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...
Yelp Inc Spent $12.7 Million Just to Give This Away Free
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 18, 12:00PM CDT
Yelp announced earlier this week that it will allow restaurants to take online reservations through its website. The new service, dubbed Yelp Reservations, is comparable to OpenTable or SeatMe, which Yelp spent $12.7 million to acquire last...
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...
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...
Amazon to Release 3 Kids Shows - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 16, 6:00PM CDT
Amazon.com (AMZN) recently announced that its film production division, Amazon Studios, will premiere its first-ever three original children's TV series on Prime Instant Video.
German official: Split Google
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 16, 5:58PM CDT
It's no joke; a German official said Google (GOOGL) dominates search and a breakup of the company "must be seriously considered." Sigmar Gabriel, Germany's economy minister and vice chancellor, made the comment in a German newspaper op-ed piece....
Unilever Video Ads Now on Facebook - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 16, 5:20PM CDT
Recently, video ads were placed on the social networking giant Facebook (FB) by Unilever (UN), promoting its Dove soap product.
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....
Autodesk Q1 Earnings Meet Ests, Revs Beat - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 16, 8:50AM CDT
Autodesk Inc. (ADSK) reported earnings of 21 cents per share, which declined 21.2% from the year-ago quarter. However, earnings were at par with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
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.
'Fast Money' Recap: Blame David Tepper
at The Street - Fri May 16, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed the hedge fund manager's cautious outlook and why stocks fell Thursday.
VMware Executive Helps Company Expand Offerings
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu May 15, 5:54PM CDT
Sanjay Poonen likes to move fast. Since joining VMware as general manager of the company's end-user computing group in August, Poonen has overseen a flurry of developments. He helped roll out a new version of the company's desktop virtualization...
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...
Yahoo Buys Blink Messaging App - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 15, 3:04PM CDT
Yahoo! (YHOO) recently acquired Blink, a mobile messaging application that allows users to share messages, which are automatically deleted at a time preset by the user.
Why Zix Corp (ZIXI) Stock Is Up Today
at The Street - Thu May 15, 2:21PM CDT
Zix Corp (ZIXI) stock is gaining Thursday on the news it will launch Google Apps Message Encryption (GAME), a program specifically designed at the request of Google (GOOG) for the Google Apps infrastructure.
Google Brings Glass to US for $1,500 - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 15, 1:00PM CDT
Soon after the limited one-day sale of Google Glass in April this year, Google, Inc. (GOOGL) announced that its Glass wearable device will be available across the U.S. for $1,500.