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.

Microsoft MSFT Stock Update: Microsoft & Samsung Battle Out for Patent Fees

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) is suing Samsung for failure to fully pay all patent licensing fees relating to the Korean tech giant’s line of Android smartphones. Samsung only issued a very brief statement: “We will review the complaint in detail and determine appropriate measures in response.” Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) and Samsung have a long-standing…

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Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Provides New Features to Advertisers

Advertisers can now target their ads based on signal strength on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB). Essentially, the announcement for Facebook will allow advertisers to limit their data-heavy ads like video to those using 4G connections and not waste their marketing dollars on people connecting to the social media site through 2G connections in remote locations…

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