Samsung mocks Apple fans in new ad; will it work?

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Editor's note Samsung is getting cheeky by making fun of Apple users in its latest ads. It's funny and it's gone viral, but will more people buy Samsung phones because of it? Also, don't miss the Thanksgiving tech support survival kit or the news about Galaxy Nexus getting pushed back to December. For those of you in the U.S., have a great Thanksgiving holiday and be safe. -Jason Samsung vs. Apple fans: Nice Galaxy ads, but will they work? Samsung is trying to do to Apple what Apple did to Microsoft: Make the other guy look a lot less cool. Read more Resource of the day Intelligent Power Management Improves Rack Density Consider your data center, its power requirements can be steep, and sometimes it can even prevent you from keeping your data center organized. Read this white paper to learn how new innovations in power supplies can change that. 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Read more Google Wave, Knol and five more Google initiatives getting the axe Google has announced the execution of seven products and initiatives, including the long-time-coming shutdowns of Google Wave and Knol. Read more Dell: High-end graphics cards make your screen glossier ... what? Don't let marketing near technical stuff! Read more Target adds more HDTV doorbuster deals to its Black Friday ad Companies used to spend all their energy trying to prevent their Black Friday ads from leaking. Now they're getting creative in dropping last-minute saving surprises on us. Target is the latest,... Read more Facebook phone? Been there, done that, and nobody cared Reports about a Facebook phone have resurfaced recently, but it seems everyone has forgotten about the Facebook phone nobody wanted. 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