Amazon reverses course, will allow local encryption
AP - Sat Mar 05, 1:41PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is reversing course and will let customers resume encrypting locally stored data on their Fire tablets.
AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Apple's Big Rival in China Looks to Take Another Bite of Smartphone Sales
at The Street - Sat Mar 05, 10:40AM CST
A new model will bolster smartphone brand Xiaomi’s No. 1 spot in the China market, holding Apple back, but it may ultimately lose ground to other Android devices.
QCOM: 52.66 (+0.28), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Crushes the Apple Inc. iPhone 6s in This Key Area
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 05, 10:30AM CST
Image credit: Apple. Apple had long been known for offering the best camera experience in the smartphone industry. However, over the last product generation or so, a number of Android-powered flagship phones began to one-up the iDevice maker....
SNE: 22.93 (+0.82), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Alphabet, Facebook Among Many Backing Apple in FBI Fight
at The Street - Sat Mar 05, 9:45AM CST
When it comes to protecting the privacy of their products against intrusion by the U.S. government, there are no enemies in technology.
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This Is How Billionaire Investors Are Moving on Apple
at The Street - Sat Mar 05, 9:40AM CST
Apple has long been a favorite among Wall Street's best and brightest, and that doesn't appear to be changing any time soon.
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Fed Heads Will Speak Aplenty Next Week
at The Street - Sat Mar 05, 9:00AM CST
Two Fed governors, including Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer, will address conferences in Washington, D.C.
AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Apple Pay: An "On-Ramp" to Visa Inc.'s Network
John Maxfield and Gaby Lapera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 05, 8:20AM CST
Apple is trying to wedge itself into the payments space. But far from fighting its entry, companies like Visa , MasterCard , and American Express are welcoming it with open arms. In this segment of Industry Focus: Financials , The...
V: 73.90 (-0.01), AXP: 58.29 (+0.20), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), MA: 90.05 (+0.31)
Amazon Will Revive Fire Tablet Encryption In Quick Reversal
at Investor's Business Daily - Sat Mar 05, 7:10AM CST
Is Amazon.com (AMZN) as good at yoga as Donald Trump? The mighty e-commerce firm quickly reversed its decision to remove the encryption option from its latest release of its Fire OS distributed to tablets less than 48 hours after the news became...
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), FB: 108.39 (-1.19), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Apple's Biggest Chinese Competitor Arrives in the U.S.
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 05, 5:42AM CST
Huawei's P8 lite. Image source: getHuawei.com U.S. smartphone buyers could soon be enticed by a new vendor. Handset giant Huawei's smartphones are popular its home market of China. In the third quarter last year, the company sold more phones...
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Prosecutor: iPhone could ID unknown San Bernardino attacker
By AMANDA LEE MYERS - AP - Sat Mar 05, 1:42AM CST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Information contained in an encrypted iPhone could help finally answer whether there was a third assailant in the San Bernardino terror attack that killed 14 people, according to court papers filed by the county's district attorney.
AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
RIP Aubrey McClendon; Checking Off My List; Oil and the 2009 Bank Crisis: Jim Cramer's Best Blogs
at The Street - Fri Mar 04, 8:00PM CST
This week Cramer eulogizes the ex-Chesapeake head, sees more reasons why there will be more market rallies and wonders at how well the oil industry is suddenly doing.
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Comedians Mostly Sidestep iPhone Issue, Joke About Facebook Buttons
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 7:31PM CST
While Apple (AAPL) has garnered the support of the tech industry and civil liberties groups for its stance on smartphone security, the issue appears to have been too complex or serious for most comedians to want to touch. Among the late-night...
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Which Tech Company CEOs Are the Most Likeable?
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 04, 7:22PM CST
If you saw The Social Network , the movie about the creation of Facebook it's hard to imagine that the company's founder Mark Zuckerberg would go on to become someone well-liked by the public. The man/boy portrayed in that movie was not so much...
FB: 108.39 (-1.19), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Microsoft Corporation's Windows 10 Ads: Smart Move Or Tasteless Tactic?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 04, 6:09PM CST
When Microsoft made Windows 10 a free upgrade for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 users last year, many investors and consumers questioned the tech giant's long-term intentions . Some tech pundits suspected that Microsoft...
AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), MSFT: 52.03 (-0.32), GOOG: 710.89 (-1.53), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Institutional Investors Bulk Up On Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft Stock
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 5:17PM CST
The top five stocks held by institutional investors in the fourth quarter were Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), CNBC said, citing eVestment data. The order for those...
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3 More Ways Apple Inc. Could Make You Want to Spend More for the iPhone Pro
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 04, 4:00PM CST
The iPhone 6s lineup. Image credit: Apple. I am genuinely excited about the prospect of an Apple iPhone Pro. The idea of an "ultra-premium" iPhone, in which Apple is free to include the very best technology that it can deliver for those...
QCOM: 52.66 (+0.28), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Apple Up on Dividend, Buyback Chatter, Yahoo! Climbs as Showdown Looms -- Tech Roundup
at The Street - Fri Mar 04, 3:42PM CST
Apple advances on talk it will issue a dividend increase and hefty buyback, Yahoo! jumps as an activist shareholder is expected to meet with the company next week.
NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), AMZN: 575.14 (-2.35), YHOO: 33.86 (+0.98), GOOGL: 730.22 (-1.37), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)
Stocks Rally Again; Will Apple Boost Dividend?
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 04, 3:41PM CST
[video width="720" height="406" mp4="http://www.investors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SMT_030416_AVGO_APL_SWHC_HPE_new_sd.mp4"][/video] The major stock market indexes capped the week with a positive finish Friday after turning early losses into...
NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), AVGO: 146.06 (+8.73), SWHC: 27.05 (+1.65)
Apple Watch: Already A Lost Leader
Seth Golden - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 3:31PM CST
AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51)