LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) is introducing something familiar or what others may recognize as the Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) feature called “cover photo,” CNET’s Bridget Carey reports. “Social networks are beginning to blur together,” Carey starts her report. People get to see a lot of changes to their social networking site of choice whether it be from LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) or Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL). However, as Carey pointed out, the world’s biggest social networking sites are all starting to look the same. She continued: “Take LinkedIn for example. The career-focused network is adding big background pictures…
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will debut features like wireless charging and tap-to-transfer payments, Elizabeth MacDonald reports for Fox Business. According to MacDonald, the iPhone 6 will possibly be unveiled by the Cupertino, California-based consumer electronics giant this coming September. MacDonald said in her report based on information from VentureBeat: “We’re talking now about wireless charging for the Apple iPhone battery. A tapping device where you could tap your Apple iPhone to another device to do things like transfer money or share photos or videos. And also a bigger screen, of course.” Furthermore, MacDonald mentioned information coming from Cantor Fitzgerald which reportedly…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has a lot going for it, Tom Forte of Telsey Advisory Group told CNBC in a recent interview. The comment comes after the company’s 7-for-1 stock split which just recently took effect. Asked whether Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) would still be too expensive for casual investors, the Telsey senior internet analyst said that this might be the case. However, he noted that the stock “has a lot going for it”. He told CNBC: “I do think that it’s still on the high-end but I think it’s materially more attainable than say $700 a share. And the good…
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) could bring new and innovative features with their rumored smartphone, Jonathan Geller told Bloomberg in an interview. The most interesting feature the new Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) smartphone may bring to the table according to the Boy Genius Report president & editor-in-chief is its interface. According to Geller, the interface will track its user’s focus to enable moving from screen to screen and context menus for different scenarios. He told the news organization. “It’s going to use these infrared cameras on the front of the phone and they’re going to track the user’s face. [It’s not going to…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) claims that it has the biggest stadium of football fans, a report from Bloomberg notes, citing a story from The Financial Times in which executive Will Platt-Higgins was interviewed. According to Bloomberg, The Financial Times reports that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) claims it can reach a staggering 500 million football fans. Bloomberg adds that this figure is almost twice Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) monthly active users. This comes as the 2014 FIFA World Cup is set to begin in Brazil this June 12. The publication’s Hannah Kuchler wrote that the social media giant says it has the “biggest stadium…
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) may soon be able to sell cars in New Jersey again, a report from CNBC’s Dominic Chu reveals. According to the report, the New Jersey Assembly’s Consumer Affairs Committee approved a bill in a 4-0 vote that would allow Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) to sell its luxury electric cars in the state. The bill would allow the automaker to have four stores in the state with the caveat that the company needs to have a service center in the state. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) had two showrooms in the state that sold cars up until they…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will likely debut the iPhone 6 and the much-rumored iWatch this fall, Michael Gorman said in an interview with CNBC. The prediction comes from the Engadget editor in chief after Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) did not debut the next iPhone and its much-anticipated smartwatch at the Worldwide Developers Conference this week. During the interview, Gorman said: “I think we’re most likely to see the next iPhone in the fall. That’s generally when Apple has rolled out their new phone in recent years so I think we’ll probably expect to see it then. As far as the iWatch goes:…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) are on Daniel Chung’s sights and the executive explained why in a recent interview with CNBC. According to the Fred Alger Management CEO & CIO, the steady and slow economy is a great environment for stock investors. If there’s one area of volatility, Chung said that it’s in the bond market. He added that the government bond market last year was very volatile and that bond investors has gotten a gift this year as they recovered some of the 8-20% losses they had last year. He continued that he thinks it is…
Kara Swisher believes that Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) has the attention of Hollywood with its original programs. The comment came as the “Squawk Alley” team at CNBC was discussing season 2 of “Orange Is the New Black”. Andrew Ross Sorkin started the discussion about the new season on Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) by asking whether the members of the team believe that the new show will be attracting more viewers. Kayla Tausche reacted by saying that the company gets to get away with not answering questions like that is because they never have to release data about their ratings and viewership. Furthermore,…
If Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) decides to accept bitcoins, it will radically change the notion people have of the digital currency and others like it, Matt Miller said in a recent discussion on Bloomberg. Talking to Betty Liu, Miller said that a lot has been going on regarding bitcoins and that he has observed a changing perception of big corporations, big money, venture capital, and even government regulation about the digital currency. He added that even television news anchors do not seem to be as cynical about bitcoins as they used to be. Furthermore, he said that if Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)…
Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) has revealed the extent of snooping governments from around the world are doing on its network, a report from Bloomberg reveals. One of the biggest telecommunications companies in the whole world, Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) made the revelation in a detailed 88-page report titled Law Enforcement Disclosure which was made from data covering a 12-month period ending in March this year. The carrier revealed that authorities in 29 countries have made requests for surveillance on its networks. Furthermore, aside from formal requests, Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) revealed that there may be some unreported…
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR), Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT), and The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) are Joel Greenblatt’s best long picks at the moment, an interview with CNBC recently revealed. The managing partner & founder Gotham Capital shared during the interview his investment strategy. He said: “The way we do things in general, especially for our long/short mutual funds, is we look at the 2,000 largest companies in the U.S. and we rank them on a daily basis from 1 to 2,000 based on their discount to our assessment of value. Of course, values of businesses are not changing daily…