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

Top Stock : Facebook (NASDAQ FB) to continue in Afganistan

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) will continue in Afghanistan even though there were proposals to restrict the social networking site in the wake of ethnic hatred that sourced from it at the time of presidential elections. The war of words between the supporters on the website started after candidates Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah were accused of frauds in the June 14th election. Facebook has become the … Continue reading Top Stock : Facebook (NASDAQ FB) to continue in Afganistan

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Finance, Mobile, Software

Amazon.com (NASDAQ AMZN) Prime Music Launch and Reception

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)’s Prime Music streaming service was launched last month amid much fanfare. The company officially launched Prime Music, a new service that offers Prime customers access to over 1 million songs and hundreds of curated playlists. Presently, the service is available on desktop, Android and iOS. The service is available at no additional charge to Amazon Prime members who pay $99 a year … Continue reading Amazon.com (NASDAQ AMZN) Prime Music Launch and Reception

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Finance, gadgets, hardware

Top Stock: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) to make Google Glass more Stylish

In an important development which should have long term implications for the Google stock, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) recently joined forces with a high-end fashion designer DVF to create a line of stylish Google Glass devices. Google Designers for the device teamed up with legendary fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg to create high fashion frames for Google Glass. There will be a total of five new … Continue reading Top Stock: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) to make Google Glass more Stylish

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AAPL NASDAQ AAPL Apple
Finance, Mobile

Stock to Watch: Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) – A look at Products to be Launched

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is slated to release a bunch of devices this fall before the holiday season begins. This includes the iPad Mini 3 and the iPad Air 2, along with the heavily-rumored iPhone 6. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is also speculated to be planning to launch iWatch after the production of its much awaited device begins in July. Apple has been reportedly working on this iWatch … Continue reading Stock to Watch: Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) – A look at Products to be Launched

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Security Instant Messenger Data Protection
Software

The importance of High Security & Strong Encryption for Instant Messenger Applications

Over the last few years, Instant Messaging has emerged as a very popular way of communicating over the Internet. IM is increasing in popularity in both professional and personal applications. However, as with most things Internet based, the increasing use of instant messaging has led to an associated increase in the number of security risks. Instant messaging (IM) is a real-time supplement to and, in … Continue reading The importance of High Security & Strong Encryption for Instant Messenger Applications

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock to Watch: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) suffers from a lack of Workforce Diversity

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) recently released its diversity figures for the first time, showing that the world’s largest social network is run by mostly white and Asian men. Facebook released the data on the heels of similar reports from Google, Yahoo, and LinkedIn that came out in recent weeks. The latest figures should come as no surprise to anyone looking at the past reports, since … Continue reading Stock to Watch: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) suffers from a lack of Workforce Diversity

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