Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has disclosed recently its new tiny 3G modem, XMM™ 6255, which is designed to provide wireless connectivity for devices in the Internet of Things segment. The new modem has a size of around 300 square milimeters, which, according to the company, will make it a suitable feature on networked sensors and various devices from the Internet of Things such as security, and industrial equipment devices, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) said in a post on its official blog. The new modem has a SMARTI™ UE2p transceiver, built on Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s Power Transceiver technology. The company said that the product features transmit &…
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Fox Business Network contributor Charles Payne discussed the prospects for AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) shares for the long term with David Nelson, Chief Strategist at Belpointe Asset Management and Matthew Mccall, President and Founder of Penn Financial Group on Fox Business’ investor advise program, ‘Making Money with Charles Payne’. “I just worry about AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), where it is right now, I don’t think it is the […] stock that it used to be, one of those names that you bought, they always made a whole bunch of money […],” said Payne in response to a viewer’s question about the long…
Burger King Worldwide Inc (NYSE:BKW), the American fast food giant, and Tim Hortons Inc. (USA) (NYSE:THI), the Canada based coffee and donut shop, announced on Sunday that a possible merger between the two companies is being discussed. Jonathan Ferro reported the merger on Bloomberg’s ‘On The Move’ earlier today. “[…] American fast food giant Burger King Worldwide Inc (NYSE:BKW) is in talks to buy the Canadian coffee and donut chain Tim Hortons Inc. (USA) (NYSE:THI) and move its headquarters to Canada,” said Ferro. Burger King is the latest in the line of American companies attempting tax inversion deals in order…
The beginning of September promises to be full of exciting events. So far, we almost certainly know that we are most likely going to see the release of the new iPhone on September 9. In addition, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), in a recent blog post presented some of the key points that it will present during its Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2014, which will take place September 9-11 in San Francisco. Among the highlights of the even, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) mentioned keynote speeches from the company executives, experts and developes and over 150 technical sessions, and panels, as well as demonstrations of the…
Even though Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has been involved in various scandals in the recent time, related to users’ privacy, the company does not intend to stop apparently. As Bloomberg’s Trisha Regan pointed out today on ‘The Roundup’, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)intends to start tracking the users among their devices. The data the company will gather, will later be sent to advertisers, who will be able to see, on which device a user has seen a particular ad, and from where he/she purchased the product. However, this tracking might still raise some issues related to users’ privacy. “[…] I don’t like the idea of…
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is always a popular stock to watch, experiencing a significant growth over the past two years, above the expectations of the most optimistic “bulls”. Today, the stock took another jump, gaining over 5%, versus the moderate appreciation of the S&P 500, which picked up 0.32%. As it was mentioned earlier today, the growth is attributed to Deutsche Bank’s upgrade of the stock. Analyst Rod Lache of Deutsche Bank, has increased the rating for Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s stock to ‘Buy’ from ‘Hold’ and upgraded the price target to $310, from $220. However, not only the upgrade per…
According to Reuters, today Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and a couple of other tech giants from the Silicon Valley failed to settle the previously filed lawsuit against them regarding hiring each-others employees. According to the source, Judge Lucy Koh, in San Jose, California, stated that the value of the settlement “falls below the range of reasonableness.” Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) and some other companies, were accused in 2011, of setting an agreement between them in order not to hire each-other’s workers. The lawsuit back then claimed that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google Inc…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iPhone, due to its high popularity among consumers, create a lot of buzz every time prior to the release of a new model. While it is still not known when exactly Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will release the new iPhone, or what its specifications will be, there are a lot of rumors, such as that the new model will have a larger, 5.5 inch screen. Another piece of information came out today from Cult of Mac, which stated that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s partners’ facility that produces sapphire glass is almost ready to start mass production. Therefore, it might be that…
The cloud storage company Box has filed for the IPO earlier this year, and declared revenues of $124 million for the last fiscal year. Meanwhile, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) might be soon entering the cloud storage segment with its own product. Cory Johnson on Bloomberg stated that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s new Content Delivery Network (CDN) might help the company to achieve success in this new area. In addition, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s new product, might create competition for other players in the cloud storage business, such as Dropbox. “There is some opportunity for some new competition in that Box category now,” Johnson said. He added that…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are competing against each other in the mobile devices segments, especially when it comes to their operational systems for mobile devices, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iOS and Google’s Android. While both these systems have their positive and negative sides, so far, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Android seems to be leading, mainly because it is used on many devices built by other Smartphone and tablet manufacturers, as opposed to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), which only provides iOS on its own mobile devices. Kantar World Panel has developed an interactive map, showing the market shares of the Smartphone…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has recently announced some new features for its ‘Hangouts’ app and its Chromebox device, which might put it in a better competitive position against Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Skype. The features mostly focus on the video chat for ‘Hangouts’ and, according to Google’s blog post, will help businesses to conduct video meetings easier. These updates represent a big improvement for Google Apps for Business customers. One of the main new features of ‘Hangouts,’ and this is what will make the difference in competition against Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Skype application is the fact that ‘Hangouts’ video meetings will be able to run on any…
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Japan-based Panasonic Corporation have entered into an agreement regarding the construction of a large-scale battery manufacturing plant, based in the U.S., the companies said in a statement issued on Thursday, July 31. The plant also known as the Gigafactory will help Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) to reduce the costs of its long range battery packs, and will also increase the volumes of production of Tesla’s electric vehicles. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) will be responsible for the land, buildings and utilities, under the terms of the agreement. Panasonic will take care of the production and supply of cylindrical lithium-ion cells and will…