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Apple Watch Keeps Top Gift Spot Ahead Of Black Friday

The Apple (AAPL) Watch continues to hold the top spot among products that will be hot this holiday season, as predicted by the IBM (IBM) Watson Trend app. The IBM app scours the Internet for conversations on social networks, blogs, forums and rating and review pages, based on a score of 0 to 100. As of Monday morning, the Apple Watch held a score of 100, followed by Samsung TVs at 68, Sony (SNE) TVs at 47 and the Microsoft (MSFT) Surface tablet at

Encryption Battle Pits Apple, Google Vs. Government

The terrorist attack in Paris this month that left at least 130 dead is igniting more debate on the already hot-button issue of encryption. A legislative fistfight in the U.K. over Internet surveillance could buoy similar measures in the U.S., where law enforcement has long clamored for access to Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOG)-owned Google encrypted communications, an analyst told IBD. U.S. counterterrorism officials renewed

Fitbit, Apple Watch demand up ahead of holidays

Consumers are showing increased interest in buying Fitbit (FIT) activity trackers and Apple’s (AAPL) Apple Watch ahead of the holiday shopping season, a new survey by investment bank Robert W. Baird indicates. “Our quarterly U.S. activity tracker survey suggests continuing strong interest in Fitbit devices, along with growing traction for Apple Watch,” Baird analyst William Power said in a research report Friday. “Despite recent broader retail