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Apple, Inc. Could Finally Bring Siri to the Mac
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 07, 5:00PM CDT
Source: Apple. It's now been nearly three years since Apple introduced Siri in the iPhone 4s. While the virtual assistant feature hasn't exactly proven as revolutionary as I may have thought initially, such systems have become an important...
Smartphones must include 'kill switch' under bill
By FENIT NIRAPPIL - AP - Thu Aug 07, 4:50PM CDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is on the verge of becoming the latest state to require technology that can disable smartphones when they're stolen.
Sensors Will Be Measuring Everything, Even NFL Players
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 07, 3:09PM CDT
If you fear an Orwellian future in which Big Brother takes the form of technology that watches your every movement, click away from this story. You don't want to read it. For those of you still here, let's get to the uncomfortable truth: Sensors...
Apple, Inc. Chips Away at Android in the U.S.
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 07, 3:00PM CDT
Source: Apple. With Apple 's iPhone 6 unveiling expected in just over a month, the Mac maker continues to grow its presence in the U.S. smartphone market. That's despite the typical seasonal trend in which potential iPhone customers delay...
Google using its clout to widen use of encryption
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Thu Aug 07, 2:16PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is wielding the power of its dominant Internet search engine to push more websites into protecting the people using their services.
21st Century Fox Jumps on Earnings Beat: Tech Winners & Losers
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 11:54AM CDT
Despite abandoning its proposed deal with Time Warner, 21st Century Fox beat earnings expectations, while Amazon.com shares fell in response to a threat from Google and Barnes & Noble.
AOL Earnings: What Wall Street���s Saying
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 11:46AM CDT
AOL is at a critical juncture as it begins to see returns on investment in new digital advertising services while competing against Yahoo! and Google which are doing likewise.
Sprint May Finally Be Ready for Lift-Off as the Bears Descend
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 11:33AM CDT
Who needs T-Mobile? Sprint has what it takes now to grow on its own.
Apple Scores Second Quarter Gains In Advance Of iPhone 6
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 11:28AM CDT
Nearly year-old iPhones 5s and 5c boost Apple's U.S. smartphone share in advance of the release of new, larger models.
Why the Microsoft-Samsung Patent Dispute Could Ruin Windows Phone
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 07, 8:02AM CDT
Microsoft recently sued Samsung over uncollected patent royalties related to Google Android. The lawsuit highlights a strange fact -- that Android hardware makers actually pay Microsoft -- not Google -- patent royalties. Those payments...
Publishers Switch-Up Ad Policies - Zacks Analyst Interviews
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Aug 07, 1:07AM CDT
Publishers Switch-Up Ad Policies - Zacks Analyst Interviews
Publishers Switch-Up Ad Policies - Industry Outlook
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Aug 07, 1:07AM CDT
Publishers Switch-Up Ad Policies - Industry Outlook
Android Overtakes Apple Inc. in Another Key Statistic
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 06, 2:45PM CDT
Devices powered by Google 's Android operating system now account for more Web traffic than rival mobile gadgets made by Apple , according to recently released data from analytics company Net Applications . The gap in usage is far from...
Google's YouTube Hits Another Roadblock For Its Long-Awaited Music Service
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 06, 12:00PM CDT
Google is facing its second setback in a matter of weeks when it comes to the launch of its long-awaited YouTube Music service. Last week, Shiva Rajaraman left YouTube for the rockin' offices at Spotify. About a week earlier, Chris LaRosa left...
Why Facebook, Inc. Has So Many Different Apps
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 06, 11:00AM CDT
People accustomed to sending messages to friends using the Facebook app's built-in messaging function will soon be forced to download a whole new app. Facebook's stand-alone messaging app, Facebook Messenger, has been around for years, but not...
Will Xiaomi's Rise to the Top of the Chinese Smartphone Market Last?
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 06, 11:00AM CDT
A year ago, no one knew what Xiaomi was. Nowadays, anyone who pays any attention to the smartphone market has heard of Xiaomi's meteoric rise to the top of the enormous Chinese smartphone market. In fact, market researcher Canalys just listed...
Google, Inc. Is Making Efforts to Boost Ad Rates
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 06, 10:00AM CDT
By most accounts, Google had a solid second quarter, announcing impressive gains in revenue, earnings, and operating cash flow. Google's business continues to thrive, and it will seemingly be quite some time before a relative digital advertising...
Yelp CEO reviews his own business after 10 years
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Wed Aug 06, 5:30PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After Yelp posted the first quarterly profit in its history last week, the online business review site got panned on Wall Street. The company's stock plummeted 11 percent the day after the results came out, wiping out its gains for the year.
AOL���s Programmatic Play Pushes Second-Quarter Growth
at The Street - Wed Aug 06, 9:27AM CDT
AOL's big bet on programmatic advertising is paying off. The company's second-quarter report released Wednesday is further proof of the division's critical importance to AOL's future growth.
Why BlackBerry (BBRY) Stock Is Up Today
at The Street - Wed Aug 06, 8:52AM CDT
The company won security approval for service to manage Google (GOOG) Android and Apple (AAPL) iOS devices
Apple, Inc. Could Finally Bring Siri to the Mac
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 07, 5:00PM CDT
Source: Apple. It's now been nearly three years since Apple introduced Siri in the iPhone 4s. While the virtual assistant feature hasn't exactly proven as revolutionary as I may have thought initially, such systems have become an important...
Smartphones must include 'kill switch' under bill
By FENIT NIRAPPIL - AP - Thu Aug 07, 4:50PM CDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is on the verge of becoming the latest state to require technology that can disable smartphones when they're stolen.
Sensors Will Be Measuring Everything, Even NFL Players
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 07, 3:09PM CDT
If you fear an Orwellian future in which Big Brother takes the form of technology that watches your every movement, click away from this story. You don't want to read it. For those of you still here, let's get to the uncomfortable truth: Sensors...
Apple, Inc. Chips Away at Android in the U.S.
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 07, 3:00PM CDT
Source: Apple. With Apple 's iPhone 6 unveiling expected in just over a month, the Mac maker continues to grow its presence in the U.S. smartphone market. That's despite the typical seasonal trend in which potential iPhone customers delay...
Google using its clout to widen use of encryption
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Thu Aug 07, 2:16PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is wielding the power of its dominant Internet search engine to push more websites into protecting the people using their services.
21st Century Fox Jumps on Earnings Beat: Tech Winners & Losers
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 11:54AM CDT
Despite abandoning its proposed deal with Time Warner, 21st Century Fox beat earnings expectations, while Amazon.com shares fell in response to a threat from Google and Barnes & Noble.
AOL Earnings: What Wall Street���s Saying
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 11:46AM CDT
AOL is at a critical juncture as it begins to see returns on investment in new digital advertising services while competing against Yahoo! and Google which are doing likewise.
Sprint May Finally Be Ready for Lift-Off as the Bears Descend
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 11:33AM CDT
Who needs T-Mobile? Sprint has what it takes now to grow on its own.
Apple Scores Second Quarter Gains In Advance Of iPhone 6
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 11:28AM CDT
Nearly year-old iPhones 5s and 5c boost Apple's U.S. smartphone share in advance of the release of new, larger models.
Why the Microsoft-Samsung Patent Dispute Could Ruin Windows Phone
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 07, 8:02AM CDT
Microsoft recently sued Samsung over uncollected patent royalties related to Google Android. The lawsuit highlights a strange fact -- that Android hardware makers actually pay Microsoft -- not Google -- patent royalties. Those payments...
Publishers Switch-Up Ad Policies - Zacks Analyst Interviews
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Aug 07, 1:07AM CDT
Publishers Switch-Up Ad Policies - Zacks Analyst Interviews
Publishers Switch-Up Ad Policies - Industry Outlook
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Aug 07, 1:07AM CDT
Publishers Switch-Up Ad Policies - Industry Outlook
Android Overtakes Apple Inc. in Another Key Statistic
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 06, 2:45PM CDT
Devices powered by Google 's Android operating system now account for more Web traffic than rival mobile gadgets made by Apple , according to recently released data from analytics company Net Applications . The gap in usage is far from...
Google's YouTube Hits Another Roadblock For Its Long-Awaited Music Service
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 06, 12:00PM CDT
Google is facing its second setback in a matter of weeks when it comes to the launch of its long-awaited YouTube Music service. Last week, Shiva Rajaraman left YouTube for the rockin' offices at Spotify. About a week earlier, Chris LaRosa left...
Why Facebook, Inc. Has So Many Different Apps
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 06, 11:00AM CDT
People accustomed to sending messages to friends using the Facebook app's built-in messaging function will soon be forced to download a whole new app. Facebook's stand-alone messaging app, Facebook Messenger, has been around for years, but not...
Will Xiaomi's Rise to the Top of the Chinese Smartphone Market Last?
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 06, 11:00AM CDT
A year ago, no one knew what Xiaomi was. Nowadays, anyone who pays any attention to the smartphone market has heard of Xiaomi's meteoric rise to the top of the enormous Chinese smartphone market. In fact, market researcher Canalys just listed...
Google, Inc. Is Making Efforts to Boost Ad Rates
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 06, 10:00AM CDT
By most accounts, Google had a solid second quarter, announcing impressive gains in revenue, earnings, and operating cash flow. Google's business continues to thrive, and it will seemingly be quite some time before a relative digital advertising...
Yelp CEO reviews his own business after 10 years
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Wed Aug 06, 5:30PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After Yelp posted the first quarterly profit in its history last week, the online business review site got panned on Wall Street. The company's stock plummeted 11 percent the day after the results came out, wiping out its gains for the year.
AOL���s Programmatic Play Pushes Second-Quarter Growth
at The Street - Wed Aug 06, 9:27AM CDT
AOL's big bet on programmatic advertising is paying off. The company's second-quarter report released Wednesday is further proof of the division's critical importance to AOL's future growth.
Why BlackBerry (BBRY) Stock Is Up Today
at The Street - Wed Aug 06, 8:52AM CDT
The company won security approval for service to manage Google (GOOG) Android and Apple (AAPL) iOS devices
