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Is Google A Good Pre-Earnings Play?
Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 11:44am | 572Read More...Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) fell more than 1 percent on Wednesday, but is it worth buying ahead of the company's Q3 results? "Google looked to me like it was set up to be a pre-earnings play," Sean Udall, CIO of Quantum Trading Strategies and author of The TechStrat...
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Will Apple Inc., Others Thwart Amazon.com, Inc.'s Smart Home Plans?
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 3:08pm | 970Read More...Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has already released several smart devices, including multiple tablets and one smartphone. Now, the company is rumored to be developing its own technology for the home. Little is known about the venture, but experts are mixed about its potential. "I...
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Apple Inc. Tax Probe Could Be Expensive For Everyone Involved
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 2:43pm | 627Read More...Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) recent tax probe has frightened the citizens of Cork, Ireland, where the company's European HQ currently resides. They worry that the probe will cause Apple to leave the city and eliminate thousands of jobs. Amazon.com, Inc. and Starbucks Corporation are...
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Should You Pay To Be 'Liked' On Facebook Inc?
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 9:30am | 1067Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is more than a social network -- it is now an advertising behemoth. An impressive 1.32 billion people use Facebook every month, making it one of the most important promotional platforms in the world. Unfortunately, the company's success has attracted a number...
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HP Stream Vs. Chromebook: Can Hewlett-Packard Company Compete With Google Inc?
Sunday, October 5, 2014 - 5:00pm | 764Read More...Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) has spent the last three years tinkering with its Chromebook project, which consists of low-end, low-cost notebooks that focus on the cloud. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), one of the biggest supporters of the Chromebook format, is about to release a competing...
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Apple Inc.'s iPhone 6 Plus Radiates More Than Samsung's Galaxy Note 3: Should You Be Concerned?
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 10:54am | 655Read More...There has been a lot of talk about Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 6 and the radio frequency (RF) radiation dangers of storing it in a pocket. Apple has been warning consumers about the risks of RF exposure for at least a few years years. One document, iPhone 5 RF Exposure Information,...
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Is PayPal Stronger Against Apple Inc. Without eBay Inc?
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 2:26pm | 782Read More...When eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) and PayPal officially split in 2015, the latter company will become a separate publicly traded entity. The announcement was applauded by investors, experts and analysts, but is it everything PayPal needs to compete against Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new mobile...
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Experts, Investors Applaud eBay Inc-PayPal Split
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 11:09am | 550Read More...Investors, experts and industry analysts have applauded eBay Inc's (NASDAQ: EBAY) decision to part ways with PayPal. "I think they had to do it," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at Enderle Group, told Benzinga. "I think it has to be free to be able to compete with what Apple...
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The Walt Disney Company Won't Have To Pay Author $250 Million If It Never Read The Book
Sunday, September 28, 2014 - 11:42am | 810Read More...Isabella Tanikumi might have a difficult time proving her case against The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS). Tanikumi (whose birth name is Amy Gonzalez) sued Disney for $250 million. She claims that "Frozen," the studio's biggest animated film, takes most of its ideas from her book...
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Yahoo! Inc.-AOL, Inc. Merger Push Suggests Marissa Mayer's Turnaround 'Isn't Going Well'
Friday, September 26, 2014 - 1:47pm | 536Read More...Marissa Mayer has been trying to transform Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) ever since she became the company's CEO more than two years ago. Now that Starboard's Jeffrey Smith is pushing for Yahoo to acquire AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), some analysts are questioning Mayer's turnaround plans....
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BlackBerry Ltd's New Strategy Has Nothing To Do With Beating Apple Inc.
Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 2:34pm | 844Read More...BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) released a new phablet-sized phone this week, but analysts don't think its strategy has anything to do with the competition. "Apple's going more and more mainstream, gaining more and more market share," IHS Technology Senior Analyst Daniel Gleeson...
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Will Netflix, Inc.'s $40 Million 'Gotham' Gamble Pay Off?
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 10:57am | 681Read More...Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) will reportedly pay $1.75 million for each episode of "Gotham," a new drama from Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOX). The show premiered with fairly strong ratings on Monday night, but the series has a long way to go. If a full season is produced,...
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Google Vs. IBM: The Quantum Computing Race
Monday, September 22, 2014 - 12:07pm | 659Read More...Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) recently announced that it is developing a semi-secret quantum computer. The computer is being developed with the help of John Martinis, a physics professor at the University of California Santa Barbara. "The Martinis group at UCSB that Google just announced...
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Why Apple Pay Comes At A Good Time For Millennials
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 11:54am | 879Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is about to enter a new market with Apple Pay, the company's first foray into payments. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant could have a big impact on the industry, but it may also be good for young consumers. "One of the problems that the Google...
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Why Is Twitter Inc Borrowing More Money?
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 5:24pm | 496Read More...Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is borrowing $1.5 billion to expand the business, but is it wise for the company to take on new debt? "They're doing the deal at extremely favorable terms," Sean Udall, CIO of Quantum Trading Strategies and author of The TechStrat Report, told Benzinga....















