have to be a word that will endure for a significant length of time: it is very difficult to accurately predict which new words will have staying power. And while the Word of the Year has great resonance for 2012, that doesn't mean that it will automatically go into any of our English Dictionaries.”

Target Black Friday 2012: Target offers online discount on Thanksgiving Day, extends Black Friday shopping hours Posted: 13 Nov 2012 01:06 AM PST Target announced an online-only discount promo to early Black Friday 2012 shoppers, which will be available on Thursday, Nov. 22 (Thanksgiving Day), apart from their early Black Friday sale for their Target Redcard holders which will start at 4 a.m. on Friday, November 23 (Black Friday). Target Black Friday 2012 ad Image Credit: Target.com According to a press release at Target.com on Monday, November 12, 2012, their online-only discounts are applicable to various items at Target.com, along with their announcement of extension of shopping hours on Black Friday, as well as for Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas Day. As noted in the report, shoppers can have early access to choose their Black Friday doorbuster deals. Redcard holders who have signed up for emails or signed up to manage their online accounts earlier will have exclusive access to 20 of the Target.com deals on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, including the items below. * Sony Portable Dock, $39.99 * LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean, The Black Pearl, $74.99 * BARBIE® Furniture Set, $35.00 * KitchenAid Classic Plus Stand Mixer, $199.00 However, Target stressed out that the above store hours will vary depending on the location and the public is being advised to visit Target.com for their local store’s schedule. Target has 1,781 stores across the US and is also planning to open their first stores in Canada in 2013. Note: Prices and offers listed above are subject to change without prior notice from Target. The stock availability of these items cannot be guaranteed by this website to last over the period of Black Friday sale.

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