Bloomberg Home prices in 20 US cities maintained a steady pace of increases in October while a gauge of nationwide property values rose by the most since mid-2014, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data released. 20-city property values index rose 5.1 percent from October 2015 (forecast was 5 percent) after a 5 percent gain in the year through September. …

  Bloomberg Apple Inc.’s quest to adopt advanced displays for its next-generation iPhone hinges on a single supplier in the Japanese countryside. Canon Tokki Corp., surrounded by rice fields in the city of Mitsuke in Niigata prefecture, has a near monopoly on the machines capable of making screens with organic light-emitting diodes, which enable sharp, vibrant displays that use less …

  Relaxnews With only a few days to go before the international Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas (January 5-8, 2017), South Korean manufacturer LG has caused a stir with a surprising bluetooth speaker that ‘hovers’ in midair. No, it’s not just a vision statement but an actual object. LG plans to mesmerize visitors to the next CES with …