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.

VW releases video showing how they will fix emissions-cheating engines

Volkswagen has started its long hard road to repair the damage caused by their emissions test cheating 'defeat device,' scandal. The company posted a video showing how they plan to fix millions of diesel powered vehicles in the 1.6 liter and 2.0 liter classes. Note that this video and the included remedies are for the UK, North American emissions regulations are different which means that this remedy, which takes 30 minutes per car to complete, may or may not apply here.

Source: The Verge

Norton study: 348 million identities exposed in 2014

“Consumer confidence was rocked in 2014 by an unprecedented number of mega breaches that exposed the identities of millions of people who were simply making routine purchases from well-known retailers,” said Fran Rosch, executive vice president, Norton by Symantec.

Norton released its its findings from the Norton Cybersecurity Insights Report, which sheds light on the truths of online crime and the personal effect it has on consumers.

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