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

Stock in News: Germany Aims To Alter Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Privacy Policies

Google is in trouble with a German watchdog group over privacy policy matters. Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG)’s last privacy policy change went into affect two years ago, but that doesn’t mean the policy isn’t in need of changes. Some European watchdog groups hope to change the privacy policy. Earlier this week, German regulators demanded the search giant to limit how it combines user data spanning … Continue reading Stock in News: Germany Aims To Alter Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Privacy Policies

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Active Stock : Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Wins $2B in Damages

Facebook is getting success in its fight against fake likes, and has won over $2 billion in legal judgments against spammers. As soon as Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) decided to get rid of the fake ‘likes’ on its website, there are reports claiming that it has won more than $2 billion in legal judgments against spammers selling fake likes to the businesses. There are businesses … Continue reading Active Stock : Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Wins $2B in Damages

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Biotech Stock
BioTech, Finance

Biotech Stocks in News: Major Biotech Stocks to Focus On

Here we have a close look at some of the major Biotech Stocks which have shown tremendous promise over the past few weeks. Investors are all recommended to closely monitor these stocks over the coming months as some movement is expected from these stocks. Portola Pharmaceuticals (PTLA), a biopharmaceutical company, develops product candidates in the fields of thrombosis and hematology. This stock closed up 4.1% … Continue reading Biotech Stocks in News: Major Biotech Stocks to Focus On

Richard Atkins
Finance, Software

Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Já Launches New Bitcoin ATM

Portuguese manufacturer Bitcoin Já launched its first Bitcoin ATM in Lisbon over the weekend. The company is a brand new name in the world of bitcoin ATMs, so this is not only its first bitcoin machine in Portugal, but also the world. The launch of the ‘BJATM1’ model took place at the ATM’s permanent location, Lisbon’s @Cinema theatre, on Saturday, 4th October. Bitcoin Já describes … Continue reading Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Já Launches New Bitcoin ATM

Richard Atkins
Finance, Mobile

Stock News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Server Upgrade to Lower Subscriptions

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) is ending support for Windows Server 2003 in July 2015, so will that drive a major server upgrade? Bernstein analysts don’t think so, but they do think it will drive an increase in recurring revenue, which is exactly what Microsoft wants anyway. In a report dated Oct. 3, 2014, analysts Mark Moerdler and Zhe Shen said they think IT departments have … Continue reading Stock News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Server Upgrade to Lower Subscriptions

Richard Atkins
Finance, Mobile

Stock in Focus: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Planning A Golden iPad Air 2

Apple Inc. apparently wants to tap into the success of its gold iPhone 6 by adding it to the iPad Air 2. Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) is expected to unveil the iPad Air 2 this month, and now it sounds like there will indeed be a gold model. Other color options are expected to be the same silver and gray that were available on the … Continue reading Stock in Focus: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Planning A Golden iPad Air 2

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