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Microsoft spreads Cortana abroad in Windows Phone
AP - 2 hrs 38 mins ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Microsoft is spreading its Cortana digital assistant abroad, starting with China and the U.K.
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Jul 29, 5:03PM CDT
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The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Jul 29, 4:16PM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending July 28, 2014:
Greenberg: Is Today's Market Really Different from 1999?
at The Street - Tue Jul 29, 3:29PM CDT
A lot of things are the same, but don't try to predict when the bubble might burst
Why Xbox Could Launch Its Own Streaming Service
at The Street - Tue Jul 29, 2:06PM CDT
Microsoft could already be following Sony's lead into the world of cloud gaming.
IPO Alert: The Company Behind Tesla Motors, Inc.'s Self-Driving Efforts?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 29, 1:34PM CDT
"I'm confident that in less than a year, you'll be able to go from highway on-ramp to highway exit without touching any controls," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at the company's 2014 annual shareholder meeting about one month ago. Having been a founder...
iPhone 6 Coming At Right Time As World Moves to Large Smartphones
at The Street - Tue Jul 29, 9:18AM CDT
A new sew survey shows users, worldwide, are opting for handheld devices with screens 4-inches and larger.
This Gift From Google Makes Chromecast (Almost) Free
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 29, 8:25AM CDT
Google is giving away 90 days of Google Play Music All Access to Chromecast customers through Sept. 30. Credit: Google Exactly one year ago last Thursday, Google pleasantly surprised the tech world when it unveiled Chromecast. Since then, Google...
Twitter Earnings Preview: What Wall Street's Saying
at The Street - Tue Jul 29, 7:04AM CDT
Ahead of Twitter's second-quarter earnings release, analysts are largely bullish, and investors are watching several metrics closely, especially user growth.
T-Mobile deal helps Rhapsody hit 2M paying subs
AP - Mon Jul 28, 11:04PM CDT
SEATTLE (AP) — Rhapsody International Inc. said Tuesday its partnership with T-Mobile US Inc. has helped boost its number of paying subscribers to more than 2 million, up from 1.7 million in April.
What Can We Expect When 3D Systems Corporation Reports Q2 Earnings on Thursday?
Beth McKenna, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 28, 12:05PM CDT
3D Systems is slated to report its second-quarter 2014 earnings before the market opens on Thursday, July 31. The leading 3-D printing company's report will surely be among one of the most anticipated this season. It's likely the stock will react...
US companies increasingly fish for growth overseas
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Mon Jul 28, 4:18PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Major U.S. companies are starting to reap their most rapid growth in fertile lands of opportunity far from home.
Pandora Needs to Fire Its CEO or Hire Someone to Help Him
at The Street - Mon Jul 28, 8:00AM CDT
A static, modest growth business model will do Pandora little good on Wall Street and, eventually, with listeners. It needs to innovate in more ways than one.
Here's What Apple's Murder of Microsoft Might Look Like
at The Street - Mon Jul 28, 6:30AM CDT
Tim Cook isn't about to stop at the mouth of his Apple/IBM partnership. He'll continue to provide businesses with reasons to switch from Microsoft.
Samsung postpones launch of Tizen smartphone
By YOUKYUNG LEE - AP - Mon Jul 28, 5:39AM CDT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it is delaying sales of its first Tizen-powered smartphone in the latest setback to the company's ambition to create a mobile platform to rival Google's Android or Apple's iOS.
Facebook, Inc. Stock Nearly Doubles Since Its IPO -- Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 27, 2:20PM CDT
After Facebook reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings last week, shares soared to new all-time highs, hitting $76.74 before settling at $75.19 when the market closed on Friday. The report sent the stock up 5% and is helping the social...
Google Must Watch Out for the Sharks
Rex Moore, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 27, 10:00AM CDT
Google and Apple are on the short list of the top disruptive companies of our lifetime. But Paul Nunes, who has studied businesses for decades, says either of these excellent companies can themselves be disrupted – and virtually overnight, at...
Weird Al Yankovic Just Made a Joke of the Music Industry
at The Street - Sat Jul 26, 12:00PM CDT
When pop artists like Yankovic can get sites to fund videos and earn royalties each time they play, it's silly to keep releasing albums and signing with labels.
This Week in Sirius XM Radio
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jul 26, 11:30AM CDT
Things never get dull for the country's lone satellite-radio provider. Shares of Sirius XM Radio were flat on the week, closing unchanged at $3.44. The move was just behind the Nasdaq's 0.4% gain. There was more going on beyond the share-price...
Microsoft spreads Cortana abroad in Windows Phone
AP - 2 hrs 38 mins ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Microsoft is spreading its Cortana digital assistant abroad, starting with China and the U.K.
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Jul 29, 5:03PM CDT
___
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Jul 29, 4:16PM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending July 28, 2014:
Greenberg: Is Today's Market Really Different from 1999?
at The Street - Tue Jul 29, 3:29PM CDT
A lot of things are the same, but don't try to predict when the bubble might burst
Why Xbox Could Launch Its Own Streaming Service
at The Street - Tue Jul 29, 2:06PM CDT
Microsoft could already be following Sony's lead into the world of cloud gaming.
IPO Alert: The Company Behind Tesla Motors, Inc.'s Self-Driving Efforts?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 29, 1:34PM CDT
"I'm confident that in less than a year, you'll be able to go from highway on-ramp to highway exit without touching any controls," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at the company's 2014 annual shareholder meeting about one month ago. Having been a founder...
iPhone 6 Coming At Right Time As World Moves to Large Smartphones
at The Street - Tue Jul 29, 9:18AM CDT
A new sew survey shows users, worldwide, are opting for handheld devices with screens 4-inches and larger.
This Gift From Google Makes Chromecast (Almost) Free
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 29, 8:25AM CDT
Google is giving away 90 days of Google Play Music All Access to Chromecast customers through Sept. 30. Credit: Google Exactly one year ago last Thursday, Google pleasantly surprised the tech world when it unveiled Chromecast. Since then, Google...
Twitter Earnings Preview: What Wall Street's Saying
at The Street - Tue Jul 29, 7:04AM CDT
Ahead of Twitter's second-quarter earnings release, analysts are largely bullish, and investors are watching several metrics closely, especially user growth.
T-Mobile deal helps Rhapsody hit 2M paying subs
AP - Mon Jul 28, 11:04PM CDT
SEATTLE (AP) — Rhapsody International Inc. said Tuesday its partnership with T-Mobile US Inc. has helped boost its number of paying subscribers to more than 2 million, up from 1.7 million in April.
What Can We Expect When 3D Systems Corporation Reports Q2 Earnings on Thursday?
Beth McKenna, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 28, 12:05PM CDT
3D Systems is slated to report its second-quarter 2014 earnings before the market opens on Thursday, July 31. The leading 3-D printing company's report will surely be among one of the most anticipated this season. It's likely the stock will react...
US companies increasingly fish for growth overseas
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Mon Jul 28, 4:18PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Major U.S. companies are starting to reap their most rapid growth in fertile lands of opportunity far from home.
Pandora Needs to Fire Its CEO or Hire Someone to Help Him
at The Street - Mon Jul 28, 8:00AM CDT
A static, modest growth business model will do Pandora little good on Wall Street and, eventually, with listeners. It needs to innovate in more ways than one.
Here's What Apple's Murder of Microsoft Might Look Like
at The Street - Mon Jul 28, 6:30AM CDT
Tim Cook isn't about to stop at the mouth of his Apple/IBM partnership. He'll continue to provide businesses with reasons to switch from Microsoft.
Samsung postpones launch of Tizen smartphone
By YOUKYUNG LEE - AP - Mon Jul 28, 5:39AM CDT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it is delaying sales of its first Tizen-powered smartphone in the latest setback to the company's ambition to create a mobile platform to rival Google's Android or Apple's iOS.
Facebook, Inc. Stock Nearly Doubles Since Its IPO -- Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 27, 2:20PM CDT
After Facebook reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings last week, shares soared to new all-time highs, hitting $76.74 before settling at $75.19 when the market closed on Friday. The report sent the stock up 5% and is helping the social...
Google Must Watch Out for the Sharks
Rex Moore, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 27, 10:00AM CDT
Google and Apple are on the short list of the top disruptive companies of our lifetime. But Paul Nunes, who has studied businesses for decades, says either of these excellent companies can themselves be disrupted – and virtually overnight, at...
Weird Al Yankovic Just Made a Joke of the Music Industry
at The Street - Sat Jul 26, 12:00PM CDT
When pop artists like Yankovic can get sites to fund videos and earn royalties each time they play, it's silly to keep releasing albums and signing with labels.
This Week in Sirius XM Radio
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jul 26, 11:30AM CDT
Things never get dull for the country's lone satellite-radio provider. Shares of Sirius XM Radio were flat on the week, closing unchanged at $3.44. The move was just behind the Nasdaq's 0.4% gain. There was more going on beyond the share-price...
