Here's Why Intel's Cherry Trail Was Missing at Computex 2014
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 10:52PM CDT
At Computex 2014, Intel demonstrated a whole host of tablet-related technologies, from its Bay Trail system-on-a-chip launched late last year, to the more recent Merrifield and Moorefield chips intended for both Android phones and tablets. While...
Google Drive Slays Ubuntu One
Joseph Gacinga, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 8:00PM CDT
The recent cloud pricing wars that saw cloud infrastructure leaders Amazon , Google , and Microsoft effect huge price cuts for their cloud services have started claiming their first victims. Ubuntu One Cloud Service by Canonical was...
Apple Inc: Beats Acquistion Makes a Ton of Sense
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 7:00PM CDT
Apple 's acquisition of Beats Electronics is a great move by the company -- as it will give Apple newer revenue streams from Beats hardware as well as a music streaming segment. The subscription streaming service of Beats is in its early stages and...
Apple's New Plan for iPhones
Brandy Betz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 6:30PM CDT
Source: Apple Prepaid devices might land at the neighborhood Apple store later this month. According to tech blog 9to5mac , which has a good track record with unnamed sources, Apple's official stores will start stocking iPhones that will work...
Why Google Is Acquiring a Fleet of Satellites
Alvaro Campos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 6:00PM CDT
For years, Google has been aiming for a solution to provide Internet access in remote areas of the world. The company has engaged in a series of investments, like the acquisition of Titan Aerospace -- a company that produces solar-powered drones...
Will Kiip Keep Ahead of Google?
Rex Moore, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 4:00PM CDT
We recently showed you how Kiip – founded three years ago by then-19-year-old Brian Wong – is changing the face of mobile advertising. Kiip rewards people when they've achieved certain milestones in games, fitness apps, or even mundane tasks like...
Google Wants In on Apple Inc.'s iBeacon Party
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 4:00PM CDT
Over the past year, Apple 's iBeacon has gained a lot of media attention and developer traction. Quietly introduced at Worldwide Developers Conference 2013, iBeacon's micro-location capabilities have incredible potential in retail and can also...
Look for Shares of Google to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 1.04% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Jun 09, 3:42PM CDT
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $556.04 to a high of $562.90. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.0%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $558.06 on volume of 1.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Watch for Google to Potentially Pullback After Gaining 1.04% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Jun 09, 3:41PM CDT
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $556.04 to a high of $562.90. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.0%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $558.06 on volume of 1.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Is iRobot Corporation a Bubble?
Victoria Zhang, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 3:01PM CDT
Founded in 1990, iRobot became famous for its autonomous home vacuum cleaner and its police robots. More recently, shares of robotics company are up more than 180% in the past five years. It could be a sign that a robotics bubble is in...
The #1 Reason You Won't Be Seeing Driverless Cars on Your Street
at The Street - Mon Jun 09, 2:33PM CDT
The legal liability involved makes producing and selling such a car too risky for any automaker.
Half of U.S. Now Watching Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime - Not Cable
at The Street - Mon Jun 09, 1:51PM CDT
New survey finds viewers are turning away from cable programming and turning to Internet-connected services
Is This Optical Components Supplier Set for a Post-Earnings Pop?
Harsh Chauhan, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 1:05PM CDT
Fiber-optics components supplier Finisar is set to report its fourth-quarter results this week, but investors were in for a pre-earnings bash . One of Finisar's clients, Ciena , posted terrific results recently. Since Ciena's outlook came in...
The 2 Most Important Products Apple Inc. Announced Last Week
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 1:00PM CDT
Among a slew of announcements at last week's WWDC, two stood out. Credit: Apple, What were the most important products revealed at Apple Inc .'s Worldwide Developers Conference last week? Guest host Alison Southwick puts this question to Fool...
What Happens to Pandora and Spotify if Songza Goes Google?
at The Street - Mon Jun 09, 12:20PM CDT
Should Google buy Songza, the pressure will build for Yahoo! or Amazon to buy Pandora or Spotify. But the price would be steep and neither of the streaming music leaders should feel motivated to sell.
Technology Stock Roundup: Intel at Computex, Apple at WWDC - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jun 09, 12:12PM CDT
Apple (AAPL) hosted the WWDC, while Intel (INTC) announced the world's first 14nm reference design for convertibles.
BlackBerry’s Project Ion May Be Its Swan Song for the Smartphone Market
Haris Qureshi, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 11:30AM CDT
Waterloo, Ontario-based mobile developer BlackBerry has suffered in recent years as it went from the darling of business communications to a company desperate to define itself within the smartphone segment, having conceded market share to Apple...
Apple Inc. Should Have Done What Google Wants To Do
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 11:30AM CDT
Songza for Android. Source: Google Play. Curation. That was one of the key driving forces behind Apple 's acquisition of Beats Electronics. One of the selling features of Beats Music is its human curation team, which is a department that iTunes...
Amazon’s Smartphone Is Expected to Have These 3 Radical Features
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 10:05AM CDT
Amazon.com is likely to announce a smartphone on June 18. The phone has been anticipated for months, has been the subject of numerous leaks, and has even appeared on screen (maybe) in a promotional video Amazon released ahead of the event. ...
Twitter's Valuation Is Becoming More Attractive
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 09, 10:00AM CDT
Micro-blogging platform Twitter remains a very volatile stock, and the company's stock price saw a recent pullback of more than 50%. Twitter's stock price was extremely overvalued when it was in the 70s, but now represents a far more attractive...