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Alphabet Tracker: Eyes On TV, Ride Share
March 02, 2017

It’s been an interesting month for Alphabet stock (GOOG). After a rise of over 6 percent in the first month of 2017 to hit a high of $858.45, stocks slid down following a Q4 earnings report whose bottom line missed analysts’ consensus. Alphabet saw its...

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Google Pixel Can Now Control Smart Homes
February 14, 2017

A software update to Google’s Pixel gives users the ability to control a variety of smart home devices straight from their smartphones. From a digital control panel, called Home Control, Pixel owners can use voice commands to control a number of smart home products straight...

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Google To Shut Down Hands Free Pilot
February 03, 2017

We hardly knew ye, Google Hands Free. And many didn’t get the chance to know you at all… Less than a year after the tech giant began testing its touchless mobile pay system in San Francisco, Google reported it will soon be pulling the plug on...

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Alphabet 4Q Sales Gain on Mobile Search, But Bottom Line Misses Street
January 27, 2017

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, saw its fourth quarter profit grow in the mid-single digit percentages for the fourth quarter to $9.36, lagging sales growth of as much as 22 percent to $26.1 billion. That bottom line number missed the consensus of $9.64, while...

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Alphabet Tracker: Too Many Messengers?
January 25, 2017

The new year has been good to Google’s parent company, as stock prices have risen by over 6 percent since the ball dropped, from $792.45 on Dec. 30, 2016, to close at $844.43 on Jan. 23. At the time of writing, Alphabet’s market cap sat at...

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Google Voice Is Getting More Organized With Update
January 24, 2017

Google announced Monday (Jan. 23) new updates to Google Voice, including a cleaner and more intuitive design. In a blog post, Google said the new design keeps everything organized for users. Take the inbox, for one example. Google said it now has separate tabs for...