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.
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Stock to News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Carplay could reach to 24M Vehicles By 2019

A new report claims that Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) CarPlay could expand to as many as 24 million vehicles by the year 2019. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ AAPL) already dominates the mobile market with the iPhone and iPad, and it may not be much longer until Apple dominates the automotive infotainment market with CarPlay. The first vehicles to support Apple’s CarPlay infotainment system are just starting to … Continue reading Stock to News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Carplay could reach to 24M Vehicles By 2019

Richard Atkins
Finance, Software

Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Assembles Container Management Coalition

In a major development on Thursday, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) confirmed that it has managed to convince several rivals that it is in their best interest to join a coalition to develop and support its new Kubernetes container migration and management system. The statement from Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) highlighted that International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), Red Hat Inc (NYSE:RHT), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Docker have … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Assembles Container Management Coalition

Richard Atkins
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

Richard Atkins
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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

Richard Atkins
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

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