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Apple iPhone 6 Seen Boosting China’s Export Data

Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 6 launch, expected next Tuesday, will boost China’s export growth by 1% per month for the rest of 2014, says Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The handsets are mostly manufactured in China. China’s exports already jumped 14.5% in July from July 2013. On a three-month moving average basis, China’s exports rose 9.6% in Q2. The iPhone 6’s release will boost Taiwan’s exports as well as China’s, say Bank of America economists Ting Lu

Tech blogger shows off iPhone 6, and it’s delicious

Apple’s (AAPL) fall product lineup has many people excited, including comedians who get a lot of mileage from jokes at the expense of the consumer electronics giant. Apple has scheduled a Sept. 9 media event presumably to show the world its big-screen iPhone 6 and perhaps a wearable device. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company also has new tablets coming, including a possible jumbo-sized iPad. Once Apple finally releases the iPhone 6, we’re sure to see a lot of tech websites posting unboxing videos and tests of the device. The Chicago improv group Second City Network got a jump on the competition this week with its in-depth examination of the iPhone 6, which looks suspiciously like a hot dog. Late-night comedians Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel also dinged Apple in their monologues recently. Other tech-related jokes by O’Brien, Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon were aimed at Adobe Systems (ADBE), Amazon.com (AMZN), Google (GOOGL)…

Avago Hits New High As Earnings, Outlook Beat

Avago Technologies’ (AVGO) efforts to diversify its product portfolio appear to be paying off, as its stock hit a record high Friday after its Q3 earnings and Q4 outlook beat. The company has set its sights on selling more chips to leading smartphone makers such as Apple (AAPL) and on tapping into a major shift to 4G wireless in China, prompting it to offer a better-than-expected revenue outlook for the current quarter. The Singapore-based