CNET Update avoids the crowds:
In this episode of Update:
- Skip the mania at stores, since Amazon and other retailers are starting Black Friday sales early online.
- Avoid the $5 delivery charge on eBay Now if you live in one the few areas the same-day delivery service is offered.
- Expect tablets to be a hot tech gift this holiday, according to CNET's annual shopping survey.
- Give an Amazon Prime membership as a gift, but don't plan on giving a 23andMe DNA testing kit -- the FDA ordered the company to halt sales.
- Add another large smartphone to Samsung's lineup with the Galaxy Grand 2.
Subscribe: