Black Friday deals are very exciting to look at. A 42-inch television for $199? That’s something myself, and a lot of other people would love to have. The problem is that there are going to be a ton of people in line with that very thought, and only a handful of them will walk away happy. For everyone else that’s not willing to brave the crowds, there’s online shopping. LivingSocial is just one of the companies taking the online approach with Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It’ll be dishing out deals starting at 5am on Friday.

A common theme for retailers this year is to show their hands early. The economy is in the toilet, and spending isn’t expected to be stellar this year. That’s one of the reasons why stores such as Walmart are pushing out their deals early. If customers are going to spend money this holiday season, Walmart wants to make sure you hear about their deals well ahead of Black Friday. Walmart has placed a number of items on sale through its website. We’ve combed through the products to bring you some of the best deals.

Meijer’s Black Friday 2011 has leaked online just like all the others. The store’s doorbuster deals will begin at 4am on Black Friday and will continue until noon. Meijer will also have sales going on for several items all day Friday and Saturday as well.

There are a lot of new features coming to Google+ in the future. For a social network that is still very young, Google+ is making a lot of moves to be the premier social network on the web. According to All Things D, Google+ will soon be the home to social games. A release date for Google’s gaming project is still unknown, but some sources say it is coming soon.

When it comes to gaming on a smartphone, there are no shortage of options. There is an astonishingly large number of games currently available in the Android Market. Chances are unless you hear about certain Android games from a third party, you’ll miss out on them. Mobile gaming also creates more impulse buys than other gaming platforms, leading to a large sum of money being spent in a short time. A company called Extent is addressing both of those issues with the launch of GameTanium for Android.

Sony has formed another cozy partnership with AT&T. AT&T revealed that it will be the exclusive provider of broadband internet service for Sony’s upcoming S2 tablet. A release date and for the S2 is sadly still up in the air.

Welcome to Gadgetell’s newest series, Real World Tech. In these posts, we’ll look at how everyday people use gadgets in the real world. The idea is to go beyond the pretty product photos and feature-laden specs to see how it works in the real world. Here’s my story. Most smartphones today have GPS. The Global more »

In February of this year, HTC invested $40 million in OnLive. OnLive has made it abundantly clear that it plans to be available on as many products as possible including smartphones and tablets. Owners of the HTC Flyer, the company’s first Android tablet, are reporting they’ve gotten an update containing the OnLive Viewer application.

My how the tables have turned. LulzSec, the hacking group that has been having a great time breaking into websites and posting confidential information has made a new enemy. Make no mistake, LulzSec has ticked a lot of people off ranging from innocent individuals to government agencies. It has also drawn the ire of another hacking group known as TeaMp0isoN.

Welcome to another installment of Who’s on Crack where we look at companies that have crossed a line from smart marketing to “hey pal, you’ve got to calm down.” This week, we’ve got a a host of companies that are pushing the boundaries of sanity and we suspect controlled substances are to blame. Let’s get more »