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This Statistic Shows Why Apple Inc.’s iPhone 6 Will Be Huge
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 3:45PM CDT
Apple is likely unveil the next iPhone on Sept. 9 , according to a variety of major media outlets. The handset, which could be defined by its larger screen, is expected to set sales records when it debuts later this year: According to The Wall...
1 Thing Holding Smartwatch Sales Back
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 12:00PM CDT
A killer app is a piece of software that's so attractive that consumers will buy the hardware necessary just to run it. In the early days of personal computing, Visicalc -- the first spreadsheet computer program -- made the Apple II computer...
Why Is Xiaomi Crushing Samsung and Apple in China?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 11:29AM CDT
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has just surpassed Samsung as China's top smartphone maker, according to a recent report from Canalys. Xiaomi shipped 15 million smartphones in China last quarter, up 240% from 4.4 million units a year earlier....
Why Apple Stock Could Be Worth $120
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 10:00AM CDT
With Apple 's second-quarter behind it, it's a good time to return to valuation. Also, with the stock nearing its all-time high, it's worth returning to some important questions: What is the company actually worth? Are investors who buy...
Top 10 Back to School Laptops: 2014 Edition
at The Street - Sat Aug 09, 10:00AM CDT
Here are TheStreet's choices for the best value notebooks for students as they go back to school.
Nintendo Is Missing Out By Not Bringing its Games to Apple's iOS
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 9:00AM CDT
Despite the exploding popularity of mobile gaming, Nintendo has staunchly refused to participate. Rather than bring its wildly popular Mario, Zelda and Pokemon franchises to mobile platforms, including Apple 's iOS, Nintendo has stood by its...
Streaming Is the Only Relevant Music Option
at The Street - Sat Aug 09, 9:00AM CDT
Nielsen Soundscan found that sales of just about every form of music are plummeting. The music industry is left with only two options: Esoteric vinyl or ubiquitous streaming.
Why Chinese Brands Can't Compete
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 8:27AM CDT
Pop quiz: Off the top of your head, how many Chinese brands can you name? If you said zero, don't worry: You're like 94% of Americans, according to findings from research agency Millward Brown. Perhaps it's not our fault, though. On Interbrand's...
Judge rejects $324.5M settlement of tech wage case
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Fri Aug 08, 6:11PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has decided a $324.5 million settlement isn't enough to cover the damages done to more than 60,000 high-tech workers in a class-action lawsuit alleging Google and Apple conspired with other technology companies to block their top employees from getting better job offers.
Tech giants' labor deal nixed
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Aug 08, 5:46PM CDT
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh refused to grant preliminary approval to a $324.5 mil settlement between Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOGL), Intel (INTC) and Adobe Systems (ADBE), and their employees who sued over claims the firms schemed not to recruit each...
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Fri Aug 08, 5:06PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Aug 08, 5:06PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies were up at the close of trading:
Yahoo to Collaborate with Google for Email Encryption - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Aug 08, 4:00PM CDT
Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) announced that it will join rival Google (GOOGL) in an effort to keep its user emails safe from hackers and government officials.
Disney MagicBand Shows the Time for Apple's iWatch Has Arrived
at The Street - Fri Aug 08, 3:56PM CDT
A 90% approval rating of Disney's MagicBand gives Apple the green light for iWatch success.
Why the VIX Is Set to Spike Even Higher
at The Street - Fri Aug 08, 2:06PM CDT
Investors are de-risking everywhere, setting the VIX up for a pop above 20.
Xiaomi's Smartphones Are Dominating Apple's iPhone in China
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Aug 08, 2:00PM CDT
In just four short years Xiaomi has burst onto the Chinese scene with immense growth, and is now the most dominant player in the game. While you may never have heard of Xiaomi, it is now China's top smartphone maker with a 14% market share, according...
Zynga Loss Narrower than Expected, Revenues Miss; Cuts View - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Aug 08, 1:40PM CDT
Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) reported second-quarter loss of 2 cents per share, a penny narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 3 cents.
Video: Pandora Media Sees Mortgage Ads Become New Category
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Aug 08, 1:37PM CDT
Pandora Media (P) saw a new advertising category emerge in July, as a monthly sampling found that mortgage and home loan advertisers took 5% of total ad spots on the No. 1 online music streaming service, according to a report by Canaccord Genuity....
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Aug 08, 12:51PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
This Statistic Shows Why Apple Inc.’s iPhone 6 Will Be Huge
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 3:45PM CDT
Apple is likely unveil the next iPhone on Sept. 9 , according to a variety of major media outlets. The handset, which could be defined by its larger screen, is expected to set sales records when it debuts later this year: According to The Wall...
1 Thing Holding Smartwatch Sales Back
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 12:00PM CDT
A killer app is a piece of software that's so attractive that consumers will buy the hardware necessary just to run it. In the early days of personal computing, Visicalc -- the first spreadsheet computer program -- made the Apple II computer...
Why Is Xiaomi Crushing Samsung and Apple in China?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 11:29AM CDT
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has just surpassed Samsung as China's top smartphone maker, according to a recent report from Canalys. Xiaomi shipped 15 million smartphones in China last quarter, up 240% from 4.4 million units a year earlier....
Why Apple Stock Could Be Worth $120
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 10:00AM CDT
With Apple 's second-quarter behind it, it's a good time to return to valuation. Also, with the stock nearing its all-time high, it's worth returning to some important questions: What is the company actually worth? Are investors who buy...
Top 10 Back to School Laptops: 2014 Edition
at The Street - Sat Aug 09, 10:00AM CDT
Here are TheStreet's choices for the best value notebooks for students as they go back to school.
Nintendo Is Missing Out By Not Bringing its Games to Apple's iOS
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 9:00AM CDT
Despite the exploding popularity of mobile gaming, Nintendo has staunchly refused to participate. Rather than bring its wildly popular Mario, Zelda and Pokemon franchises to mobile platforms, including Apple 's iOS, Nintendo has stood by its...
Streaming Is the Only Relevant Music Option
at The Street - Sat Aug 09, 9:00AM CDT
Nielsen Soundscan found that sales of just about every form of music are plummeting. The music industry is left with only two options: Esoteric vinyl or ubiquitous streaming.
Why Chinese Brands Can't Compete
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 8:27AM CDT
Pop quiz: Off the top of your head, how many Chinese brands can you name? If you said zero, don't worry: You're like 94% of Americans, according to findings from research agency Millward Brown. Perhaps it's not our fault, though. On Interbrand's...
Judge rejects $324.5M settlement of tech wage case
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Fri Aug 08, 6:11PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has decided a $324.5 million settlement isn't enough to cover the damages done to more than 60,000 high-tech workers in a class-action lawsuit alleging Google and Apple conspired with other technology companies to block their top employees from getting better job offers.
Tech giants' labor deal nixed
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Aug 08, 5:46PM CDT
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh refused to grant preliminary approval to a $324.5 mil settlement between Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOGL), Intel (INTC) and Adobe Systems (ADBE), and their employees who sued over claims the firms schemed not to recruit each...
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Fri Aug 08, 5:06PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Aug 08, 5:06PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies were up at the close of trading:
Yahoo to Collaborate with Google for Email Encryption - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Aug 08, 4:00PM CDT
Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) announced that it will join rival Google (GOOGL) in an effort to keep its user emails safe from hackers and government officials.
Disney MagicBand Shows the Time for Apple's iWatch Has Arrived
at The Street - Fri Aug 08, 3:56PM CDT
A 90% approval rating of Disney's MagicBand gives Apple the green light for iWatch success.
Why the VIX Is Set to Spike Even Higher
at The Street - Fri Aug 08, 2:06PM CDT
Investors are de-risking everywhere, setting the VIX up for a pop above 20.
Xiaomi's Smartphones Are Dominating Apple's iPhone in China
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Aug 08, 2:00PM CDT
In just four short years Xiaomi has burst onto the Chinese scene with immense growth, and is now the most dominant player in the game. While you may never have heard of Xiaomi, it is now China's top smartphone maker with a 14% market share, according...
Zynga Loss Narrower than Expected, Revenues Miss; Cuts View - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Aug 08, 1:40PM CDT
Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) reported second-quarter loss of 2 cents per share, a penny narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 3 cents.
Video: Pandora Media Sees Mortgage Ads Become New Category
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Aug 08, 1:37PM CDT
Pandora Media (P) saw a new advertising category emerge in July, as a monthly sampling found that mortgage and home loan advertisers took 5% of total ad spots on the No. 1 online music streaming service, according to a report by Canaccord Genuity....
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Aug 08, 12:51PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
