Bid adieu to Clip Art

With the proliferation of emoticons, it was inevitable that we lose our form of cartoon hieroglyphics from the start of the PC era. Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down Clip Art for good. They’re hoping to bring more people into Bing Image search instead. We’re not sure how much an impact losing Clip Art would be for Bing Image’s benefit but we are sad to say goodbye to the pioneer of emoticons.

Source: The Verge

Twitter brings new photo filters to mobile apps

If you’ve been left wanting by the photo filters in the Android and iOS apps, Twitter is bringing in some new filters to freshen things up a bit. Aside from bringing in new filters, it is also easier to swipe through them now. You can adjust the strength of the filter by tapping on it again to bring up the slider. The filters appear after you add an image to a tweet.

We're rolling out new filters to spice up your photos. Download the latest Twitter for iPhone or Android to enjoy. pic.twitter.com/XRCIszOgID

— Twitter Mobile (@twittermobile) December 2, 2014

Source: The Next Web

Adobe data Shows Cyber Monday sales went up by 16 per cent to the tune of $2.65 billion

Did you find a lot of online deals during Cyber Monday? So did millions of other shoppers. Adobe released its 2014 Digital Index Online Shopping data for Cyber Monday. Total online sales came in at $2.65 billion, up 16 percent compared to 2013.

The top 25 retailers, who each generated $30 million or more on Cyber Monday, saw online sales increase by 25 percent capturing nearly $1.8 billion. Smaller retailers, those generating $2 million or less, grew by five percent. Consumers saw the highest discounts of 23 percent in the early morning hours and more than half (54 percent) of online sales came in outside of normal working hours.

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Telus launches #ThumbsUpPhonesDown campaign

by Sonya Davidson

We all know that it's not safe to use our smartphones when driving? Yes? This week is National Safe Driving Week in Canada and being distracted behind the wheel is a growing concern. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, it now kills more people each year than drunk driving and speeding combined. 

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