Apple staff have been "banned" from holidays in the first two weeks of October in America, and tech insiders expect products from the launch to appear in stores shortly after - probably on October 14.

在美国的苹果公司职员已经被禁止十月头两个星期休假，高科技业内人士预计，苹果公司新品从发布到上市不会太久——可能在10月14日左右。

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Today sees the UK launch of a range of hi-tech watches that can pay for a double-shot espresso, a newspaper or a host of other small purchases with a flick of the wrist.

据英国《每日邮报》11月29日报道，英国推出了一系列高科技手表，只需动动手腕，即可用它购买一杯双份意式浓缩咖啡，一份报纸或是其他许多小件商品。

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High profile tech blogger and commentator Robert Scoble professed his love for the app within days of its launch and industry magazine Wired also named it in the top 15 apps developed so far.

在Kayak应用程序发布的几天内，信息技术博客作家和评论员Robert Scoble便表达了他对该应用程序的喜爱，而且行业杂志Wired也指出它是目前15大iPad应用程序之一。

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