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Apple reports strong sales but disappoints Wall Street

Apple may have exceeded internal targets for third quarter of fiscal year 2015, but Wall Street is not impressed. In its earnings report, the company announced that sales of iPhone, which represents more than half of Apple's business, had increased.Apple sold 47.5 million iPhone units.


AT&T will charge additional fees for new installation and upgrades starting August 1

Starting August 1, AT&T will charge $45 for new installations and upgrades to those who are under a one to two-year contract. AT&T will also charge another $15 activation fee for the new subscribers of AT&T Next even if you bring your own phone.

Qualcomm slashes jobs and costs, says may split itself

Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) said it may break itself up as it delivered its third profit warning this year and announced plans to slash jobs and spending in the face of rising competition.

New York moves to raise state minimum wage to $15 for fast-food workers

New York moved on Wednesday to raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour by the end of 2018 in New York City and by mid-2021 in the rest of the state.


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Aaron Johnson, a co-inventor of the Circuit Cutting Machine is launching Shotbox on Kickstarter. Shotbox is a handy tabletop photo studio that comes in the form of a box which lit its inside surface by the use of LED lights to achieve perfect shots with any type of cameras including smart phones and tablets.
Evernote has a new chief executive officer. This was announced by Phil Libin, co-founder and longtime CEO of the productivity and note-taking app.
Microsoft has released an emergency patch for all Windows-based systems in order to address a recently-discovered critical flaw in the operating system.
Adding electronic drums and drum machines can give a digital kick to your music track, but nothing can replace the old school skins. Now, crowdfunding Sensory Percussion offers the best of both worlds.
A NASA-funded study shows that humans could get back to the moon in the next ten years, and could live there in another ten years.
Google's photo sharing solution Google+Photos is shutting down on August 1. It is often confused with Google Photos, which is a totally different app. Notice it lacks the "+." This app is Google's unlimited free photo host, which the giant tech company launched in May.
Elon Musk has identified the possible reason why SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket exploded mid-air on June 28th. And he says there's a valuable lesson to be learned.
When Sony unveiled the Project Morpheus VR headset at E3, IT enthusiasts and gamers are keeping their eyes on it, particularly when they announced that it will be getting its way on 2016. Now Sony will allow the public to experience the most awaited VR headset on GameStop Expo 2015 for the first time.
One of the biggest concerns of any mobile phone user is the short battery life. Phone manufacturers seem to have never solved this issue. But now, Incipio, a mobile accessories manufacturer, has launched a new battery case that will add not only battery life but additional storage as well for the Samsung Galaxy S6 family.
Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) said Monday it would buy Sikorsky Aircraft, the helicopter unit of United Technologies Corp (UTX.N), for $9 billion, and would review the possible sale or spinoff of $6 billion in other information technology and services businesses.