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, Internet

Active Stock: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Faces Official Complaints over News Feed Experiment

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) is in trouble for its privacy practices yet again. This time the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), a privacy watchdog group, has filed an official complaint against Facebook for its 2012 emoticon study. The complaint states that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) didn’t obtain the consent of users before conducting the study. Last weekend, details about Facebook’s psychological study started making rounds through social … Continue reading Active Stock: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Faces Official Complaints over News Feed Experiment

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Finance, Mobile

Stock to Watch: Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) Developing Smart Home Products

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is targeting Smart Home as another business category to achieve growth. According to various sources, the tech giant Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) has assembled a new team which would develop different hardware products for the home that would deeply integrate with its devices such as the iPhone, iPad and other Apple based deices. Although Apple unveiled its HomeKit platform for developers at this year’s … Continue reading Stock to Watch: Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) Developing Smart Home Products

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Analysis, Finance, Mobile

(NASDAQ GOOG) Google shares Prototype of Project Ara Phone

In an important development which should have long term implications for the Google stock, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) shared images of a prototype of the Project Ara smartphone during the Google I/O event. Project Ara was initially in the news in late 2013. Project Ara seeks to enable modular phones whose parts can be mixed and matched on the fly. The launch of this prototype from … Continue reading (NASDAQ GOOG) Google shares Prototype of Project Ara Phone

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Wimbledon Live Stream 2014 TV Schedule Video Highlights and Replay
Sport

Watch Roger Federer vs Novak Djokovic Wimbledon 2014 Final Live Stream, Highlights Video and TV schedule

The Finals of Wimbledon between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic can be watched on Sunday through Live TV or through Online Streaming. Men’s Singles Final match between the seven time champion Federer and first seed Djokovic would take place on the Wimbledon’s Final day and can be watched Live. The information regarding the Live Streaming and TV Schedule lies in this article. Also do tune … Continue reading Watch Roger Federer vs Novak Djokovic Wimbledon 2014 Final Live Stream, Highlights Video and TV schedule

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Analysis, Finance, Internet

Active Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) records a Billion World Cup related Interactions

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) has so far recorded 1 billion posts, likes and comments related to the World Cup. Facebook interaction has reached a new level while breaking records thanks to this year’s Football World Cup. The event has ignited more actions on a social media platform than any other event in the history of the company. . According to Facebook, the website saw over … Continue reading Active Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) records a Billion World Cup related Interactions

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Sport

Netherlands vs Costa Rica Live Stream of World Cup match, Video of Goals & Highlights

Netherlands battle Costa Rica on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. This World Cup Quarterfinals match can be watched Live on TV and online. The Netherlands vs Costa Rica game is available on Live Stream. The links to this Netherlands Costa Rica online Streaming can be found in this article. Check out all the Live Match highlights and Goals of this Netherlands vs Costa Rica World … Continue reading Netherlands vs Costa Rica Live Stream of World Cup match, Video of Goals & Highlights

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