YouTube Music Key: What You Need to Know
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 47 mins ago
Music Key capitalizes on one of YouTube's most popular uses. Source: YouTube Taylor Swift fans looking for a streaming fix from the singer after she removed her music from Spotify might be turning to YouTube this week. Google is finally...
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WhatsApp encrypts messages from beginning to end
By BRANDON BAILEY - AP - Tue Nov 18, 4:46PM CST
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — WhatsApp, the globally popular instant messaging system owned by Facebook, has begun using a powerful new encryption program aimed at protecting users' conversations from unwanted surveillance and snooping.
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Here's What Intel's $495 Bracelet For Women Looks Like
at The Street - Tue Nov 18, 4:22PM CST
Intel has been hard at work moving into the wearable technology space, and the official launch of MICA is the latest effort that it's serious about this market.
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Can “Facebook at Work” Make a Dent in the Enterprise?
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Nov 18, 2:11PM CST
This isn't the first time, and it might not be the last. Dominant social network Facebook is reportedly looking to challenge LinkedIn in the enterprise segment, among others. The Financial Times reported that the social kingpin is developing...
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3 Things to Watch When GameStop Corp. Reports Earnings This Week
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Nov 18, 12:04PM CST
Video game retailer GameStop is scheduled to post third-quarter earnings results on Thursday. Even after a blowout second quarter , expectations are low for this week's announcement. Here are a few big trends for investors to watch for in the...
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Nokia plots comeback with Android tablet
By MATTI HUUHTANEN - AP - Tue Nov 18, 11:27AM CST
HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia is back in the fray.
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The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Nov 18, 11:15AM CST
App Store Official Charts for the week ending November 17, 2014:
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5 Things MGM's Management Wants You to Know
Bradley Seth McNew, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Nov 18, 11:06AM CST
MGM Resorts International was the only major U.S. gaming company to announce rising total year-over-year revenue in the third quarter, ahead of Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts . In its conference call with analysts, MGM's...
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Why Jawbone and Fitbit Are Right to Worry About the Apple Watch
at The Street - Tue Nov 18, 10:32AM CST
And while fitness wristband shipments will take a hit next year they should come back strong in 2016.
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Chromebooks Breathe Life Into Once Gasping Laptop Computer Market
at The Street - Tue Nov 18, 9:59AM CST
Observers said tablets and smartphones would kill the laptop computer, but cheap Chromebooks proved them wrong.
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Microsoft vs. Google: Which Is the Better Cloud Computing Stock?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Nov 18, 8:00AM CST
"Moving businesses to the cloud" is a common strategy among tech giants. While the basic concept is easy to grasp, it can be hard to estimate a company's cloud-based growth in financial terms. Research firm Markets and Markets estimates that the...
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Google Chromecast vs. Amazon Fire TV Stick: Which Should You Choose?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Nov 18, 7:43AM CST
Amazon.com clearly targeted Google 's Chromecast when it released the Fire TV Stick. The tiny digital streaming players have similar profiles, the same basic functionality, and comparable prices. Both devices also offer the same basic suite...
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Tracking David Winters' Wintergreen Advisers Portfolio - Q3 2014 Update
John Vincent - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 6:27AM CST
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InsiderInsights.com Daily Round Up 11/17/14: SFM, INTX, GNRC, GSAT
InsiderInsights - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 5:55AM CST
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Wall Street Breakfast: Abe Delays Sales Tax Hike
Wall Street Breakfast - Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 5:31AM CST
Economy Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will delay a sales tax rise and call a snap election, a day after data showed the economy had contracted for two successive quarters, dragged down by a rise in the consumption tax in April....
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Google Maps' Thanksgiving Traffic Alert: Wednesday the Worst Day to Drive, Philadelphia Sees Biggest Increase in Holiday Traffic
PR Newswire - Tue Nov 18, 5:03AM CST
Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) Google Maps today released traffic information for 21 cities* across the U.S. to reveal insights for avoiding Thanksgiving traffic as well as top searches in Google Maps before, during, and after Thanksgiving.
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Himax: Explaining A Missed Point
Bill Maurer - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 3:19AM CST
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Microsoft Corporation Continues to Distance Itself From Steve Ballmer
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Nov 17, 7:17PM CST
Longtime Microsoft Chief Steve Ballmer, in August 2013, issued the now-infamous statement that he would retire "within the year." News of Ballmer's departure couldn't come soon enough for disgruntled shareholders, as evidenced by Microsoft's share...
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Why the Apple Watch Won't Doom Fossil Group Inc
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Nov 17, 7:15PM CST
While Apple shareholders and fans eagerly await the release of the Apple Watch, Fossil Group investors might be dreading that moment now slated for early 2015. That's because Fossil is highly dependent on sales of its watches. In the age of...
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Google to Present at the Credit Suisse Technology Conference
Business Wire - Mon Nov 17, 5:28PM CST
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced today that Neal Mohan, Vice President of Display and Video Advertising Products, will participate in a question-and-answer session at the Credit Suisse Technology Conference in Phoenix. The session is scheduled for 9:15 a.m. Mountain Time / 8:15 a.m. Pacific Time / 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 2, 2014.
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