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Volume of encrypted email rising amid spying fears
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Tue Jun 03, 6:00PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The volume of email cloaked in encryption technology is rapidly rising as Google, Yahoo, Facebook and other major Internet companies try to shield their users' online communications from government spies and other snoops.
How Apple, Inc. Is Copying Android and Why That's a Good Thing
Erin Kennedy and Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 5:34PM CDT
Apple detailed iOS 8 yesterday at WWDC, and a lot of the new features are being conveniently borrowed from Google 's Android. That includes relatively minor details like support for third-party keyboards and widgets, but it also entails a new...
Apple Inc. Works to Keep This Key Group Away From Google
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 5:00PM CDT
Apple 's Worldwide Developers Conference stole the show among yesterday's tech storylines, and rightfully so. As investors become increasingly excited about what Apple has in store in the second half of its fiscal year, the expectations for...
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Jun 03, 4:32PM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending June 2, 2014:
Google Says 65% Of Outgoing Gmail Is Encrypted
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jun 03, 3:59PM CDT
About 65% of email sent via Google Gmail is encrypted during transit, the company said Tuesday. But only about 50% of emails arrive at Gmail accounts encrypted, the Google (GOOGL) report says. Sending an email without encryption is similar to sending...
Online pirates thrive on legitimate ad dollars
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - Tue Jun 03, 3:48PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Movie and music piracy thrives online in part because crafty website operators receive advertising dollars from major companies like Comcast, Ford and McDonald's.
Even After Beats, Pandora's Not Scared of Apple Inc.
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 3:00PM CDT
Credit where credit's due: Pandora has defended its music-streaming crown quite admirably in the face of serious competition. Even a heavyweight like Apple -- a company that no incumbent likes to see step into the ring -- hasn't been able to...
Don’t Get Too Excited About Nokia Corporation's Recent Map Space Acquisition
George Kesarios, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 11:45AM CDT
As announced by HERE maps , Nokia acquired mapping start-up app-maker Desti, which incorporates artificial intelligence in maps to help people find what they are looking for. As described on the HERE web site: Desti uses artificial...
You Can Now Watch the World Cup Through Google Chromecast
at The Street - Tue Jun 03, 11:27AM CDT
Google Chromecast has added to its growing collection of video channels through its streaming TV service, most notably WatchESPN, allowing soccer fans to tune in for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, that starts next week.
Facebook Inc: Growth in Mobile Will Drive Upside
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 11:00AM CDT
Facebook continues to evolve toward being a mobile-first company. The company is in a strong position to take incremental market share from the growing mobile advertising space, and its mobile-centric acquisitions will aid substantially in...
Business Take: Will Google's Self-Driving Car Business Be Bigger Than its Search Business?
Daniel Kline and Jason Hellmann, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 10:59AM CDT
Though people think of Google as a search engine, the company has a number of products in the pipeline that could radically change its business going forward. One of those -- the driverless car -- moved a step closer to reality as the company...
The Biggest Takeaway From Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference
at The Street - Tue Jun 03, 10:46AM CDT
Apple is playing offense again. Monday's WWDC presentation served notice to Android and others that Apple will always give its users the best.
WhatsApp Is a Great Monetization Opportunity for Facebook Inc.
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 9:15AM CDT
Facebook 's acquisition of WhatsApp was a great strategic move in terms of gobbling up a rapidly growing competitor. The social media company has been criticized for paying a large sum of $19 billion to acquire a company without a proven revenue...
Hungary advert tax seen threat to press freedom
By PABLO GORONDI - AP - Tue Jun 03, 8:56AM CDT
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A new proposal in Hungary to impose a heavy tax on media advertising revenues threatens the free press, journalists and analysts said Tuesday.
Diane von Furstenburg Creates New Google Glass Designer Frames
at The Street - Tue Jun 03, 8:25AM CDT
Google Glass wearable computers will be getting a large dose of designer chic from Diane von Furstenburg.
A Manufacturing Report Glitch, Google's Satellite Plans, and Apple's Boring WWDC
Jack Kramer and Nick Martell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 02, 10:00PM CDT
Relax and check out what sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 26 points Monday to start the week. 1. Errors in manufacturing data confuse the Street Mondays are a drag, but a double-botched economic report spiced things up. The Institute...
Apple expands into health, home with new software
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Mon Jun 02, 6:29PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is expanding into home and health management as the company tries to turn its iPhones, iPads and Mac computers into an interchangeable network of devices that serve as a hub of people's increasingly digital lives.
Apple Inc.'s WWDC 2014 Keynote: What You Need to Know
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 02, 5:00PM CDT
Apple just wrapped up its annual WWDC opening keynote, which was filled to the brim with announcements, data points, and hints at what the Mac maker has up its secretive sleeve. Back to the Mac As usual, Apple kicked things off with various...
Apple Desperately Copies Google's 2008 Features but Passes on Innovation
at The Street - Mon Jun 02, 4:25PM CDT
Apple is half a decade behind the curve while simultaneously falling short on every expectation.
Why Himax Technologies Inc. Shares Plunged Today
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 02, 3:46PM CDT
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of Himax Technologies fell more than 10%...
Volume of encrypted email rising amid spying fears
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Tue Jun 03, 6:00PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The volume of email cloaked in encryption technology is rapidly rising as Google, Yahoo, Facebook and other major Internet companies try to shield their users' online communications from government spies and other snoops.
How Apple, Inc. Is Copying Android and Why That's a Good Thing
Erin Kennedy and Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 5:34PM CDT
Apple detailed iOS 8 yesterday at WWDC, and a lot of the new features are being conveniently borrowed from Google 's Android. That includes relatively minor details like support for third-party keyboards and widgets, but it also entails a new...
Apple Inc. Works to Keep This Key Group Away From Google
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 5:00PM CDT
Apple 's Worldwide Developers Conference stole the show among yesterday's tech storylines, and rightfully so. As investors become increasingly excited about what Apple has in store in the second half of its fiscal year, the expectations for...
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Jun 03, 4:32PM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending June 2, 2014:
Google Says 65% Of Outgoing Gmail Is Encrypted
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jun 03, 3:59PM CDT
About 65% of email sent via Google Gmail is encrypted during transit, the company said Tuesday. But only about 50% of emails arrive at Gmail accounts encrypted, the Google (GOOGL) report says. Sending an email without encryption is similar to sending...
Online pirates thrive on legitimate ad dollars
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - Tue Jun 03, 3:48PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Movie and music piracy thrives online in part because crafty website operators receive advertising dollars from major companies like Comcast, Ford and McDonald's.
Even After Beats, Pandora's Not Scared of Apple Inc.
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 3:00PM CDT
Credit where credit's due: Pandora has defended its music-streaming crown quite admirably in the face of serious competition. Even a heavyweight like Apple -- a company that no incumbent likes to see step into the ring -- hasn't been able to...
Don’t Get Too Excited About Nokia Corporation's Recent Map Space Acquisition
George Kesarios, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 11:45AM CDT
As announced by HERE maps , Nokia acquired mapping start-up app-maker Desti, which incorporates artificial intelligence in maps to help people find what they are looking for. As described on the HERE web site: Desti uses artificial...
You Can Now Watch the World Cup Through Google Chromecast
at The Street - Tue Jun 03, 11:27AM CDT
Google Chromecast has added to its growing collection of video channels through its streaming TV service, most notably WatchESPN, allowing soccer fans to tune in for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, that starts next week.
Facebook Inc: Growth in Mobile Will Drive Upside
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 11:00AM CDT
Facebook continues to evolve toward being a mobile-first company. The company is in a strong position to take incremental market share from the growing mobile advertising space, and its mobile-centric acquisitions will aid substantially in...
Business Take: Will Google's Self-Driving Car Business Be Bigger Than its Search Business?
Daniel Kline and Jason Hellmann, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 10:59AM CDT
Though people think of Google as a search engine, the company has a number of products in the pipeline that could radically change its business going forward. One of those -- the driverless car -- moved a step closer to reality as the company...
The Biggest Takeaway From Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference
at The Street - Tue Jun 03, 10:46AM CDT
Apple is playing offense again. Monday's WWDC presentation served notice to Android and others that Apple will always give its users the best.
WhatsApp Is a Great Monetization Opportunity for Facebook Inc.
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 03, 9:15AM CDT
Facebook 's acquisition of WhatsApp was a great strategic move in terms of gobbling up a rapidly growing competitor. The social media company has been criticized for paying a large sum of $19 billion to acquire a company without a proven revenue...
Hungary advert tax seen threat to press freedom
By PABLO GORONDI - AP - Tue Jun 03, 8:56AM CDT
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A new proposal in Hungary to impose a heavy tax on media advertising revenues threatens the free press, journalists and analysts said Tuesday.
Diane von Furstenburg Creates New Google Glass Designer Frames
at The Street - Tue Jun 03, 8:25AM CDT
Google Glass wearable computers will be getting a large dose of designer chic from Diane von Furstenburg.
A Manufacturing Report Glitch, Google's Satellite Plans, and Apple's Boring WWDC
Jack Kramer and Nick Martell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 02, 10:00PM CDT
Relax and check out what sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 26 points Monday to start the week. 1. Errors in manufacturing data confuse the Street Mondays are a drag, but a double-botched economic report spiced things up. The Institute...
Apple expands into health, home with new software
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Mon Jun 02, 6:29PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is expanding into home and health management as the company tries to turn its iPhones, iPads and Mac computers into an interchangeable network of devices that serve as a hub of people's increasingly digital lives.
Apple Inc.'s WWDC 2014 Keynote: What You Need to Know
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 02, 5:00PM CDT
Apple just wrapped up its annual WWDC opening keynote, which was filled to the brim with announcements, data points, and hints at what the Mac maker has up its secretive sleeve. Back to the Mac As usual, Apple kicked things off with various...
Apple Desperately Copies Google's 2008 Features but Passes on Innovation
at The Street - Mon Jun 02, 4:25PM CDT
Apple is half a decade behind the curve while simultaneously falling short on every expectation.
Why Himax Technologies Inc. Shares Plunged Today
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 02, 3:46PM CDT
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of Himax Technologies fell more than 10%...
