Apple pushes digital wallet with Apple Pay
By MAE ANDERSON - AP - 2 hrs 35 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is betting that people want to pay with a tap of the phone rather than a swipe of the card.
GM's 2017 Cadillac to Offer Advanced Driver Assist - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Sep 09, 4:42PM CDT
General Motors Co. (GM) plans to integrate its Cadillac line of vehicles model year 2017 with advanced technology which will offer better connectivity and motor intelligence.
Alright Google, Inc, What’s YouTube Really Worth?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 09, 4:16PM CDT
It seems hard to believe, but Google acquired its hugely successful YouTube unit nearly eight years ago for what was then an unheard of $1.65 billion. At the time, YouTube was easily Google's largest acquisition, and the plan was to, "pursue our...
Can Google Glass Disrupt the Massive Enterprise Market?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 09, 3:47PM CDT
Google Glass is a polarizing product. Last May, a survey from Bite Interactive found that 90% of Americans wouldn't wear Google Glass because of social awkwardness. In April of this year, research firm Toluna found that 72% of Americans refused to...
Apple, Inc. Unveils The iPhone 6 Along With Some Surprises
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 09, 3:45PM CDT
Source: Apple. Apple just did something unexpected: it hosted a major product unveiling and there were some major pleasant surprises. Most of the time these days, all pertinent details are leaked well in advance, and industry watchers already...
Smartphone Makers Can't Make Money With Windows Phone
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 09, 3:13PM CDT
Smartphone manufacturers are stuck with Google 's Android, according to Richard Yu, chief executive of the consumer business group at Huawei. The Chinese company has quickly grown to become the third largest smartphone manufacturer in the world....
Everything You Need to Know about the Microsoft Lumia Denim Update
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 09, 2:47PM CDT
Lumia 803 and Lumia 930. Source: Nokia. Microsoft 's Windows Phone updates can be a little confusing. Windows 8.1, Update 1, Lumia Cyan, and now Lumia Denim are all available and debuted relatively close together as far as updates go. Still,...
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Sep 09, 12:47PM CDT
App Store Official Charts for the week ending September 8, 2014:
3 Strategies Microsoft Needs to Sell Windows Phones
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 09, 12:25PM CDT
Source: Nokia. It's been nearly five months since Microsoft closed its $7.2 billion deal for Nokia 's devices, and as the dust settles the responsibility for the Redmond-based company to turn its smartphone position around becomes clearer. ...
Midday Glance: Internet companies
AP - Tue Sep 09, 12:23PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top internet companies are down at 1 p.m.:
Google seeks help defining 'Right to be Forgotten'
By ALAN CLENDENNING - AP - Tue Sep 09, 12:01PM CDT
MADRID (AP) — Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and a panel of experts held the first of seven public sessions Tuesday to help the company define how it should enforce a new "Right to be Forgotten" rule under which Europeans can seek the removal of embarrassing search results.
Amazon Just Paid $1 Billion For Another Publisher Dispute
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 09, 12:00PM CDT
Last week, Amazon.com bought Twitch, the most popular site for watching people play video games, for $970 million in cash. While Google was reportedly in talks to add Twitch to its streaming video arsenal, Amazon was ultimately a better fit...
Google's Share of the Smartphone Market is Less Than You Think
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 09, 11:47AM CDT
When it comes to mobile operating systems, Android is indisputably dominant. Last quarter, according to research firm IDC, nearly 85% of the smartphones shipped worldwide were powered by the Android operating system. On the surface, this figure...
100 Million Reasons Why Facebook, Inc. Is Succeeding in Africa
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 09, 10:45AM CDT
Source: Facebook. Africa may not be the most attractive growth geography for social networks like Facebook , but there are still an awful lot of people to connect. To that end, Facebook just announced that it has now crossed 100 million monthly...
Does the Moto X Have a Chance Against the New iPhones?
at The Street - Tue Sep 09, 10:26AM CDT
The Moto X is arguably the best Android phone to date. But is that enough to help make it a success?
Google's EU antitrust woes extended
By JUERGEN BAETZ - AP - Tue Sep 09, 11:30AM CDT
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's competition authority has rejected yet another offer from Google to settle a case that claims the company abuses its dominant position in Internet searches, once again extending the four-year-old anti-trust battle.
Is Google's Latest Move Against Microsoft Serious Business?
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 09, 9:47AM CDT
Google just made a simple name change for its enterprise services, but the move points to a much bigger strategy for the company. Google Enterprise will now be called Google for Work, and while it may seem like a marketing shift it actually sheds...
Early Glance: Internet companies
AP - Tue Sep 09, 9:44AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top internet companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Will Nintendo Stock Ever Be a Buy?
Keith Noonan, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 09, 9:22AM CDT
It has been an interesting year for Nintendo stock. January saw its shares climb above $19 thanks to the arrival of key software and an uptick in optimism about the company's Wii U console. Then, the release of a dour quarterly report and the...
Four Momentum Stocks That Have Outperformed Apple
at The Street - Tue Sep 09, 8:58AM CDT
The iPhone 6 will make its debut Tuesday. But as for Apple's stock, Amazon, Google, Netflix and Tesla have done better during the past four weeks.