How NVIDIA Corporation Plans to Grab a Piece of This $12 Billion Market
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 14 mins ago
According to graphics chip-maker NVIDIA , the market for games sold on Google's popular Android platform will be worth $12 billion by the end of 2016. Although NVIDIA doesn't sell games directly to end users, it does hope to capitalize on this...
5 Key Reasons Why Amazon.com Bought Twitch
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 29 mins ago
Amazon.com made headlines recently when it paid nearly $1 billion in cash for Twitch, a platform where video games can be played, watched live, and discussed, among other features. However, given Amazon's inability to create profits, and the near...
YouTube valuation seen rising
at Investor's Business Daily - 2 hrs 35 mins ago
Google's (GOOGL) YouTube has a market value about equal to that of Netflix (NFLX), Jefferies said. Its report urged investors to ask for such data once YouTube hits 10% of Google's overall revenue, which Jefferies estimates will occur in '16 or '17....
at Investor's Business Daily - 2 hrs 38 mins ago
Google (GOOGL) and AbbVie (ABB) will team up to develop neurodegenerative disorder treatments. Google's Calico biotech R&D unit will do research and AbbVie will handle trials and product sales. Both will initially put in $250 mil, with potential to...
Google and Amazon: Competitors With a Common (Drone) Goal
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 42 mins ago
Amazon.com has been testing unmanned drones for use in same-day delivery, but faces significant legal hurdles if the company actually wants to use them in the United States. Now, Google has begun testing its own drones for exactly the same...
Himax-Optinvent Partner to Create Advanced Smart Glasses - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 03, 4:15PM CDT
Himax (HIMX) and Optinvent have announced an additional joint initiative to develop next-generation augmented-reality smart glasses.
Why Apple, Inc. Pre-Announcing the iWatch Months in Advance Would Be Smart
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 03, 3:00PM CDT
It seems increasingly likely that Apple 's expected iWatch won't ship this year . At the same time, reports suggest that the company is still planning on unveiling the device at its media event next Tuesday. If true, that would represent one of a...
Netflix New Feature Lets Users Be More Selective - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 03, 2:43PM CDT
Netflix Inc. (NFLX) will allow its subscribers to be selective about their movie and show recommendations that they will like to share with friends on Facebook (FB).
5 Things Google's Management Wants You to Know
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 03, 2:17PM CDT
While the key metrics from Google 's third-quarter earnings results received their fair share of attention when the company reported earnings on July 17, there's more to the story. Particularly, a few important comments in the company's earnings...
Nokia's HERE Maps to Be Available on Samsung Devices - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 03, 2:15PM CDT
Nokia Corporation (NOK) is set to collaborate with the world's leading smartphone developer, Samsung Corp.
Apple (AAPL) Dismisses iCloud Breach Allegations - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 03, 2:11PM CDT
Apple Inc. (AAPL) has strongly protested against claims that its iCloud service was under a hacking attack.
Isis Mobile Payments Name Axed, For Obvious Reasons
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 03, 1:48PM CDT
A mobile payments joint venture of AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ) and T-Mobile US (TMUS) has changed its name to Softcard from Isis to avoid any confusion with a violent Islamic State extremist group operating in Syria and Iraq known by the...
Google's health startup forges venture with AbbVie
AP - Wed Sep 03, 1:09PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's ambitious health startup is teaming up with biotechnology drugmaker AbbVie in a $500 million joint venture that will try to develop new ways to treat cancer and other diseases such as Alzheimer's.
How Samsung Is Trying to Take the Press From Apple
at The Street - Wed Sep 03, 11:24AM CDT
Samsung announced three new products at its event today, the Galaxy Note Edge, the Galaxy Note 4 and the Gear VR, showing off Samsung's future.
Video: YouTube Market Valuation Seen Rivaling Netflix
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 03, 11:08AM CDT
Hey Google (GOOGL), how about breaking out some financials for your fast-growing YouTube video site? That's the message from Jefferies analyst Brian Pitz in a new research report that pegs YouTube's valuation at around the same range as that of...
Should Microsoft Follow Apple's Lead?
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 03, 9:17AM CDT
Source: Microsoft. For those who've been following Microsoft 's beleaguered Windows Phone, you've probably noticed there really is just one handset maker -- Nokia . And the newest version of AdDuplex's Windows Phone report confirms it: When it...
Baidu Invests $10M in IndoorAtlas for Mapping Services - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 03, 8:20AM CDT
Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) rose 4.8% yesterday, following the news that it had invested $10 million in IndoorAtlas Ltd., a Finnish developer of indoor mapping software to bolster its own mapping services.
Biometrics Tech Companies Move Toward Mobile Payment Products with New Smart Wallet Options: New Patent Application to Integrate Intelligent Systems for Newest Smart Wallet
PR Newswire - Wed Sep 03, 7:15AM CDT
Smart Technology and Leading Biometrics Companies release latest mobile payment platforms, patents & technology advancements for the consumer market of secure Next Generation Smart Wallets: NXT-ID, Inc. (OTCBB: NXTD), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP)
Business Marketing Association New York City Chapter Announces Regional Conference
PR Newswire - Wed Sep 03, 7:00AM CDT
The Business Marketing Association (BMA) New York City Chapter will present its 2014 Regional Conference event, Future Perfect, on September 17, 2014. The event, which will be held at The New York Academy of Sciences, features marketing industry experts including Denise Karkos, CMO, TD Ameritrade; Mary Ann Fitzmaurice Reilly, SVP, Marketing Integration & Customer Insights, American Express; Matt Egan, Senior Director, Strategy, Brand Development, Siegal+Gale; Joe Pantigoso, Director Global Branding, SAP; Kirti Srikant, Director of Brand Marketing & Advertising, OppenheimerFunds; Amy Carvajal, SVP, Creative Director, Publicis Kaplan Thaler; Nick Law, EVP, Chief Creative Officer, R/GA; Matt MacDonald, EVP, Executive Creative Director, BBDO; Desmonique Bonet, PhD, Head of Industry, B2B, Google Inc.; Tyler Gray, SVP, Editorial Director NY, Edelman; David Ives, Chief Revenue Officer, NewsCred; Matt Hurley, Corporate VP, Worldwide Partner and Field Marketing, Juniper Networks; Peter Isaacson, CMO, Demandbase; Neil Wilson, VP, Alliance and Channels, Oracle Marketing Cloud; and Tom Stein, CEO at Stein IAS (Americas) among others.
Sept. 3 Premarket Briefing: 10 Things You Should Know
at The Street - Wed Sep 03, 5:54AM CDT
U.S. stock futures rise; a potential cease-fire is announced in eastern Ukraine; CVS stops tobacco sales sooner than planned; Apple denies iCloud breach.