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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Apple supporting World AIDS Day campaigns with partner apps and Product RED

Helping raise awareness and money for an important cause, Apple is teaming up with app developer Supercell, maker of popular iOS games Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, Hay Day which offer various special in-app purchase until 8 a.m. PST on Friday, Dec. 4. 

Apple is also making available various Product RED devices such as iPod Touch, iPod Touch and a Apple Watch RED band as well as new iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus cases. A percentage of gross profits from the sale of those products goes to the Global Fund to help fund AIDS programs in Africa. Since its introduction, Product RED has generated more than $275 million for the Global Fund — more than $75 million from Apple alone. 

Today Apple stores around the world, including a number of stores across Canada, will turn their logos (RED) in support of World AIDS Day.  Check out all the products here: http://www.apple.com/ca/product-red/ . To donate, and for more information - visit red.org.

The 2017 Bentley Bentayga is the ultimate luxury SUV

The 2017 Bentley Bentayga is hoping to set the bar real high for luxury SUVs. This chic beast isn't just about bespoke wood trim and lavish leather interiors, it screams excellence from every pore.

Bentley is calling this the “fastest, most powerful, most luxurious and most exclusive SUV in the world.”  It is backing up these claims with a 600 hp powerplant capable of  664 lb-ft of torque and a top speed of 200 mph. This is supercar-level performance in an SUV that can tow 7,700 pounds of cargo.

The interior is a nod to excess and luxury with the hides of 4 cows, 15 separate pieces of veneer, mineral glass gauge covers, a self-winding Breitling clock (worth a fortune on its own) as well as all the latest infotainment and assistive driving technology. The cost, you ask? How about US $229,100 before delivery or options. Buyers who signed a purchase contract before the Bentayga was released get a special edition Breitling sport watch with GPS tracking, sweet, eh?