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: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Completely Ditching Windows and Nokia

As per a leaked internal document, Microsoft plans to drop words ‘Nokia’ and ‘Phone’ soon from the branding. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) would abandon Nokia name and would no longer use for its mobile products, according to a leaked internal document. While the sale has been indicated by the company previously, the document obtained by tech blog GeeksOnGadgets just confirmed that. The document notes that … Continue reading Active Stock: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Completely Ditching Windows and Nokia

Richard Atkins
Finance, Mobile

Stock in News: Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock Has Lost Over $23B Since iPhone 6 Launch

Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) shares are tanking in the wake of rising allegations about the buggy operating system update and the iPhone 6 Plus’ bending in pockets. Apple has lost a whopping $23 billion since the iPhone 6 was released on Sept. 19. Apple stock is reflecting the effect of mishaps related to the faulty operating system and apparently delicate hardware. The stock closed down … Continue reading Stock in News: Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock Has Lost Over $23B Since iPhone 6 Launch

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: FBI Unhappy with the Strict Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Security

As Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) and Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) use customer privacy and data security as a method to differentiate their products, recent moves that would essentially lock out the prying eyes of the U.S. Department of Justice and National Security Agency are coming under scrutiny. FBI are in talks with Google and Apple about new security features that don’t even allow the cell … Continue reading Stock in News: FBI Unhappy with the Strict Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Security

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock Review: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Has A Challenger in Ello?

The new social network is begging questions of Facebook in its early days. Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) famously penned the line that “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” and those who are beginning to suggest that upstart social network Ello is a potential “Facebook Killer” should probably hold off on the death knells. At least for now and, let’s face it, the foreseeable … Continue reading Stock Review: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Has A Challenger in Ello?

Richard Atkins
Finance, Software

Bitcoin News: Reviewing Price Movements of Bitcoins

The price of bitcoin increased yesterday following the news that PayPal would integrate the digital currency into its services for merchants. However, the price is still down approximately 50% compared with the start of the year.Everyone in the bitcoin space is now looking for answers as to why the price has dropped so much from its $1,100 peak in December 2013. In the absence of … Continue reading Bitcoin News: Reviewing Price Movements of Bitcoins

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Windows 9 will push Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) to New Heights

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) has sent out invites for its September 30 media event. The company will take the wraps off its next-gen Windows 9 Enterprise Technical Preview. The invitation itself has the theme “What’s next for Windows?” Veteran Windows watcher Paul Thurrott said that Windows 8 was even bigger disaster than Windows Vista. Windows 9 is getting some useful Windows Phone features such as … Continue reading Windows 9 will push Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) to New Heights

Richard Atkins