Microsoft hires Qualcomm exec to make more deals
AP - Tue Aug 05, 6:37PM CDT
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has lured away an executive from smartphone chip maker Qualcomm to hammer out more deals that will expand the software maker's presence in the mobile device market.
RetailMeNot Q2 Earnings, Outlook Fall Short Of Views
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Aug 05, 3:19PM CDT
RetailMeNot (SALE) stock plunged Tuesday to an all-time low after the company's Q2 sales missed forecasts and its outlook for the rest of 2014 disappointed analysts. The digital coupon provider reported earnings after the market close Monday. Revenue...
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Aug 05, 3:06PM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending August 4, 2014:
Apple, Inc. iPhone 6 Unveiling Expected September 9
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 1:20PM CDT
Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller introducing the iPhone 5s at the September 10, 2013 media event. Source: Apple. Apple appears ready to unveil the iPhone 6 to the world. Re/code is reporting that the Mac maker has scheduled its media event...
Google Fiber Is a Growing Threat to Telecoms
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 10:00AM CDT
A Google Fiber network box. Will you get one soon? Source: Google. Verizon couldn't have been more hyperbolic in announcing symmetric Internet service for new FiOS customers last month. Symmetric connections allow users to upload data as fast as...
Yandex Earnings Q2 2014 – Big Upside Potential!
Vikram Nagarkar - Amigobulls - Tue Aug 05, 9:36AM CDT
Yandex reported strong revenue growth and improvement on all metrics in Q2. Attractive valuations make Yandex a compelling long term investment.
Critical Alerts For VoxelJet, Google, Orexigen Therapeutics, Illumina, and Activision Blizzard Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 05, 8:31AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for VJET, GOOGL, OREX, ILMN, and ATVI.
Google Sees a World Rife With Futuristic Robots
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 8:02AM CDT
Robots are a bit creepy. It's part of their intrigue, perhaps. The idea that humans could create something stronger and more intelligent than us is equal parts fascinating and terrifying. As with many technologies, most robotics research exists so we...
Why Did Samsung Delay Its Tizen Smartphone?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 7:24AM CDT
Samsung just delayed the launch of the Samsung Z, the first smartphone to run the company's own open-source operating system, Tizen. Samsung originally intended to launch the device -- which features a 4.8-inch HD screen, a 2.3 GHz quad-core...
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Watch Your Back
at The Street - Mon Aug 04, 6:59PM CDT
Forget what the pundits say, the real reason for the market's turmoil remains Russia, Cramer says.
Tablet Users Are Distracted TV Viewers
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Aug 04, 1:12PM CDT
More people are using smartphones and tablets while watching TV shows, but second-screen applications like chatting about the show on social media are secondary to distracted viewer activities like surfing the Web. A study of second-screen use in the...
Why Groupon's Turnaround Plans Will Be a Great Deal for Investors
at The Street - Mon Aug 04, 12:47PM CDT
Groupon's investors got a raw deal but that could change after the company reports earnings Tuesday.
Technology Stock Roundup: FB/GOOGL Down in Bad Week for Tech - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Aug 04, 12:26PM CDT
Both Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOGL) continue to innovate and grow, but regulatory hurdles are weighing on the shares.
3 Technology Stocks Moving The Sector Upward
at The Street - Mon Aug 04, 12:03PM CDT
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the technology sector higher today.
Here's Where Apple Makes Its Money
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Aug 04, 10:00AM CDT
No doubt about it, Apple has been one of the most exciting tech stories to follow over the last decade plus. If you were lucky to buy shares of this then-$16 billion company early in 2000, you could boast of a mammoth 3,500% return -- turning...
How Will US Data Companies Suffer In The Wake Of The Snowden Leaks?
at The Street - Mon Aug 04, 9:29AM CDT
By Ben Levine for Kapitall. Just over a year ago, the Edward Snowden leaked classified NSA documents detailing the agency's PRISM [...]
Apple Could Blossom Into $130 a Share
at The Street - Mon Aug 04, 9:12AM CDT
Investing in Apple now requires a lot of courage. But if Apple can overcome three key hurdles, the stock will once again prove its mettle.
Did Apple’s Tim Cook Abandon Steve Jobs’ Final Project?
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Aug 01, 9:22PM CDT
For his eponymous biography , Steve Jobs, former CEO of Apple , gave author Walter Issacson a preview into Apple's next product -- a TV set -- with this quote [emphasis added]: I'd like to create an integrated television set that is completely...
Google confirms it sold barge docked in Maine
AP - Fri Aug 01, 1:48PM CDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Google Inc. is confirming that the barge it docked in Maine has been sold.
Arris Stock Tanks, M&A May Slow Customer Spending
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Aug 01, 12:23PM CDT
Arris Group stock tumbled Friday after the company forecast current-quarter revenue below views and its CEO said that mergers and acquisitions among pay-TV companies might impact customer spending in late 2014 or next year. Arris Group (ARRS) stock...