Alphabet Inc Eyes a New Road to Mobile Success in the Most Unlikely Places
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 25, 7:20PM CDT
You don't get to $300 billion without overcoming your fair share of problems. This truism certainly applies individually to tech titans Alphabet and Apple at different points in their respective corporate histories. What's more, the two face...
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Why the Growing Dominance of Streaming Threatens Apple's Music Empire
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 25, 3:28PM CDT
There's a new sheriff in town in the music industry, and that's unwelcome news for Apple . The rise of popular streaming services including Spotify, Pandora , and Alphabet 's YouTube have shattered the old guard in the digital music...
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It Ain't Over Till It's Over: Issues Raised in Spat Between Feds and Apple Linger
at The Street - Fri Mar 25, 2:00PM CDT
The conflicting issues of national security and customer privacy continue to endure despite the FBI's recently quelled contest with Apple, readers say.
AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
Citing FBI quest, Apple asks judge to delay iPhone data case
AP - Fri Mar 25, 12:33PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple wants a judge to delay government demands for data from a locked iPhone in a Brooklyn drug case while the FBI sees if it can get contents from a San Bernardino attacker's phone without Apple's help.
AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
Is Google About to Reinvent the Tablet?
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 25, 10:11AM CDT
Google's Project Ara logo. Source: Google. Alphabet 's Google could be about to deliver the most revolutionary new tablet in years. Last month a massive, 13.8-inch tablet from the search giant showed up in GFXBench's database . The...
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Windows 10 Is on 200 Million Devices -- Here's How Microsoft Plans to Get the Next 800 Million
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 25, 10:00AM CDT
Windows 10 logo. Image Source: Microsoft Windows 10 is officially Microsoft 's fastest-growing operating system ever. In January, Microsoft revealed that it had been installed on more than 200 million devices -- a rate of adoption that blew away...
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Apple: Forbidden Fruit or Tasty Investment?
at The Street - Fri Mar 25, 8:00AM CDT
Strategies based on 2 investing gurus take a shine to the stock.
AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
Better Internet of Things Buy: Sierra Wireless Inc. or InvenSense Inc?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 25, 6:23AM CDT
Sierra Wireless and InvenSense both supply key components for mobile and wearable devices. Sierra is the world's top manufacturer of 2G, 3G, and 4G LTE embedded modules and gateways. Those components link...
SWIR: 13.49 (+0.24), INVN: 8.06 (+0.23), INTC: 31.88 (-0.12), STM: 5.49 (-0.02), AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
iPhone SE Is a Major Strategic Shift for Apple, Inc.
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 24, 5:20PM CDT
iPhone SE. Image source: Apple. Thus far, the investor reaction to Apple 's iPhone SE has been a collective "meh." But the new 4-inch iPhone signifies an important strategic shift for the company that investors don't seem to be appreciating. I'm...
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Shadowy hacking industry may be helping FBI crack an iPhone
By BREE FOWLER and BRANDON BAILEY - AP - Thu Mar 24, 4:09PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Turns out there's a shadowy global industry devoted to breaking into smartphones and extracting their information. But you've probably never heard of it unless you're a worried parent, a betrayed spouse — or a federal law enforcement agency.
AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
Is Sony Going to Lead the Virtual Reality Revolution? — Tech Roundup
at The Street - Thu Mar 24, 3:07PM CDT
Sony impresses the VR community at the GCP NEXT conference, Google's still fighting for more market share in the cloud and Tivo is reportedly in merger talks with Rovi.
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Why Microsoft Corporation Shouldn't Mind Apple's PC Jab
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 24, 2:15PM CDT
Phil Schiller calls iPad Pro the "ultimate PC replacement." Image source: Apple. At Apple 's product unveiling earlier this week, the Mac maker took some characteristic jabs at the Microsoft Windows camp. Marketing chief Phil Schiller...
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Apple (AAPL) May Expand Apple Pay, Jim Cramer's View
at The Street - Thu Mar 24, 1:17PM CDT
Apple (AAPL) expansion of the Apple Pay service on mobile websites will not harm PayPal (PYPL), TheStreet's Jim Cramer says.
AAPL: 105.67 (-0.46)
Apple Plans to Expand Apple Pay: Is Mobile Web Next?
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Mar 24, 12:10PM CDT
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is reportedly gearing up to expand its mobile payment service, Apple Pay, beyond the app.
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Jim Cramer Is Looking for Prestigious Brands With Pricing Power
at The Street - Thu Mar 24, 12:09PM CDT
Companies like Apple and Estee Lauder have commanding pricing power because they are prestigious brands -- and that means higher stock prices.
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FBI-Apple Inc. Standoff Reportedly Spurs Facebook, Alphabet to Encryption Action
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 24, 12:01PM CDT
As Apple continues its battle with the FBI over its refusal to build the U.S. government a "back door" that circumvents the security of its iPhones, its tech brethren have made it clear which side of the argument they fall on. The FBI wants...
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Dow 30 Stock Roundup: Nike Beats on Earnings, Caterpillar Outlook Disappoints
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Mar 24, 10:47AM CDT
The Dow moved lower due to the Brussels terror attacks and declining in crude prices.
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Broadcom Ltd. Signs 3-Year Apple Inc. Supply Deal
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 24, 10:30AM CDT
FBAR filters from Broadcom (formerly Avago). Image source: Broadcom. Analyst Amit Daryanani published a research note (via Barron's ) in which he points out that chip maker Broadcom recently signed a three-year agreement with smartphone giant ...
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The Single Biggest Difference Between Starbucks and Apple
at The Street - Thu Mar 24, 10:00AM CDT
The market should revisit its sleepy response to Starbucks' annual meeting.
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Apple Inc.'s 9.7-inch iPad Pro Looks Like an Excellent Device
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 24, 9:15AM CDT
Image credit: Apple. On March 21, Apple unveiled its next generation 9.7-inch iPad, marketing as a smaller addition to the iPad Pro family. In my mind, the new iPad Pro is an excellent product that represents the iPad at its best. Let's take...
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