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Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) introduced Circle, a smart device and app that allows parents to filter content, limit screen time, and more. Circle synchs wirelessly and can manage every device across a network. Parents have the ability to "pause the internet" which temporarily...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is pushing its $100 Android One smartphone in India yet again. The Android One smartphone is generally considered to be a flop with only 1.2 million handsets shipped last year. Alphabet revamped its strategy and hopes to sell its device to the...

The Wall Street Journal reported that Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Google plans to "fold" its Chrome operating system into its Android mobile operating system. Google engineers have been working for roughly two years to combine the operating systems. Google...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is expected to launch a new streaming video service in the UK. The service, DisneyLife, will feature films, books, and television shows under the Disney umbrella in one app. However, Star Wars and Marvel films will not be included in the launch. Disney is set...

Shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) were lower by more than 4 percent Friday morning, underperforming the Nasdaq Index, which was lower by only 0.77 percent. Srini Sundararajan of Summit Research argued in a note on Friday that Micron is an attractive investment during periods of macro...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is planning to roll out its latest operating system some time in the coming months, much to the dismay of mobile advertisers. The new system will allow users to install ad-blocking apps which will help pages load faster and make using Apple's Safari web browser on a...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced on Wednesday that it would be laying off 7,600 employees, or 6 percent of its workforce, primarily from its phone business. The company also expects to take a $7.6 billion hit from its acquisition of Nokia's smartphone business. Nick Bilton, New...

In multiple reports published Tuesday, Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley lowered his 2015 global smartphone estimates to 1.39 billion from 1.45 billion. The analyst also reduced his overall 2015 3G/4G unit total addressable market to 1.50 billion from 1.44 billion. Walkley noted that...

Just days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, the nation’s highest court rejected an appeal by Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to overturn a copyright ruling that could put Google on the hook for roughly $1 billion in licensing fees....

Re/code recently published an article on a study done by Tim Wu and Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) titled, "Google Manipulates Search Results, According to Study From Yelp and Legal Star Tim Wu." Jon Steinberg, Daily Mail North America CEO, thinks that the study doesn't paint the true...

Reuters is reporting that BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) could equip an upcoming smartphone with Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Android operating system. The information comes from four anonymous sources who are "familiar with the matter." Spotlight Features The Android-powered device...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is now China's largest smartphone vendor, according to Gartner. Gartner, a leading information technology research and advisory company, stated earlier this week that iPhone sales surged 72.5 percent during the first quarter of 2015 in China. As such, Apple is the...

Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) unveiled a revamped Android operating system Thursday as well as a raft of new services and features at its developers conference in San Francisco. Among announcements: revisions to its mobile payments service that Google hopes will rival Apple Inc....

Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s annual I/O Conference starts Thursday, where the company will be showcasing the new technology and products it has been working on. Jeremy Rosenberg, head of digital at Allison+Partners, was on CNBC Wednesday to discuss what investors and...