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.

Stock Review: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) Files Trademark For Battletoads

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) has filed a trademark application for Battletoads, hinting at the revival of the series, but nothing has been confirmed officially as of now. A report from NeoGAF said that the trademark was filed with the United States Patent & Trademark Office on Nov. 5 for “game software” and “online video games.”…

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Active Stock : NASA Agrees To Lease Major Airfield To Google (NASDAQ GOOG)

According to a NASA statement, Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) will use the site for research, development, assembly and testing related to “space exploration, aviation, rover/robotics and other emerging technologies.” Plans include the renovation of the historic Hangar One, which was used to store airships, as well as two other hangars at the airfield. The space…

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