Adobe: 46 per cent of retail traffic driven by mobile

$27 Billion Spent Online so far; Star Wars’ Kylo Ren, Xbox One, Samsung Gear VR, and GoPro HERO3 Top Sellers

Adobe released its first set of 2015 Digital Index Online Shopping data for the holiday season. Between November 1 and November 24, nearly $27 billion have been spent online, 8.5 percent more than in 2014. Mobile devices continue to play a dominant role in online shopping, driving 46 percent of visits to retail sites and 24 percent of sales ($6.32 billion).

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HTC offers discounted smartphones and RE cameras for Cyber Week

HTC is announcing special deals just in time for Cyber Week. Starting November 26^th until December 2^nd, while supplies last, Canadians will be able to visit HTC.com/ca to receive:

-          40% off the purchase of an HTC One M9

-          40% off accessories

-          Purchase an HTC RE camera for $100

On top of these great HTC Cyber Week Sales, Canadians will also receive free shipping.

Update on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 7:57PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Talk about a bait and switch. It seems that the RE cameras are not in stock and are backordered.

Report claims Apple plans to use OLED displays for 2018 iPhones

Apple will reportedly switch to OLED displays for the company’s iPhones starting 2018. Japanese publication Nikkei reports that the tech giant has talked to its suppliers about its plans and LG Display will ramp up capacity, accordingly. LG’s the exclusive display provider for Apple’s only product with an OLED display: the Apple Watch. LG is said to be planning a new Korean factory valued up to US$4.2 billion but there is no indication if they are targeting Apple with this move.

Nikkei suggests LG might be joined by Samsung to help meet the demand. Or Apple might be forced to offer OLED and LCD iPhones, but this is thought to be unlikely as the company wants to keep screens consistent across products, even with the differently-sized iPhone 6s and 6s Plus these had same underlying technology.

Source: Nikkei | Via: Apple Insider

Google will reportedly help improve Samsung’s TouchWiz interface

Samsung’s TouchWiz UI has been a resource hog in the past. Recently though, Samsung’s given users the option to disable pre-installed apps and performance is slightly better. But there is still a lot of room for improvement. With the Galaxy line deeply linked with the Android platform, it comes as no surprise that Google wants to help streamline the experience further.

According to a report from Samsung Viet, Google hopes to make TouchWiz faster, more stable, and come with fewer bugs. If there is truth to this, this won’t be the first time Google stepped into Samsung’s territory. It was rumoured before the Samsung junked its Magazine UX for the Galaxy Tab Pro lineup because Google wasn’t happy with the interface change.

Source: Samsung Viet | Via: Cult of Android