After Apple: Tech's Takeover of Healthcare Officially Begins
David Williamson and Michael Douglass, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 10, 7:21PM CDT
In this edition of Where The Money Is, analysts David Williamson and Michael Douglass give their take on the week's biggest health care headlines. This episode dissects Apple 's (Nasdaq: AAPL) huge presentation yesterday, giving health care...
Can Sony’s New Wearables Take On the Samsung Galaxy Gear Devices?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 10, 6:45PM CDT
Sony recently unveiled two new "SmartWear" wearables -- the SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk -- at IFA 2014 in Berlin. Sony's SmartWatch 3 (L) and SmartBand Talk (R). Source: Sony. The SmartWatch 3 notably uses Google 's Android Wear...
Microsoft Corporation Is Risking Its Most Important Business
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 10, 6:00PM CDT
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has brought a new identity to the iconic company, still focusing on software, but placing an emphasis on the cloud. The problem right now is that cloud revenue is still relatively insignificant for the company, while its...
Why Facebook, Inc. Needed a Separate Messaging App
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 10, 3:45PM CDT
Facebook 's taken a lot of heat recently for unbundling its messaging app from its main mobile app. The current version has an abysmal one and half-star rating, and many comments on Apple 's App Store are anything but positive. With all the...
How to Dump the Right Stocks to Buy the Alibaba IPO
at The Street - Wed Sep 10, 2:57PM CDT
Although the advice to sell Yahoo! to buy Alibaba has been bad, here are some stocks investors are most likely to dump in order to place their IPO orders.
Is Netflix Planning to Take on YouTube?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 10, 2:19PM CDT
While Netflix has dominated the subscription-based long-form video market, the streaming service has ignored the shorter videos that have made Google 's YouTube brand a major player. That may soon change, as GigaOm recently reported...
Will Apple Pay Brighten Outlook for Credit Card Processors? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 10, 1:25PM CDT
Apple Pay has the potential to decide the future of the digital payments market, although hurdles lay in the near term.
Amazon Drops Its Fire Phone to $0.99 -- Was It the Right Move?
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 10, 12:47PM CDT
Source: CNN Money/Ted S. Warren AP Amazon.com appears to be in the midst of a rare misfire courtesy of its Fire Phone. A recent third-party estimate puts its first-month sales total at a paltry 35,000 units. And while the company doesn't...
Will 'Internet Slowdown Day' Actually Affect the Web?
at The Street - Wed Sep 10, 12:19PM CDT
Web sites and digital rights organizations join forces to protest a possible change to FCC net neutrality rules.
Can Facebook Inc.’s Oculus Overcome This Major Hurdle?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 10, 12:13PM CDT
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's love of all things mobile is nothing new. Zuckerberg and team have spent much of the past couple years focused on making the social media site as friendly for mobile devices as it is for desktop computers. And with...
Global Biometrics Smart Wallets and Technology Quickly Mature as New Devices are Introduced to Eliminate the Need for Credit Cards While Addressing Cybertheft Concerns
PR Newswire - Wed Sep 10, 12:10PM CDT
Smart wallet, credit-card & online payment industries apply newest biometrics technology to compete with easy-to-use identification technologies designed to eliminate the need to carry credit cards. Companies currently leading the market with latest innovations are: NXT-ID, Inc. (OTCBB: NXTD), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) and Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA).
Will Microsoft's New Nokia Lumias Save Windows Phone?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 10, 11:15AM CDT
Microsoft just revealed three new Nokia Lumias -- the 730, 735, and 830 -- at IFA 2014 in Berlin. The 4.7-inch Lumia 730 will be the successor to the middle-range Lumia 720. The 730 is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chip,...
Video: Google Investing In SunEdison Solar Power Plant
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 10, 10:38AM CDT
Google (GOOG) continues to go green. The No. 1 online search company on Wednesday said it's agreed to provide $145 million in equity financing to SunEdison (SUNE) for a solar power plant SunEdison is building in California. Google stock was down a...
Apple pushes digital wallet with Apple Pay
By MAE ANDERSON - AP - Wed Sep 10, 9:03AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is betting that people want to pay with a tap of the phone rather than a swipe of the card.
Why SunEdison (SUNE) Stock Is Gaining Today
at The Street - Wed Sep 10, 8:36AM CDT
Google (GOOG) agreed to provide $145 million in funding for the company's 82-megawatt solar power plant in southern California, the latest renewable energy investment from the technology company.
Google Executes $145 Million Investment In SunEdison And TerraForm Power's Largest Solar Plant In North America
PR Newswire - Wed Sep 10, 6:00AM CDT
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), a leading global solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services, today announced that Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has agreed to provide $145 million in equity financing for the Regulus solar plant. When completed, the Regulus solar project will be SunEdison's largest developed and constructed project in North America. Located in Kern County, Calif., the Regulus plant will begin operation later this year, and will supply power to Southern California Edison through a 20-year power purchase agreement. SunEdison developed, designed, executed the structured financing and is constructing the Regulus project, which was contributed to TerraForm Power and represents 10% of the 808 MW DC in the initial TerraForm portfolio.
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...