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Apple to bet on a new technology ‘as profound’ as smartphone?

Apple (AAPL) may be going big into a technology niche — augmented reality — that one analyst calls potentially “as profound a technology platform as the smartphone today.” With the tech giant’s Sept. 9 announcement expected to be a next-gen iPhone and possibly also Siri voice-activated Apple TV, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is looking further out. Augmented reality is likely 10 years away from broad consumer adoption, Munster said in a

Apple TV might cost more, but cheaper than game consoles

Apple’s (AAPL) new TV set-top box hardware might cost twice as much as its earlier video-streaming devices, says a report, but it still will cost just half as much as gaming consoles — amid speculation over what kind of gaming capabilities Apple will have with its new product. Apple is expected to unveil a next-generation Apple TV set-top on Sept. 9, when it’s also expected to unveil the new iPhone 6S. According to website 9to5Mac, the new

Facebook, IBD 50’s 5 Most Liquid Stocks Setting Up

It was a wild, wild week for the stock market. But the elite IBD 50, down as much as 12%, closed Friday up 1.8%. Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL) iPhone supplier Avago Technologies (AVGO), Celgene (CELG) and the IBD 50’s other most liquid stocks — based on average dollar volume — all finished higher, trading just above or below the 50-day moving average, a key support level. But while these stocks are acting well, investors should remember that the