How HBO's "Silicon Valley" Invents the Future
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 18, 4:30PM CDT
On HBO's new comedy, Silicon Valley , a team of coders at the start-up Pied Piper work feverishly to cash in on a unique compression technology invented by founder and CEO Richard Hendriks (played by actor Thomas Middleditch). We may see a...
Is Google Developing a 3-D Printer? Should 3D Systems and Stratasys Be Concerned?
Beth McKenna, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 18, 12:01PM CDT
If you're following 3D Systems , Stratasys , or other 3-D printing companies, you know that this space has been ripe with speculation. Within the last week, speculation that would be the mother lode of happenings, if it turns out to be true, hit...
Stop Ignoring Wearable Tech, It's Already Here
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 18, 11:00AM CDT
Samsung's current lineup of smartwatches. Source: Samsung. Let's do a few quick predictions, just for fun. In the future, rescue robots will drive their own vehicles and clear debris for us, people will be able to control prosthetic limbs with...
How Apple and Google Technology Can Help Fight Alzheimer's Disease
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 18, 9:00AM CDT
Curing Alzheimer's disease, the 6th leading cause of death in the United States, remains one of the most elusive goals in modern medicine. Several high-profile efforts to clear away the buildup of brain plaques, one of the hallmarks of the...
Will Domino's Maintain Its Stellar Growth?
Waqar Saif, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 18, 8:00AM CDT
On the back of continued international growth, Domino's Pizza registered an 18% rise in earnings per share for its latest quarter. With a year-over-year capital return of 31%, the restaurant chain has been one of the better buys in the restaurant...
Google, Apple settle longstanding patent dispute
AP - Sat May 17, 2:00PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Two of the world's largest technology giants have reached an agreement to settle all of their lawsuits against each other regarding smartphone patents.
Google vs. Samsung: The Ultimate Biotech Showdown
Michael Douglass and David Williamson, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 17, 11:00AM CDT
"Our mandate is to become No. 1 in everything we enter into, so our long-term goal is to become a leading pharmaceutical company in the world." That's what Christopher Hansung Ko, CEO of Samsung 's Bioepis unit, had to say about his company's...
Tech Banquet Gone Before Investors Get a Bite
at The Street - Sat May 17, 9:00AM CDT
Technology companies no longer need Wall Street. They can be created, fully funded, and sold off to big companies while small investors look on enviously.
RackSpace Payday Not in Your Near Future
at The Street - Fri May 16, 2:58PM CDT
This is not where you want to place your money.
Final Hour: Stocks Tentatively Higher With Few Other Options
at The Street - Fri May 16, 2:21PM CDT
Equities were tentatively higher in late Friday trade, with markets off their panic levels from a day earlier.
Microsoft, Ford, Simulations Plus Are Hot Dividend Plays
at The Street - Fri May 16, 1:54PM CDT
Dividend stocks are the key to long-term portfolio growth, Make sure to get your share.
Why J.C. Penney's Online Strategy Is Not That Bad
at The Street - Fri May 16, 1:22PM CDT
J.C. Penney is inching back to respectability as comparable sales grew 6.2% in the first quarter above the same period a year earlier, beating analysts forecasts. But as the department store works through its turnaround, questions remain about its...
FCC Net Neutrality Debate Obscures 'Last Mile' Dilemma
at The Street - Fri May 16, 12:40PM CDT
How you gonna get fiber down to the farm after they've seen Netflix?
5 Things Apple Doesn't Want You to Know
at The Street - Fri May 16, 11:18AM CDT
Apple has built up a laundry list of incredibly flattering media headlines over the years, as it transformed under Steve Jobs and now-CEO Tim Cook into the world's largest company by market cap, and perhaps the most powerful firm in the world....
Google vs Apple vs Microsoft: Who Will Own the Education Market?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 16, 9:53AM CDT
Back in 2012 Apple had a 50% share of the education market between its iPad tablets and Mac computers while Google with its still-new Chromebook had just 1%, according to Futuresource Consulting. By the fourth quarter of 2013 the same...
Why Rackspace Hosting (RAX) Stock Is Soaring Today
at The Street - Fri May 16, 8:26AM CDT
Rackspace Hosting (RAX) stock is soaring on Friday on news it has hired Morgan Stanley to explore potential strategic options such as partnering with larger technology companies.
Google Glass Gets a New Boss
at The Street - Fri May 16, 8:19AM CDT
Google has hired marketing guru Ivy Ross to help change its head-mounted computers from geek to chic.
Rackspace Pops On M&A Signal; AT&T, HP, Cisco Loom
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 16, 7:25AM CDT
AT&T, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), EMC (EMC), Cisco Systems and IBM loom as possible buyers of Rackspace Hosting (RAX), whose stock jumped late Thursday after the company said it had hired Morgan Stanley to explore strategic options, including a sale or...
Apple Inc Is Undervalued and Shareholder Friendly
Andrew Sebastian, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 15, 7:05PM CDT
Apple has recently augmented its capital-return program while also increasing its revenue and earnings. The aggressive return of capital by Apple is similar to what IBM has done in the past couple of years. Apple's management and board believe...
Can Google Save Target?
Daniel Jennings, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 15, 4:30PM CDT
Ailing retailers like Target might have an unlikely ally and possible savior in their uphill battle against Amazon.com : Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) . Many analysts have noted that Target seems to be losing some of its valuable middle class...