16 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US general says cannot rule out ground role in Iraq
US general says cannot rule out ground role in Iraq
The most senior U.S. military officer has raised the possibility that American troops might need to take on a larger role in Iraq’s ground war against Islamic State militants.
16 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Microsoft: The Era Of $99 Windows Tablets Is Here
Microsoft: The Era Of $99 Windows Tablets Is Here
By Alcaraz Research:
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16 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Dollar slightly up against yen, euro ahead of Fed outcome
Currencies: Dollar slightly up against yen, euro ahead of Fed outcome
The dollar edges up against major crosses as investors settle in for the FOMC policy-outcome wait.
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16 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on GT Advanced Technologies: Is A 40% Fall Reason To Buy?
GT Advanced Technologies: Is A 40% Fall Reason To Buy?
By Bill Maurer:
The last couple of weeks have not been pretty for shareholders in GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ:GTAT). The company for which many investors were buying on the speculation that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) would use sapphire in the iPhone 6 screen, has seen its shares plummet recently.
16 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on iPhone comes out of a ‘bygone era’, reviewers hail bigger handset
iPhone comes out of a ‘bygone era’, reviewers hail bigger handset
Most reviewers say that the iPhone 6 is the best smartphone available or “ever made”, while the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus has been described as a “phablet” that will give competition to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s Galaxy S line of ‘big’ Android phones. In my view, it’s the best smartphone on the market, when you combine its hardware, all-new operating system, and the Apple ecosystem whose doors it opens,” Walt Mossberg wrote of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 in the tech blog Re/code.
16 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Knife-edge Scottish vote cuts deep divide
Knife-edge Scottish vote cuts deep divide
The debate over Scottish independence has become so bitter that whatever the outcome, either Scotland or the UK will become deeply divided, writes CNBC’s Helia Ebrahimi.
16 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on World’s billionaire population at record high
World’s billionaire population at record high
The world economy is going through a rough patch, yet the world’s billionaire population is at an all-time high.