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Mobile World Congress: The Big Reveals of MWC 2015 (So Far)

By Brad Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
Samsung, Microsoft, Sony and Google have all made a splash with big reveals at MWC 2015. Here are some of the highlights from the first day of the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona.

Airport Extreme Review: Apple Router Aging, But Still a Performer

By Brad Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
Our Apple Airport Extreme review finds the current Apple Airport remains a solid buy ... at least for households with Apple gear

Monday Apple Rumors: iPhone 6s May Include Force Touch Input

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Monday's Apple Rumors include listing vehicles as one of its activities in Switzerland, a new Yosemite beta release and more.

IKEA Debuts Wireless Phone-Charging Furniture

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
IKEA showed off new furniture that will be released next month that is able to charge smartphones at the Mobile World Congress on Monday.

Facebook Envy: Study Says This FB Behavior Can Lead to Depression

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
A new study from the University of Michigan claims that Facebook envy can lead to depression for passive users of the website.

ISIS Threatens Lives of Twitter Employees Again

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
ISIS is threatening Twitter employees again for closing its accounts and also named the company's co-founder as a target.

GOOG and Android Pay vs. Apple Pay and AAPL

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Android Pay, GOOG's new payment API, takes on Apple Pay & AAPL. But what IS Android Pay, how does it threaten Apple, and where does Google Wallet fit in?

Google Street View Maps Amazon Rainforest Using Zipline

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Google Street View has mapped the Amazon Rainforest with the help of a zipline and it also mapped two rivers in the area.

Banks Try to Fight Rising Apple Pay Fraud

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Apple Pay is the new target for scammers that are tricking banks into letting them sign stolen credit cards onto the service.

Galaxy S6 Edge Steals Spotlight From New Galaxy 6 and Samsung Pay

By Brad Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
At Unpacked 2015, Samsung’s metal and glass Galaxy S6 was unveiled along with the curved screen Galaxy S6 Edge and Samsung Pay

4 Cash-Rich Tech Stocks That Are Spending Big to Grow

By John Kilhefner, Senior Managing Editor, Lango Franchise
Looking for growthy stocks that won't collapse at the first sign of trouble? Check out these four tech stocks that spend plenty, but have oodles of cash in the bank just in case.

Friday Apple Rumors: Apple May Release iOS 8.2 Next Week

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Friday's Apple Rumors include job listings for virtual reality engineers, Tim Cook talking about the Apple Watch's uses and more.

3 Vanguard Funds With High Dividend Yields

By David Fabian, FMD Capital Management
The search for high-yielding ETFs can be an interesting exercise in price movement and risk dynamics. These three Vanguard funds excel with high yields.

3 Dividend Stocks to Buy Now for Big Income

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
I'm being especially picky with my high-yield recommendations due to the uncertainty surrounding interest rates.

Google Blogger Won’t Ban Porn After All

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Google Blogger will continue to allow porn after backlash from users changed the company's mind before the new policy went into effect.

Twitter Rolls Out New Features to Tackle Trolls, Abuse

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Twitter has announced new safety features, including changes to how reporting is done, to help combat trolls and abuse on its service.

New Facebook Gender Option Lets You ‘Fill in the Blank’

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
A new Facebook gender option has added a new option that lets users create a custom gender by typing it into an empty text box.

Google Pays Whopping $25M for .app Web Domain

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Google paid $25 million for the .app domain name and is signed up to bid on several others being auctioned off by ICANN.

Ericsson Sues Apple in Patent Dispute

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Ericsson, a Swedish telecom equipment provider, has filed nine lawsuits against Apple in a dispute over patent infringement.
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