Twitter Initiated With Buy Rating On Mobile Ad Update
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Jun 05, 7:49PM CDT
New ad features at social network Twitter (TWTR) could drive near-term revenue more significantly than previously forecast, says Pacific Crest analyst Evan Wilson, who initiated coverage with a rating of outperform, or buy. Twitter on Thursday also...
Pandora Listener Hours Up in May - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jun 05, 5:38PM CDT
Despite intensifying competition, Pandora (P) recently announced that listening hours jumped 28.0% to 1.73 billion in May, 2014, which reflected steady growth in the U.S. web-based radio market.
PC Shipments Decline Narrower than Expected? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jun 05, 5:36PM CDT
As per the latest report provided by research firm IDC, 2014 PC shipments are expected to contract 6.0%, marginally lower than the research firm???s earlier forecast of a decline of 6.1% predicted in March this year.
Value Investing: How 1 Change Transformed This Genius Strategy
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 05, 5:31PM CDT
Value investing is best known for two things: its success in building wealth over the long run and its boring method of doing so. In fact, many of the stocks that value investors have traditionally used to get rich over time have been in businesses...
3 S&P 500 Stocks Investors Can't Get Enough Of
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 05, 5:16PM CDT
If it seems as if every time you turn around the S&P 500 is ascending to a fresh all-time high then you're not alone. The broad-based index has hit a number of new highs in 2014 as multiple key economic indicators continue to show signs of...
Must-See Chart on a Strong Follow-Through Day With Decent Volume
at The Street - Thu Jun 05, 4:37PM CDT
Stocks continued to move higher and a few new ones we've been eyeing really took off from buy levels in Thursday trading.
Will Amazon Launch its Smartphone on Jun 18? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jun 05, 4:00PM CDT
Speculations revived regarding the release of Amazon.com Inc.'s (AMZN) 3D smartphone.
At Long Last, Here Comes Amazon.com Inc.'s Magical Smartphone
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 05, 2:20PM CDT
Amazon is teasing its new smartphone. Source: Amazon.com. For the record, I've been a skeptic of Amazon.com 's rumored smartphone ambitions for years . Rumors of a "Kindle Phone" have persisted for ages. The main reason why Amazon will have such...
2 Solar Stocks to Gain from US Duties - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jun 05, 1:26PM CDT
Washington has once again punched new import duties on solar panels and other related products from China to safeguard the U.S. solar market from the dumping of cheap Chinese products.
Amazon Smartphone Debut Likely At June 18 Event
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Jun 05, 12:16PM CDT
Speculation is growing that Amazon (AMZN) plans to unveil a smartphone with 3D display capability at a product launch event in mid-June. The world's biggest e-commerce company sent out multiple notices on social media and YouTube Wednesday that it...
Intel Corporation’s Merrifield Finds a Happy Home in Dell Tablets
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 05, 12:15PM CDT
Longtime readers of my work know that I have been rather bearish on the prospects for Intel 's Merrifield processor. While this platform offers strong real world performance in most mobile applications, it fails to tick a number of key check boxes...
The Hidden Winners Behind Apple Inc's HomeKit
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 05, 11:45AM CDT
Apple held its worldwide developers conference on Monday, unveiling a slew of new software updates. One of those updates, a home automation platform dubbed HomeKit, has the potential to spur a new round of smart devices for the home. Although...
Is Nintendo’s YouTube Affiliate Program Just a Tax on Loyal Fans?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 05, 9:27AM CDT
Nintendo recently signed a deal with Google 's YouTube to allow players to directly upload gameplay videos from their Wii U consoles, as long as they split their ad revenues with Nintendo and YouTube through an affiliate...
Samsung Ditches Google Inc.'s Android for This Upcoming Smartphone
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 05, 9:20AM CDT
In the global smartphone and tablet world, it's Apple , Google , and Samsung , and then everyone else. Source: Google. Samsung and Apple consistently generate the bulk of the profits in these booming markets, and Google has ridden its...
Pre-market Internet Software and Services Picks -- Research on Renren, Yahoo!, Google, and IAC/InterActiveCorp
PR Newswire - Thu Jun 05, 6:20AM CDT
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Global STS Translation Market 2014-2018
M2 - Thu Jun 05, 5:33AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/lzjthv/global_sts) has announced the addition of the "Global STS Translation Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. STS translation is a technology to convert spoken words into digital signals that can be recognized and automatically translated into the spoken commands of another language. A STS translation system or software is deployed for real-time communication between two or more individuals who speak different languages. Such systems can be employed in handheld PDAs, smartphones, desktops, and laptops, as well via landlines. A STS translation system is cost-effective compared to human translators. The analysts forecast the Global STS Translation market will grow at a CAGR of 19.11 percent over the period 2013-2018. Covered in this Report The Global STS Translation market can be divided into three segments: Speech Recognition, Speech Translation, and Speech Synthesis. These segments indicate the procedure of doing STS Translation. The report, the Global STS Translation Market 2014-2018, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Global STS Translation market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market. Companies Mentioned: - AT&T Inc. - IBM Corp. - SpeechTrans Inc. - Voxtec International Inc. - Apple Inc. - AppTek - AT&T Inc. - ECTACO Inc. - Google Inc. - IBM Corp. - Microsoft Corp. - Raytheon BBN Technologies - Sakhr Software Co. - SpeechTrans Inc. - Voxtec International Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/lzjthv/global_sts
After iPad, Will Microsoft Corporation Bring Office to Android Before Windows?
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 8:00PM CDT
Excel for iPad. Source: Microsoft One of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's first orders as business when he took the reins was to officially launch Office for iPad. In embracing Apple 's platform first, Nadella was conceding that it needed to...
Google Inc. and Microsoft Corporation Could be Infuriated by Asus' Radical New PC
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 04, 7:10PM CDT
Asus' Transformer Book V, unveiled on Monday, is the Taiwanese tech giant's second attempt at merging Microsoft 's Windows 8 with Google 's Android operating system. With a smartphone, tablet and keyboard dock, the Transformer Book V could be...
Class A Shares of Google Inc. to Remain in NASDAQ OMX Indexes
Thomson Reuters ONE - Wed Jun 04, 7:05PM CDT
Update on Google Shares in NASDAQ OMX Indexes