It was 68 degrees by 8:00 in the morning Friday, but the loyal fans who had lined up outside the Apple Store at 1 Stockton Street in San Francisco had already braved (slightly) less hospitable temperatures.
Kei Nishikori underlined his imminent status as Japan's highest-ranked player ever on the ATP Tour with a commanding 6-4 6-3 victory over Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov to reach the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters Friday.
Efficient pre-order facilities for the new iPhone 4S did not hinder the tradition of long lines outside Apple Stores. Thousands of sleep deprives apple fans across the world waited patiently to get their hands on the much-anticipated phone, while taking the time to pay homage to Steve Jobs' life.
The state-run Korean Central News agency, which acts as the mouthpiece of the North Korean government, has released a report about the Occupy Wall Street protests that is actually a reasonable account of the movement.
The Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) reduced its forecast for the country’s economic growth this year to 4.58 percent from its previous 5.02 percent estimate.
Thursday's cancellation of the Hulu auction had less to do with the $2 billion sale price and more to do with a shift in strategic perspective among the owners.
Despite Microsoft's initial announcement in May of acquiring Skype for $8.5 billion, the deal was finally sealed on Friday after both companies received approval from the European Commission.
Apple opened the floodgates of iPhone 4S on Friday, at 8 a.m. local time in US, UK, Canada, France and Germany following Japan and Australia in rolling out the company's flagship phone in retail stores.
Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S sales in stores began in Japan, Australia, France, UK, Germany, Canada and the U.S. on Friday, with fans snapping up the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' lifetime.
iPhone 4S launch is shaping up as the mother of all launches. Apple Stores worldwide have come alive in a celebratory mood, shaking off the gloom that Steve Jobs' death created , gingerly welcoming the last iPhone that had the dead icon's signature on.
The Eurozone debt crisis will dominate a summit of G20 finance chiefs and central bank heads in Paris, with a downgrade of Spain's credit rating highlighting the risk of a much larger economy than Greece coming under threat.
After the pre-orders record breaking sales queues are formed outside many Apple stores this week with customers keen to get hold of the new iPhone 4S.
The BSE Sensex pulled higher on Friday after a sluggish start as investors awaited monthly inflation, which would set the tone for the RBI's monetary stance.
G20 finance chiefs and central bank heads meet in Paris on Friday urgently needing to find a convincing solution to a deepening euro zone debt crisis that has fanned fears of a global slide into recession.
Asian shares inched down on Friday, tracking New York and European shares lower as weak Chinese trade data raised concerns about the global economy, while the euro eased after another sovereign debt ratings downgrade.
Gap plans to focus on international expansion, closing stores in North America while opening them in Asia.
The new phone is about to hit stores.
Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) claim to have found the possible cause for “super-eruptions” in massive volcanoes on the earth that occur every 100,000 years and are known to induce planetary climate change.
Shares were trading down on Thursday after an early rise met with resistance, a day after the BSE Sensex had climbed to its highest close in more than three weeks.
IMF said on Thursday that downside risks in Asia are rising due to Europe's debt woes and a U.S. slowdown
Samsung has been denied the chance to sell its newest tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, in Australia until a patent dispute with Apple, maker of the iPad 2, is settled following a trial.
Apple Inc debuts its fifth generation iPhone this week minus its visionary leader for the first time. But CEO Tim Cook may already be thinking ahead to his greatest challenge: repositioning the company's fabled marketing apparatus to safeguard the brand.
