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 News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Facing Charges over False Claims of Storage Space

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) is currently having a hard time, legally speaking. Recently, two men in Florida filed a lawsuit against Apple, saying that Apple is not providing the amount of storage space which they claim to provide. This leads to a customers opting for iCloud services, which is a paid one. Apple refused to comment on the matter. In this post, we will take a … Continue reading Stock News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Facing Charges over False Claims of Storage Space

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Stock in News: A Look at Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Health Bands

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) has now entered the highly competitive market of wearable devices with their health bands. Marketed not that heavily, Microsoft aims to get a sizable chunk of the market, which already has the likes of Nike Bands and the soon to enter Apple Watch. Microsoft’s health band provides a complete health overview with a good battery life and easily accessible tools of monitoring. … Continue reading Stock in News: A Look at Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Health Bands

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Stock in News: Speculating Apple (NASDAQ APPL) iPhone 7 Features

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) would be looking to continue its good run of 2014 into 2015. Apple introduced iPhone 6, Apple Pay and also announced Apple Watch. Apple users would also be looking forward to Apple iPhone 7 in 2015. After a successful iPhone 6 launch, what changes would Apple look to bring in their new iPhone? Will there be major radical changes? Here in this … Continue reading Stock in News: Speculating Apple (NASDAQ APPL) iPhone 7 Features

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Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Having Gmail problems in China

Google (NASDAQ GOOG) has ended 2014 on a rather sour note. Google’s mailing service, Gmail, has been reportedly blocked by the Chinese authorities. Late last week, Chinese authorities blocked a number of mailing addresses. This is not the first time Chinese authorities have done the same. The service was however restored a little while later. However, the extent of restoration and blockage remains unknown. Here … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Having Gmail problems in China

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Stock Predictions: What 2025 holds for Facebook (NASDAQ FB)

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) was one stock which had a good 2014. With the acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram, facebook was able to enhance its own reputation. Here in this article, we will take a look at the potential of Facebook in the coming year. We will take a look at what the stockholders can expect from the stock and what FB might be upto in … Continue reading Stock Predictions: What 2025 holds for Facebook (NASDAQ FB)

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Finance

Investors Should Watch: Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE:BBD), PH Glatfelter Co. (NYSE:GLT), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY), OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR)

On Dec 22, Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), and Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC), announced the two companies are jointly bringing the world’s best capacitive touchscreens and touch fingerprint area sensor technology to smart devices. Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 3.20% and weekly performance is 0.30%. On last trading day company shares ended up $8.40. Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML) distance from … Continue reading Investors Should Watch: Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE:BBD), PH Glatfelter Co. (NYSE:GLT), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY), OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR)

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