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Google Sells App-Focused Ads After Twitter, Facebook

Google (GOOGL) on Tuesday announced a new type of mobile ad that will redirect searchers to apps on their smartphones and tablets. The ads are to be displayed above organic search results on mobile devices. When an app-maker buys an ad, users will be prompted with a button to open that app-maker’s app. Here’s how Jerry Dischler, Google vice president of product management for AdWords, explains the feature in a blog post: “For example, if someone

IPhone 6 rumors could be hurting Apple phone sales

Rumors of Apple’s (AAPL) upcoming big-screen iPhone 6 could be starting to hurt sales of current iPhone 5 series smartphones, analysts say. The impact could show up in Apple’s fiscal second-quarter report due out after the close Wednesday. Apple  (AAPL) iPhone sales slowed in April because of the launch of Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5, and consumers who delayed iPhone purchases until a new larger screen iPhone comes out, Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley said in note Monday. The rumored iPhone 6 isn’t expected to debut until September. Walkley says high-end Google (GOOGL) Android-based handsets such as the Samsung Galaxy S5 will take market share from Apple before the iPhone 6 launch, especially in the June quarter. However, Apple should win back meaningful high-end market share after the iPhone 6 comes out, he says.

Google Analysts Defend Firm After Q1 Miss, Stock Down

Google (GOOGL) stock was down 4% in midday trading Thursday after the search leader’s Q1 earnings missed, but analysts remained bullish. “We are buyers of the dip given the EPS miss was attributed primarily to discrete one-time expenses,” wrote Jefferies analyst Brian Pitz in a research note. The company late Wednesday reported Q1 EPS ex items up 4.5% to $6.27 from a revised $6 in the year-earlier quarter. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters