Asian shares steadied near seven-year highs on Thursday, underpinned by hopes of a ceasefire in Ukraine, although a cautious mood prevailed for now ahead of a European Central Bank meeting later in the session.
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Dollar jumps on yen, gives Japanese stocks a lift
The U.S. dollar was holding broad-based gains in Asia on Tuesday in a boon for shares of Japanese exporters but a burden for oil, gold and stocks in the energy majors.
Apple rumored to unveil iTime, iPhone 6 on Tuesday; What should consumers expect on release date?
Apple has been prominent on sending high spirits to all its consumers after the company scheduled a grand special event to be held this Tuesday, September 9. The biggest revelation for Apple is highly anticipated after the successes of Android phones' and Google phones' releases earlier this year.
OS X Yosemite to Release in Late October, Apple Prepping Major Announcement Event
Apple is prepping a huge press event in early September, which many speculate is the perfect time to announce OS X Yosemite's rumored October release date.
S&P 500 ends at record as jobs report eases Fed worries
U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, lifting the S&P 500 to a fresh closing high, after a weaker-than-expected jobs report was taken as a sign that the Federal Reserve will not begin raising interest rates anytime soon.
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U.S. stocks ended mostly down on Wednesday, as a decline in Apple shares dragged the Nasdaq lower and investors held off on big bets before the European Central Bank's upcoming policy meeting.
New orders for U.S. factory goods posted a record gain in July and auto sales last month accelerated to their highest level in 8-1/2 years, offering further bullish signals for the economy.
Trend Micro's vice-president of security research, Rik Ferguson, also noted that even the alleged source of the posters were not claiming an Apple hack. Ferguson is suggesting that there might be some guesswork of email-password combinations or phishing involved. Phishing is the act of discreetly securing personal information under the guise of authentic-looking fake sites.
Victoria Justice's original Twitter post about her nude photos being fake were followed by a longer statement implying her anger about the invasion of privacy. The Nickelodeon star also promised she would take legal action, but what does this mean for her alleged fake photos? Has she just admitted they were real?
iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 are both expected to be released this year following the unveiling of iPhone 6 and the alleged iWatch on September 9. Information about the upgraded tablets could be shared then, with their release date expected some time in October or November.
Apple''s iWatch is rumored for a September release despite the lack of information regarding the wearable device aside from conjectures based from job listings and the patent for a wearable device Apple got in July. Should iWatch come to the market, however, there may be a delay in shipping like the case with the first iPhone.
The video of Samsung Galaxy S5 doing the Ice Bucket Challenge is accompanied by the phone's artificial assistant, who said, "I am the Samsung Galaxy S5. This is my Ice Bucket Challenge." When the phone was poured with cold water with ice cubes, the voice reacted to what a normal person would do when being showered with icy liquid.
Asus's rumored smartwatch is slated for a September 3 release date at the International Franchise Association event to be held in Berlin. The smartwatch will be in tough competition with Moto 360's smartwatch and Apple's alleged iWatch, which are said to be also slated for September debuts.
China could have a new homegrown operating system by October to take on imported rivals such as Microsoft Corp, Google Inc and Apple Inc, Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.
