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News For DMD;GOOG From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on DMD;GOOG the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. << 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | all recent news | >> June 18, 2013 18:42 EDT GOOG Google files court petition related to NSA surveillance, CNNMoney says Google has filed a First Amendment court case demanding it be allowed to share information about government surveillance programs with the public, CNNMoney reports. Reference Link 17:12 EDT GOOG Nvidia to begin licensing GPU cores, visual computing portfolio Subscribe for More Information 09:38 EDT GOOG Active equity option families trading on open Active equity option families trading on open according to Track Data: AAPL NFLX GOOG PFE TSLA MGM 07:42 EDT GOOG O'Reilly Media to hold a conference Subscribe for More Information 07:29 EDT GOOG Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association to host a conference Subscribe for More Information 06:17 EDT GOOG Taiwan tablet sales to reach 2M units in 2013, DigiTimes reports Tablet demand in the Taiwan market is set to reach 2M units in 2013, reports DigiTimes, according to a Far EasTone Telecommunications Officer. Maxwell Cheng said the forecast for tablet sales volume in 2013 is set to double the level in 2012, with the 7-inch models estimated to account for 70%-80% of solid tablets. Reference Link June 17, 2013 15:29 EDT GOOG Google's Chromebook to be available in Wal-Mart, Staples In addition to Best Buy (BBY) and Amazon.com (AMZN), Google (GOOG) announced that, starting today, Walmart (WMT) will be making the newest Acer Chromebook available in approximately 2,800 stores across the U.S. for $199. Beginning this weekend, Staples (SPLS) will bring a mix of Chromebooks from Acer, HP (HPQ) and Samsung (SSNLF) to each of its stores in the U.S., or more than 1,500 in total. Reference Link 11:52 EDT GOOG Google settles shareholder litigation over new Class C stock Subscribe for More Information 11:18 EDT GOOG Samsung phone to transmit data at much faster speed, Reuters reports Samsung intends to sell a version of its Galaxy S 4 smartphone that will transmit data at almost twice the speed of devices that use conventional LTE, the company's co-CEO said, according to Reuters. The company is in talks with a number of carriers about selling the new phone, the executive told Reuters. Reference Link 09:40 EDT GOOG Active equity option families trading on open Active equity option families trading on open according to Track Data: AAPL NFLX GOOG CLF TSLA CRM. 09:15 EDT GOOG Yahoo unlikely to reach search deal with Google, says Bernstein Bernstein believes that Google (GOOG) will not make a deal on search with Yahoo (YHOO), as the risk/reward ratio of such a deal would not be favorable to Google. The firm expects Yahoo's stock to rise over the next few months but it keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares. June 15, 2013 15:13 EDT GOOG Raven collaborates with Google in improving Internet access to underserved areas Subscribe for More Information June 14, 2013 16:00 EDT GOOG Options Update; June 14, 2013 Subscribe for More Information 09:36 EDT GOOG Active equity option families trading on open Active equity option families trading on open according to Track Data: AAPL ELN GOOG TSLA CLF NFLX 07:27 EDT GOOG TiVo volatility at historic lows after patent settlements Subscribe for More Information 07:15 EDT GOOG Facebook to stop showing search ads, AllThingsD says Facebook will no longer show ads in its search results, according to AllThingsD. Reference Link 07:12 EDT GOOG Large Internet companies could be hurt by spying revelations, Politico says Subscribe for More Information 06:05 EDT GOOG Google will shut down AdWhirl on September 30, TechCrunch reports Subscribe for More Information 05:51 EDT GOOG Companies often reject U.S. demands for Internet data, WSJ reports Subscribe for More Information June 13, 2013 16:00 EDT GOOG Options Update; June 13, 2013 Subscribe for More Information 13:43 EDT GOOG Google faces EU probe on Android licensing, FT reports Subscribe for More Information 07:10 EDT GOOG Google tax strategy criticized by U.K. lawmakers, Reuters reports Subscribe for More Information 06:24 EDT GOOG Google's Nexus 7 to stay away from entry-level price competition, DigiTimes says Subscribe for More Information 06:10 EDT GOOG On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up Subscribe for More Information June 12, 2013 18:16 EDT GOOG Google reports phishing campaigns targeted at Iranian users Subscribe for More Information 16:02 EDT GOOG Options Update; June 12, 2013 Subscribe for More Information 15:01 EDT GOOG New Four Horsemen of Tech option implied volatility is mixed Amazon.com (AMZN) overall option implied volatility of 29 is below its 26-week average of 31, Google (GOOG) is at 24, near its 26-week average of 23, Apple (AAPL) is at 27; below its 26-week average of 29, IBM (IBM) is at 19, above its 26-average of 16 according to Track Data. 07:26 EDT GOOG Google Waze acquisition positive, says RBC Capital Subscribe for More Information 06:34 EDT GOOG Hewlett-Packard launches IT system for businesses in cooperation with Google Subscribe for More Information 06:30 EDT GOOG Google price target raised to $1000 from 900 at Needham Subscribe for More Information 06:14 EDT GOOG U.S. tech firms demand government transparency on security, Reutters reports Three major U.S. Internet companies --Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT) and Facebook (FB)-- called on the U.S. government to provide greater transparency on national security requests, as they sought to distance themselves from reports that portrayed the companies as willing partners in supplying mass user data to security agencies, reports Reuters.Reference Link 06:11 EDT GOOG Google's Waze deal likely to face long probe, NY Post reports Subscribe for More Information June 11, 2013 13:54 EDT GOOG Google asks for U.S. permission to publish more national security request data Subscribe for More Information 11:49 EDT GOOG Google cuts data storage prices for BigQuery customers Subscribe for More Information 11:37 EDT GOOG Google confirms acquisition of traffic app maker Waze Subscribe for More Information 11:35 EDT GOOG Google confirms closing of acquisition of Waze Reference Link 09:42 EDT GOOG Active equity option families trading on open Subscribe for More Information June 10, 2013 16:01 EDT GOOG Options Update; June 10, 2013 Subscribe for More Information 16:01 EDT GOOG Options Update; June 10, 2013 Subscribe for More Information 14:16 EDT GOOG Apple's Cook says over 600M iOS devices have been sold Subscribe for More Information 12:29 EDT GOOG Sony to launch new Google TV box with voice search, androidcentral says Subscribe for More Information 10:01 EDT GOOG Google acquisition of Waze a negative for Yelp, says First Analysis First Analysis said a Google acquisition of Waze would create a formidable competitor for Yelp (YELP). The firm said Google could use the tremendous amount of information Waze collects to direct advertising to its 45M user base and supplement existing data. Shares of Yelp are Equal Weight rated. 09:39 EDT GOOG Active equity option families trading on open Subscribe for More Information 07:40 EDT GOOG Nielsen says social media dominates smartphones, tablets, LAT reports A report recently released from Nielsen suggests that consumers use their smartphones and tablets for a number or reasons, however, time spent on social networking exceeds that of streaming videos or accessing sports, reported The Los Angeles Times. Reference Link 07:17 EDT GOOG Storage Networking Industry Association to host conference Storage Plumbing & Data Engineering Conference is being held in Santa Clara on June 10-12. June 9, 2013 12:32 EDT GOOG Sources: Google set to acquire Waze for $1.3B, Globes reports Subscribe for More Information June 7, 2013 16:26 EDT GOOG On The Fly: Closing Wrap Subscribe for More Information 16:00 EDT GOOG Options Update; June 7, 2013 CBOE Volatility Index VIX down 1.67 to 14.96. Option volume leaders: AAPL AMZN GOOG TSLA HPQ according to Track Data. 12:57 EDT GOOG On The Fly: Midday Wrap The Wall Street averages were all up about 1% near midday after the monthly jobs report beat forecasts. ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., the Labor Department reported employers added 175K jobs in May, beating expectations for 163K added jobs. The unemployment rate rose slightly to 7.6% in May from 7.5% in April, with the uptick attributed to more people entering the workforce. COMPANY NEWS: TiVo (TIVO) confirmed it had settled a patent lawsuit with Google's (GOOG) Motorola unit, Cisco (CSCO) and Time Warner Cable (TWC), as reported by media outlets yesterday. The company also doubled its stock buyback authorization, but TiVo shares, which had been higher yesterday on the initial reports, fell over 17% as the amount of money the company received in the deal fell short of analyst expectations. MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers were JinkoSolar (JKS) and Thor Industries (THO), which both gained over 10% following their earnings reports. Also higher were shares of Yum! Brands (YUM), which rose nearly 3% after UBS upgraded the stock to Buy. Among the losers were a number of companies that had hoped to convert to real estate investment trusts after the IRS formed a group to study issues relating to REIT conversions. Notably, Iron Mountain (IRM) fell almost 16%, Copart (CPRT) dropped over 6%, and Equinix (EQIX) slid over 5%. INDICES: Near 1 pm ET, the Dow was up 168.95, or 1.12%, to 15,209.57; the Nasdaq was up 35.12, or 1.03%, to 3,459.17; and the S&P 500 was up 15.41, or 0.95%, to 1,637.97. 12:37 EDT GOOG TiVo volatility collapses on settlement with Google's Motorola Mobility Subscribe for More Information 11:26 EDT GOOG BlackBerry BBM to be available on other devices after June 27, The Next Web says Subscribe for More Information 10:48 EDT GOOG Google shares rise, levels to watch Shares are up just under a percent to $871.26 at time of writing. At that price, next resistance is at $880.40. Support is at $866.38, the 30-day moving average. 10:12 EDT GOOG Cost for entry-level 7-inch tablets expected to drop, DigiTimes says Subscribe for More Information 09:27 EDT GOOG On The Fly: Pre-market Movers HIGHER: Concurrent (CCUR), up 9.2% after doubling its dividend... Christopher & Banks (CBK), up 9.1% after quarterly earnings, revenue beat expectations... Gamestop (GME), up 2.5% after Microsoft (MSFT) clarifies how games licensing will works on upcoming Xbox One system... Arena (ARNA), up 1.7% after saying Belviq weight-loss drug available in U.s. next week, triggering milestone payment. LOWER: TiVo (XXX), down 18.7% after announcing patent litigation with Google's (GOOG) Motorola, Cisco (CSCO) and Time Warner Cable (TWC), doubles stock buyback authorization... Iron Mountain (IRM), down 17.2%, Lamar Advertising (LAMR), down 8.3%, Equinix (EQIX), down 7.8%, CBS (CBS), down 2.1%, after IRS forms working group on REIT issues, which could delay some of those companies plans for or consideration of REIT conversion... Intel (INTC), down 0.8% following downgrade to Underweight at Piper Jaffray. 09:21 EDT GOOG Cisco to pay $294M to TiVo in patent settlement Subscribe for More Information 08:42 EDT GOOG TiVo down 19.2% after confirming terms of patent settlement with Google, others Subscribe for More Information 08:22 EDT GOOG TiVo reaches $490M patent settlement, doubles share buyback Subscribe for More Information 07:45 EDT GOOG TiVo likely received favorable settlement terms, says Lazard Capital Lazard Capital says it makes sense to assume that TiVo (TIVO) received favorable terms in its settlement with Google's (GOOG) Motorola as it had no reason to settle for less. The firm estimates the settlement will be worth a pre-tax NPV of $807M, or $484M after-tax, equal to $3.44 per TiVo share. Lazard Capital says shares of TiVo are likely to move near its $17 price target should its settlement assumptions prove right. 06:53 EDT GOOG U.S. collects data overseas from major Internet companies, NY Times reports Subscribe for More Information 05:26 EDT GOOG Major Internet firms deny giving U.S. 'direct access' to servers, Reuters says A number of big tech companies, including Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG) and Facebook, said they don't provide any government agency with "direct access" to their servers, rebutting a Washington Post report that said they have granted such access under a classified data collection program, reports Reuters.Reference Link June 6, 2013 16:28 EDT GOOG TiVo settles patent case with Motorola Mobility, Bloomberg says TiVo (TIVO) settled a patent lawsuit with Google's (GOOG) Motorola Mobility unit that was set to go to trial next week, reports Bloomberg, citing a clerk in the trial judge's chambers. Shares of TiVo spiked higher following the news, closing up $1.05, or 8.29%, to $13.71. Reference Link 16:22 EDT GOOG On The Fly: Closing Wrap Subscribe for More Information 16:01 EDT GOOG Options Update; June 6, 2013 CBOE Volatility Index VIX down 72c to 16.78. Option volume leaders: AAPL TSLA GOOG C MRK BAC according to Track Data. 15:51 EDT GOOG TiVo, Motorola settle lawsuit, terms not disclosed, Bloomberg says Subscribe for More Information 14:21 EDT GOOG Company says it's developing superior Google Glass competitor, BGR reports Subscribe for More Information 09:39 EDT GOOG Active equity option families trading Active equity option families trading on open according to Track Data: AAPL TSLA GOOG SODA PAY 09:09 EDT GOOG Top Image Systems files for patent for GlassCapture Top Image Systems (TISA) announced that the company has filed a patent to the U.S. Patents Office for a new TIS capture product - GlassCapture, a Google Glass (GOOG) capture application. The new product will enable users to capture documents by means of snapping images of the documents using a wearable computer such as Google Glass and then recognizing and processing the documents. GlassCapture will aid users to make decisions based on the captured documents and related information retrieved during document processing. 07:35 EDT GOOG Apple iRadio music service to be ad supported, Reuters says Subscribe for More Information 06:23 EDT GOOG AMD to joint Chromebook supply chain, Digitimes reports Subscribe for More Information June 5, 2013 13:28 EDT GOOG Google to allow advertisers to add images to search ads Google earlier today announced the beta launch of image extensions, which will allow advertisers to add new visual elements to their search ads. Image extensions will show in some cases when Google determines that a search is likely for visual content, the search engine giant explained. Reference Link 11:01 EDT GOOG Google's YouTube triples mobile ad sales over 6 months, Bloomberg says Google's YouTube unit has tripled advertising sales on mobile devices in the past six months, adding as much as $350M in revenue in the process, reported Bloomberg, citing an interview with Lucas Watson, VP of sales at YouTube. Reference Link 09:38 EDT GOOG Active equity option families trading Active equity option families trading on open according to Track Data: AAPL TSLA GOOG JASO ABX << 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | all recent news | >> Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.