Microsoft's 12 Days of Holiday Deals revealed

As my kids get the joy of opening up their advent calendars today the reality of December has kicked in for me. We are officially into the heat of holiday shopping season and it's the gift list is real. 

I am definitely one for surprises so I'm keeping my eye on Microsoft's 12 Days of Deals to see if I can cross off a couple of people on my list and save a litte $$$. Each day, starting December 1st, a new offer will be revealed at MicrosoftStore.ca so if you missed out on Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals no worries! 

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Smart Stickers are the Post-It Notes of the smartphone age

It seems everything is getting an Internet of Things makeover these days, even ever popular Post-It Notes. Using the same eInk technology used on some eBook readers, the Smart Stickers can be used to update users on a number of things including notifications, news, weather and reminders. With the ability to stick mostly anywhere, they also have displays that don't draw much power. If you want in on this innovation, head over to Indiegogo to pledge your support, you can now get a pack of 3 Smart Stickers for $60. 

Adobe: Cyber Monday sales break records with US $ 3 billion in sales

Adobe today released its 2015 online shopping data for Cyber Monday. A record $2.98 billion (12 percent more than in 2014) will be spent online by the end of the day, marking the largest online sales day in history.

Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday will drive a total of $11 billion in online sales, a 15 percent increase year-over-year (YoY) and 30 percent of all online sales in November ($39.5 billion). Brick-and-click retailers saw the strongest growth in sales YoY with 18 percent reversing the trend of Cyber Monday being an online-only retailer day. The first 18 days in December are all expected to be $1 billion sales days.

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Samsung replaces mobile chief after underwhelming smartphone sales

Out of time: Former Samsung Mobile Chief J.K. Shin has been asked to step down due to lower than expected profits in the mobile spaceSamsung has replaced long time chief of mobile J.K. Shin due to increasingly lower sales and poor product performance in the smartphone space, an area that Samsung dominated for a number of years. Replacing Shin is  D.J. Koh,  former head of mobile research and development. J.K. Shin will be kept on but will take a step back and focus on long-term strategy.

Samsung's profits fell slightly from the previous quarter, after the company slashed the price of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge to help boost sales. 

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