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Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s story exiting its first-quarter report on Monday is the same as it was heading into the print, according to BMO Capital Markets.  The Analyst BMO's Daniel Salmon maintains a Market Perform rating on Alphabet's stock with an unchanged...

Analyst at KeyBanc turned incrementally bullish on Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) after the company reported its third-quarter results. The firm's Andy Hargreaves maintains an Overweight rating on Alphabet's stock with a price target boosted from $1,100 to $1,150. Alphabet's ad revenue...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is ringing in the new year with a great new addition to Google Maps, allowing users to book an Uber or Lyft directly through Maps. According to Google's blog post, when opening the updated version of Google Maps under the ride-sharing tab, users will be...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) unit Google is finally taking on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Find my iPhone as it adds "Find Your Phone" feature to the My Account page. "Find your phone is a new feature that will help you if your phone is ever lost or stolen. In a few simple...

Political intelligence website GovBrain uses an automated process to analyze political "events," then ties them to a ticker symbol as a way of determining how government decisions affect the financial markets. The name, GovBrain, which founder Dr. Brent M. Eastwood admitted seemed to...

Memorial Day weekend drivers have a new tool in fighting congested traffic this year thanks to Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Just before this year's weekend travel rush, Google Maps launched a new traffic alert feature that is aimed at keeping drivers more informed about what...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) might soon be launching the public transportation directions feature on Apple Maps, which will put it head to head against Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)’s Google Maps. Kevin Nabipour, SVP, Content Strategies at Allison & Partners, was on CNBC...

Piper Jaffray Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst Gene Munster – the world's top Apple analyst – is concerned about the possibility that Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) will lose its spot as the default search engine in Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) web...

Distracted driving is dangerous. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Obama White House emphasized that point in a proposed new transportation bill that would not only place restrictions on built-in automobile navigation aids, but also apply to apps on...

TechCrunch on Friday cited three different sources that reported a deal between Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Skybox Imaging "is happening" and had an estimated price tag of $1 billion. Skybox Imaging is a firm specializing in using satellite imagery to provide high-fidelity imagery and infinite...

The Mac maker has not introduced a new product category since the original iPad was released in April 2010. Since that time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has upgraded its tablet four times (two of which occurred in the same year) and released two ‘mini' variations. Apple also revised the MacBook Air...

It may seem like a minor improvement – until you find yourself in traffic half a mile from your exit with a choice of three lanes and no idea which one would get you off the freeway headed in the right direction. At that point, lane guidance by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Maps could become a major...