In an environment where it is becoming harder to win more users and retain them at the same time, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) now thinks like its rival Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL). It believes assuring users about their privacy can help not only in gaining more users for the purposes of revenue growth, but also boost business reputation, the Wall Street Journal reported. In the wake of widespread snooping, Internet users have become accustomed to platforms that can ensure that the bad boys, or even the government, would not raid their privacy, and that gives Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) better reasons to…
Author: Neha Gupta
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iOS platform provides a great opportunity for indie developers to display their skills and also make money, while developing apps that range from messaging apps to games and much more. However, rip-offs also happen on the platform, and that is something that is wasting the resources of many developers and could soon turn them away which would cause losses for Apple. Developers praise Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) for its policy efforts at the App Store, however, what it is doing is not enough, or so it seems, because cloned apps are still everywhere in Apple’s app store to the…
Fresh photos have leaked about the anticipated iPhone 6, which is expected to be launched early next month, Redmond Pie reported. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is also expected to launch several new products this year, including the much rumored iWatch. Two versions of the iPhone 6 are expected to be announced at the upcoming launch. According to the reports, the freshly leaked images of iPhone 6 reveal a great design work of Jony Ive’s hardware design team at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). For example, the photos show that iPhone 6’s volume area is indented slightly in a way that makes it much easier to…
Stakes are high in the race to be a force to reckon with, in the fast-growing same day delivery business. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is the kingpin in the space at the moment, but with Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) partnering with Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) for its Google Shopping Express, the race is more than open. De Silva and Philips’ Robin Warner, believes it is the perfect time for Google to enter the space, taking into consideration the negative publicity that Amazon has received from its ongoing tussle with Hachette. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) focus, of the same day delivery business still raises…
Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s impressive run in the market this year continued this week at the back of favorable ratings on the Wall Street as well as the announcement of plans to build a mega battery factory and the sorting out of trademark issues in China. Wednesday saw the stock rally, after research firm Pacific Crest Securities raised its price target to $316 compared to the current trading levels of $256. Dougherty & Co also rates Tesla high, with a target of $325. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has also weighed into Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s impressive run reiterating that the much awaited Crossover…
Two years ago, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s stock received the biggest price target of its lifetime from Brian White of Topeka Capital markets, who said it could rise to as high as $1001, an value that was the highest on the Wall Street for the giant tech company and represented a 70% premium on the real price at that time. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)’s Katy Hubert at that point also weighed into White’s sentiments, stating that Apple’s stock price could climb to highs of $960 a share, giving it a market cap of almost $1 trillion, as CNBC reported in 2012. Apple…
Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) a deals company that is transforming itself into a local marketplace with personalized offering, was the subject on CNBC’s “Squawk Alley”, the discussion including Jon Steinberg, Daily Mail North America’s CEO. They discussed Groupon and its local focus and how that gives it a greater headache than people ever thought. Talking about local space, Steinberg said it is a competitive segment and the fact that Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), for instance, are in there makes it a complicated place for Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), which can’t match the financial strength of its competitors. One of…
In an interview on CNBC, Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL), has discussed about the future of his company, and commented on the fallout of the deal between Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) and Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ:FOXA). Even if AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL) missed the Wall Street estimates in terms of earnings per share, Tim Armstrong appears to be contended with the company’s performance. Armstrong said that the last quarter marked sixth consecutive revenue growth quarter along with a robust consumer growth of 18%. Armstrong also revealed that the consumers are increasingly consuming online media on multi-platforms and he views that the future of the media and advertising companies will be highly…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) said that it will introduce not one, but two iPhones with bigger screens at an event taking place on September 9. One model will be launched with a 4.7-inch screen and the other with a 5.5 inch screen. Since Apple lost some of its market share to devices with bigger-sized screens from Samsung, Bloomberg’s Adam Satariano tried to break down Apple’s plan this fall in a video segment. “Apple has lost market share over the years to companies like Samsung and others have introduced bigger devices. There is an appetite for these, so they are going to…
On CNBC’s Mad Money, Jim Cramer and Bob Lang, founder of ExplosiveOptions.net and senior analyst, discussed chart trend of some of tech household names including Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX). The stocks have had interesting movements on daily and weekly charts and some like Google are up more than 90 percent over the past 18 months. Cramer started off the stock discussion by saying, “Google stocks are up 90 percent since Lang recommended them 18 months ago to you.” Taking a look at each stock at a stock at a time, Lang…
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) acquisition of Marvel entertainment, Pixar Movies and Lucasfilm did come with a fair amount of criticism from Wall Street especially on their price tags. The tides have come and gone, and the studios are finally paying off and doing extremely well in the industry. Guardians of the Galaxy is a typical example of the company’s investment that is already topping the Box Office with over $94 million in revenue. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) did pay $4 billion for Marvel entertainment, $4 billion for Lucas film and about $7 billion for Pixar, amounts that it…
According to Bloomberg’s Adam Satariano, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is doing its best to make people know that its surface tablets are the official tablets for the NFL. The NFL has been looking for ways to integrate the use of new technology of which tablets have started finding their way into pitches, as one of the tools for analyzing games and drafting them. Getting the Microsoft Surface Tablet acceptance with many coaches has not been difficult as it can provide real time occurrence of events as opposed to relying on printed media that can at times get things quite confused and…