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prepare yourselves the deals are coming I'm Bridget Carey and this is your cnet update stretch those quads and charge those phones because this episode of cnet update has tips for conquering Black Friday the biggest shopping day of the year the first step is to do some research and load up on helpful apps there are apps that pull in all the store flyers and doorbuster deals in one menu check out black friday survival guide on the iPhone or there's an app called TGI Black Friday next you have to make a list to stay focused on what gifts you need if you're with a group and doing a divide and conquer mission you list bliss it's available on Apple or Android list bliss lets you sync a shopping list with a buddy and when someone checks something off the list or as an item you can see it to that way you don't end up buying doubles you'll also want to have a barcode scanner app handy because some stores are priced matching with competitors best buy is price matching with Amazon so while you're in line scan a barcode for an item and an app like shopsavvy will show other store prices and if you find someone selling it for less show the cashier they'll give you the lower price at cnet we also have a list of some black friday deals that caught our attention a few worth mentioning target and bestbuy are giving gift cards if you buy a new ipod touch best buy is knocking 20 bucks off all models of the roku stores like radio shack and Best Buy are selling a samsung galaxy s3 smartphone for 50 bucks sears has last year's nook simple touch e-reader at forty dollars it's normally a hundred and if you don't already have a game system there are several choices of bundles for xbox and playstation that will throw in accessories games and knock about a hundred dollars off the price if you're in the market for a blu-ray player and you see one for a great price go ahead and grab it our editors have found that there's not a big difference between picture quality and blu-ray players these days but avoid being upsilon a warranty for some products because you're in a rush and you're tired and the cashier starts asking if you want to buy an additional warranty you need to think ahead if it's worth it if you're already getting the gadget for cheap it might not be worth the extra money also most products already come with a one-year warranty if you're shopping online over the weekend and on Cyber Monday do your homework so you know if the sale price is really a deal or a dud use pricegrabber to see what typical prices are for a product you might also find a good check out coupon code at retailmenot.com and before you start your spending spree there's an update on a story we mentioned in our last show we reported on a bill being drafted that could make it easier for law enforcement to access your emails without a warrant well just a few hours after the story came out on cnet the senator abandoned the controversial proposal but we'll keep you posted on this next week when it comes to a vote that's your tech news update you can find links to all of these stories on the blog sina com / update from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey