Tech Stocks: GameStop, GoPro, Alibaba Debt Offering (video)

GameStop's 3rd-Qtr Earnings: Why the Stock Is Sinking: Video -
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Bloomberg's Cory Johnson reports on GameStop's third-quarter earnings, Alibaba's $8 billion bond offering and GoPro's discounted secondary offering. He speaks with Bloomberg's Pimm Fox on "Taking Stock." (Source: Bloomberg 11/20)

NEWS

Fast Company
Washington Post launches twice-daily tablet editions on Amazon Fire app
Washington Post
The Washington Post has unveiled a new tablet application exclusively for Amazon Fire owners that will package news in distinct morning and evening editions with updates for major breaking stories. The app, which will not include a local news section, ...


Wired
Google's New Service Kills Ads on Your Favorite Sites for a Monthly Fee
Wired
The web is funded by ads. But so many people hate seeing them, and they often resent all the data tracking that props them up. It's a clash that has become a major pain point for news websites and other publishers. The rise of ad blockers, which let people ...


Yibada (English Edition)
Twitter Allows Users to Share Tweets Privately
Yibada (English Edition)
Twitter users can now privately share a tweet via the direct message (DM) feature of the micro-blogging social media site....


CBS News
​Crime-fighting robots patrol in Silicon Valley
CBS News
In a parking lot in Silicon Valley, two robot security guards were on patrol. The creation of Mountain View, Calif., company Knightscope, and resembling something out of a Star Wars movie, the K5 security robots stand 5 feet tall, weigh 300 pounds, and are ...


Ars Technica
Review: New Smash Bros. is the best reason yet to buy a Wii U
Ars Technica
A huge, fun game with a bunch of replay value is just what the console needs. Nintendo's sprawling fighting game franchise is back for more. Andrew ...


Chron.com
CAMERA SHOOTOUT: iPhone 6 Plus Takes On The Samsung Galaxy Note 4...
Chron.com
Smartphone cameras have become so advanced, they've come to replace digital cameras for many people. But not all smartphone cameras were created equal. Apple, Samsung, and Motorola have all put a ton of effort into perfecting the camera on their ...


Sydney Morning Herald
Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon to double value of global streaming by 2018
Sydney Morning Herald
The value of the global streaming TV business will double in the next four years, according to new research. The rapid expansion of "streamcasters" Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Amazon in the US, coupled with Netflix's expansion around the world, will drive the ...


Android Headlines - Android News
The Google Nexus 6 has AT&T-branded Problems Everywhere, It Seems
Android Headlines - Android News
Guys, this will ruin the Nexus 6 for you if you love the Nexus mantra of 'pure, unadulterated Android with no carrier interference'. If you don't mind and just want a great Android device, then you might find this anything from mildly annoying to unimportant.

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Europe's Rosetta Spacecraft Lands Probe on Comet (video)

Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft landed the first ever probe on a comet, the culmination of a decade-long mission to the icy body that’s currently between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Planetary Resources President Chris Lewicki speaks on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg 11/12)

iOS weakness allows hackers to replace iPhone apps | Technology | The Guardian: iOS Vulnerability--"A weakness in newer versions of iOS lets hackers install apps on iPhones or iPads by sending users an email or text message."

PCWorld
Nexus 6 review: The best Nexus yet, if you can tolerate its gargantuan size
PCWorld
The biggest, most expensive, and best Nexus phone Google has ever produced. All it needs is decent camera software. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share on Google+ · Share on LinkedIn · Share on Pinterest. It's bound to happen. You'll be lining ...


Wall Street Journal
Amazon Web business jumps 40 percent
The Seattle Times
The head of Amazon Web Services says a long list of businesses in every “imaginable segment” is using AWS “in a meaningful way.” 


Android Headlines - Android News
Samsung VR Headset Arrives in December
PC Magazine
Samsung told developers at its SF conference that the future is wide open for exciting new tech platforms...

ABC News
The New Way You Can Say 'Thank You for Being a Friend' on Facebook
ABC News
There's a new way to say, "Thank you for being a friend," on Facebook. The social network announced today it is launching a new service, "Say Thanks," that allows users to send video cards to their friends and family. The service is gradually being rolled out ...


CIO Today
Microsoft Releases Another Windows 10 Build
Tom's Hardware
Microsoft's Gabe Aul updated the Windows blog on Wednesday with news that a new version of Windows 10 is now available to download. This new build, 9879, includes new windowing and gesture improvements, tweaks to OneDrive usage, improvements ...


Christian Science Monitor
AT&T halts improvements until FCC decides on net neutrality
Christian Science Monitor
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says the company will pause further investments into its fiber networks until the government makes a decision on net neutrality....


Detroit Free Press
Pew Privacy Survey: We've Lost Control Over Our Personal Data
NBCNews.com
A new Pew Research Center survey reveals that nearly all Americans surveyed feel they've lost control over how companies collect and use their personal information. The survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet Project asked 607 U.S. adults about ...


Wired
Microsoft's big play for the future of development
ITworld.com
It's hard to change direction when you're a company the size of Microsoft. In the past 18 months however, they've become considerably more open and modern. Today in a not so surprise move, Microsoft announced .NET Core 5, a component of the next ...

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Apple Pay, Game Changer for Payments (videos)

Apple Has Given Upper Hand to Merchants: Priebatsch: Video - Bloomberg:
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LevelUp Chief Ninja Seth Priebatsch discusses mobile payments with Erik Schatzker from the Money2020 conference in Las Vegas on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg 11/3)

Apple Pay: Is It Really a Game Changer for Payments?: Video - Bloomberg:
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Visa President Ryan McInerney discusses Apple Pay and the future of digital payment systems with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker on "Bottom Line." (Source: Bloomberg 11/3)

TECH NEWS:

Businessweek
Jawbone's New Fitness Trackers: A High-End Design and a Cheap Gateway
Businessweek
Wearable tech startup Jawbone will release two new products this fall. There will be a new version of the Up health-monitoring wristband, and the company will introduce an entry-level device that can be strapped to the wrist or attached to clothing. Announced ...


Firstpost
MAGID ON TECH: Google's high-end phone is valiant first try
San Jose Mercury News
For the past few days, I've been testing Google's new Nexus 6 phone, which compares favorably against the iPhone 6 Plus. The Nexus 6 is a very big phone, so if you think the iPhone 6 Plus is too big, you'll feel even more so about the Nexus 6. On the other ...


Philly.com
Emojis may expand skin color options
San Jose Mercury News
A proposal to expand the skin color options for emojis may get the thumbs up from those calling for more diversity in the icons. Emojis are cartoon-like pictograms -- such as smiley faces or hearts -- that have become popular in texts and online chats to express ...


Capital Wired
Nuance Swype Adds 16 New Languages and Intuitive Emoji Input
MarketWatch
BURLINGTON, Mass., Nov 04, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nuance Communications... announced that its popular Swype keyboard for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users with iOS 8 is now available in more than 20 languages...


USA TODAY
IBM brings its 'smart' tactics to cloud security portfolio
ZDNet
Infusing smart technology is becoming a trademark quality to IBM's enterprise cloud and software portfolio. Continuing along with that trend is Big Blue's new intelligent security portfolio. Read this. IBM, Apple forge enterprise app pact: Watson, meet iPad ...


ZDNet
UPDATE 1-Entrepreneur, 13, gets Intel funding for low-cost Braille printer
Reuters
If Shubham Banerjee cannot lay claim to being the world's youngest venture capital-backed entrepreneur, he comes very close. Banerjee was ...


ABC News
The wearable drone camera, for when you just can't manage a selfie
Mashable
It's a drone that doubles as a wristband, and it's one step closer to being around your wrist. Nixie takes your GoPro's vantage point one step further: On your command, you can unstrap the band from your wrist; it then transforms into a quadcopter and takes ...

Amazon Prime customers now get unlimited cloud storage for photos | The Verge

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Tech News, Orbital Sciences Rocket, Catastrophic Anomaly Video

An unmanned Orbital Sciences Corp. rocket burst into an orange fireball on Tuesday above NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s eastern shore. Orbital is leading an investigation into the cause of what NASA described as a “catastrophic anomaly.” (Oct. 29 Bloomberg)

TECH NEWS:

New York Times
FCC Considering Hybrid Regulatory Approach to Net Neutrality
New York Times
The future of protecting an open Internet has been the subject of fierce debate, and potential changes to the rules by the Federal Communications Commission could impact your online experience....


PCWorld
Michael Bastian Creates a Smartwatch That Looks Like a Watch
Wall Street Journal
High-tech meets high-style in the MB Chronowing from Michael Bastian and Hewlett-Packard. MB Chronowing Smartwatch. A look at the MB Chronowing, a smartwatch designed by Michael Bastian and Hewlett-Packard. fullscreen. <strong>FUTURE ...


Wall Street Journal
Amazon is largely white and male, according to company diversity data
Washington Post
Amazon.com on Friday released a report on its employee diversity that shows its workforce is mostly white and male, a finding that mirrors similar disclosures by high-tech companies such as Google and Facebook. Amazon said its total workforce is 63 percent ...


Forbes
This Man's Betting On The Technology Behind Apple Pay - And Even He Says...
Forbes
When Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled Apple Pay in September, he predicted that it would “forever change the way all of us buy things.” As I wrote in a recent post, while he ultimately might be proven right, Apple's mobile wallet is likely to take years to catch on ...


Christian Science Monitor
Microsoft to release a new version of Office for Macs
Christian Science Monitor
Microsoft promises to release a new version of its Office software for Apple computers next year. There hasn't been an update since 2010. By Associated Press October 31, 2014. close. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during a Microsoft cloud briefing ...


Android Headlines - Android News
Phone Comparisons: Motorola Droid Turbo vs. Moto X (2014)
Android Headlines - Android News
Motorola has really been busy this year releasing new flagships – a new Moto X, a new Nexus 6 for Google and now a new Motorola Droid Turbo for Verizon. Each device is unmistakably a product of Motorola, yet each one different in its own way. The Droid ...


CBS News
HP's Sprout is like no computer you've ever seen
CBS News
It has a touchscreen all-in-one monitor running Windows 8, but that's about where the familiar part of the new Sprout by HP ends. Where your keyboard should go, HP has placed a capacitive touch mat. Arching up and over the 23-inch HD screen is the Sprout ...


New York Times
Andy Rubin, Former Leader of Android Division, Leaves Google
eWeek
Andy Rubin, who was the chief developer of Google's Android mobile operating system, and who most recently headed the search giant's robotics and drone programs, is leaving the company. By Jim O'Reilly. Andy Rubin, who led the Android division of ...


Detroit Free Press
Ferrari fined $3.5M for failing to report safety issues
The Hill
Ferrari was hit with a $3.5 million fine Friday for not warning federal regulators of potential safety issues with its sports cars. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Ferrari's parent company, Fiat, failed to file early warning reports with ...


Computerworld
Hands on: Getting to know Google's new Nexus 6
Computerworld
The Nexus 6 is big, beautiful, and full of sweet Android Lollipop flavor. Here's an early hands-on look at Google's new flagship phone. Computerworld | Oct 31, 2014 10:15 AM PT. Google · Nexus · Motorola ...

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Tech NEWS Digest: Apple pay, Google IT, Yahoo Cost-cutting

Tech NEWS Digest Monday:

Wall Street Journal
Apple Pay Rolls Out, With Holes in System
Wall Street Journal
... Apple Pay is the technology industry's most ambitious effort to position ... Apple Pay aims to simplify the process with the equivalent of Amazon.com ... In 2011, Google Inc. introduced GoogleWallet, a payment service included ...
Why Apple Pay May Be the Company's Most Challenging Move Yet - TIME
Get ready for Apple Pay: Here's how to use it - USA TODAY


Wall Street Journal
How Does Google Handle IT for Its Workers?
Wall Street Journal
Many chief information officers find themselves in the role of technology evangelist, raising awareness of the value of information technology among ...


Wall Street Journal
Yahoo CEO Set to Refresh Turnaround Plan
Wall Street Journal
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, shown right earlier this month, is expected on Tuesday to unveil cost-cutting efforts for the technology company.


CBS News
Apple Now Makes 56 Different iPads. This Guide Will Help You Pick The Perfect One
Forbes
Apple has made it easier than ever to afford a new iPad, but it has also made it harder than ever to choose one. Consider that there are now 16 prices ...
Another 500 banks support Apple Pay - Fin24


Forbes
Microsoft Plans To Launch A Wearable Device Within Weeks
Forbes
I track people who are disrupting the world of mobile technology. ... and have broken stories like the Facebook-Spotify partnership in 2011. ... On the upside, Microsoft can now target its wearable at more customers than the Apple ...
Microsoft to launch its wearable fitness band in coming weeks - The Verge


IBNLive
Google opened Nexus Player pre-orders before receiving FCC certification
The Verge
When it comes to the living room, it seems Google just can't catch a break. Pre-orders for the company's latest effort, the Nexus Player, started briefly ...


USA TODAY
Wolff: Real books can defeat Amazon and e-books
USA TODAY
 ... The book business believes that Amazon is unfair in the way it sells books. ... In fact, their efforts to fight what they perceive as the Amazon monopoly have only ... with antitrust practices in their combined effort to have Apple help bail them out.

Google's Nexus Player gets FCC approval, right on cue
Well, that didn't take long. Just a couple of days after Google stopped pre-orders of the Nexus Player while it waited for the FCC's all-clear, its.

Facebook wants the DEA to promise that it won't create fake accounts
Remember how the DEA got caught impersonating a woman on Facebook in an attempt to catch criminals who contacted her? Yeah, Facebook isn't at ...

Google Nexus 6 release date, specs & price - out in November
Goole has officially revealed the Nexus 6 - a Motorola built 6in smartphone with serious power and Android L. ... It uses AMOLED technology, which should produce vibrant colours and rich, deep blacks, as well ... AppleiPad Air 2 vs Google Nexus 9 - specs comparison .... Google+ · Facebook · Twitter.

Meet Apple Pay, your new virtual wallet
USA Today
Apple will launch its new mobile payments service Apple Pay on Monday. ... Sign in with FacebookSign in with GoogleSign in FAQ ... To find out more about Facebookcommenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs ...

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Apple iPad Air 2 as World’s Thinnest Is Meh says Paul Kedrosky (video)

Wired Deputy Editor Joe Brown, Lunar Design President John Edson and Bloomberg Contributing Editor Paul Kedrosky discuss the launch of Apple’s iPad Air 2 and the purchasing cycle for tablets. They speak on “Bloomberg West” October 16, 2014 (Source: Bloomberg)

Tech NEWS Digest:

CNET
Apple has big ambitions for tablet sales with iPad Mini
CNET
Log In to CNET; Sign In with Facebook Google Yahoo; Join CNET; Member ... Apple is counting on the $249 iPad Mini to draw you into its stores. .... such as Amazon's $200 devices and similarly priced Google Android devices. ... the iPad Mini 3, the only tablets that support the new payment technology.
Apple SIM has great potential, but widespread changes will take time - PCWorld
Restaurants poised to accept Apple Pay - Nation's Restaurant News
Apple earnings: What investors will be looking for - CNBC


Wall Street Journal
Rivals Slow Google's Money Machine
Wall Street Journal
The growth of Google Inc. 's search-advertising business, the money ... iPad Air 2 IsApple's Shot to Reignite Tablet Growth · Pro Gamers Battle in ... To be sure, Google's ad revenue still dwarfs Facebook's, though Facebook is ... marketing officer at ad technologycompany Marin Software , said Facebook ...


Gizmodo
Go From Google Drive To MS Office By Converting Your Files with Takeout
Gizmodo
Google includes a Takeout tool that lets you export every last drop of data associated with your Google Account—emails, contacts, Hangouts, ...


USA TODAY
Facebook Tells DEA To Stop Operating Fake Profile Pages
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook wants assurances from the Drug Enforcement Administration that it's not operating any more fake profile pages as ...


ValueWalk
Google Nexus 6 vs. Apple iPhone 6 Plus – Specs Comparison
ValueWalk
On Wednesday, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) officially announced its latest phablet-sized device, the Google Nexus 6.

iFixit takes a peek inside Apple's new '5K' iMac
Sure, we were only just introduced to Apple's 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K Display, but the folks at iFixit are already tearing one apart. Inside they ...

How many iPads did Apple sell last quarter?
The analysts estimates range from 11.5 million to 15.4 million. Average: 13.1 million.

Stunning Photos Of Google's Massive Data Centers
Forbes
These pipes carry water in and out of Google's The Dalles, Ore., data center. The blue pipes supply cold water and the red pipes return the warm water ...

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Apple iPad Event in 2 Minutes, What You Need to Know (video)

Apple iPad Event Recap: What You Need to Know -
Thursday was a big day for Apple. The company announced new models of the iPad Mini and iPad Air. Watch everything that matters from the Apple event in just two minutes. (Source: Bloomberg, Oct 16)


New York Times
Apple Introduces iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3
New York Times
Yet it is a maturing market that Apple may be coping with as it tries to reignite ... “That was just crazy growth,” said Ben Bajarin, a consumer technology ...
Thinner iPads, Sharper iMacs in Apple's Lineup - ABC News
What You Missed at the Apple Event: From New iPads to Stephen Colbert - ABC News
Apple Unveils iPad Air 2, iMac - Wall Street Journal


Businessweek
New iPads, iMacs, and Apple Pay: Nine Things We Learned From Apple Today
Businessweek
On Thursday, Apple (AAPL) held its second product release event in six weeks. This time the news was mostly incremental. Here, in considerably less ...


CNET
Google's latest ads depict Apple users as conformists
CNET
In three news ads for Android, teasingly released this week, Google has one simple message: Apple users are all the same, while Android users are ...
Google takes on Apple with Android 'Lollipop' OS, Nexus 6 smartphone - Economic Times
Nexus 6 and 9 in depth: A simple guide to Google's new devices - Computerworld
For the Nexus 6, Google needs the carriers - The Verge


New York Times
Analysts Ask What's Next For Google
New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO — Google is still pulling in money hand over fist, but Wall Street is hungry for the company's next move. On a conference call with ...
Google's Results Disappoint on Slowdown in Paid Clicks - Wall Street Journal
Google shares fall as ad growth slows - USA TODAY
What To Expect From Google's Third-Quarter Earnings: It's Still All About Mobile - Forbes


CNET
Apple iPad Air 2 vs. Google Nexus 9 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S
CNET
See how the newly unveiled Apple iPad Air 2 compares to its Android tablet competitors: the Google Nexus 9 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S.

Introducing Safety Check | Facebook Newsroom: "During a major disaster, Safety Check will help you: Let friends and family know you’re safe Check on others in the affected area Mark your friends as safe"

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