eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) is taking another shot at live auctions for art pieces and antiques, a report by Emily Chang on Bloomberg West reveals. The live auctions will kick off Thursday on a special section of eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)’s site. Partners of the internet commerce company includes Sotheby’s and other organizations such as Doyle New York, Freeman’s, Garth’s Auctions and Swann Auction Galleries. “EBay has started a new live auction site. Users can submit bids on items being sold at live auction houses including artwork and other collectibles. The partnership with Sotheby’s and other companies is aimed at improving eBay’s…
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Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) can be legally held responsible for the massive leak of risqué photos and videos of celebrities, Atty. Joe Tacopina told Neil Cavuto and fellow lawyer Randy Zelin in a discussion on Fox Business Network. The comment about the internet giant was made by Tacopina after another Hollywood lawyer, Marty Singer of L.A.-based law firm Lively & Singer, threatened Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) with a lawsuit that seeks over $100 million for what he said is the role of the company in the scandal. “They are an aider and abettor. They have a massive responsibility. First of all, these…
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is continuing its assault on the industry dominated by entrenched studios, Jeremy Rosenberg, head of digital at Allison & Partners, said in a report for CNBC’s The Tech Bet. The Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) observation was made by the analyst as the entertainment content production and distribution company recently signed a deal with Hollywood A-lister Adam Sandler. “As Netflix has evolved their content distribution and the way that they are creating content, they’re providing new value to their subscribers which is going to continue to increase those numbers and keep more subscribers happier and loyal for longer periods…
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) may be getting ready to unveil a new electric truck or van, Karl Brauer, senior analyst at KBB.com, a website by Kelley Blue Book’s, told The Street. The speculation that Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) will be unveiling a new kind of electric vehicle was sparked by a viral post on Twitter on Thursday by the company’s billionaire founder, Elon Musk. “I think the ‘D’ could be some sort of truck or van. We’ve already seen a sports car, luxury sedan, SUV and entry-luxury sedan from Tesla. There were rumblings he wanted to do a truck several…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s David Alexander has said that the new Microsoft Office Sway software was made in reaction to the surge of ownership of multimedia materials in the world.The comment from the Senior Product Manager for Microsoft Office comes after Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced on Wednesday that it will be launching the preview of the new assisted authoring and content aggregation software soon. The software features content design optimization for display on multiple devices and comprehensive cloud integration for sourcing of content and creation and editing on different platforms. “The reason we made it are a few fold. First, it’s…
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) has joined AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) as the carrier also launched its own offerings giving subscribers more data allowance bang for their buck.Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) has announced that it is doubling some data allowance on some plans after AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) earlier announced a similar promotion. Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) in August launched a similar offering. However, more than giving more data, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) boasted about how its network is superior to its rivals like AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S). “We know that no matter how much data you have, it’s only as…
Visa Inc (NYSE:V) will be rolling out its Visa Checkout digital payment processing platform in the Asia Pacific region “shortly,” Rajiv Kapoor, Visa Head of Marketing for Asia-Pacific, said in an interview with Bloomberg’s John Dawson on “On The Move.”The comment from the Visa Inc (NYSE:V) executive was made as he and Dawson was discussing the aims and challenges of the company in Asia. “It’s something that we are going to be rolling out across the world. And as you talked about the wallet, that’s Visa Checkout I assume you’re talking about, we have it in the U.S., Canada [and]…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s newest Windows operating system will be a cloud-centric platform, Daniel Ives, managing director and senior analyst at FBR Capital Markets, said in a recent interview with Bloomberg’s Betty Liu on “In The Loop”.Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is widely expected to debut its next Windows version, widely being called Windows 9, today. “This is really going to be a cloud-centric platform that will be [Satya] Nadella’s flagship going forward for his cloud strategy. Especially after Windows 8 was a major disappointment, a lot of investors are focused on today and going forward,” Ives said. News broke last week that…
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) and not AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL) was the preferred company by Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) in its failed merger over a year ago, former chief executive Gerald Levin reiterated in an interview on CNBC.The comment from the former chairman and CEO of Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) was made as the panel was discussing a possible merger between Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) and AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL). “[…] and just an interesting, almost ironic, historical fact is that during that period when the internet was coming and we thought it was going to disrupt everything, the first company that Time Warner…
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is about to break the so called “windowing system” of Hollywood, Rich Greenfield, media analyst with BTIG Research, has told The New York Times. The comment from the analyst comes as Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is set to release “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend” simultaneously with IMAX Corporation (USA) (NYSE:IMAX) theaters on August 28. “We fundamentally believe that the only way to attack the windowing system — that is the centerpiece of the business model of the movie industry versus what consumers want — requires an outsider. Netflix already changed the TV business in a very,…
As eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) has announced that it will spin off PayPal, Inc. next year, Professor Scott Galloway said in a Bloomberg interview that the scariest competitor of the payment processing company is a new entrant in the market: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL).The New York University Stern School of Business Marketing professor made the prediction as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced Apple Pay, the company’s own payment processing system, alongside the new iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch earlier this month. eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) has also just announced that it will separate PayPal, Inc. a company it bought a dozen…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is taking another crack at the smartwatch industry with the Basis Peak, a report from Re/Code reveals. The new smartwatch will be sold for $200 in November.Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) completed the acquisition of Basis Science, the maker of the B1 smartwatch and the new Peak smartwatch, earlier this year in a transaction Mike Bell, Intel vice president and general manager of the Intel’s New Devices Group, said was a move to accelerate the chipmaker’s entry into the wearables market. Nonetheless, unlike other manufacturers of smartwatches, Basis Science says that the Peak is not a product that strives…