The shares of action camera maker, GoPro Inc (NASDAQ:GPRO), fell in excess of 20 percent last week after Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) patented an improved mountable sports camera design. The design from iPhone maker has mounting ability over bicycles and even scuba helmets. GoPro gained popularity with its action sports camera series ‘HERO’ and the company…
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) Along With Other Chinese Tech Companies Rage Investment Wars to Become Cyber Hotspot In China
There is an investment war going on in between the major tech companies of China including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA), Tencent Holdings Ltd (HKG:0700), and Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU). Each of these companies is trying to transform into a one-stop shop for the world’s largest internet user market. According to a recent research, Alibaba…
Facebook Inc (FB) Gears Up to Cut Down News Feed Hoaxes, Social Network Goes on Hiring Spree
After considering the potential of quick distribution of hoaxes on its social network, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is all set to tighten up its grip over false news stories. The tech company has introduced an option to mark any particular post as false news and depending upon the maximum user feedback, such posts will get limited…
Twitter Inc (TWTR) And Other Primary Tech Leaders Dump Smartphones to Fight Off Digital Dependency
Some of the top leaders of the world including the management executives of Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Tumblr, and the likes of Arianna Huffington, The Huffington Post owner, are ditching their Smartphones to find digital freedom. Most of the executives mentioned data overload and dependency fears on digital devices. A report published by eMarketer in January…
BP plc (ADR) (BP)’s Shares Rise Nearly 6 Percent Post Lower $13.7 Billion Fine
The shares of BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) soared nearly 5 percent after a U.S. Judge lowered the fine to $13.7 billion from an earlier estimate of $18 billion. As per the latest ruling, the company was responsible for dumping 3.2 million barrels of oil, a quarter less than government estimates, in the Gulf of Mexico…
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)’s Email Service, Outlook, Becomes The Next Victim of Hackers After Google Inc (GOOGL)’s Gmail
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is the next victim of hackers in Chinese mainland as its email service, Outlook, was compromised over the weekend. This is the second incident in as many months after China blocked Gmail service from Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL). According to a Chinese censor watchdog, GreatFire.org, a “Man-In-The-Middle” (MITM) attack affected several email clients…
Google Inc (GOOGL) Sneaks Out A Different Route for ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Ruling
After a ruling from the European privacy watchdog to remove results from search engines following individual requests, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has worked around a way out of the ruling. The search engine giant is removing search results from its European websites only unlike the EU ruling. Google has always argued against the ruling stating that…
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Ready to Ramp Up Its Movie Production Efforts, Likely to Produce ‘Indie’ Movies
After winning its first Golden Globe Award, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is all set to heighten its movie production efforts with ‘indie’ movies. It is a bold step from the company to move into the realm of movie production from merely distributing entertainment content. The online retailer is planning to produce up to 12 movies per…
Cramer’s Favorite Tech Picks: Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), AT&T Inc. (T)
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) are the top three tech stock picks of Jim Cramer. He is counting on these tech stocks to perform better in the upcoming trading sessions. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a part of Cramer’s Action Alert Plus portfolio and he traded these stocks last week. He…
Cramer’s Favorite High Dividend Picks: AT&T Inc. (T), Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI), Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (CY)
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE:KMI), Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:CY) are the top three stocks in Cramer’s high dividend stock list. Each of these stocks has dividend payouts exceeding 3.15 percent. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is the number one stock in this list with dividend payout of 5.56 percent and the stock was trading high…