Android Lollipop: Will Google Finally Compete With Apple’s iOS?
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 26 mins ago
Google's own Nexus line is the first device designated for its Lollipop OS. Source: Google Recently, Google unveiled its new smartphone operating system version, Lollipop, to further compete with Apple 's newest offering: iOS 8. The release,...
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Google Glass With "Intel Inside": Why ARM Holdings Should Worry
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 56 mins ago
Google Glass will get a major hardware upgrade soon, according to The Wall Street Journal . Google will reportedly replace its original Texas Instruments processor, licensed from ARM Holdings , with one from Intel next year. That swap...
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Google To Create Child-Friendly Product Versions
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Dec 04, 2:10PM CST
Web search giant Google (GOOGL) is developing child-friendly versions of its most popular products, according to an interview with a Google executive leading the initiative that was published in USA Today. In a video interview with the newspaper on...
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How Many People Really Care About Google Services?
Benedict Evans - Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 04, 1:41PM CST
Imagine you have a solid back-office job in a provincial city somewhere in Europe or the US. You live in a suburb and work in an office park, and commute by car. In a typical week you meet your friends, go to a local bar or pub or restaurant, shop at...
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Google For Work Pursues Enterprise Simplicity Over Microsoft Office 365
Joe Panettieri - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 04, 12:32PM CST
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Why I Choose LinkedIn Corp Over Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Dec 04, 12:07PM CST
Source: LinkedIn Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter tend to gather more attention from investors than LinkedIn . However, LinkedIn has a materially different business model offering solid competitive strengths and abundant...
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Fitbit Charge Review: Updated Fitness Band Is Closer to Getting It Just Right
at The Street - Thu Dec 04, 10:16AM CST
The Fitbit Charge is a good purchase for anyone who wants a simple, easy to understand way of keeping track of daily activities.
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Why Intel Corporation’s Google Glass Processor Will Be X86 and Not ARM Based
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Dec 04, 10:13AM CST
According to The Wall Street Journal , Intel is reportedly going to be providing the main processor for the next iteration of Google Glass. Now, while there seems to be an implicit assumption that Intel will be supplying an x86-based...
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Don't Give Up on Microsoft Corporation's Bing Just Yet
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Dec 04, 10:10AM CST
Getting a jump-start on the usual year-end hoopla, Microsoft recently released its list of top Bing searches of 2014. Once we get past the embarrassing notion that Kim Kardashian was the No. 1 person searched this year, Bing's top searches proved...
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Carbonite Shares Skyrocket on j2 Global's Takeover Offer - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Dec 04, 9:10AM CST
Carbonite (CARB) stated that it has received an unsolicited offer from j2 Global (JCOM) to buy all outstanding shares of Carbonite for $15 each.
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Apple Remains the Momentum Leader as Amazon, Google, Netflix, Tesla Lag
at The Street - Thu Dec 04, 8:38AM CST
Despite the market's run to new highs, Apple remains the only consistent momentum stock among the five profiled here.
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Do Not Be Fooled By IBM Cloud Contract Announcements
Dana Blankenhorn - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 04, 8:35AM CST
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Bad News / Good News
Douglas Tengdin - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 04, 7:58AM CST
Editor's note: Originally published on November 18, 2014 Newspapers have been reduced to a shadow of their former selves. Twenty years ago a couple of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs came to The Washington Post Company looking for money for their...
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The Competitive Pressure On Amazon Is Rising
Virendra Singh Chauhan - Amigobulls - Thu Dec 04, 7:16AM CST
Increasing competitive pressures in its major operating competitions could see Amazon's revenue slow even as profitability could reduce further.
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Cramer's Lightning Round - We Shed Tears Over Google, But Buy It (12/3/14)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 04, 5:07AM CST
Stocks discussed on the Lightning Round segment of Jim Cramer's Mad Money Program, Wednesday December 3. Bullish Calls: Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ), (NASDAQ: GOOGL ): "It acts horribly. We actually shed tears. I do not want to lose...
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'Mad Money' Lightning Round: Google Will Be a Juggernaut in 2015
at The Street - Thu Dec 04, 5:00AM CST
Cramer says avoid Chicago Bridge & Iron, take a shot at Zynga and buy Humana over Yamana Gold.
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What's Wrong With Google?
Bill Maurer - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 11:07PM CST
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Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Cyclical Stocks Are Fund Manager Picks Now
at The Street - Wed Dec 03, 7:36PM CST
Staple stocks like PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble were leaders but now fund managers are turning to the Caterpillars and Cummins of the world, Cramer says.
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NY court hears dispute over Google digital project
By LARRY NEUMEISTER - AP - Wed Dec 03, 6:47PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — An Authors Guild lawyer urged a federal appeals court in Manhattan on Wednesday to force Google to reward authors for including their books in the world's largest digital library.
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Intel's Internet of Things Prospects Just Got a Lot Bigger
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Dec 03, 6:17PM CST
Intel 's processors infamously missed out on most of the mobile market, and since then, the company's been determined not to fumble the next tech opportunity. That's one of the reasons Intel's turned it's attention toward the Internet of Things...
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