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Swiss economy defies doomsayers, weathers franc shock

When the Swiss central bank abandoned its cap on the franc back in January, corporate Switzerland warned of an economic "tsunami" that would hit exports, hammer jobs and plunge the Alpine nation into a deep recession.


Late to the party, global banks try to muscle into India's start-up boom

Global investment banks are scrambling to get a piece of the action from India's booming technology start-ups, having missed out on the initial flurry of deal-making to their better-connected but much smaller domestic rivals.

Japan first-quarter GDP growth seen moderate, weak consumption a concern

Japan's economy was expected to post a second straight quarter of moderate growth in January-March, led by a pickup in exports and business investment, a Reuters poll found, pointing if realized to a steady recovery from recession after last year's sales tax hike.

Seeing and believing: Virtual reality set to conquer living rooms

It sounded so promising. Anyone, anywhere would be able to strap on a headset in their living room and be able to experience events anywhere in the world - or outside of it - as if they were really there.


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A PS4 Slim reveal will definitely not be in the Gamescom schedule this year as Sony announces it will not participate in the press conferences of the Germany event. Sony will instead hold its media briefing at the Paris Games Week. Sony is also still scheduled for a presscon at the E3 in June.
Nvidia's chief has confirmed the features of the upcoming GTX 980 Ti graphics card that would share some specs with the GTX Titan X. CEO Jen-Hsun Huang provided information thatt the new flagship card will share the same board model as the pricey Titan X but at a cheaper price.
Sony's Playstation 4 edged out Microsoft's Xbox One in the latest round of console wars. That is according to Unity CEO John Riccitiello and Xbox founder Ed Fries.
The Playstation 4 comes with a default 500GB hard drive, which is definitely insufficient for many gamers out there.On the average, a game can take up as much as 50GB each. With DLCs or new games coming in, it's never enough so it's time to upgrade to a TB-sized hard drive.
China will increase its healthcare subsidies by 19 percent this year as part of efforts to deepen social reforms and strengthen safety nets, the government said on Saturday.
With optimism building that the United States is already recovering smartly from another horrible start to the year, focus will shift this week to reports that may show the euro zone is finally shaking off half a decade of torpor.
Universal Pictures has just released an extended trailer for Jurassic World and it is full of dino chaos.
China's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate on Sunday for the third time since November, as economic growth cools to levels not seen since the global financial crisis.
iOS 9 sources reveal new Siri info and Spotify competition on June 8. iPhone 7 will have dual camera, curved display, either tough or flexible housing or both and more.
iPhone 7 may have flexible housing according to new patent. Apple fans should rejoice to a possibly more reliable iOS 9.