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.
BioTech, Finance

Top Biotech Stock: Amgen’s AMG 416 Succeeds in Phase III

Amgen Inc(AMGN) shares were up 2.5% following the company’s announcement that AMG 416 (formerly known as velcalcetide) has met the primary as well as secondary endpoints in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled 26-week long phase III study. The study evaluated the efficacy and safety of AMG 416 in 515 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients receiving hemodialysis and suffering from secondary hyperparathyroidism. Results showed that patients on … Continue reading Top Biotech Stock: Amgen’s AMG 416 Succeeds in Phase III

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Finance, Mobile

Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL)’s New MacBook Pro Features Retina Display

Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) announced that its new MacBook Pro is upgraded with retina display that features a stunning high-resolution screen. The device also comes with a faster processor, powerful graphics and an amazingly thin design of 0.71 inches. According to the Cupertino-based tech giant, the MacBook pro offers up to nine hours of battery life and its memory has been doubled in both entry-level … Continue reading Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL)’s New MacBook Pro Features Retina Display

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Finance, Mobile

Top Stock: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) To Pay Users For Broadcast Their Lives On Google Glass

A new Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Glass application will allow virtually anyone become an instant star. The new application called Livelens allows users to live stream their lives and charge others to view it. Google Glass has a new application that lets users record their lives and broadcast video for the world to see. This app is available for Google Glass, iOS and Android. The Google … Continue reading Top Stock: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) To Pay Users For Broadcast Their Lives On Google Glass

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Finance, Software

easyHotel Franchisee Now Accepts Bitcoin for Room Reservations

Travelers to Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague can pay for hotel bookings in bitcoin at any of the Holland’s three easyHotels. The easyHotel Holland website offers a ‘pay in bitcoin’ option upon checkout that generates a BitPay invoice, QR code and wallet address included, to settle the payment.

The easyHotel brand has become increasingly popular in Europe, following the success of UK-based easyGroup’s airline and airport transfer brands, easyJet and easyBus.While the easyHotels in the Netherlands have embraced bitcoin as a payment option, other members of the hotel family in Europe and the UK have not as yet.

The easyHotels integration highlights the continuing growth of bitcoin into the hotel and travel industries.

News on Bitcoins

Last month online travel giant Expedia also began accepting bitcoin payments, but for hotel reservations only. The company has since announced that its bitcoin profits have exceeded expectations. Travel agency CheapAir, which initially began accepting bitcoin for flight bookings, began integrating bitcoin payments into its booking system this February, making the service available to 200,000 hotels and Amtrak rail reservations.

Although the easyHotels franchise is not an intermediary site like Expedia or CheapAir, it is a prominent and trusted name in low-cost travel options in the UK and Europe, and the company could see a lot of the same customers paying in bitcoin. Whether easyJet and the other easyGroup brands will follow suit remains to be seen. The Benelux region easyHotel franchisee acts under the holding company DanZep Hotels.

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Analysis, Finance, Internet

Facebook Stock Price Targets Raised : Where is the limit ? (NASDAQ FB)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) released its latest earnings report recently, exceeding the estimates of analysts with strong key metrics. As a result, Sterne Agee analysts have increased their estimates and price target for the social network. Shares of Facebook Inc (FB) have surged more than 5% after the recent solid earnings report. The company reported a 153% increase in mobile ad revenue year over year … Continue reading Facebook Stock Price Targets Raised : Where is the limit ? (NASDAQ FB)

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BioTech, Finance

Biotech Stock To Buy: InterMune(ITMN) Gets Breakthrough Therapy Designation

InterMune, Inc. (ITMN ) received breakthrough therapy designation for its primary product, Esbriet (pirfenidone), from the FDA. InterMune is looking to get Esbriet approved in the U.S. for the treatment of adults suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Breakthrough therapy designation is a status provided to candidates that show superiority over existing therapies for the treatment of serious or life threatening diseases or conditions. The … Continue reading Biotech Stock To Buy: InterMune(ITMN) Gets Breakthrough Therapy Designation

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