Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)’s investments in green energy boost the resiliency and redundancy of the company’s systems thereby adding shareholder value, James Gowen, the company’s chief sustainability officer, said in an interview on Bloomberg’s “In The Loop”. The remarks come from the Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) executive as the U.S. carrier has announced an added $40 million in investment in projects such as solar power after already spending $100 million on sustainable energy sources in the past year. According to reports, the solar panel projects of the company will be built by SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR). According to Gowen who said…
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BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) has notched another win in court against Typo Products LLC, a company that counts celebrity Ryan Seacrest as one of its co-founders. According to The Wall Street Journal, BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) won in a decision by U.S. District Judge William Orrick on Thursday rejecting Typo Products LLC’s argument that the introduction of its new line of keyboard products should be enough to lift a temporary injunction granted to the phones maker. Late in March, BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY)’s request for a temporary injunction against Typo Products LLC merchandise was granted after Judge Orrick was convinced that Typo Products LLC’s…
BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) has announced that its BlackBerry 10.2 operating system (OS) has garnered the “World’s Best Mobile OS” title from India’s Digit magazine. The title, according to the once-mighty phones manufacturer, comes after the largest-selling technology magazine in India conducted its review of the world’s top four mobile operating systems. According to BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), BlackBerry 10.2 OS was pitted against the three other pervasive mobile operating systems out in the market. Those are the Android 4.4, iOS 7.1.2 and Windows Phone 8.1 operating systems. In the review, Digit Executive Editor Robert Sovereign-Smith said that the BlackBerry 10.2 OS won the most…
Use options for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to make more money out of the stock, the “Options Action” traders on CNBC said in a discussion about the consumer electronics giant. The comment comes after Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has just reached another all-time high at over $101 at Friday’s close. The consumer electronics behemoth is also expected to launch its newest iPhone this September 9. According to one of the “Options Actions” traders, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has had a developmental phase after its past all-time high two years ago. It’s bad business to buy stocks on a down trend, he said, but for…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) watchers on Thursday got an interesting got a peek into the iPhone-maker’s supply chain woes after a report from Reuters revealed that suppliers for the iPhone 6 has had troubles making the display of the device. However, The Street’s Chris Ciaccia believes the troubles of iPhone 6 suppliers won’t delay the release of the next iPhone. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s suppliers are said to have been told to remake display assemblies of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 because initial units were deemed not bright enough by the Cupertino, California based consumer electronics giant, according to a Reuters report. The…
BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) has compared its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iMessage and listed five ways BBM beats iMessage when it comes to spam. According to BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY)’s Jeff Gadway, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iMessage was recently indicated in a WIRED report to have had an increase in spam messages. The head of product and brand marketing for BBM wrote that through BES10, the company’s Enterprise Mobility Management Solution, organizations can turn off iMessage. However, he said that users or organizations do not have to resort to the drastic measure since BBM already has advantages over iMessage with…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s suppliers are feeling the pressure of the imminent launch of the iPhone 6 after they have reportedly encountered a glitch in the production of the screen of the smaller iPhone 6. According to a report from Reuters, unnamed sources who are familiar with events inside Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s supply chain have revealed that the backlight apparatus of the iPhone 6’s screen had to be reworked because initial production units were not bright enough. The California-based technology luminary is expected to debut a smaller 4.7-inch iPhone 6 as well as a larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6 during an event…
Why Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s stock will hit $300 was discussed by Andrew Fung, vice president, auto and auto parts at CLSA Americas, LLC, in an interview on CNBC. The discussion about Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) comes after CLSA Americas, LLC initiated coverage on the stock with an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $300. According to Fung, the bullish outlook on Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is due to his firm’s belief that the automaker will substantially increase its volumes next year. “Tesla currently only addresses about 5% of the luxury market in the U.S. and only recently started…
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) has the potential to grow and become a disruptor in Europe next year, Richard Broughton, director of broadband analysis at IHS, said in an interview on CNBC. The observation about Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) comes as the company expands to Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland by the end of this year. On Thursday, IHS released a report saying that the expansion in Europe, which will begin next month, will add five to six million new subscribers to Netflix, Inc. “We’re seeing launches later this year in a number more European markets, including France and Germany, and we’re seeing…
Whether eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) will spin off PayPal, Inc. next year was discussed by Jessica Lessin, founder and editor-in-chief of The Information, in an interview on CNBC. Lessin said that she is not sure whether eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) will spin off PayPal next year, but has come upon information that indicates the company is still thinking about this possibility. According to Lessin, what she wrote in her report on The Information is that when eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) has been interviewing candidates for the top post at PayPal, Inc., they have asked these candidates whether or not they would be prepared to…
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) and Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) are stocks investors should closely watch, Jim Cramer said in a discussion on CNBC’s “Squawk Box”. The comment from the “Mad Money” host comes as Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) reported its performance for its third quarter of fiscal year 2014 and as Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) has rejected a takeover bid from Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG). During its earnings call, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) reported a net revenue of $27.6 billion, an increase of 1% year-over-year. Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share was said to be $0.89, up 3% compared to the same quarter…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) may find it harder to further its goal of putting self-driving cars on the roads in California as new testing rules in the state may hinder the internet giant from even testing its futuristic vehicles. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, testing rules from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) which will take effect on September 16 require vehicles that will be tested on California roads to enable drivers to have “immediate physical control” of the vehicle while testing it on public roads. What this means for Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is that it cannot…