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Sales of electrical appliances and electronic devices continued rising in the second quarter, to 481 million euros, up 2.4 percent on the same period last year, thanks to a big rise in gaming devices and, to a lesser extent, in cookers and washing machines, which offset a drop in TV and cellphone sales.

Smartphones and TVs are the most frequently purchased goods in installments in our country. While consumers in our country are focusing on phones with the same average price as last year, preferred TVs are cheaper. This is shown by data from the BNP Pariba Personal Finance Top 10 Payout Survey.

Apple Inc on Jan. 2 took the rare step of cutting its quarterly sales forecast, with Chief Executive Tim Cook blaming slowing iPhone sales in China, whose economy has been dragged down by uncertainty around U.S.-China trade relations.

Several Turks have had their share of 15 minutes of fame this week when their videos showing their furious reaction to United States sanctions went viral, as they destroyed dollars and broke their iPhones.

South Korean giant Samsung must pay a $ 533m fine to its US rival Apple for copying the iPhone design. This was decided by a US court on the second instance after Apple won first in 2011 and then Samsung was ordered to pay a $ 400 million fine.

Three Apple patents related to the iPhone design are touched, according to BGS.

A car with a Bulgarian registration was used by the perpetrators of the spectacular theft of a tech store in Belgium, local media reported.

On Saturday and Sunday, a European chain store in the northern Flanders region was robbed twice. Perpetrators were masked and used aluminum panels to damp the motion sensors in the room.

The hi-tech market's worst fears proved true on Tuesday, as the government tabled an amendment in Parliament which foresees the imposition of a one-off 2 percent levy on electronic appliances, such as smartphones, tablets and computers, in favor of copyright holders.

Apple has released a new iPad that is specifically designed for school. The new product was presented at a major event in Chicago.

The tablet has a size of 9.7 inches and costs $ 299 for students and schools, and the cost for everyone else is $ 329. He keeps the company's pen.

The new device will support various education-related programs.

Apple Inc is preparing to release three new smartphones later this year, including the largest iPhone ever, a device that may have a bigger display than arch-rival Samsung’s flagship phone, Bloomberg has reported, citing people familiar with the products.