Author: Richard Atkins

Richard Atkins is a senior contributor at Tech Insider covering online media, online travel, and video games. Richard has been with Tech Insider covering companies in these industries since 2011 and has authored numerous industry reports, including "Internet Video: Field of Dreams or Nightmare on Elm Street," "The Next Leg of Online Travel," and "Pwned: How Casual Games Changed The Gaming Landscape." Atkins was recognized as the No. 2 stock picker and earnings estimator in the 2011 Financial Times / StarMine Internet & Catalog Retail category and was ranked in the 2010 Wall Street Journal "Best On The Street" for the Leisure Goods & Services category.
Internet, Software

Active Stock: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) to Close Windows 7 Support In Jan 2015

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) recently cut support for Windows XP three months ago and now has plans to drop support for Windows 7 early next year. Microsoft made the official announcement early this month. The company also announced it was ending support for Windows Server 2003 and Office 2010. The personal computer operating system maker, Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) generally offers mainstream support for five years … Continue reading Active Stock: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) to Close Windows 7 Support In Jan 2015

Richard Atkins
Analysis, BioTech, Finance, Mobile

Stock in News: NASA to take Google (NASDAQ GOOG) 3D Smartphones to Space

3D smartphones of Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) will soon become the “brains and eyes” of NASA robots aboard International Space Station. The space agency will send these smartphones in a cargo spacecraft that will launch on Friday, July 11. NASA said it will use Google’s 3D sensing technology to beef up its SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites) robots. These 3D phones will … Continue reading Stock in News: NASA to take Google (NASDAQ GOOG) 3D Smartphones to Space

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Apple Stock AAPL
Finance, Mobile, software

Stock to Watch: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Loses Patent Case In China

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has lost a patent case in China. A Beijing court gave its decision in favor of a Chinese firm setting the path for the latter to continue with a separate case against Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) for invading the intellectual property rights. The Chinese firm, Zhizhen filed the case against Apple, in 2012, stating that Apple Siri, which also uses voice technology, has … Continue reading Stock to Watch: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Loses Patent Case In China

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Finance, Internet

Active Stock : Facebook (NASDAQ FB) brings down Lecpetex Botnet

In an interesting development, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) helped bring down a botnet called Lecpetex. This story shows both the growing sophistication of hackers and the difficulty of getting people to follow straightforward security protocols. Facebook reported that People downloaded and ran .exe files from spam messages despite years of warnings. The Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) wrote a post about the Lecpetex Botnet, explaining all the technicalities. … Continue reading Active Stock : Facebook (NASDAQ FB) brings down Lecpetex Botnet

Richard Atkins
Analysis, Finance, Internet

World Cup Germany vs Brazil Semi Final breaks Twitter Inc (NASDAQ TWTR) records

Twitter Inc (NASDAQ TWTR) revealed yesterday that the Germany’s 7-1 victory over hosts Brazil was tweeted about a huge 35.6 million times. This makes Germany vs Brazil as the most discussed sports game on Twitter since Twitter’s launch. This Germany Brazil match has doubled the tally secured by the previous most tweeted Soccer game, the one which was played between Brazil and Chile in this … Continue reading World Cup Germany vs Brazil Semi Final breaks Twitter Inc (NASDAQ TWTR) records

Richard Atkins
Finance, Mobile

Stock in News: Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ AMZN) may tighten its Rules on In-App Purchases

In a news which would effect the Amazon stock, Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ AMZN) is facing a potential lawsuit from the FTC similar to the one it brought against Apple to tighten its rules on in-app purchases. Unlike Apple, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is pushing back at the FTC saying that it is ready to “defend approach in court,” rather than paying out a settlement. In January, … Continue reading Stock in News: Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ AMZN) may tighten its Rules on In-App Purchases

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