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What Will Microsoft And Yahoo Do If The Google-Twitter Partnership Takes Off?
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - 9:10am | 698Earlier this year, Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) inked a new deal that will bring Twitter data to the world's largest search engine. Little is known about the agreement, but analysts have high hopes that this will prove to be meaningful partnership. If the deal is...
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5 Reasons Apple Abandoned Its TV Set
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 2:27pm | 680Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reportedly canceled any and all plans to release a high-definition television. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple didn't think its new features (such as a FaceTime camera that senses who is talking and directs the camera toward the speaker) were...
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Will Verizon-AOL Merger Help The Carrier's Lobbying Against Net Neutrality?
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 2:15pm | 594Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) gave AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) investors an early Christmas present Tuesday morning. The wireless carrier -- which has a market cap of more than $200 billion -- announced that it will acquire AOL for approximately $4.4 billion. The deal (which values the stock...
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How Can Windows 10 Reach 1 Billion Devices?
Sunday, May 10, 2015 - 9:46am | 650Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) wants Windows 10 to be installed on one billion devices within two to three years. Is this a realistic goal for the new OS or marketing hyperbole that will never be achieved? "My guess is they're probably close to that many users, whether it's...
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Who Would Be Interested In Tesla's Home Battery?
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 7:21am | 620Tesla Motors Inc's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Powerwall battery appears to be living up to expectations. Some investors are so excited that they say the first quarter results no longer matter. But what about the Tesla motorcycle that some analysts have been fantasizing about? "I think for a...
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Tesla Motorcycles Would Sell 'Amazingly Well,' Batteries Could Justify $28 Billion Market Cap
Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 3:54pm | 414Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is only hours away from unveiling its next product, which is believed to be a residential battery. And it could change the future of the company. "The battery would be the thing that would make Tesla's stock worth what it is today, not the auto division...
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Twitter Revenue & EPS Expected To Beat, But Where Are The Catalysts?
Monday, April 27, 2015 - 3:58pm | 928Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) expert Sean Udall expects the company to perform well this quarter, but it's the forthcoming Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) search deal that could move the stock. "The EPS line is still a little more uncertain because a lot of that just depends on how much Twitter...
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Can GoPro Repeat Q4 Success In Q1?
Monday, April 27, 2015 - 12:40pm | 807Analysts had nothing but high praise for GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO)'s fourth quarter results. At the time, Sean Udall, CIO of Quantum Trading Strategies and author of The TechStrat Report, told Benzinga that the company "might have done an Apple squared-typed quarter." Cody...
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Apple Likely To Break 'All Records' In March Quarter
Monday, April 27, 2015 - 11:05am | 604Analysts have high hopes for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s earnings results. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant will report its fiscal 2015 second quarter results Monday afternoon -- just days after the firm released its long-awaited smartwatch. "[Apple] is breaking all...
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Did Apple Send Mixed Messages About Its Apple Watch Launch?
Saturday, April 25, 2015 - 11:33am | 613Some customers were confused about the availability of the Apple Watch this weekend. In a March 9 press release, Apple stated the following: "Apple Watch…will be available on Friday, April 24 to customers in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK and the US." "...
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BlackBerry Is 'On Its Way Up' As A Software Supplier
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 1:11pm | 583BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) has had its share of ups and downs, but one analyst believes the company is finally ready to rebound. "I think they've fallen pretty hard and therefore they did hit rock bottom," Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst at Moor Insights...
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Why Amazon's 'Me-Too' Music Service Is A-OK
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 7:31am | 568Amason.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has updated its Prime Music service with ad-free radio stations for iOS users. Experts say it's a "me-too" offer that follows the lead of Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) and Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTunes Radio, but investors shouldn't be...
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Is Xiaomi A Threat To GoPro, Apple, Sony... Everyone?
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 1:29pm | 718Xiaomi, the world's most valuable tech startup, has been valued at more than $46 billion. According to Bloomberg, its valuation could rise to $100 billion. Why all the fuss? Xiaomi develops a wide range of consumer electronics, including smartphones and GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO) clones, that...
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Does Apple Have The Highest Percentage Of Fanboys That Aren't Investing?
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 10:14am | 455Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has an excessive number of fanboys, but are they taking advantage of the company they cherish so much? "The fact that only a certain percentage of the population even invests in the first place, let alone individual stocks, would probably give them the 'Most...
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Apple Pay Expansion Continues In 2015
Tuesday, December 30, 2014 - 12:50pm | 537Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) successfully registered one million credit cards in three days when Apple Pay launched earlier this year. The mobile payment solution has been praised by analysts and security experts ever since it debuted. Their views could change now that hackers have found a simple...