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Apple iPhone 6S will be a bit thicker, analyst says

Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 6S looks like it will be a tad thicker than the current model to accommodate the use of a Force Touch display. Apple first used the Force Touch display on Apple Watch. The display can tell the difference between a tap and press, creating new usage scenarios. Force Touch is expected to be the biggest selling point of the next-generation iPhone. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo this week said the iPhone 6S will be 0.2 millimeter thicker, 0.15 mm taller and fractionally wider than the iPhone 6, Forbes reported. While the design changes are slight, it would mark just the second time a new iPhone has been thicker than its predecessor. The current flagship model, iPhone 6, is 6.9 mm thin. (The iPhone 6 Plus model is 7.1 mm thin.) Its predecessors, the iPhone 5 and 5S, were 7.6 mm thin. Before them, the iPhone 4 and…

3 Top-Rated Chip Stocks Make Notable Moves

The market is taking a breather right now, but here’s a look at three highly rated chip stocks making notable moves in the stock market today: Macom Technology (MTSI) and Apple (AAPL) suppliers Arm Holdings (ARMH) and Skyworks Solutions (SWKS). Arm Holdings gapped up in big volume, retaking its 50-day line. Shares are currently trading about 2% below a 54.92 buy point from a flat base. Fellow Apple supplier Skyworks Solutions hit a new all-time

Apple Pay, Facebook ‘Buy’ Button May Boost M-Commerce

Apple Pay and Facebook’s (FB) “buy” button could help solve a problem with mobile commerce: Smartphone users tend to browse for products but often don’t pull the trigger to buy. Apple Pay, Apple’s (AAPL) mobile wallet, supports in-store shopping at retail checkout as well as “in-app” purchases for Uber, Groupon (GRPN), Target (TGT), Disney (DIS) stores and others. “There is no support for mobile browser-based payments yet, though I speculate we’ll