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Should Apple And Google Develop Cross-Compatible Devices?
Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 10:15am | 593Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) made a number of announcements regarding Android Wear, Android TV and Android Auto this week, but cross-compatibility remains an issue for external devices. "Do you have to buy into all of these pieces to have a good experience, or can you pick and choose?"...
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The Reasons Behind Apple's Reported Acquisition Of Beats
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 10:08am | 659Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will reportedly buy Beats for $3.2 billion as early as next week according to the Financial Times. The big question is why? The answer, Re/Code said, comes in two-parts - headphones and streaming. For $3.2 billion, more than Apple has paid for any acquisition, the company...
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Rumor: Google Smartwatch Merely A Few Months Away
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 12:08pm | 566Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) much-anticipated smartwatch is about to go into mass production, following some last minute tinkering with features and battery life, according to The Wall Street Journal. The new wearable computing device, which the newspaper said would be available within “months,”...
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Microsoft Is Paying Attention To App Revenue Stream (MSFT)
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 1:41pm | 611When it comes to monetization, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) might have a trick up its sleeve. And that trick just might be apps. Seeking Alpha’s Adrian McCarroll suggested it and others have seconded the notion. Microsoft has a habit of showing up late to the party. Such was the case with...
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Apple's WWDC - Four Features That Will Disrupt Google, Facebook and Mobile Commerce
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 8:54am | 692Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to unveil its latest update of iOS today at its Worldwide Developers Conference, which kicks off today in San Francisco. One upgrade within iOS 6 may reverberate well beyond the company's universe of product users and shareholders. That upgrade would be the all-...