Mobile Deep Linking: The Game-Changing Technology You've Never Heard Of
Tyler Lacoma, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 04, 12:00PM CDT
Image by Flickr user Pinky-san From social networks to search engines, more eyes are turning toward the mobile world as a vital source of revenue. The mobile bag of tricks has grown accordingly, and one of the quieter capabilities promises to be...
3 Fast-Growing Occupations That Pay Over $85,000 a Year
Amanda Alix, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 04, 11:45AM CDT
Source: Flickr / Tax Credits. How would you like to have a job that paid over $40 per hour? Since positions that pay that well make up only about 10 million of the nation's 130 million jobs, snagging one would be quite a coup. Knowing that your...
3 Incredible Ways Technology Can Help Treat Parkinson’s Disease
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 04, 10:01AM CDT
Parkinson's disease, a progressive disorder of the nervous system, affects up to one million Americans and as many as ten million people worldwide. Approximately 60,000 new patients in America are diagnosed with Parkinson's every year. ...
Is the Facebook Inc Deal for Oculus in Trouble?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 03, 12:00PM CDT
A few eye brows were raised in the past month or so following a string of acquisitions by Facebook . The shopping spree started with the $19 billion deal to bring mobile messenger WhatsApp into the fold. The WhatsApp acquisition made sense from a...
Box Delays Its IPO as Microsoft Goes for the Kill
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 03, 11:30AM CDT
Box, the cloud storage start-up that filed for an IPO in March, is reportedly now delaying that IPO due to poor market conditions for cloud-related stocks. But Box has deeper problems than the timing of its IPO, with both Microsoft and Google ...
Jury says Samsung infringed Apple patents
By PAUL ELIAS - AP - Sat May 03, 3:09AM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California jury awarded Apple $119 million — far less than it demanded — in a patent battle with Samsung over alleged copying of smart phone features, and the jury made the victory even smaller by finding that Apple illegally used one of Samsung's patents.
Is There a Business Case for Google Inc's Self-Driving Cars?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 02, 11:00AM CDT
There are several reasons why analysts remain so bullish on Google . First and foremost, Google continues to knock its quarterly earnings results out of the park with outstanding ad growth, despite fast-growing digital alternatives like Facebook ...
Apple Dividends Crush Facebook and Amazon, as Do 4 Others
at The Street - Fri May 02, 5:00AM CDT
Although there will always be a premium placed on growth companies, nothing beats value like Apple.
'Fast Money' Recap: What Does It All Mean?
at The Street - Fri May 02, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed LinkedIn, Yelp and Ford.
3 Leading Chinese Stocks Among Top Mutual Fund Buys
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu May 01, 9:45PM CDT
Mutual funds and other big institutions account for the lion's share of stock trades. Today's Screen Of The Day is Accelerating Mutual Fund Accumulation, which lists companies, such as WuXi PharmaTech (WX), that big funds are piling into. Today's...
What Apple and Google Can Learn From Early Wearables
David Meier and Eric Bleeker, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 8:00PM CDT
In the video below, Motley Fool portfolio manager David Meier and managing editor Eric Bleeker discuss tech events over the past week. A January report from researcher Endeavor Partners noted that a third of wearable devices are no longer used...
Justice Department, eBay settle antitrust lawsuit
By ERIC TUCKER - AP - Thu May 01, 5:04PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Thursday that it has settled a lawsuit against eBay that accused the company of anticompetitive practices in the recruitment and hiring of skilled employees.
Harman Beats on Q3 Earnings, Revs - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 01, 12:47PM CDT
Harman International Industries Inc. (HAR) reported earnings of $1.12 per share in the third quarter of fiscal 2014, which comprehensively beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12 cents.
Yelp Upgraded After Q1 Gets Closer To Profitability
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu May 01, 11:42AM CDT
Yelp (YELP) stock rose Thursday and received upgrades from analysts after the company late Wednesday issued Q1 results that showed it is getting closer to profitability. "Yelp posted a strong Q1," RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Mahaney wrote in a...
Can Zuckerberg Sell Facebook Inc to App Developers?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 11:00AM CDT
It's been nearly two years since Facebook debuted its app store, though it's unlikely many app developers know this, or even care. When it comes to apps, Google 's Play and Apple 's App store rule the roost. But starting today, Facebook CEO...
Pandora Media Increased Sales Expenses 63% Last Quarter: Was It Worth It?
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 10:45AM CDT
Pandora Media has stepped up its sales efforts in the last year. No doubt pressured by big-name competition like Apple and Google , Pandora is spending heavily on selling ad space and improving its ad pricing. Efforts have paid off to some...
Microsoft Boosts OneDrive Storage to 1TB, Taking Aim at Dropbox, Box, and Google Drive
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 8:31AM CDT
Microsoft recently took aim at cloud storage services Dropbox, Box, and Google Drive by increasing its OneDrive for Business storage from 25GB to 1TB per user. Microsoft's move is clearly aimed...
Myanmar returnees bet on frontier economy's future
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - Thu May 01, 3:38AM CDT
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.