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Carts full of merchandise ordered online are rolled to the main packing area for shipping at the Overstock.com warehouse in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 29, 2008. "Cyber Monday," coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group that noticed a spike in online sales on the Monday after Thanksgiving when people returned to their work computers, is the next in a line of days that stores are counting on to jump-start the holiday shopping season. This year it is expected to be the biggest online shopping day of the year for the third year in a row. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)

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An Amazon.com employee grabs boxes off the conveyor belt to load into a truck at the company's Fernley, Nev., warehouse on Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. "Cyber Monday," coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group that noticed a spike in online sales on the Monday after Thanksgiving when people returned to their work computers, is the next in a line of days that stores are counting on to jump-start the holiday shopping season. This year it is expected to be the biggest online shopping day of the year for the third year in a row. (AP Photo/Scott Sady)

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In this image taken from video that has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrian rebels capture a helicopter air base near the capital, Damascus, after fierce fighting on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)

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In this image taken from video that has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke rises from buildings after government shelling in the Damascus suburb of Zabadani, Syria, on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

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GameStop employee Lani Girran hands over a Wii U system to Kevin Owande, 51, of Renton, Wash., on a busy Black Friday at the GameStop Southcenter store in Seattle on Nov. 23, 2012. Owande was up early on Black Friday to purchase Wii U, one of the hottest products this holiday season. (Stephen Brashear/Invision for Nintendo/Associated Press)

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Nintendo says its new Wii U, starting at $300, is its "first new home video-game system in six years." The deluxe set is said to be worth the extra $50. (Associated Press)

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Kindle Fire HD is an e-book reader extraordinaire, a solid media player, and a decent Web browser/email reader. The 7-inch model retails for $199. (Amazon.com)

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A man rides his bicycle past the beachside entrance to the home of software company founder John McAfee in Ambergris Caye, Belize, on Thursday. Mr. McAfee has been identified as a “person of interest” in the killing of Gregory Viant Faull, his neighbor. (Associated Press)