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Can Google Find Success With the Driverless Car?
Mark Girland, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 11, 1:00AM CDT
Google plans to develop cars driven by computers. The company intends to make 100 prototype driverless cars without steering wheels or pedals. Google's move into the driverless car segment comes shortly after Tesla disclosed plans to produce a...
Are Microsoft's New Offerings Game-Changers?
Muhammad Saeed, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 8:30PM CDT
The rise of smartphones and tablets, led by Apple and spurred by Google 's Android phenomenon, has changed the entire computing industry. This rise has forced Microsoft to change its approach to business and, in fact, computing itself. ...
Google and NVIDIA: It Takes Two to Tango
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 8:00PM CDT
Back in February, Google announced Project Tango, an initiative through its Advanced Technology and Projects group that aims to use a mobile device to map the world around it through the use of cameras and full 3D tracking of the device. The...
Google Is Dominant On Mobile
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 7:00PM CDT
Google has built an empire of using its highly effective and targeted search advertising platform. The company has built a wide moat using a string of acquisitions that has positioned Google for out-sized success in the long run. Google has...
Court: Searchable books database is 'fair use'
By LARRY NEUMEISTER - AP - Tue Jun 10, 6:42PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The creation of a full-text searchable database of millions of books is a fair use of copyrighted works, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying it also is permissible to distribute the books in alternative forms to people with reading disabilities.
Why Did Google Buy Skybox Imaging for $500 Million? - Stocks In The News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 10, 6:09PM CDT
Inside the latest purchase by Google, this time of Skybox Imaging.
BlackBerry Ltd.'s Brain Drain Continues
Erin Kennedy and Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 6:00PM CDT
BlackBerry has had a tough time hanging on to talent lately. The company has seen an executive exodus in recent years, but now rival ZTE is "aggressively" poaching employees, according to The Wall Street Journal . ZTE is also going after Motorola...
Apple Inc.'s Internal Ad Ambitions Are Growing
Erin Kennedy and Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 6:00PM CDT
Over the past year, Apple has been taking greater control of its marketing destiny by building an internal ad team. There have been tensions between Apple and its longtime ad agency TBWA\Chiat\Day, as recent marketing campaigns have failed to...
Even Before iPhone 6, Can Apple Inc. Post an iPhone Blowout This Quarter?
Erin Kennedy and Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 5:00PM CDT
Like most consumer electronics brands, Apple generally hits a seasonal lull during the summer. iPhone unit sales are no different. However, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty believes Apple is still enjoying robust demand. Morgan Stanley's...
Google buying satellite maker Skybox for $500M
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Tue Jun 10, 4:17PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is buying Skybox Imaging in a deal that could serve as a launching pad for the Internet company to send its own fleet of satellites to take aerial pictures and provide online access to remote areas of the world.
Is Time Warner Buying a Stake in Vice Media? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 10, 4:00PM CDT
Time Warner Inc. (TWX) is in talks to acquire a major stake in Vice Media as per Sky News.
Another Heavyweight Enters the Streaming Music Space
Daniel James, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 2:30PM CDT
Earlier this month, it was announced that Amazon was planning to enter the streaming music market by adding the service to Amazon Prime. This followed the announcement that Apple was acquiring Beats for $3 billion. Apparently, major tech...
Google Makes Its First Billion From Transportation
Dan Newman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 2:00PM CDT
Uber, the mobile service which allows you to call a private car, just raised over $1 billion at a $17 billion valuation. Just last August, Uber was valued at only about $3.7 billion when Google invested $258 million. In less than a year, Uber's...
Apple's Spotlight: Jumping Ahead of Google in Search
Bill Shamblin, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 1:30PM CDT
A major redesign to Apple 's Spotlight application, introduced at WWDC, shows Cupertino is moving aggressively into Internet search on the desktop and in mobile. In addition, the incorporation of Spotlight into the Safari browser enables Apple to...
Google to Buy Skybox Imaging for $500 Million
at The Street - Tue Jun 10, 12:58PM CDT
Google said Tuesday it has entered into an agreement to buy Skybox Imaging for $500 million in cash, subject to adjustments.
Expectations for E3, the Greatest Show in Gaming
Mark Reeth, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 12:10PM CDT
This week marks the beginning of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, the largest video-game trade show in the world. It's a week where the biggest names in gaming, including Activision Blizzard , Electronic Arts , Sony , Nintendo , and ...
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Jun 10, 11:38AM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending June 9, 2014:
BetterCloud Named Google Apps Premier Technology Partner by Google
Marketwire - Tue Jun 10, 11:00AM CDT
Today, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) named BetterCloud, the leading provider of enterprise-grade cloud management and security software, an inaugural Premier Technology Partner. The Premier Technology Partner program enables third-party software developers like BetterCloud to more deeply integrate their products with the Google Apps platform, in turn providing a better experience for mutual customers around the world.
How Sony Won E3 and Recaptured the Video Game World
at The Street - Tue Jun 10, 9:49AM CDT
Though Sony has had recent troubles stemming from a failing television business, continued operating losses, and a battle with hedge fund Third Point over its direction, Sony has made sure its video game unit continues to capture the minds of gamers...
Why Yelp Is Worth Every Penny
Mark Holder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 9:45AM CDT
The shift to mobile search is expected to have a profound impact on paid search. No longer are users searching only within browsers. Consumers now search directly in mobile apps like the one from Yelp . The shift could have a profound impact on...
Can Google Find Success With the Driverless Car?
Mark Girland, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 11, 1:00AM CDT
Google plans to develop cars driven by computers. The company intends to make 100 prototype driverless cars without steering wheels or pedals. Google's move into the driverless car segment comes shortly after Tesla disclosed plans to produce a...
Are Microsoft's New Offerings Game-Changers?
Muhammad Saeed, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 8:30PM CDT
The rise of smartphones and tablets, led by Apple and spurred by Google 's Android phenomenon, has changed the entire computing industry. This rise has forced Microsoft to change its approach to business and, in fact, computing itself. ...
Google and NVIDIA: It Takes Two to Tango
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 8:00PM CDT
Back in February, Google announced Project Tango, an initiative through its Advanced Technology and Projects group that aims to use a mobile device to map the world around it through the use of cameras and full 3D tracking of the device. The...
Google Is Dominant On Mobile
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 7:00PM CDT
Google has built an empire of using its highly effective and targeted search advertising platform. The company has built a wide moat using a string of acquisitions that has positioned Google for out-sized success in the long run. Google has...
Court: Searchable books database is 'fair use'
By LARRY NEUMEISTER - AP - Tue Jun 10, 6:42PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The creation of a full-text searchable database of millions of books is a fair use of copyrighted works, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying it also is permissible to distribute the books in alternative forms to people with reading disabilities.
Why Did Google Buy Skybox Imaging for $500 Million? - Stocks In The News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 10, 6:09PM CDT
Inside the latest purchase by Google, this time of Skybox Imaging.
BlackBerry Ltd.'s Brain Drain Continues
Erin Kennedy and Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 6:00PM CDT
BlackBerry has had a tough time hanging on to talent lately. The company has seen an executive exodus in recent years, but now rival ZTE is "aggressively" poaching employees, according to The Wall Street Journal . ZTE is also going after Motorola...
Apple Inc.'s Internal Ad Ambitions Are Growing
Erin Kennedy and Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 6:00PM CDT
Over the past year, Apple has been taking greater control of its marketing destiny by building an internal ad team. There have been tensions between Apple and its longtime ad agency TBWA\Chiat\Day, as recent marketing campaigns have failed to...
Even Before iPhone 6, Can Apple Inc. Post an iPhone Blowout This Quarter?
Erin Kennedy and Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 5:00PM CDT
Like most consumer electronics brands, Apple generally hits a seasonal lull during the summer. iPhone unit sales are no different. However, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty believes Apple is still enjoying robust demand. Morgan Stanley's...
Google buying satellite maker Skybox for $500M
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Tue Jun 10, 4:17PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is buying Skybox Imaging in a deal that could serve as a launching pad for the Internet company to send its own fleet of satellites to take aerial pictures and provide online access to remote areas of the world.
Is Time Warner Buying a Stake in Vice Media? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 10, 4:00PM CDT
Time Warner Inc. (TWX) is in talks to acquire a major stake in Vice Media as per Sky News.
Another Heavyweight Enters the Streaming Music Space
Daniel James, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 2:30PM CDT
Earlier this month, it was announced that Amazon was planning to enter the streaming music market by adding the service to Amazon Prime. This followed the announcement that Apple was acquiring Beats for $3 billion. Apparently, major tech...
Google Makes Its First Billion From Transportation
Dan Newman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 2:00PM CDT
Uber, the mobile service which allows you to call a private car, just raised over $1 billion at a $17 billion valuation. Just last August, Uber was valued at only about $3.7 billion when Google invested $258 million. In less than a year, Uber's...
Apple's Spotlight: Jumping Ahead of Google in Search
Bill Shamblin, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 1:30PM CDT
A major redesign to Apple 's Spotlight application, introduced at WWDC, shows Cupertino is moving aggressively into Internet search on the desktop and in mobile. In addition, the incorporation of Spotlight into the Safari browser enables Apple to...
Google to Buy Skybox Imaging for $500 Million
at The Street - Tue Jun 10, 12:58PM CDT
Google said Tuesday it has entered into an agreement to buy Skybox Imaging for $500 million in cash, subject to adjustments.
Expectations for E3, the Greatest Show in Gaming
Mark Reeth, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 12:10PM CDT
This week marks the beginning of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, the largest video-game trade show in the world. It's a week where the biggest names in gaming, including Activision Blizzard , Electronic Arts , Sony , Nintendo , and ...
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Jun 10, 11:38AM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending June 9, 2014:
BetterCloud Named Google Apps Premier Technology Partner by Google
Marketwire - Tue Jun 10, 11:00AM CDT
Today, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) named BetterCloud, the leading provider of enterprise-grade cloud management and security software, an inaugural Premier Technology Partner. The Premier Technology Partner program enables third-party software developers like BetterCloud to more deeply integrate their products with the Google Apps platform, in turn providing a better experience for mutual customers around the world.
How Sony Won E3 and Recaptured the Video Game World
at The Street - Tue Jun 10, 9:49AM CDT
Though Sony has had recent troubles stemming from a failing television business, continued operating losses, and a battle with hedge fund Third Point over its direction, Sony has made sure its video game unit continues to capture the minds of gamers...
Why Yelp Is Worth Every Penny
Mark Holder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 9:45AM CDT
The shift to mobile search is expected to have a profound impact on paid search. No longer are users searching only within browsers. Consumers now search directly in mobile apps like the one from Yelp . The shift could have a profound impact on...
