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Stolen photos of stars find 'safe harbor' online
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - 55 mins ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Imagine what the Internet would be like if most major websites had imposed controls preventing the naked photos stolen from Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities from being posted online.
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Selfie-centric phone among new Microsoft offerings
By FRANK JORDANS and ANICK JESDANUN - AP - 1 hr 8 mins ago
BERLIN (AP) — Microsoft will seek to draw more people to its Internet-based services with two new mid-range smartphones it unveiled Thursday, including one designed to help people take better selfies.
How NVIDIA Corporation Plans to Grab a Piece of This $12 Billion Market
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 03, 7:00PM CDT
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 - Wed Sep 03, 6:45PM CDT
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...
Google and Amazon: Competitors With a Common (Drone) Goal
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 03, 5:32PM CDT
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...
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...
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...
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.
Google Healthcare Startup Calico Partners With Abbvie
at The Street - Wed Sep 03, 12:19PM CDT
Under the agreement, Calico and Abbvie will work together to discover and develop new drugs for age-related diseases, including neuro-degeneration and cancer.
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...
Why Nokia (NOK) Stock Is Gaining Today
at The Street - Wed Sep 03, 8:59AM CDT
Nokia (NOK) shares are climbing after the company announced plans to release a new mapping application.
The LG G3 Smartphone: Is Bigger Bettter?
at The Street - Wed Sep 03, 8:04AM CDT
LG’s new flagship Android smartphone is the G3, but the one I still recommend is LG’s own Nexus 5.
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)
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.
Apple: Some nude shots taken from stars' accounts
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY - AP - Tue Sep 02, 7:17PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Apple said Tuesday that hackers obtained nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence and other female celebrities by pilfering images from individual accounts rather than through a broader attack on the company's services.
GoPro Investors Can’t Ignore These 3 Key Problems
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 02, 5:52PM CDT
GoPro has loomed large in headlines recently -- the company recently introduced a $60 dog harness to let canines capture video, and fans are buzzing about its upcoming HERO4 camera. Source: GoPro GoPro's stock, however, has been a divisive...
In light of celebrity hacks, how to protect data
By MAE ANDERSON - AP - Tue Sep 02, 5:47PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The theft of nude photographs from celebrities' online accounts has thrown a spotlight on the security of cloud computing, a system used by a growing number of Americans to store personal information over the Internet.
Top South America hackers rattle Peru's Cabinet
By FRANK BAJAK - AP - Tue Sep 02, 4:25PM CDT
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Peruvian hackers have broken into military, police, and other sensitive government networks in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, defacing websites and extracting sensitive data to strut their programming prowess and make political points.
5 U.S. Cities Where Uber Is Unwelcome but Wants Your Taxi Business
at The Street - Tue Sep 02, 4:11PM CDT
Uber is in the process making traditional taxi service irrelevant. Here are five U.S. cities making it hard for Uber to do business.
Is Microsoft's Windows Phone Bound to Be a Flop?
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 02, 3:47PM CDT
Microsoft had high hopes for Windows Phone when it acquired Nokia 's handset business last year. At the time, Microsoft believed it could take as much as 15% of the global smartphone market by 2018 -- that now seems highly unlikely. Rather than...
Stolen photos of stars find 'safe harbor' online
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - 55 mins ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Imagine what the Internet would be like if most major websites had imposed controls preventing the naked photos stolen from Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities from being posted online.
1 Comment
Selfie-centric phone among new Microsoft offerings
By FRANK JORDANS and ANICK JESDANUN - AP - 1 hr 8 mins ago
BERLIN (AP) — Microsoft will seek to draw more people to its Internet-based services with two new mid-range smartphones it unveiled Thursday, including one designed to help people take better selfies.
How NVIDIA Corporation Plans to Grab a Piece of This $12 Billion Market
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 03, 7:00PM CDT
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 - Wed Sep 03, 6:45PM CDT
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...
Google and Amazon: Competitors With a Common (Drone) Goal
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 03, 5:32PM CDT
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...
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...
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...
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.
Google Healthcare Startup Calico Partners With Abbvie
at The Street - Wed Sep 03, 12:19PM CDT
Under the agreement, Calico and Abbvie will work together to discover and develop new drugs for age-related diseases, including neuro-degeneration and cancer.
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...
Why Nokia (NOK) Stock Is Gaining Today
at The Street - Wed Sep 03, 8:59AM CDT
Nokia (NOK) shares are climbing after the company announced plans to release a new mapping application.
The LG G3 Smartphone: Is Bigger Bettter?
at The Street - Wed Sep 03, 8:04AM CDT
LG’s new flagship Android smartphone is the G3, but the one I still recommend is LG’s own Nexus 5.
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)
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.
Apple: Some nude shots taken from stars' accounts
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY - AP - Tue Sep 02, 7:17PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Apple said Tuesday that hackers obtained nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence and other female celebrities by pilfering images from individual accounts rather than through a broader attack on the company's services.
GoPro Investors Can’t Ignore These 3 Key Problems
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 02, 5:52PM CDT
GoPro has loomed large in headlines recently -- the company recently introduced a $60 dog harness to let canines capture video, and fans are buzzing about its upcoming HERO4 camera. Source: GoPro GoPro's stock, however, has been a divisive...
In light of celebrity hacks, how to protect data
By MAE ANDERSON - AP - Tue Sep 02, 5:47PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The theft of nude photographs from celebrities' online accounts has thrown a spotlight on the security of cloud computing, a system used by a growing number of Americans to store personal information over the Internet.
Top South America hackers rattle Peru's Cabinet
By FRANK BAJAK - AP - Tue Sep 02, 4:25PM CDT
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Peruvian hackers have broken into military, police, and other sensitive government networks in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, defacing websites and extracting sensitive data to strut their programming prowess and make political points.
5 U.S. Cities Where Uber Is Unwelcome but Wants Your Taxi Business
at The Street - Tue Sep 02, 4:11PM CDT
Uber is in the process making traditional taxi service irrelevant. Here are five U.S. cities making it hard for Uber to do business.
Is Microsoft's Windows Phone Bound to Be a Flop?
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 02, 3:47PM CDT
Microsoft had high hopes for Windows Phone when it acquired Nokia 's handset business last year. At the time, Microsoft believed it could take as much as 15% of the global smartphone market by 2018 -- that now seems highly unlikely. Rather than...
