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Apple Watch 2 could have camera for Dick Tracy video calls

When the Apple Watch hit the market two months ago, reviewers knocked it for being a classic first-generation product. Apple (AAPL) is looking to correct some of the shortcomings of its smartwatch with a second-generation product due out next year. A report by 9to5Mac on Thursday says the Apple Watch 2 could feature more independence from the iPhone and a FaceTime camera for Dick Tracy-like video calls. The current Apple Watch needs to be

Alibaba Joins Apple China Supplier To Produce Robots

China e-commerce leader Alibaba Group (BABA) is joining Foxconn Technology Group — Apple ‘s (AAPL) main manufacturer in China — in investing in SoftBank’s robotics business. Alibaba and Foxconn will each invest 14.5 billion yen ($117.8 million) in SoftBank Robotics Holdings, the robotics wing of Japanese communications giant SoftBank Group, according to a statement released Thursday by the three companies. The alliance unites three of Asia’s top

Apple Watch Rival Fitbit Prices Year’s Top Tech IPO

Fitbit (FIT) set a record as the largest tech IPO this year, raising $732 million with its initial public offering that priced late Wednesday, a sign of investor confidence in the wearables firm even amid growing competition from the Apple (AAPL) Watch and others. Fitbit, the leading maker of wearable health and fitness trackers priced 36.6 million shares, 2.1 million more than planned, at 20, above the upwardly revised range of 17 to 19. That