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Facebook is now testing paywalls and subscriptions for Instant Articles

A few months ago we reported that Facebook may begin testing paywalls and subscriptions for Instant Articles beginning in October.

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  Today's charts: Apple drops on iPhone 8, Watch concerns; Goldman downgrades Nike; PayPal earnings up next

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  Today's charts: Apple shares drop; Goldman downgrades Nike; PayPal earnings up next

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Apple share drop on concerns over iPhone 8 demand

Apple shares weighed on all three major indexes after reports surfaced that the tech giant iPhone sales are not too stellar and it's having issues with its watch in China.

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  Flickr exits the photo book business, shuts down wall art orders

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  Stocks open lower as tech stocks slide

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The biggest problem holding VR back right now

More virtual reality headsets are hitting the market in the coming months, but we're still waiting for a breakout hit.

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  Why Microsoft is playing nice with Apple and Google

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  Gmail launches its first public iOS beta to test support for third-party accounts

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Today's charts: IBM shares soar; Ford recalls 1.3M trucks; eBay earnings on tap

IBM shares jump, Ford recalls 1.3M trucks, eBay earnings out after the bell and GBH Insights says Apple Watch Series 3 could be a ‘game changer’

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  Today's charts: Ford recalls 1.3M trucks; eBay earnings on tap; Apple Watch 3 series a 'game changer'

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  Venmo, WePay make major moves to make digital payments easier

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Apple and GE announce deep partnership

While Apple has had its share of enterprise partners in recent years including IBM, Cisco and SAP, today's announcement that it will be working directly with GE feels a bit different with the two companies more closely intertwined than in previous deals. Apple and GE have committed to build a set of development tools and to develop apps together using Apple's design sensibility and deep understanding of iOS, but the deal doesn't stop there. Apple's sales team will also push the GE Predix platform with its industrial customers when it makes sense, and GE has committed to standardizing on the iPhone and iPad for its 330,000 employees, while offering the Mac as a computer choice.

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  Yahoo Finance Live: Market Movers - Oct 18th, 2017

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  Venmo is one step closer to being a full-service digital wallet

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The Fitbit Ionic doesn't quite deserve the term 'smartwatch'

Let me admit my bias right up front: I’m a nut about my Fitbit (FIT). My little Fitbit Alta does an incredible job of turning invisible aspects of my health—sleep cycles, heart rate, activity levels, and so on—into motivating graphs and coaching.

ZAGG Stock Keeps Outpacing Apple Stock as iPhone Play

The distributor of third-party accessories for consumer electronics has soared 40% since the iPhone X media event. Apple shares have declined a bit.

'Anemic' iPhone 8 demand drags Apple shares lower

The chief executive of Canada's largest mobile network Rogers Communication said appetite for the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus had been "anemic", adding to a series of hints that sales had been poor ahead of the iPhone X launch on Nov. 3. A number of sector analysts played down the concerns, which have dogged Apple since it announced the plans a month ago, saying that overall phone production looks broadly in line with their earlier expectations. Verizon's chief financial officer Matt Ellis also admitted that the number of phone upgrades in the third quarter was lower than previous years while stressing he expected a surge as the iPhone X is released.