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October's frighteningly good tech deals continue this week with HP Pavilion laptops, Laser Measure Sensors, Polk Audio speakers and, oh yes, a free GPS from Best Buy.

Display manufacturers have already pleaded guilty to price fixing in the U.S., making Nokia confident of victory.

An online pricing error resulted in 140,000 orders for $15 LCD displays and Taipei wants Dell to make good on the offer.

An executive with LG Display faces a year in jail for his role in an LCD price-fixing scheme, the DOJ says.

The former sales manager faces 10 years in prison and a $1 million fine.

Hitachi Displays has pleaded guilty for its role in pricing fixing in the LCD market, joining LG, Chunghwa and Sharp.

Taiwanese LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes on Friday said it asked the government to help it extend the repayment schedule on NT$15 billion (US$430 million) in loans, becoming the first such company to seek aid amid the global recession.

Sharp and Sony have decided to delay the targetted start of a joint venure LCD (liquid crystal display) production and sales venture.

LG Display on Monday said it has signed a five-year deal to supply LCD panels to Apple.

Black Friday rule number one: do your homework -- but this year, I did it for you. I scoured the Web and put together this list of some of the best deals I could find. After this year's sluggish economy, many electronics retailers are offering steep Black Friday discounts on popular tech items to fill their stores and get their cash registers ringing -- saving you a bundle in the process.

Three electronics manufacturers -- LG Display, Sharp and Chunghwa Picture Tubes -- have agreed to plead guilty and pay a combined $585 million in criminal fines for conspiring to fix the prices of LCD panels