Apple's iPhone 5c Gets a New Lease on Life
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 55 mins ago
As we head further into 2014, much of the focus of Apple investors is increasingly shifting to Apple's already widely anticipated iPhone 6. While Apple's coming iPhone upgrade could perhaps recharge Apple's growth rate more than most investors...
Why Apple Inc. Needs Its iWatch Sooner Rather Than Later
Evan Niu, CFA and Erin Kennedy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 16 mins ago
Earlier this week, Google officially announced a new version of Android that will be specifically tailored for smart watches, called Android Wear. This represents a direct move from the search giant into the market of wearables outside of its...
Should Apple Be Worried About Android Wear?
Evan Niu, CFA and Erin Kennedy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 8:00PM CDT
Earlier this week, Google officially announced a new version of Android that will be specifically tailored for smart watches, called Android Wear. This represents a direct move from the search giant into the market of wearables outside of its...
Pandora Hikes Rate - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 21, 6:12PM CDT
Internet radio service provider, Pandora recently announced that it would raise the fees for its ad-free service by $1.00 to almost $4.99 per month from May onward.
Final Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Mar 21, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Mar 21, 12:24PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Apple, MCX: Mobile Wallet Friends, Foes Or Frenemies?
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 21, 12:22PM CDT
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Apple's massive iTunes credit card database will make the tech giant a big mobile payments player as soon as it enters the field. But retailers are already working to forge their own digital wallet power via their MCX...
Google Beefs Up Gmail Security - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 21, 11:40AM CDT
Google Inc. has enhanced Gmail security in an attempt to keep its user emails nearly safe from the hands of the National Security Agency (NSA).
Global Connected Health M2M Services Market 2014-2018: Market Size, CAGR, Trends, Driver and Detailed Analysis
M2 - Fri Mar 21, 10:42AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3bkp5n/global_connected) has announced the addition of the "Global Connected Health M2M Services Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The analysts forecast the Global Connected Health M2M Services Market to grow at a CAGR of 30.08 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is an increase in aging population. The Global Connected Health M2M Services Market has also been witnessing the increasing demand for remote healthcare monitoring. However, the low quality of wireless networks could pose a challenge to the growth of this market. Key vendors dominating this space include Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc., Apple Inc., Athenahealth Inc., and GE Healthcare Ltd. Other vendors mentioned in the report are AirStrip Technologies Inc., Alliance Healthcare Inc., AT&T Inc., Awarepoint Corp. Axeda Corp., BL Healthcare Inc., Cisco Networks, Denver Health and Hospital Inc., DoApps Inc., Ekahau Inc. Elpas (Visonic Technologies Ltd.), Epocrates Inc., IBM Corp., HP Enterprise Services LLC, Infor Global Solutions Inc., Ingenious Med Inc., Massive Health Inc., NeuroVigil Inc., ObTech Medical Corp., PanGo Networks Inc. (Inner Wireless Inc.), PharmaSecure Inc., Philips Healthcare, Preventice Inc., QxMD Software Inc., Radianse (Airponte Corp.), Rogers Communication Inc., Siemens Healthcare, Skyscape Inc., Sonitor Technologies, Sprint Corp., ThingMagic (Trimble Navigation Ltd.), TZ Medicals, Verizon Communications Inc., Versus Technology Inc., Vodafone Group plc, Voxiva Inc., WellDoc Inc., Zebra Technologies Corp. Commenting on the report, an analyst from the team said: The Global Connected Health M2M Services market is witnessing an increase in demand for remote healthcare monitoring. There are more than 2.2 million patients who use monitoring services, of which 20-25 percent uses mobile services for monitoring. There is an increase in healthcare awareness among customers and they are regularly monitoring their health status, thus helping the market to remain customer-focused. Further, with the help of embedded technologies such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, monitoring quality improves, thereby increasing the speed of healthcare delivery. This will make healthcare delivery easy for service providers and provide a precise monitoring application for patients' healthcare. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3bkp5n/global_connected About Research and Markets Research and Markets is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends.
How Adobe Became the New, Top Cloud Play
at The Street - Fri Mar 21, 10:04AM CDT
Adobe's transition to a pure, software as a service company is happening at a pace that silences the skeptics of this move.
Early Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Mar 21, 9:46AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Jim Cramer: There's Nothing Wrong With Your Company
at The Street - Fri Mar 21, 8:57AM CDT
There's just something wrong with your pricey stock.
Critical Alerts For Apple, Facebook, US Bancorp, Cablevision Systems, and SunPower Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Fri Mar 21, 8:31AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AAPL, FB, USB, CVC, and SPWR.
China Mobile Slides as Earnings Fall - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 21, 8:30AM CDT
China Mobile Limited announced the results for full-year 2013 with adjusted net income of RMB 121.69 billion
Harman International Hits 52-Week High - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 21, 8:21AM CDT
The bullish run reflects Harman???s impressive second-quarter earnings, strong product pipeline, solid patent portfolio and new business awards.
How Microsoft Gets a Boost, Thanks to Apple
at The Street - Fri Mar 21, 8:16AM CDT
As new CEO Microsoft Satya Nadella starts to make his mark on the Redmond, WA.-based company, he's getting a boost from an old friend and enemy: Apple.
International Multi-Factor Authentication Trends
M2 - Fri Mar 21, 7:49AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bn8cg7/multifactor) has announced the addition of the "International Multi-Factor Authentication Trends" report to their offering. Multi-Factor Authentication, also referred to as strong authentication, is a layered security system, which is used for the protection of online financial information of customers. This system adds two or more security layers to secure the user from external threats. The report analyzes and presents an overview of Multi-Factor Authentication market worldwide. The report also provides global market estimates and projections for Multi-Factor Authentication in US dollars for years 2012 through 2017. Supported with 1 market data table the report provides a review of market trends, growth drivers, and various types of authentication. Furthermore, the report covers about the emergence of biometric technology as a main stream technique for providing secure authentication. The report also highlights on various strategic industry activities of major companies witnessed by the industry over the last few years. Key Topics Covered: 1. MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION - OVERCOMING SECURITY THREATS 2. MARKET TRENDS 3. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 4. PRODUCT/SERVICE LAUNCHES 5. MARKET PARTICIPANTS - 3M Company - AhnLab (Korea) - Amazon Web Services, Inc. - Apple, Inc. - Authasas (The Netherlands) - Authen2cate - Authentify, Inc. - AuthenWare? Corporation - Authy - Bluepoint Solutions - CA Technologies - Celestix Networks, Inc. - Centrify Corporation - CertiVox (UK) - Cloudseal (UK) - Collective Software LLC - Confident Technologies, Inc. - Cross Match Technologies, Inc. - CubeIQ Ltd. (Greece) - DataArt - DDS, Inc. (Japan) - Deepnet Security (UK) - Delfigo Security - Dell, Inc. - Quest Software - DigitalPersona, Inc. - Diverse Computing, Inc. - Dome9 Security Ltd. (Israel) - Duo Security, Inc. - DynaPass, Inc. - Easy Solutions - Elephant Talk Communications Corporation (The Netherlands) - Encap AS (Norway) - Entrust, Inc. - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) - SecuGen Corporation - Secure IQ - SecureAuth Corporation - SecureKey Technologies, Inc. (Canada) - SecurEnvoy Ltd. (UK) - SecurIT Bvba (Belgium) - SMS Passcode A/S (Denmark) - SolidPass - SSH Communications Security (Finland) - StillSecure - StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. - Suprema, Inc. (Korea) - Swivel Secure Ltd. (UK) - SyferLock Technology Corporation - Symantec Corporation - Technology Nexus AB (Sweden) - Thales e-Security, Inc. - TradeHarbor, Inc. - Trustwave - Twilio, Inc. - ValidSoft (UK) - VASCO Data Security International, Inc. - Watchdata Technologies Pte., Ltd. (Singapore) - WiKID Systems, Inc. - Yubico AB (Sweden) 6. APPENDIX For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bn8cg7/multifactor
Security Payment Platforms Improving Mobile Commerce: Company Aims To Patent Authentication Application
PR Newswire - Fri Mar 21, 7:30AM CDT
Market news briefings for technology companies striving to provide a safer mobile commerce market for consumers: NXT-ID, Inc. (OTCBB: NXTD), Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Ebay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ: NXPI)
Is President Obama Finally Ditching His BlackBerry?
at The Street - Fri Mar 21, 7:21AM CDT
The White House is reportedly testing at least two Android smartphones to replace the President's beloved "Crackberry".
Concise Analysis of the IT Market in Qatar
M2 - Fri Mar 21, 7:01AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bd6z5q/it_market_in) has announced the addition of the "Concise Analysis of the IT Market in Qatar" report to their offering. There are more than 23,800 private companies in Qatar, among which more than 70 percent of enterprises are SMEs and rest are large enterprises. Since large numbers of private companies are SMEs, any increase in IT uptake will lead to an increased investment in the IT market in Qatar. However as of now, SMEs do not have the maturity and capacity to adopt IT for competitive advantage and they have mostly deployed basic IT solutions. But these companies have started to invest into tablets, customized software applications, and maintenance and support services. Also, SMEs are becoming aware of the fact that IT solutions help them gain a competitive edge over their competitors, and IT provides business automation which leads to improvement in overall business productivity. Furthermore presence of smaller vendors offering solutions at lower cost will help SMEs increase their IT uptake. According to the report, the IT market in Qatar has many drivers, one of which is the increase in government support to improve the IT infrastructure in the country. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. List of Abbreviations 3. Introduction 4. Market Research Methodology 5. Scope of the Report 6. Market Landscape 7. Market Segmentation by Product Types 8. IT Hardware Market in Qatar 9. IT Services Market in Qatar 10. IT Software Market in Qatar 11. Vendor Landscape 12. Buying Criteria 13. Market Growth Drivers 14. Drivers and their Impact 15. Market Challenges 16. Impact of Drivers and Challenges 17. Market Trends 18. Key Vendor Analysis 19. Other Reports in this Series Companies Mentioned: - Accenture plc. - Acer Inc. - Al Rabban Computer Technology - Almana Computer Services WLL - Apple Inc. - Argus Technologies - CA Technologies Inc. - Capgemini S.A. - Cisco Systems Ltd. - Dell Inc. - Delta Computer - E-Solutions Middle East - Epicor Corp. - Fujitsu Ltd. - Hewlett-Packard Co. - IBM Corp. - Infosys Ltd. - Lenovo Group Ltd. - Logic Information Technology Co.WLL - Microsoft Corp. - Oracle Corp. - Qatar Datamation Systems - Qatari Computer Systems - Stratiss Qatar. - iGate Solutions For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bd6z5q/it_market_in