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Myanmar returnees bet on frontier economy's future
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - 1 hr 24 mins ago
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Former Google executive Nay Aung was philosophic as a crisis brewed at the Yangon headquarters of his Oway online travel services company.
Jurors end day without verdict in patent case
AP - Wed Apr 30, 7:18PM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — California jurors failed Wednesday to decide a patent-infringement case involving the world's two biggest smartphone makers after their first full day of deliberations.
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: 5 Companies To Bank On
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 5:59PM CDT
Cramer celebrated another high for the Dow and CNBC's 25th anniversary with five can't-miss stocks.
Google to stop mining student emails for ad ideas
AP - Wed Apr 30, 5:20PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will stop looking for advertising ideas in the emails of students using a suite of the Internet company's free products tailored for schools.
As Facebook matures, it looks to grow mobile reach
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP - Wed Apr 30, 5:05PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg, like Facebook, is maturing. The soon-to-be 30-year-old CEO of the decade-old social networking company grew reflective as he stood before hundreds of app developers to announce a host of mobile features designed to put "people first."
Amazon Opens Wearable Technology Store - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 30, 4:40PM CDT
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) has recently announced the launch of its wearable technology store.
Is priceline.com Cruising for Disruption?
Brendan Mathews, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 4:33PM CDT
priceline.com 's agency business, Booking.com, is -- no exaggeration -- the most lucrative business I've ever encountered. It generates huge margins, it's growing very fast, and it has virtually no capital spending requirements. But as...
What Did Microsoft Corporation's Earnings Reveal About Its Biggest Cash Cow?
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 10:05AM CDT
Microsoft 's third-quarter earnings report last week was impressive on multiple fronts. The company handily beat analyst estimates for EPS, but the strong performance of both Office and the subscription-based Office 365 stole the show. ...
Is Disney the New Google or Groupon?
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 10:02AM CDT
Disney is arming itself with some pretty potent technology in the form of the MyMagic+ and FastPass+ initiatives that it's been rolling out at its Disney World resort in Florida. Last week I discussed how the family entertainment giant is using...
Apple versus Samsung case goes to California jury
AP - Wed Apr 30, 7:46AM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — After listening to a month's worth of testimony from expert witnesses hired by Apple and Samsung as well as executives from each company, a Silicon Valley jury of four men and four women were tasked with sorting out the latest legal dispute over technology between the world's two largest smartphone makers.
Engage Mobile, KC Zoo Provide Behind-the-Scenes View of the Helzberg Penguin Plaza Using Wearable Mobile Technology
PRWeb - Wed Apr 30, 6:51AM CDT
Engage Mobile Solutions, the award-winning mobile strategy, development and marketing firm, and the Kansas City Zoo today released a behind-the-scenes look at the world of penguins. The video captures a first-person perspective of the life of a penguin keeper using Google Glass, the newest wearable mobile technology from Google Inc., Mountain View, Calif. The video features the Kansas City Zoo's Helzberg Penguin Plaza's loveable Southern Rockhopper penguins, King penguins and Gentoo penguins interacting with the keepers at the world-class exhibit that opened in October 2013.
Policy Blunders Put U.S. Tech Companies at a Substantial Disadvantage
Jason Ditz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 10:59PM CDT
Internet hosting has become one of the most dependable income streams for companies like Microsoft and Google , and for good reason. These companies have a substantial footprint worldwide and are capable of deploying content for customers...
Google Fiber Is Shaping Up to Be an Expensive Headache for AT&T
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 6:35PM CDT
AT&T wants to expand high-speed fiber Internet access to 21 major metropolitan areas. Fool contributor Tim Beyers explains the company's motivation, and its implications, in the following video. In a press release earlier this month,...
Smartwatches that connect
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 29, 5:44PM CDT
Smartwatches that connect to smartphones are proliferating. But startup Rufus Labs, which is raising funds on Indiegogo for production, has created a smartphone with a 3-inch screen for users to wear on their wrist. The prototype "wrist...
Alibaba to Buy Youku Tudou Stake - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 29, 5:38PM CDT
China's e-Commerce giant Alibaba and Yunfeng Capital, a private equity company controlled by Alibaba's founder, Jack Ma, agreed to acquire a combined 18.5% stake in Youku Tudou for $1.22 billion.
What Investors Need to Know Going Into Yelp Inc Earnings
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 2:30PM CDT
Yelp is set to report its first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, after the stock price plummeted over the last seven weeks. The local business review site continues to put sales ahead of profits, as competition in the local ad market grows...
Qihoo 360: A 2-Way Investment Play
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 1:30PM CDT
Qihoo 360 is known for its anti-virus business, but is quickly growing into a relevant name as a search operator. Currently, this market is dominated by Baidu , a diversified company often compared to Google , but given Qihoo 360's recent...
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Apr 29, 1:17PM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending April 28, 2014:
Jim Cramer on How Home Away (AWAY) Is Like Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOG)
at The Street - Tue Apr 29, 12:06PM CDT
TheStreet's Jim Cramer explains why Home Away (AWAY) is a "buy" and how it is similar to Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOG)
Myanmar returnees bet on frontier economy's future
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - 1 hr 24 mins ago
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Former Google executive Nay Aung was philosophic as a crisis brewed at the Yangon headquarters of his Oway online travel services company.
Jurors end day without verdict in patent case
AP - Wed Apr 30, 7:18PM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — California jurors failed Wednesday to decide a patent-infringement case involving the world's two biggest smartphone makers after their first full day of deliberations.
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: 5 Companies To Bank On
at The Street - Wed Apr 30, 5:59PM CDT
Cramer celebrated another high for the Dow and CNBC's 25th anniversary with five can't-miss stocks.
Google to stop mining student emails for ad ideas
AP - Wed Apr 30, 5:20PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will stop looking for advertising ideas in the emails of students using a suite of the Internet company's free products tailored for schools.
As Facebook matures, it looks to grow mobile reach
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP - Wed Apr 30, 5:05PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg, like Facebook, is maturing. The soon-to-be 30-year-old CEO of the decade-old social networking company grew reflective as he stood before hundreds of app developers to announce a host of mobile features designed to put "people first."
Amazon Opens Wearable Technology Store - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 30, 4:40PM CDT
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) has recently announced the launch of its wearable technology store.
Is priceline.com Cruising for Disruption?
Brendan Mathews, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 4:33PM CDT
priceline.com 's agency business, Booking.com, is -- no exaggeration -- the most lucrative business I've ever encountered. It generates huge margins, it's growing very fast, and it has virtually no capital spending requirements. But as...
What Did Microsoft Corporation's Earnings Reveal About Its Biggest Cash Cow?
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 10:05AM CDT
Microsoft 's third-quarter earnings report last week was impressive on multiple fronts. The company handily beat analyst estimates for EPS, but the strong performance of both Office and the subscription-based Office 365 stole the show. ...
Is Disney the New Google or Groupon?
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 10:02AM CDT
Disney is arming itself with some pretty potent technology in the form of the MyMagic+ and FastPass+ initiatives that it's been rolling out at its Disney World resort in Florida. Last week I discussed how the family entertainment giant is using...
Apple versus Samsung case goes to California jury
AP - Wed Apr 30, 7:46AM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — After listening to a month's worth of testimony from expert witnesses hired by Apple and Samsung as well as executives from each company, a Silicon Valley jury of four men and four women were tasked with sorting out the latest legal dispute over technology between the world's two largest smartphone makers.
Engage Mobile, KC Zoo Provide Behind-the-Scenes View of the Helzberg Penguin Plaza Using Wearable Mobile Technology
PRWeb - Wed Apr 30, 6:51AM CDT
Engage Mobile Solutions, the award-winning mobile strategy, development and marketing firm, and the Kansas City Zoo today released a behind-the-scenes look at the world of penguins. The video captures a first-person perspective of the life of a penguin keeper using Google Glass, the newest wearable mobile technology from Google Inc., Mountain View, Calif. The video features the Kansas City Zoo's Helzberg Penguin Plaza's loveable Southern Rockhopper penguins, King penguins and Gentoo penguins interacting with the keepers at the world-class exhibit that opened in October 2013.
Policy Blunders Put U.S. Tech Companies at a Substantial Disadvantage
Jason Ditz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 10:59PM CDT
Internet hosting has become one of the most dependable income streams for companies like Microsoft and Google , and for good reason. These companies have a substantial footprint worldwide and are capable of deploying content for customers...
Google Fiber Is Shaping Up to Be an Expensive Headache for AT&T
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 6:35PM CDT
AT&T wants to expand high-speed fiber Internet access to 21 major metropolitan areas. Fool contributor Tim Beyers explains the company's motivation, and its implications, in the following video. In a press release earlier this month,...
Smartwatches that connect
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 29, 5:44PM CDT
Smartwatches that connect to smartphones are proliferating. But startup Rufus Labs, which is raising funds on Indiegogo for production, has created a smartphone with a 3-inch screen for users to wear on their wrist. The prototype "wrist...
Alibaba to Buy Youku Tudou Stake - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 29, 5:38PM CDT
China's e-Commerce giant Alibaba and Yunfeng Capital, a private equity company controlled by Alibaba's founder, Jack Ma, agreed to acquire a combined 18.5% stake in Youku Tudou for $1.22 billion.
What Investors Need to Know Going Into Yelp Inc Earnings
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 2:30PM CDT
Yelp is set to report its first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, after the stock price plummeted over the last seven weeks. The local business review site continues to put sales ahead of profits, as competition in the local ad market grows...
Qihoo 360: A 2-Way Investment Play
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 1:30PM CDT
Qihoo 360 is known for its anti-virus business, but is quickly growing into a relevant name as a search operator. Currently, this market is dominated by Baidu , a diversified company often compared to Google , but given Qihoo 360's recent...
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Apr 29, 1:17PM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending April 28, 2014:
Jim Cramer on How Home Away (AWAY) Is Like Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOG)
at The Street - Tue Apr 29, 12:06PM CDT
TheStreet's Jim Cramer explains why Home Away (AWAY) is a "buy" and how it is similar to Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOG)
