You may not know this, but your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch are the equivalent of throwing stars for all you shopping ninjas out there. So, grab one of these devices, prepare for battle, and use it to take advantage for next week's Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping trips.

Start your shopping on the internet

The best course of action to take before going shopping is to research your objective. The internet is a great place to start, and no bargain hunting ninja would even think about going shopping without looking for all the deals first. Mobile Safari will let you browse Black Friday websites and discover a plethora of deals; here are 12 Black Friday sites to get you started. Simply access each one of them by clicking the drop down menu at the top of the page.

Or, use Mobile Safari's search tools to seek out deals, sales, and more.

iTunes App Store great for Black Friday Apps

Shopping Ninjas should gracefully accept the help offered by the iTunes App Store. Start by launching the App Store app, and searching for the term "Black Friday". The search results will return a plethora of free and paid apps that will help you find Black Friday deals, offer shopping tips and keep a shopping list. Ironically, the search for Cyber Monday returned no matches.

Crowd source your deal hunting with social apps

All you need is a Twitter or Facebook account to start looking for deals. You can share them with your friends or followers, and they can in turn share their deals with you. Use the search features of either service and find even more deals to share.

Search the iTunes App Store for brick & mortar shopping apps

You can search the App Store for apps created for retailers like Apple, Amazon, Best Buy, Target, Walmart to catch any of their Black Friday deals. Don't stop there, since you can also get some holiday shopping done on eBay using one or more of their apps. The possibilities are practically endless, so be sure to vigorously search for your favorite retailer's apps.