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Creator of Nintendo's Mario and Zelda Slams Smartphone Gaming as Pathetic
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 15 mins ago
"[It's just] a bigger iPod touch," said Satoru Iwata, Nintendo 's CEO, in response to Apple 's unveiling of the first-generation iPad back in 2010. Iwata wasn't necessarily wrong, but Apple has clearly had the last laugh: The explosion of...
The Streaming Service I Wish Apple or Google Would Have Bought
at The Street - 1 hr 45 mins ago
It seems like a bonehead of a strategic move for streaming radio platform Rdio to partner with Cumulus Media, a dinosaur of a broadcast radio company.
'Fast Money' Recap: Stocks Climb, Bonds Fall This Week
at The Street - Sat Sep 06, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed the overall market and whether to trade Chinese stocks.
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Next Week's Game Plan
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 6:37PM CDT
Cramer is looking for bargains, and that means he'll be watching Yahoo!, Apple and Restoration Hardware next week.
Apple has few carriers to add
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 6:20PM CDT
A Wells Fargo report says Apple (AAPL) is running out of carriers to add as new distributors worldwide, an issue for its continued growth. The consumer electronics giant's last significant new distribution partner was China Mobile (CHL), which began...
Vasco, Palo Alto Dodge March-April Software Sell-Off
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 5:30PM CDT
A healthy first-quarter earnings report sent shares of Vasco Data Security International (VDSI) up more than 40% in April. The surge made Vasco one of the few software companies to have sidestepped a massive sector sell-off that caught some of the...
IPhone 6 Launch Will Test Apple's Mettle To Its Core
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 5:15PM CDT
Steve Jobs, the innovative CEO of Apple who died in 2011, had a gift for marketing, among other talents. Over the years, he presided over splashy and hugely successful product launches such as the company's trademark iPod, iPhone and iPad. Now, in...
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Sep 05, 5:00PM CDT
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Google to Refund $19M for Unauthorized In-App Purchases - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 05, 4:45PM CDT
Google Inc. (GOOGL) has agreed to reimburse distressed parents who had to pay for their children's in-app purchases.
Kid Health Alert: Kurbo Tracks Meals, Coaches On Diet
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 4:34PM CDT
Over the past 30 years, the rate of child obesity in the U.S. has doubled and obesity in adolescents has quadrupled. In 2012, more than one-third of children in the U.S. were overweight, according to various sources compiled by the Centers for...
Apple iWatch faces hesitant consumer market
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 4:22PM CDT
As Apple prepares to enter the wearable device market, it faces big hurdles to consumer adoption of such devices. A recent survey of consumers in the U.S. and U.K. by CCS Insight revealed that awareness of wearable devices is high, but ownership is...
5 Contrarian Stock Picks With Strong Growth Outlooks and Share Buybacks
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 3:33PM CDT
The stock market may be overpriced based on several common measures. But you can still find stocks trading at bargain prices with good prospects for sales and earnings growth.
Tech cos. appeal rejection of jobs settlement
AP - Fri Sep 05, 3:14PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Four tech companies including Apple and Google are appealing a judge's rejection of a $324.5 million settlement for a class-action lawsuit brought by more than 60,000 high-tech workers.
How to Get a 1,000% Return
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 3:05PM CDT
As option traders, we all search for that Holy Grail that will explain the right edge of the chart.
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Fri Sep 05, 2:45PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.:
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Sep 05, 2:45PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Apple Keeps Evolving
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 2:43PM CDT
A variety of popular celebrities received some unwanted exposure this weekend as private photos stored on Apple's (AAPL) iCloud suddenly became very public.
Microsoft (MSFT) Unveils Mid-Range Lumia Smartphones - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 05, 2:27PM CDT
Microsoft (MSFT) is on track to deliver a high-end smartphone experience on low-cost devices.
Cramer: Stop Trading Apple
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 1:58PM CDT
The analysts, the bloggers, the Apple-ites, they are drumming up excitement for the September 9 meeting that is almost impossible for Apple (AAPL) to surpass.
Matchmaker Jiayuan Rides Past Baidu on China’s Urbanization Wave
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 1:57PM CDT
The online dating service is benefiting from the enormous changes under way in urbanizing, mobile Internet-using China.
Creator of Nintendo's Mario and Zelda Slams Smartphone Gaming as Pathetic
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 15 mins ago
"[It's just] a bigger iPod touch," said Satoru Iwata, Nintendo 's CEO, in response to Apple 's unveiling of the first-generation iPad back in 2010. Iwata wasn't necessarily wrong, but Apple has clearly had the last laugh: The explosion of...
The Streaming Service I Wish Apple or Google Would Have Bought
at The Street - 1 hr 45 mins ago
It seems like a bonehead of a strategic move for streaming radio platform Rdio to partner with Cumulus Media, a dinosaur of a broadcast radio company.
'Fast Money' Recap: Stocks Climb, Bonds Fall This Week
at The Street - Sat Sep 06, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed the overall market and whether to trade Chinese stocks.
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Next Week's Game Plan
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 6:37PM CDT
Cramer is looking for bargains, and that means he'll be watching Yahoo!, Apple and Restoration Hardware next week.
Apple has few carriers to add
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 6:20PM CDT
A Wells Fargo report says Apple (AAPL) is running out of carriers to add as new distributors worldwide, an issue for its continued growth. The consumer electronics giant's last significant new distribution partner was China Mobile (CHL), which began...
Vasco, Palo Alto Dodge March-April Software Sell-Off
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 5:30PM CDT
A healthy first-quarter earnings report sent shares of Vasco Data Security International (VDSI) up more than 40% in April. The surge made Vasco one of the few software companies to have sidestepped a massive sector sell-off that caught some of the...
IPhone 6 Launch Will Test Apple's Mettle To Its Core
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 5:15PM CDT
Steve Jobs, the innovative CEO of Apple who died in 2011, had a gift for marketing, among other talents. Over the years, he presided over splashy and hugely successful product launches such as the company's trademark iPod, iPhone and iPad. Now, in...
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Sep 05, 5:00PM CDT
___
Google to Refund $19M for Unauthorized In-App Purchases - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 05, 4:45PM CDT
Google Inc. (GOOGL) has agreed to reimburse distressed parents who had to pay for their children's in-app purchases.
Kid Health Alert: Kurbo Tracks Meals, Coaches On Diet
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 4:34PM CDT
Over the past 30 years, the rate of child obesity in the U.S. has doubled and obesity in adolescents has quadrupled. In 2012, more than one-third of children in the U.S. were overweight, according to various sources compiled by the Centers for...
Apple iWatch faces hesitant consumer market
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 05, 4:22PM CDT
As Apple prepares to enter the wearable device market, it faces big hurdles to consumer adoption of such devices. A recent survey of consumers in the U.S. and U.K. by CCS Insight revealed that awareness of wearable devices is high, but ownership is...
5 Contrarian Stock Picks With Strong Growth Outlooks and Share Buybacks
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 3:33PM CDT
The stock market may be overpriced based on several common measures. But you can still find stocks trading at bargain prices with good prospects for sales and earnings growth.
Tech cos. appeal rejection of jobs settlement
AP - Fri Sep 05, 3:14PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Four tech companies including Apple and Google are appealing a judge's rejection of a $324.5 million settlement for a class-action lawsuit brought by more than 60,000 high-tech workers.
How to Get a 1,000% Return
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 3:05PM CDT
As option traders, we all search for that Holy Grail that will explain the right edge of the chart.
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Fri Sep 05, 2:45PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.:
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Sep 05, 2:45PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Apple Keeps Evolving
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 2:43PM CDT
A variety of popular celebrities received some unwanted exposure this weekend as private photos stored on Apple's (AAPL) iCloud suddenly became very public.
Microsoft (MSFT) Unveils Mid-Range Lumia Smartphones - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 05, 2:27PM CDT
Microsoft (MSFT) is on track to deliver a high-end smartphone experience on low-cost devices.
Cramer: Stop Trading Apple
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 1:58PM CDT
The analysts, the bloggers, the Apple-ites, they are drumming up excitement for the September 9 meeting that is almost impossible for Apple (AAPL) to surpass.
Matchmaker Jiayuan Rides Past Baidu on China’s Urbanization Wave
at The Street - Fri Sep 05, 1:57PM CDT
The online dating service is benefiting from the enormous changes under way in urbanizing, mobile Internet-using China.
