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Can the New Foursquare Compete Against Facebook, Google, and Yelp?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 1:22PM CDT
Foursquare, the app that popularized location sharing, recently returned with an all-new version that completely dumps check-ins. Instead, Foursquare 8.0 for iOS and Google Android is a city guide app, like Yelp , instead of a gamified...
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...
This Company Is Crushing Google's Self-Driving Car
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 10:04AM CDT
It's cute, but is it for real? Google's latest self-driving prototypes have received lots of attention, but the real advances may be happening elsewhere. Source: Google. Google has received a lot of attention for its experiments with cars that...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Barnes & Noble Getting By With a Little Help From Its Friends
at The Street - Fri Aug 08, 12:04PM CDT
Google and Samsung are coming to the bookseller's aid in its long-term battle with Amazon.
Do You Own These 5 Toxic Stocks? Watch Out!
at The Street - Fri Aug 08, 10:16AM CDT
It's time to unload these stocks from your portfolio.
Newest Smart Technology Popularity Explodes with Social Media Exposure and Brand Awareness with Well Known Celebrity Endorsements
PR Newswire - Fri Aug 08, 7:15AM CDT
Smart technology relies on Social Media Exposure and shows no signs of slowing down as consumer confidence grows with development of m-commerce products convenience and security: NXT-ID, Inc. (OTCBB: NXTD), Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD), MasterCard Inc (NYSE: MA), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR)
Yahoo! Could Hammer Google, Completely Disrupt Music Industry
at The Street - Fri Aug 08, 7:00AM CDT
Pandora represents a key cog that could help Yahoo! reinvigorate its business and turn music back into a multi-billion dollar powerhouse.
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.
Can the New Foursquare Compete Against Facebook, Google, and Yelp?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 1:22PM CDT
Foursquare, the app that popularized location sharing, recently returned with an all-new version that completely dumps check-ins. Instead, Foursquare 8.0 for iOS and Google Android is a city guide app, like Yelp , instead of a gamified...
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...
This Company Is Crushing Google's Self-Driving Car
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 10:04AM CDT
It's cute, but is it for real? Google's latest self-driving prototypes have received lots of attention, but the real advances may be happening elsewhere. Source: Google. Google has received a lot of attention for its experiments with cars that...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Barnes & Noble Getting By With a Little Help From Its Friends
at The Street - Fri Aug 08, 12:04PM CDT
Google and Samsung are coming to the bookseller's aid in its long-term battle with Amazon.
Do You Own These 5 Toxic Stocks? Watch Out!
at The Street - Fri Aug 08, 10:16AM CDT
It's time to unload these stocks from your portfolio.
Newest Smart Technology Popularity Explodes with Social Media Exposure and Brand Awareness with Well Known Celebrity Endorsements
PR Newswire - Fri Aug 08, 7:15AM CDT
Smart technology relies on Social Media Exposure and shows no signs of slowing down as consumer confidence grows with development of m-commerce products convenience and security: NXT-ID, Inc. (OTCBB: NXTD), Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD), MasterCard Inc (NYSE: MA), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR)
Yahoo! Could Hammer Google, Completely Disrupt Music Industry
at The Street - Fri Aug 08, 7:00AM CDT
Pandora represents a key cog that could help Yahoo! reinvigorate its business and turn music back into a multi-billion dollar powerhouse.
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.
