YouTube Music Key: What You Need to Know
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 48 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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How To Find Big Growth Stocks: The GoPro--GE Divide
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Nov 18, 5:43PM CST
The next several Investor's Corner columns will suggest ways to boost your stock portfolio return, immediately and in the long run. Suggestion No. 1: Invest only in truly innovative companies. Innovative, fast-growing and dynamic companies are often...
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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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Amazon Web Services Rains On Other Cloud Vendors
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Nov 18, 3:30PM CST
In the hierarchy of water-vapor clouds, Amazon.com's (AMZN) cloud computing business would be a massive thunderhead compared with the wispy cirrus clouds of its rivals. Amazon Web Services is not only the market share leader, it generates nearly as...
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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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Facebook's Professional Network in the Works, LinkedIn Dips - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Nov 18, 1:09PM CST
Reportedly, Facebook Inc. (FB) is set to launch a new professional version of its social network called Facebook at Work, which in turn is likely to pose threat to the likes of LinkedIn and Microsoft's (MSFT) Yammer.
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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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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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One Reason Nokia (NOK) Stock Is Rising Today
at The Street - Tue Nov 18, 9:13AM CST
Nokia (NOK) stock is up as the company reveals a new table device, set to go on sale in China next year.
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How IBM Intends to Reinvent Work E-Mail for the 21st Century
at The Street - Tue Nov 18, 9:00AM CST
IBM is trying to reinvent work email, using its analytics and data prowess to give employees a new way to converse more efficiently at work, going after Google and Microsoft.
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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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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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'Fast Money' Recap: Stay Short the Yen Following Japan's GDP Miss
at The Street - Tue Nov 18, 4:00AM CST
The trading panel discussed Japan's surprising announcement and whether Twitter is a better bet than Facebook or LinkedIn.
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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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