MasterCard: eCommerce heated in December up as Canadian temperatures plunged

Canadians responded to extreme weather conditions in December by taking their holiday shopping online – and they reached a major milestone in the process. For the first time in Canadian eCommerce history, the online share of retail sales totalled 7.8% for the month of December according to MasterCard SpendingPulse, a macro-economic report that leverages purchase information across all forms of payment – credit cards, cash and cheque – to offer detailed insight into consumer spending trends.

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Massive Adobe Photoshop CC update enables printing of 3D models

Adobe unveiled new 3D printing capabilities in Adobe® Photoshop CC. By radically simplifying the 3D print process, Photoshop CC will become the go-to tool for anyone who wants to print a 3D model.  Available immediately, as part of a major update to Adobe Creative Cloud, the new 3D printing capabilities integrated in Photoshop CC enable Creative Cloud members to easily and reliably build, refine, preview, prepare and print 3D designs, setting the stage for explosive growth in the 3D printing market.

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First look at Sony's Xperia Z1 Compact from CES 2014

Sony continues its rollout of Xperia devices at CES 2014. Here's the 4.3-inch counterpart of the flagship Xperia Z1 which also sports a 20 megapixel camera. Looking forward to seeing this practical mini smartphone come to market, but in the meantime, we can bask in the glory of the photos from the show.

Photos by Alex Davies

Review: Asus MeMO Pad 8

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The 8-inch tablet market is exploding right now with various Android and Windows 8 models competing with the iPad mini. Asus has been successful with its 7-inch Android tablets, specially its Nexus 7 device which has been a huge hit. How does their 8-inch Asus MeMO Pad device fare? We take a look.

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