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Black Friday sales data point to ‘Apple holiday season’

Christmas will be Apple (AAPL) scented this year, judging from Black Friday weekend sales. “It’s an Apple holiday season — it’s all about iPhones, Apple Watch, iPads and Apple TV,” Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry said in a research report Saturday. Apple is being helped by expanded availability of its products through retail partners including Best Buy (BBY), Costco (COST), Staples (SPLS), Target (TGT) and Wal-Mart (WMT), he said.

Apple Watch No Longer The Hottest Gift: IBM Watson

The Apple (AAPL) Watch is still getting a lot of positive attention, but it’s no longer the hottest gift this holiday season, according to the IBM (IBM) Watson Trend App. The IBM Watson Trend App analyzes millions of conversations across social networks, blogs, forums, comments, ratings, and reviews to determine which are likely to be top gifts this holiday season. The Apple Watch now gets an 88 score, after getting a perfect 100 for several days

Amazon.com Black Friday Sales Driven By Mobile

As the official start to the holiday shopping season arrives, Americans are using their mobile devices more than ever to capitalize on Thanksgiving and Black Friday deals online. On Thursday and early Friday, mobile traffic accounted for nearly 60% of all online shopping traffic, and 40% of all online sales, said Justin Norwood, product strategist for IBM (IBM) Watson Trend, which analyzes online shopping data. Shopping via Apple (AAPL) iPhone and