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Rather than assure phone owners that the company won't fold up, BlackBerry's Tuesday advertisement in 30 newspapers did the opposite, based on reactions posted in social media sites.

By Greg PeelThe Dow rose 205 points or 1.4% while the S&P gained 1.4% to 1721 and the Nasdaq added 1.1%.

One of the noteworthy developments of the last day has been the announcement by the Fitch ratings agency that it was placing the US's AAA sovereign rating on ´´rating watch negative´´, This suggests a greater chance a credit rating downgrade, in fact a 1 in 2 chance , compared to 1 in 3 chance implied by a "negative outlook".

Apple Inc, named most valuable brand and most innovative company in 2013, is predicted to drop to third place in market share for smart phones in 2015. This is according to a fearless forecast by Seeking Alpha's Adrian McCarroll who based his statements on current smart phone trends.

Utilite, a mini computer, is going to be available for as low as $99.

Despite being too big to be smartphones and too small to be tablets, phablets continue to gain in popularity among consumers who may appreciate the screen larger than a regular mobile phone or whose pocketbook is not large enough to purchase a tablet or a laptop.

The local markets has done it all in the first half of the session, with stocks down by as much as 0.5 per cent early on, trading flat more recently and currently up by just a few points at lunch. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is up by around 0.2 per cent.

By Peter Switzer, Switzer Super ReportThe path for term deposits will be a good indicator for when it will be time to cut your exposure to the stock market and I suspect that we're now at the bottom of the interest rate cycle.

Apple sends out press invites for Oct 22 iPad, Mc Pro and Mavericks Event

Apple announced on Oct 14 that CEO for Burberry will be joining the company as senior vice president

Toilets are associated with dirt and filth because it in those porcelain bowls where people pass out their solid and liquid body waste for sanitary purposes. But what if a restaurant decides to use toilet bowl-shaped containers to serve noodles and other Asian dishes in it, would you dare dine in such kind of establishment? The Magic Restroom Café, located at 18558 Gale Ave, No 222, City of Industry, Los Angeles, California, does that. The restaurant, owned by new restaurateur YoYo Li from China...

By Greg PeelThe Dow fell 133 points or 0.9% while the S&P lost 0.7% to 1698 and the Nasdaq dropped 0.4%.

The main feature of the afternoon session in local trade was the resolve of the local index to remain at the highs of the day. This could easily be dismissed as being of little consequence. Although an argument could be made that the performance that given the performance of the market in recent weeks ( the ASX200 is at its best levels since the end of September ) it could be suggested that shorters or sellers could reasonably be rethinking their ways given the market's resilience.

A 94-year old Chinese woman has been afforded rights by a court in China on the legal action she slapped against her four adult children. Zhang Zefang had taken her children to court for abandonment because they refused to take care of her.

Apple (AAPL) iPhone 5s Outperforms iPhone 5c Sales

The 7.4 magnitude quake that struck Bohol island in the southern Philippines has not only damaged malls and ripped roads apart in the province, it has also caused massive damage to at least two historical churches.

U.S. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID SAYS HE AND REPUBLICAN MCCONNELL HAVE MADE ´´TREMENDOUS PROGRESS´´ TOWARDS DEBT LIMIT, GOVERNMENT FUNDING DEAL, BUT ´´WE ARE NOT THERE YET´´ - RTRS This headline flashed across news screen just over half an hour before local trade kicked off this morning. The optimistic tone expressed has set the tone for the Asian session so far. Expectations are that a positive conclusion is close at hand.

Textbook rental service Zookal entered a partnership with University of Sydney engineers to deliver textbooks through robotic flying drones from a new company, Flirtey.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Stock Quote at Market Close Monday; Target price at $520-$550 – analyst

Although the Waterloo, Ontario-based phone maker would surely deny it, BlackBerry officials appear close to pressing the panic button as the company continues to flounder.

Crumbling Asian stocks was a result of the U.S. stalemate. Consequently, this has also affected the Australian market.

An old Canadian Hershey factory used to make chocolates but now believed to produce marijuana. This factory has been abandoned some years back but it is reportedly manufacturing licensed marijuana.

By Greg PeelOlympic Dam is Australia's largest uranium source but outside of the diversified resource conglomerate that is owner BHP Billiton, Australia's two "big" pure-play uranium producers are Energy Resources of Australia ((ERA)), operating in the Northern Territory and Paladin Energy...

Miner Rio Tinto sold on Monday the 1.56 carat Fancy Red diamond sourced from its Argyle mine. The pink diamond, purchased by seasoned bidder John Glajz, fetched a record price of over $2 million in the annual Argyle Pink Diamonds tender.

Push-up bras were invented to help females with small breasts to make it appear that these hapless women have bigger front bumpers.

By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 64 points or 0.4% while the S&P gained 0.4% to 1710 and the Nasdaq added 0.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is reportedly releasing budget iMacs in 2014, an analyst says.

Australian stocks are in the red for the third time in five trading sessions, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) down 0.8 per cent. All sectors are in the red, with weaker than expected Chinese trade numbers on the weekend combined with the US debt ceiling keeping investors on edge.

Air Canada is now not just in the hot seat but may well ought to be inside a dog pen after how it handled the case of a dog that went missing from one of its supposed flights.