25 Best Steve Jobs Quotes
Dan Dzombak, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Dec 06, 4:44PM CST
Steve Jobs was a true genius who could simplify complex ideas into quotes that will stand the test of time. Jobs spent his life pursuing technology to benefit the world, first at Apple , then at Pixar and NeXT, and finally back at Apple, making it...
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Apple Inc's Brand Value Jumped 21% -- Here Are 3 Companies Soaring Even Higher
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Dec 06, 10:18AM CST
Measuring the value of a company's brand is a bit subjective, but the folks at Interbrand have been doing it for 15 years. Apple once again came out on top as the world's most valuable brand and saw its worth soar 21% over last year's ranking. ...
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How Comcast Plans to Boost Your Internet Bill With New Fees
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Dec 06, 9:38AM CST
Comcast has begun testing data caps in certain markets and plans to make what it prefers to call "usage-based" billing standard policy across the country within the next five years. Previously, in nearly all cases, Internet data was an unlimited...
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Mark Zuckerberg's Newest Frenemy: Tim Cook
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Dec 06, 8:52AM CST
Throughout 2014, Apple has taken a hard stance on privacy. On numerous occasions, Apple's top brass has emphasized that its business does not rely on aggregating customer data. This all culminated in an open letter penned by Tim Cook in...
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Please, Google, Don't Be Evil
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Dec 06, 8:30AM CST
So long, CAPTCHA . We hardly knew ya. Fourteen years ago, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University set up "CAPTCHA" as an online tool to help websites tell humans from spambots. Presented with a set of squiggly text , supposedly unintelligible...
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Top 5 Android Tablets To Think About Buying This Holiday Season
at The Street - Sat Dec 06, 8:17AM CST
The best top-of-the-line, high-tech models as well as a new, sub-$100 bargain device.
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Samsung's Galaxy Note Edge Won't Beat Apple's iPhone 6 Plus
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Dec 06, 7:52AM CST
Samsung launched the Galaxy Note Edge in the U.S. on Nov. 14. The phone is currently available at most major carriers, including AT&T , Verizon , Sprint , and T-Mobile . The U.S. launch of the 5.6-inch phablet, which has a curved screen...
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Why You May Not Want A La Carte Cable Pricing
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Dec 06, 7:47AM CST
On the surface, the end of forced cable channel bundles seems like it would benefit consumers. In reality, putting an end to the practice of selling various tiers of service with pre-determined channel packages, might lead to people paying more and...
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Google: Android One Retail Controversy In India
Piyush Arora - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 9:18PM CST
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Are Google And Facebook Gearing Up For A Virtual Reality War?
The Intercollegiate Finance Journal - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 4:02PM CST
We live in a futuristic age: we hold supercomputers in the palms of our hands, we can print anything in 3D, and cars are starting to drive themselves. Alas, no hoverboards or holograms yet, though one startup out of Florida aims to bring us one big...
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Look for Shares of Google to Potentially Rebound after Yesterday's 2.24% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Dec 05, 3:37PM CST
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $524.28 to a high of $532.89. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.2%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $528.59 on volume of 2.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
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Google Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 2.24%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Dec 05, 3:37PM CST
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $524.28 to a high of $532.89. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.2%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $528.59 on volume of 2.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
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Sony Breach Has Cybersecurity Industry Scrambling for Answers
at The Street - Fri Dec 05, 3:31PM CST
Tech companies and startups fight increasingly sophisticated cyber threats against new-age hackers that are several grades above classic phishing by, say, the deputy governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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12 Unexpected Stocks Bringing Buffett and Fellow Billionaires Holiday Cheer
at The Street - Fri Dec 05, 2:20PM CST
This holiday season, some Wall Street billionaires have more to celebrate than others. But the most rewarding stocks under their trees this year may surprise you.
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Apple: Facing A Challenge From Google's Android
Mark Hibben - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 2:06PM CST
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iOS Vs. Android (And Why I Shop Less On Android)
Leah Grace Capitan - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 1:01PM CST
IBM (NYSE: IBM ) and Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE ) recently released some numbers for Black Friday and Cyber Monday online sales in the US. Here are some highlights from the IBM report and Adobe report : Overall Thanksgiving online sales were up 14.3%...
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Cramer Says Google's Low Valuation Makes It Too Hard to Sell
at The Street - Fri Dec 05, 10:12AM CST
TheStreet's Jim Cramer says that Yahoo!'s price action will continue to mimic shares of Alibaba, while investors should be careful selling Google due to its cheap valuation.
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Another Step Forward for Facebook Inc. Video Ads
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Dec 05, 9:25AM CST
Source: Facebook Facebook is gaining momentum with native video uploads, and 2015 is looking like the year Facebook will finally see significant revenue from video advertising. Earlier this week, the company announced that it's adding video...
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Should Cloud Storage Companies Dropbox and Box Fear BitTorrent Sync?
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Dec 05, 8:27AM CST
Dropbox and Box , the two largest independent cloud storage companies, have been fighting a losing battle against tech giants Microsoft and Google . Cloud storage has become a commodity, and both Microsoft and Google severely undercut Dropbox...
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3 Reasons Apple Is a Potential Warren Buffett Stock and 1 Reason It Isn't
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Dec 05, 8:15AM CST
Source: Apple Analyzing companies from unusual perspectives can be a smart approach to identify high-quality investment ideas. Keeping this in mind, let's take a look at Apple stock from the point of view of Warren Buffett's investment...
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