Google In EU Must Remove Personal Links On Request
at Investor's Business Daily - 9 mins ago
Google (GOOGL) must remove links to personal information in search results in the European Union if the subject of those links requests it, an EU court rul ed on Tuesday. A ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union, the EU's highest...
Apple, Credit Card Firms iPhone 6 'Wallet' Allies?
at Investor's Business Daily - 55 mins ago
Apple (AAPL) could be building closer ties to credit-card companies Visa (V), MasterCard (MA), and American Express (AXP) as it readies a move into the mobile payments market with the iPhone 6 launch. Apple's move challenges both e-Bay's (EBAY)...
Streaming Services Are Spreading Like Wildfire
Jade Welsh, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 41 mins ago
Some of the largest technology companies in the world are battling for your TV set. Amazon.com , Roku, Apple TV, and Google 's Chromecast are the leading Internet streaming systems and are competing to become your top choice when you finally...
Cisco and Google Can Take This Hot Tech Stock Higher
Harsh Chauhan, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 46 mins ago
Lattice Semiconductor is one hot stock that you shouldn't miss. The maker of programmable chips is on a terrific run, driven by customers such as Cisco , China Mobile , and potentially Google . The stock price has also tagged along nicely...
Stocks Open To Narrow Gains; Google, McKesson, Keurig Gain
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue May 13, 9:42AM CDT
Stocks pecked narrow gains early Tuesday, on the heels of weak April retail sales and export price reports as well as a below-forecast reading on March business inventories. The Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 edged up 0.2% each. The...
Does Samsung Really Want to Take On iOS and Android?
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 13, 9:05AM CDT
While Samsung readies a possible launch of two smartphones powered by its own Tizen operating system, the big question some investors may be asking is whether the company is ready to take on Apple and Google in the mobile OS space. The...
Is Arris Group, Inc. Just a Flash in the Pan?
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 13, 9:00AM CDT
Arris Group announced its first quarter earnings on Tuesday, beating estimates on both the top and bottom lines. The big news from the AT&T and Comcast set-top box maker, however, came in the form of the monster guidance management...
Rackspace Q1 Beat, Revenue Outlook Send Stock Up
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue May 13, 8:54AM CDT
Rackspace Hosting (RAX) stock rose after the cloud computing and Web hosting service company reported Q1 profit and revenue above estimates and raised its forecast for current quarter sales. Rackspace's shares were up more than 12% in early trading...
Mozilla Firefox's 'Sponsored Tabs' Stir up Controversy
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 13, 8:37AM CDT
Mozilla, the maker of the popular web browser Firefox, recently announced that it still plans to follow through on its controversial plan to sell advertisements on "sponsored tabs." Mozilla's original plan, introduced in February, called for...
Despite the Recent Drop, Twitter Is Outperforming Peers
Chad Henage, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 13, 8:30AM CDT
Twitter investors haven't had a lot to cheer about recently. Shares have been hit with concerns about the stock's valuation and are sitting near a 52-week low. However, the long-term investing thesis hasn't changed. Twitter is still a terrific news...
Global Digital Media Adaptor Market Forecasts & Opportunities, 2018
M2 - Tue May 13, 8:25AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kvfcxg/global_digital) has announced the addition of the "Global Digital Media Adaptor Market Forecasts & Opportunities, 2018" report to their offering. One of the main drivers is the flexibility of wireless streaming of media content, which allows the digital media adaptor to share and stream media content on the same network. One of the latest trends being witnessed in the market is the integration of the digital media adaptor with the smart TV and the media player. Instead of a separate media adaptor, the media adaptor is integrated into the smart TV, which allows it to directly connect to the internet, stream media, and access subscribed content. This could be a threat to companies that are only producing media adaptors for retail market. In order to overcome this threat, companies could tie up with smart TV manufacturers to supply them with media adaptors. Further, the report states that one of the main challenges hindering the growth of this market is the growing STB market. Key vendors dominating this space include: - Apple Inc. - Roku Inc - Western Digital Corp - Netgear Inc. Other vendors mentioned in the report are: - Archos Inc. - Cisco Systems Inc - Google Inc. - Microsoft Corp. - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd - Sony Corp. - ZyXEL Communications Corp. Key questions answered in this report: - What will the market size be in 2018 and what will the growth rate be? - What are the key market trends? - What is driving this market? - What are the challenges to market growth? - Who are the key vendors in this market space? - What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors? - What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors? For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kv...al_digital
Global E-commerce Market 2014-2018 - ISIS, MasterCard Inc., PayPal Inc., and Visa Inc Dominate the Lucrative Market
M2 - Tue May 13, 8:18AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hcjclh/global_ecommerce) has announced the addition of the "Global E-commerce Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Global E-commerce Market to grow at a CAGR of 13% to 2018 One of the major drivers in this market is the increasing internet penetration in the emerging countries of the APAC region and Latin America. People are increasingly adopting electronic gadgets such as mobile phones and tablets and are using them to conduct e-commerce transactions. This helps them to reduce the time and effort needed for offline transactions. E-commerce is a very recent platform for the retail trade. With the increasing usage of and trust in the internet and electronic devices, people are gradually changing their spending patterns. It is becoming crucial for the vendors to observe the evolving needs and preferences of their customers to improve and update their payment infrastructure. This would also require online retailers to focus on demographics and geographies which are crucial parameters to be considered in the market. Further, the report states that one of the main challenges is the lack of seamless integration of systems. Retailers often fail to create seamless integration of their back-end and front-end payment systems which can result in either delay or failure of transactions, leading to customer dissatisfaction. Key vendors dominating this space include: - ISIS - MasterCard Inc - PayPal Inc - Visa Inc. Other vendors mentioned in the report are: - Google Inc. - Citibank NA - American Express Serve. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hc..._ecommerce
Apple, Netflix, 5 Other Momentum Stocks Rebound From Lows
at The Street - Tue May 13, 8:14AM CDT
Here are some trading guidelines on seven popular growth stocks as they come off of 2014 lows.
Smart Technology Products Including Next Generation Digital Wallets and Improved SmartPhones Looking to Gain Traction - Major CNBC Ad Campaign Kicks into High Gear for Newest Smart Wallet
PR Newswire - Tue May 13, 7:30AM CDT
Biometrics companies making strides to improve smart technology along with virtual currency with intentions of catering to consumers' wants and needs: NXT-ID, Inc. (OTCBB: NXTD), Google Inc. (NASDSAQ: GOOG), Microsoft Corporation (NASDSQ: MSFT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and MeetMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET)
New Launches, Earnings Releases, Appointments, and IPO Plans - Analyst Notes on Google, Teradata, LinkedIn, QUALCOMM and Baidu
PR Newswire - Tue May 13, 7:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD), QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/2466-100free.
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. Gives Investors Reason to Hope Again
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 12, 10:53PM CDT
After months of disappointment and a plummeting stock price, Rackspace Hosting, Inc. finally managed a quarterly performance worthy of an after-hours pop . Shares of the cloud computing specialist moved as much as 12.5% in late trading on...
Gadget or Gimmick: Will These 3 Products Pay Off for Investors?
Mark Morelli, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 12, 9:00PM CDT
Three new products from the tech industry have been formally announced or are being rumored about in the media. Will these gadgets from Amazon.com , Google, , and Apple, be real or just gimmicks to get name or brand recognition? And how...
Stocks Hang Near Session Highs; BitAuto Jumps
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon May 12, 12:21PM CDT
Stocks continued to hold near their session highs Monday afternoon. The Nasdaq was again up 1.5%, lifted by software and solar stocks. Big caps such as Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOGL) were up 1% and 2%, respectively. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% and the...
Information Technology Equities Scrutiny -- Research on Google, IAC, Blucora, and Move
PR Newswire - Mon May 12, 11:30AM CDT
The markets on Friday, May 09, 2014 ended on a positive note as the S&P 500 finished the session 0.15% higher at 1,878.48, and the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,071.87, up 0.50%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 16,583.34, up 0.20%. The gains were broad based as six out of ten sectors ended in positive. During the session gains in the Consumer Discretionary, Health Care and Consumer Staples sectors positively impacted the broader market, while some retraction came in from Materials, Financials, and Energy sectors. The S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index closed the day at 591.85, up 0.17%, with the index also advancing 2.91% in the last one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), IAC/InterActiveCorp. (NASDAQ: IACI), Blucora Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOR) and Move Inc. (NASDAQ: MOVE). Free technical research on GOOGL, IACI, BCOR and MOVE can be downloaded upon signing up at:
Technology Stock Roundup: Yahoo Slides as Alibaba Files IPO - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Mon May 12, 11:25AM CDT
The Alibaba IPO filing was the hottest news last week, but Facebook (FB), Intel (INTC), Google (GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT) also played their roles.