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.
Finance, Mobile

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: iCloud Services Facing Chronic Issues?

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) has been a top performer in various segments for the past year. After successfully dominating the smartphone market through iPhone 6, Apple have also taken a keen look at the Cloud Segment of the market. It would be interesting to see more about the ambitions of Apple in this upcoming Cloud segment. Lately, Apple had been facing some issues and the cloud … Continue reading Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: iCloud Services Facing Chronic Issues?

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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Twitter (NASDAQ TWTR) Introducing New Interface For Desktop

Twitter (NASDAQ TWTR) has been a good social networking interface. However, it has repeatedly lost ground to Facebook in terms of users as well as revenue. It definitely ends up as a glorified runners up. It has since come up with a lot of changes and introduced a number of new features, which have tried to place Twitter above its near competition. Lately, Twitter has … Continue reading Stock in News: Twitter (NASDAQ TWTR) Introducing New Interface For Desktop

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: Looking at the New Releases from Apple

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) has been one very attractive stock this year. The stock has been very receptive changes and has always had an innovative outlook. The Apple stock has brought in another host of changes this time round. They have introduced a new Macbook and a new iMac. Here we will look at the various features and specifications of these two devices which might be … Continue reading Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: Looking at the New Releases from Apple

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Windows 10 Preview

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) would be releasing their new Operating system named Windows 10 next month. The heavily anticipated release would go down in the coming days. It is therefore prudent to look at the major features and specifications of Windows 10 which make it such a compelling Operating System. Here we look at all this in detail. Here in this article, we will take a … Continue reading Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Windows 10 Preview

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) TV is now a Forgotten Venture

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) is one stock which is very bullish in the current markets. After tasting a lot of success through iPhone 6, Apple would be hoping to diversify into other ventures which are equally successful if not more. Apparently, Apple TV would not be one of them. With the release of Apple Watch, Apple would have been hoping for same from the likes of … Continue reading Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) TV is now a Forgotten Venture

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Acquires Tugboat Yards

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) has always had a strong interest in the online publishing of content. It has always looked increase published content on its platform. They have made yet another strong statement by acquiring the likes of Tugboat Yards. Tugboat Yards is a California based start up. It specializes in helping small and medium scale organizations’ manage their audience. Here in this article, we will … Continue reading Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Acquires Tugboat Yards

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