Google's Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 Could Be Too Expensive
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 46 mins ago
Despite rumors to the contrary, Google 's Nexus program lives on. Like the Nexus devices that preceded them, the two newest members of the Nexus family -- the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 -- run the latest version of Google's Android operating system. ...
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Moto 360 vs Microsoft Band: Which Is the Bigger Apple Watch Threat?
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 16 mins ago
When it goes on sale this spring, Apple Watch will face numerous competitors: Although it will be the only wearable gadget from Apple itself, it won't be the only smartwatch available, nor will it be the only one that works with the iPhone. In...
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10 Androids That Outmuscle the iPhone
at The Street - 1 hr 41 mins ago
Here are 10 Android phones that are better than the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
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3 Things Samsung Can Do to Save the Galaxy S6
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 46 mins ago
Samsung has seen better days. The Korean tech giant continues to be the world's largest smartphone manufacturer, but ever increasing competition has taken a toll on its profits -- down 60% last quarter. When it released its original Galaxy S,...
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Google's Nexus Play and Amazon's Fire TV Stick: Two New Devices to Help You Ditch Cable
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 16 mins ago
If you're thinking about ditching cable for Internet video, you're going to need a set-top box. There are plenty to choose from: the Apple TV, the Roku 3, Google 's Chromecast, and Amazon 's Fire TV all do a more than adequate job of...
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AT&T GigaPower vs. Google Fiber: Why AT&T Will Win the High-Speed Broadband Race
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 46 mins ago
Google 's high-speed Internet broadband service, also called Fiber, is considered by many to be the company's next big thing. Already, Fiber has disrupted the few markets it has entered with cities racing to complete Google's checklist and get...
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Sheryl Sandberg Proves You Don't Have to Be a Visionary to Become a Tech Billionaire
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 09, 7:29AM CST
Unlike many tech billionaires, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg did not make her money by coming up with an ingenious idea and riding it to an acquisition or an IPO. The road to riches for Sandberg was to pave the way for others -- to turn their big...
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Is Apple, Inc. Stock Still Cheap at All-Time Highs?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Nov 08, 1:00PM CST
Apple stock touched new highs this week, reaching $109.32. Before the 7-to-1 split in June, $109.32 would have been $765.24. While that's only an 8.5% return (excluding dividends) since Apple touched a post-split $100 in 2012, it's a whopping 96%...
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7 Best Business Books Coming Out This Week: TheStreet's Picks
at The Street - Sat Nov 08, 8:40AM CST
'Twitter is Not a Strategy,' the hot new business book by Tom Doctoroff, headlines our list of the best new business books to look out for this week.
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1 Stock to Invest in the Internet of Things
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Sat Nov 08, 8:05AM CST
There's been plenty of buzz around the Internet of Things, but it's difficult to find clear information about what it really means. Let's clear up that confusion. In the video below, you'll learn three things: We'll explain in plain English what...
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3 Over-Hyped Technologies Destined to Flop
Tamara Walsh, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Nov 08, 7:30AM CST
Innovative technologies from some of the world's most creative companies, including the likes of Apple , the current king of innovation Google , and the resurgent Microsoft , have made our lives easier and more productive. But that doesn't...
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Facebook, Skyworks Among IBD 50's Top 5 Tech Earnings
at Investor's Business Daily - Sat Nov 08, 7:02AM CST
With earnings season starting to wind down, companies that reported excellent quarterly earnings growth, such as Faceboook, are likely candidates for a stock watch list. Today's IBD 50 list features five tech stocks that posted superior earnings...
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ATM Czar Euronet Adds U.S. To A Global Growth Engine
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Nov 07, 5:16PM CST
The fall of Russia's communist era in the early 1990s opened business opportunities for a number of entrepreneurial capitalists. One of them was Missouri native Michael Brown. In 1994, Brown co-founded an ATM business in Budapest, Hungary, to bring...
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Microsoft Office 365 Now Available for Free on Mobiles - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Nov 07, 3:12PM CST
Microsoft (MSFT) announced that similar to iPad users, Android tablet users will no longer be required to subscribe for the mobile edition of its Office suite for basic file creation and editing functions or for storage in the cloud.
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Does Google Glass Create Blind Spots for Your Vision? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Nov 07, 12:22PM CST
While Google Inc. (GOOGL) has been guaranteeing an increased visual experience with on-the-go, hands-free entree to photos, videos,emails, web-surfing and apps with its ground-breaking Google Glass, a recent study has revealed that it runs the risk of creating blind spots.
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Microsoft Makes Another Bold Mobile Move
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Nov 07, 12:00PM CST
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is at it again, making yet another bold and strategic shift as he leads the software giant into the mobile-first, cloud-first era. Under Steve Ballmer, Microsoft took a measured approach with mobile versions of Office...
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Why Microsoft Stock Is Now a Buy
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Nov 07, 10:24AM CST
Despite the fact that Microsoft 's stock rose 36% in 2013, I never bought what the company was trying to sell investors. Certainly, it had Windows and Office software, but had shown no signs of penetration into mobile. Xbox was still losing money,...
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The 2 Tech Trends We're Watching Closely
Anders Bylund and Joe Tenebruso, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Nov 07, 10:02AM CST
We live in interesting times. Blink and you'll miss four or five life-changing technology revolutions, and nearly all of these sea changes are packed with investment value. But some revolutions matter even more than the rest. Read on to see two...
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Tech Stocks Weekly: Qualcomm, FireEye, and the News You Need to Know
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Nov 07, 9:21AM CST
The first full week of November was, at times, cruel to investors: Shares of chip giant Qualcomm fell after a fairly disappointing earnings report, while the once high-flying FireEye was utterly eviscerated. On the gadget front, new products...
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How Safe is Comcast Corporation and Its Dividend?
Brian Stoffel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Nov 07, 8:30AM CST
Source: Comcast Let's not beat around the bush -- everyday folks aren't huge fans of Comcast . In fact, they hate the company. Earlier this year, Consumerist.com held a March-madness type bracket to determine the worst company in America. Readers...
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