Last-minute shoppers can still find some of the major retail stores open late on Christmas Eve.

Toys ‘R’ Us will keep some of its stores open until 10 p.m. on Christmas Eve (Thursday, December 24, 2009).  To find the closing times for stores across the country, including your local Toys ‘R’ Us, click here.

Walmart is open until 8 p.m. in most areas; however, some locations will close at 6 p.m.  Click here to find your local Walmart store hours.

A majority of Target stores will remain open until 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Click here to find your local Target’s store hours.

Sears, Kohl’s, Marshall’s, Kmart, and Macy’s are scheduled to close at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve. However, some locations are expected to stay open later.

Some of the major retail stores located on the U.S. East Coast are staying open later to accommodate shoppers who had a hard time getting out due to a recent snow storm.

Another idea for last-minute shoppers is to check 24-hour shops such as drug stores (Walgreen’s, CVS, Rite Aid, etc.), gas stations, and convenience stores like 7-Eleven.  Some of these locations are open until 3 a.m., with some remaining open on Christmas Day.

To find out about after-Christmas sales, click here.

Some customers in North America experienced e-mail delays on their BlackBerry devices on Thursday, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) announced.

Customers “may be currently experiencing delays receiving e-mail” but phone services and PIN-to-PIN messaging are not affected, the company announced in a statement.  

RIM apologized for any inconvenience and said technical teams were working to resolve the problem.  The cause of the problem and when it would be fixed was not yet known.

The outages began around 3 a.m. (ET) on Thursday, with Verizon, AT&T and Sprint all reporting that some BlackBerry users on their networks were affected, according to reports.  Some customers had their e-mail restored around 11 a.m. (ET) on Thursday, according to reports.

Is the government doling out free golf carts this holiday season? If you heard that some where you heard it right. According to a lot of my golfing buddies, IRS has made a ruling that many golf carts which run on electricity are qualifying for the green tax credit (electric car credit).

If you are an avid golfer and you have been holding out on this one, now is the best time to make this purchase and get a lump sum credit from Uncle Sam as well.

There is a federal credit which provides on an average $4200 to $5500 for the purchase of a non polluting electricity run vehicles.

Even though it looks like a loophole, I am pretty sure the intention was to promote green vehicles that use modern technology, somehow the golf carts also got covered within the ambit of this.

To me they look like cash for golf carts instead of cash for clunkers. If you play golf and you want to get your own golf cart, I say, go for it now!

Shoppers who have been busy searching the Internet for early reports on Black Friday deals will be happy to learn that Walmart has confirmed some of their sales for Friday, November 27, 2009, as well as weekly savings starting this Saturday on popular toys and video games.

Walmart’s Black Friday specials include 50-inch Sanyo plasma HDTVs for $598, Magnavox Blu-Ray disc players for $78, TomTom GPS systems for $59, $7 reversible fleece jackets, and $3 children’s sleepwear, according to Walmart representative Melissa O’Brien.

Some of the toys at Walmart stores that will be discounted (up to 60 percent) starting this Saturday through November 27, 2009, are EZ Bake Oven, Disney Princess Scooter, and Nerf N-Strike Vulcan, The Associated Press reported. Also starting this Saturday, customers purchasing certain gaming packages such as “Band Hero” and “DJ Hero” will receive a $40 Walmart gift card while supplies last.

Black Friday Guide

Black Friday, which is the day after Thanksgiving, traditionally marks the beginning of Christmas shopping in the United States. Many retailers offer doorbuster sales as an incentive for shoppers.

Check the following stories for more Black Friday deals:

Best Buy 2009 Black Friday Ads Revealed

Check Out Early Walmart Black Friday Deals

Target Black Friday Ads Leaked Online

Sears ‘Black Friday’ Sales Revealed

The following Web sites are dedicated to locating Black Friday deals for major stores such as Sears, Walmart, Toys ‘R’ Us, Target, Kmart, and more:

• BlackFriday.fm
• Black-Friday.net
• BFads.net
• BlackFriday.info
• BlackFriday.com
• BlackFriday.GottaDeal.com

Know of some good Black Friday deals? Leave them in the comments below.

Users are not able to access ATT.net Monday morning due to an apparent outage.

The homepage utilized for logging into email and other Att.net services has been experiencing technical difficulties since Sunday night, some users have reported.  As of 9:30 a.m. ET Monday, the site was still down.

The cause of the outage is not yet known, but it is expected to be restored shortly.

One site reported that attempts to gain further information from AT&T Inc. have not been answered.

UPDATE: The site was restored at about 10 a.m. ET.  The cause of the outage has not yet been reported.

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Best Buy is the latest store to have its Black Friday advertisement leaked online.

Black Friday, which is the day after Thanksgiving, traditionally marks the beginning of Christmas shopping in the United States. Many retailers offer doorbuster sales as an incentive for shoppers.

Special deals and doorbusters for holiday shoppers at Best Buy on Black Friday include newly released CDs for $6.99, digital cameras for as low as $49.99, a digital camcorder for $69.99, a PlayStation 3 package for $299.99, a Web cam for $19.99, and much more.   For more on Best Buy’s Black Friday deals, click here.

View/download ad here: Best Buy Black Friday 2009 Ad (PDF).

The following Web sites are dedicated to locating Black Friday deals for major stores such as Sears, Walmart, Toys ‘R’ Us, Target, Kmart, and more:

• BlackFriday.fm
• Black-Friday.net
• BFads.net
• BlackFriday.info
• BlackFriday.com
• BlackFriday.GottaDeal.com

Know of some good Black Friday deals? Leave them in the comments below.

Holiday shoppers can take advantage of early Black Friday deals at Walmart.

The store is currently featuring 100 toys for under $10.  To see the list, click here. Walmart also announced that its online stores will offer many hot books for just $9 and free shipping.  Customers who purchase a BlackBerry will also receive a $100 gift card.  For more details on the current deals at Walmart, click here.

The official Walmart Black Friday ad has not yet been released.  The store has announced, though, that it will be open 24 hours on Black Friday.  For more about Walmart’s safety campaign for this year, click here.

Black Friday, which is the day after Thanksgiving, traditionally marks the beginning of Christmas shopping in the United States. Many retailers offer doorbuster sales as an incentive for shoppers.

Several Web sites are dedicated to Black Friday sales for stores such as Sears, Walmart, Toys ‘R’ Us, Target, Kmart, and more.  Here are a few to help shoppers get started:

• BlackFriday.fm 
• Black-Friday.net
• BFads.net
• BlackFriday.info
• BlackFriday.com
• BlackFriday.GottaDeal.com

 Know of some good Black Friday deals? Leave them in the comments below.

Target is the latest store to have its Black Friday deals leaked online as consumers continue to search the web for the scoop on this year’s holiday shopping deals.

Black Friday, which is the day after Thanksgiving, traditionally marks the beginning of Christmas shopping in the United States. Many retailers offer doorbuster sales as an incentive for shoppers.

Target’s Black Friday deals include $3 toasters and coffeemakers, deals on high-definition televisions, and discounts of 50 percent on clothes and toys, according to GottaDeal.com.  Brad Olson, founder of the web site, said Wednesday that he received a copy of the discount retailer’s ad.

(To view the list of Target’s sale items, click here.)

Target spokeswoman Sarah Boehle said the company “is unable to confirm the accuracy of any [Black Friday] two-day ads or pricing information that is posted online,” according to a CNN.com report.

“Each year we chronicle lots of excitement about our ads when we hear that they were prematurely leaked,’ said Boehle. “We really appreciate all the interest. We encourage consumers to look for our official [Black Friday] ad.”

Target is expected to release its weekly circular the week of November 22, 2009.

Several Web sites are dedicated to Black Friday sales for stores such as Sears, Toys ‘R’ Us, Target, Kmart, and more.  Here are a few to help shoppers get started:

• BlackFriday.fm 
• Black-Friday.net
• BFads.net
• BlackFriday.info
• BlackFriday.com
• BlackFriday.GottaDeal.com

 Know of some good Black Friday deals? Leave them in the comments below.

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