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'Fast Money' Recap: Still Pressured by Russia
at The Street - 1 hr 14 mins ago
The trading panel discussed the deteriorating situation on the Ukraine border and its effect on U.S. and international stocks.
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...
Amazon Expands Same-Day Delivery Service to More Cities - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Aug 07, 3:00PM CDT
Amazon.com (AMZN) has announced the expansion of its same-day delivery service to six cities. These include Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington DC.
Google on Acquisition Spree, Purchases Directr & Emu - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Aug 07, 2:30PM CDT
Google Inc. (GOOGL) recently acquired Directr Inc., a video-creation company, and a mobile-messaging app Emu.
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.
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.
Harman Beats on Q4 Earnings and Revenues, Outlook Positive - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Aug 07, 9:58AM CDT
Harman International Industries Inc. (HAR) reported earnings of $1.25 per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents.
Tesla Easily Beats Four Other Momentum Stocks During Earnings Season
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 8:49AM CDT
The stock has gained 14% since July 9, while Amazon, Apple, Google and Netflix have all fallen.
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...
Why Barnes & Noble (BKS) Stock Is Up Today
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 7:07AM CDT
Barnes & Noble (BKS) and Google (GOOGL) are partnering to take on Amazon.com (AMZN), and will focus on the fast, cheap delivery of books.
Over The Top (OTT) Market by Content, Access Type - Worldwide Forecasts & Analysis (2014 - 2019)
M2 - Thu Aug 07, 4:08AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cclv6f/over_the_top) has announced the addition of the "Over The Top (OTT) Market by Content, Access Type - Worldwide Forecasts & Analysis (2014 - 2019)" report to their offering. In recent times, the production of electronic devices has been significantly increased majorly due to advancement in VLSI (very large scale integration) technologies. This gives added capabilities to these devices including gesture recognition, Internet connectivity, more storage capabilities, and so on. Over The Top (OTT) services primarily use the Internet as a medium for communication. Now, when the devices like smart phones, PDAs, smart TV, set top box, and gaming consoles have the Internet connectivity, OTT services can be used across these devices. In the Over The Top market, certain industry verticals are also expected to provide immense opportunities. Referring particularly the the mobile segment, currently the subscriber uses a phone call, SMS, or video call services in order to communicate with each other through a cellular network. But with the implementation of Over The Top (OTT) services, these users can connect among each other with the help of data connection which they have subscribed on their smartphones. The advantage of using OTT services is that it is much cheaper compared to legacy carrier services. The disadvantage can be the quality of service that is degraded in the countries where there is low Internet penetration. Report Scope Content - Text/Image - Audio - Video Access Type - Smart Devices - Phones and tablets - Laptops/Desktops - Set Top Boxes - Smart TV - Gaming Consoles Key Topics Covered: 1 Introduction 2 Executive Summary 3 Market Overview 4 Over The Top: Market Size And Forecast By Type Of Content 5 Over The Top: Market Size And Forecast By Access Type 6 Over The Top: Market Size And Forecast By Vertical 7 Over The Top: Market Size And Forecast By Region 8 Over The Top: Market Landscape 9 Company Profiles - Akamai Technologies - Apple Inc. - Facebook Inc. - Google Inc. - Limelight - Microsoft Corp. - Netflix - Nimbuzz - Tencent Holdings Ltd. - Yahoo Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cc...er_the_top
Public/Private Cloud Storage (Solution & Software) Market Forecasts & Opportunities, 2019
M2 - Thu Aug 07, 2:14AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zfdnv2/publicprivate) has announced the addition of the "Public/Private Cloud Storage Market by Solution & by Software - Worldwide Forecasts & Analysis (2014 - 2019)" report to their offering. The cloud storage market is segmented on the basis of numerous solutions, components and their types, type of deployment, organization size, verticals and geographic regions. The total market size is estimated by adding up the individual market sizes of all the solutions such as primary storage solutions, backup storage solutions, cloud storage gateway solutions and data movement and access solutions. The incessantly growing rate of digitalization calls for easy, secure, cost efficient and reliable data storage and migration facilities, not only within multiple lines of an organization but also amongst different organizations. There are a huge number of such organizations working in different industries that require an efficient data management infrastructure. The different industries/ verticals based on which this report has been divided are Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), consumer goods and retail, telecommunication, healthcare and life sciences, media and entertainment, government, research and education, energy, manufacturing, and others. The market for cloud storage has been constantly increasing due to numerous organizations dealing with gigantic information chunks. These are inclining towards the deployment of clouds for secure data storage and management. There are a number of prominent players in the cloud storage market and a whole lot of start-up companies that are providing cloud storage platforms to cater to the continuously rising cloud based data storage requirements. Report Scope - Solution (Cloud Storage Gateways, Backup & Recovery, Data Movement & Access) - Software (Data Replication, HSM & Archiving, Security & Storage Resource Management) Key Topics Covered: 1 Introduction 2 Executive Summary 3 Market Overview 4 Cloud Storage: Market Size, Analysis & Forecast By Solutions 5 Cloud Storage: Market Size, Analysis & Forecast By Types Overview 6 Cloud Storage: Market Size, Analysis & Forecast By Deployment 7 Cloud Storage: Market Analysis & Forecast, By Organization Size 8 Cloud Storage: Market Analysis & Forecast, By Vertical 9 Cloud Storage: Market Analysis and Forecast, By Regions 10 Cloud Storage: Market Landscape 11 Company Profiles - Amazon Web Services Llc. - At&T Inc. - Ctera Networks Ltd. - Fujitsu Limited - Google Inc. - Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - IBM - Microsoft Corporation - Netapp, Inc. - Rackspace Hosting, Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zf...licprivate
Mobile Corporation Acquires MOBILE.CO
PRWeb - Wed Aug 06, 4:50PM CDT
Mobile Corporation--an innovator of new online communities for the mobile workforce, working together with its investor and intellectual property partner Inter123 Corporation--has acquired the Internet domain mame Mobile.co. The price paid in the acquisition was $239,000, the second largest .co domain sale ever, right behind Overstock.com (o.co) at $350,000¹ and ahead of OnlineCasino.co at $100,000².
Signs Point To Pay-TV Cord Cutting Ahead
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Aug 06, 4:22PM CDT
Internet video viewed on TV sets is spreading like wildfire in U.S. homes. Led by Netflix (NFLX), it also is starting to have an impact on pay TV subscriptions, analysts say. About 49% of U.S. households have at least one television set connected to...
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...
Rocket Fuel's High Frequency Marketing Business Is No Sure Bet
at The Street - Wed Aug 06, 1:20PM CDT
Digital ad exchanges handle 10 times the volume of Nasdaq, but Rocket Fuel and other tech firms fueling the platforms aren't all winners.
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...
'Fast Money' Recap: Still Pressured by Russia
at The Street - 1 hr 14 mins ago
The trading panel discussed the deteriorating situation on the Ukraine border and its effect on U.S. and international stocks.
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...
Amazon Expands Same-Day Delivery Service to More Cities - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Aug 07, 3:00PM CDT
Amazon.com (AMZN) has announced the expansion of its same-day delivery service to six cities. These include Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington DC.
Google on Acquisition Spree, Purchases Directr & Emu - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Aug 07, 2:30PM CDT
Google Inc. (GOOGL) recently acquired Directr Inc., a video-creation company, and a mobile-messaging app Emu.
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.
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.
Harman Beats on Q4 Earnings and Revenues, Outlook Positive - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Aug 07, 9:58AM CDT
Harman International Industries Inc. (HAR) reported earnings of $1.25 per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents.
Tesla Easily Beats Four Other Momentum Stocks During Earnings Season
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 8:49AM CDT
The stock has gained 14% since July 9, while Amazon, Apple, Google and Netflix have all fallen.
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...
Why Barnes & Noble (BKS) Stock Is Up Today
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 7:07AM CDT
Barnes & Noble (BKS) and Google (GOOGL) are partnering to take on Amazon.com (AMZN), and will focus on the fast, cheap delivery of books.
Over The Top (OTT) Market by Content, Access Type - Worldwide Forecasts & Analysis (2014 - 2019)
M2 - Thu Aug 07, 4:08AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cclv6f/over_the_top) has announced the addition of the "Over The Top (OTT) Market by Content, Access Type - Worldwide Forecasts & Analysis (2014 - 2019)" report to their offering. In recent times, the production of electronic devices has been significantly increased majorly due to advancement in VLSI (very large scale integration) technologies. This gives added capabilities to these devices including gesture recognition, Internet connectivity, more storage capabilities, and so on. Over The Top (OTT) services primarily use the Internet as a medium for communication. Now, when the devices like smart phones, PDAs, smart TV, set top box, and gaming consoles have the Internet connectivity, OTT services can be used across these devices. In the Over The Top market, certain industry verticals are also expected to provide immense opportunities. Referring particularly the the mobile segment, currently the subscriber uses a phone call, SMS, or video call services in order to communicate with each other through a cellular network. But with the implementation of Over The Top (OTT) services, these users can connect among each other with the help of data connection which they have subscribed on their smartphones. The advantage of using OTT services is that it is much cheaper compared to legacy carrier services. The disadvantage can be the quality of service that is degraded in the countries where there is low Internet penetration. Report Scope Content - Text/Image - Audio - Video Access Type - Smart Devices - Phones and tablets - Laptops/Desktops - Set Top Boxes - Smart TV - Gaming Consoles Key Topics Covered: 1 Introduction 2 Executive Summary 3 Market Overview 4 Over The Top: Market Size And Forecast By Type Of Content 5 Over The Top: Market Size And Forecast By Access Type 6 Over The Top: Market Size And Forecast By Vertical 7 Over The Top: Market Size And Forecast By Region 8 Over The Top: Market Landscape 9 Company Profiles - Akamai Technologies - Apple Inc. - Facebook Inc. - Google Inc. - Limelight - Microsoft Corp. - Netflix - Nimbuzz - Tencent Holdings Ltd. - Yahoo Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cc...er_the_top
Public/Private Cloud Storage (Solution & Software) Market Forecasts & Opportunities, 2019
M2 - Thu Aug 07, 2:14AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zfdnv2/publicprivate) has announced the addition of the "Public/Private Cloud Storage Market by Solution & by Software - Worldwide Forecasts & Analysis (2014 - 2019)" report to their offering. The cloud storage market is segmented on the basis of numerous solutions, components and their types, type of deployment, organization size, verticals and geographic regions. The total market size is estimated by adding up the individual market sizes of all the solutions such as primary storage solutions, backup storage solutions, cloud storage gateway solutions and data movement and access solutions. The incessantly growing rate of digitalization calls for easy, secure, cost efficient and reliable data storage and migration facilities, not only within multiple lines of an organization but also amongst different organizations. There are a huge number of such organizations working in different industries that require an efficient data management infrastructure. The different industries/ verticals based on which this report has been divided are Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), consumer goods and retail, telecommunication, healthcare and life sciences, media and entertainment, government, research and education, energy, manufacturing, and others. The market for cloud storage has been constantly increasing due to numerous organizations dealing with gigantic information chunks. These are inclining towards the deployment of clouds for secure data storage and management. There are a number of prominent players in the cloud storage market and a whole lot of start-up companies that are providing cloud storage platforms to cater to the continuously rising cloud based data storage requirements. Report Scope - Solution (Cloud Storage Gateways, Backup & Recovery, Data Movement & Access) - Software (Data Replication, HSM & Archiving, Security & Storage Resource Management) Key Topics Covered: 1 Introduction 2 Executive Summary 3 Market Overview 4 Cloud Storage: Market Size, Analysis & Forecast By Solutions 5 Cloud Storage: Market Size, Analysis & Forecast By Types Overview 6 Cloud Storage: Market Size, Analysis & Forecast By Deployment 7 Cloud Storage: Market Analysis & Forecast, By Organization Size 8 Cloud Storage: Market Analysis & Forecast, By Vertical 9 Cloud Storage: Market Analysis and Forecast, By Regions 10 Cloud Storage: Market Landscape 11 Company Profiles - Amazon Web Services Llc. - At&T Inc. - Ctera Networks Ltd. - Fujitsu Limited - Google Inc. - Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - IBM - Microsoft Corporation - Netapp, Inc. - Rackspace Hosting, Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zf...licprivate
Mobile Corporation Acquires MOBILE.CO
PRWeb - Wed Aug 06, 4:50PM CDT
Mobile Corporation--an innovator of new online communities for the mobile workforce, working together with its investor and intellectual property partner Inter123 Corporation--has acquired the Internet domain mame Mobile.co. The price paid in the acquisition was $239,000, the second largest .co domain sale ever, right behind Overstock.com (o.co) at $350,000¹ and ahead of OnlineCasino.co at $100,000².
Signs Point To Pay-TV Cord Cutting Ahead
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Aug 06, 4:22PM CDT
Internet video viewed on TV sets is spreading like wildfire in U.S. homes. Led by Netflix (NFLX), it also is starting to have an impact on pay TV subscriptions, analysts say. About 49% of U.S. households have at least one television set connected to...
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...
Rocket Fuel's High Frequency Marketing Business Is No Sure Bet
at The Street - Wed Aug 06, 1:20PM CDT
Digital ad exchanges handle 10 times the volume of Nasdaq, but Rocket Fuel and other tech firms fueling the platforms aren't all winners.
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...
