Alphabet's Project Loon Prepares to Follow Facebook's Internet.org Into India
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 15, 12:18PM CST
Source: Alphabet. As they mature, finding new growth drivers will become a hot-button issue for Internet powerhouses Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). So it should be no surprise that the two companies are...
FB: 103.95 (-4.07), GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23)
YouTube Star Casey Neistat Lost Millions of Views to Stolen Videos on Facebook
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 15, 9:01AM CST
Facebook has been hitting home runs with video. And management hasn't been shy about sharing key figures to illustrate this success. The company said in its third-quarter conference call that there are now more than 8 billion daily video views on...
FB: 103.95 (-4.07), GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23)
YouTube Red vs. the World
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 15, 7:42AM CST
Alphabet 's YouTube is one of the largest entertainment platforms in the world, drawing 1 billion visitors to its site every month. Last month, the company launched a new subscription option, YouTube Red, which removes advertisements, allows...
GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23)
Here's How Much Amazon's Dis Will Cost Apple and Google
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Nov 14, 10:00AM CST
Amazon.com recently kicked Apple 's digital streaming box, along with Alphabet 's Google Chromecast streaming stick, out of its online store. The move comes right when all three companies have updated their streaming devices just before...
AMZN: 642.35 (-23.25), GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23), AAPL: 112.34 (-3.38)
10 Best and Worst Deal Sites for Holiday Flight Savings
Charlene Oldham, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Nov 14, 6:20AM CST
Image source: GoBankingRates. More Americans are planning to travel this holiday season than last, with 71% predicted to book trips between Thanksgiving and Dec. 31. This number represents a 6% increase on 2014's rates, according to a recent...
EXPE: 125.20 (-2.74), GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), MSFT: 52.84 (-0.48), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23), PCLN: 1,297.75 (-16.26)
Police stop Google self-driving car for going too slowly
AP - Fri Nov 13, 5:48PM CST
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — A car built by Google that drives itself around city streets had a brush with the law for driving too slowly.
GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Rebound in Shares of Google After 1.95% Loss
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Nov 13, 4:06PM CST
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $716.73 to a high of $731.15. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.9%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $718.50 on volume of 2.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23)
We're Not in a Bubble, It's Already Popped
at The Street - Fri Nov 13, 2:30PM CST
Some predict a looming crash, but many stocks have just had one.
AMZN: 642.35 (-23.25), GPRO: 21.16 (-1.99), VRX: 75.41 (+1.64), ABX: 7.54 (-0.01), VJET: 5.69 (+0.02), FB: 103.95 (-4.07), DDD: 8.75 (+0.23), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23), BTU: 13.79 (+0.28), FOSL: 32.39 (-18.62), SUNE: 4.93 (+0.39), CHK: 6.10 (-0.22), SSYS: 22.86 (-0.51), GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), GDX: 13.62 (+0.15), AAPL: 112.34 (-3.38), GG: 12.01 (+0.18)
Mobile Game Apps Forecasted to Generate More Revenue Potential Than Video Online & Console Games Reaching $40 Billion by 2018
PR Newswire - Fri Nov 13, 7:45AM CST
The mobile games - downloadable gaming apps industry has drastically evolved in last decade from a market dominated by video gaming consoles and online publishing giants, to an explosion of new and disruptive mobile apps and platforms. Industry experts feel the market may continue to explode, with a stable group of games developers and publisher in the top grossing charts set to dominate for the next few years such as Tapinator, Inc. (OTC: TAPM), Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) and Sony (NYSE: SNE).
ATVI: 34.59 (-0.42), EA: 69.89 (-1.77), SNE: 27.31 (-0.56), MSFT: 52.84 (-0.48), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23)
Meet the Next Members of Alphabet Inc's Billion User Club
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Nov 13, 6:48AM CST
Source: Alphabet When it comes to the web, no company has as many popular properties as Alphabet . Its mobile operating system Android, its browser Chrome, its streaming service YouTube, its digital storefront Google Play, its navigation service...
AMZN: 642.35 (-23.25), GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), MSFT: 52.84 (-0.48), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23), AAPL: 112.34 (-3.38)
Alphabet Sets the Stage for a New Showdown With Apple
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Nov 12, 7:00PM CST
Image source: Google. It's becoming increasingly clear that tech companies are no longer satisfied to outsource their hardware while they just focus on the software. Years ago, Apple started designing its own processors for its mobile devices,...
GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23), AAPL: 112.34 (-3.38)
11.1% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend Google Call (GOOG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Nov 12, 4:24PM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) on October 19th, 2015 at $663.20. In approximately 3 weeks, Google has returned 11.09% as of today's recent price of $736.72.
GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23)
Apple May Be Launching a Venmo Killer - Which Service Do You Use?
at The Street - Thu Nov 12, 1:16PM CST
Apple may be working on its own peer-to-peer payments service. But if it does, it's entering a very crowded space.
FB: 103.95 (-4.07), GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), PYPL: 34.53 (-1.04), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23), AAPL: 112.34 (-3.38)
YouTube Red Goes Live With Ad-Free Music, Videos
at The Street - Thu Nov 12, 1:14PM CST
YouTube's new subscription service Red may only attract a slice of its current user base, but for Google that's still a nice business.
AMZN: 642.35 (-23.25), DIS: 114.84 (-1.37), SNE: 27.31 (-0.56), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23), DISH: 62.62 (-0.37), TWX: 69.93 (-0.49), NFLX: 103.65 (-5.27), P: 13.44 (+0.04), FOXA: 29.69 (-0.33), GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), VIAB: 49.99 (+0.20), AAPL: 112.34 (-3.38), CBS: 49.88 (-0.48)
Frontier Communications Has a New Way to Win Small Business Customers
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Nov 12, 1:00PM CST
Upstart Internet, phone, and cable provider Frontier Communications has an offer for small-business customers that may tempt them to switch from rivals including Comcast , AT&T , and Verizon . In its limited-time deal, the ISP offers...
T: 32.31 (-0.38), FTR: 4.64 (-0.07), GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), VZ: 44.23 (-0.60), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23), CMCSA: 60.23 (-1.26)
The U.S. Leads the Smart Home Market, but Which Company Dominates?
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Nov 12, 12:00PM CST
The U.S. smart home market is expected to reach 24 million homes by 2020, up from just 4.6 million now, according to Statista. That growth far outpaces the rest of the world, with the second-most connected homes in 2020 coming from Japan, with just...
AMZN: 642.35 (-23.25), GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23), AAPL: 112.34 (-3.38)
Guess Which Newspaper Supports Alphabet Inc's Virtual Reality Efforts?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Nov 12, 10:00AM CST
The New York Times recently handed out Alphabet 's Google Cardboard VR headset to subscribers of its Sunday print edition. It also launched a companion VR app for iOS and Android, which features VR...
GPRO: 21.16 (-1.99), FB: 103.95 (-4.07), GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), NYT: 13.33 (+0.14), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23)
How Does Google Work?
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Nov 12, 9:00AM CST
A prophetic view from Google's and Alphabet's offices in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Image source: Google. To many people, Google is nothing more than a simple search service. Enter a query, peruse a list of results, then move on to whatever is was...
GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23)
A Small Company Of 40 Employees Is Waging War On Amazon's Biggest Business
at The Street - Thu Nov 12, 6:40AM CST
Consumer backup company Backblaze throws its hat into the enterprise ring.
AMZN: 642.35 (-23.25), GOOGL: 740.07 (-16.46), MSFT: 52.84 (-0.48), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23)
BlackBerry Priv: A Step In Right Direction?
Lior Ronen - Amigobulls - Thu Nov 12, 2:58AM CST
By launching a new Android-based phone, BlackBerry is not only offering superior security compared to other security solutions.
BBRY: 7.22 (-0.20), MSFT: 52.84 (-0.48), GOOG: 717.00 (-14.23), AAPL: 112.34 (-3.38)