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.
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Consumer Goods Most Active: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is committed to offering innovative products and services, and the fact that the company could provide iTunes Radio for Android devices shows it’s flexible enough to adapt to a rapidly changing technology market. With more consumers selecting Android smartphones and tablets, and the increasing demand for streaming music services, launching iTunes Radio for Android devices could help Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) in a … Continue reading Consumer Goods Most Active: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: A Look At Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Nexus 6

Google (NASDAQ GOOG) introduced the Nexus 6 smartphone way back in November last year. However, the phone had taken its own time in releasing worldwide. The new Nexus smartphone had a variety of cool features. It was released as a competition to samsung and Windows phones, particularly Note series and Galaxy S. Google would be delighted with the response that it received for this phone, … Continue reading Stock in News: A Look At Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Nexus 6

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Finance, Mobile

Tech Movers: Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ:BBRY)

The Internet has had a strong reaction to Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) announcing on Tuesday that it will purchase Oculus VR for $2 billion. Some have wondered what would happen to the sex simulator that was created for Oculus Rift. While some think Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) buying Oculus would hinder the, well, reality of the sex simulator’s development, others joked that Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: … Continue reading Tech Movers: Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ:BBRY)

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Analysis, Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Twitter (NASDAQ TWTR) Facing Lawsuit for Gender Discrimination

According to market reports, Twitter (NASDAQ TWTR) is facing class action lawsuit for Gender Discrimination. The Micro Blogging site is in the news, but not in the manner they would have been hoping for. A former employee has raised this case, where she claims that policies in Twitter favour men over women. Software firms have had problems in this very area, in the past. Twitter … Continue reading Stock in News: Twitter (NASDAQ TWTR) Facing Lawsuit for Gender Discrimination

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Finance

Bullish Stocks At Services Sector: Versar Inc. (NYSEMKT:VSR), Wayside Technology Group (NASDAQ:WSTG), Sears Hometown and Outlet (NASDAQ:SHOS), ReachLocal (NASDAQ:RLOC)

Versar, Inc. (NYSEMKT:VSR) announced the acquisition of Lime Energy, Inc.’s Facility Repair and Renewal (FRR) business unit. The acquisition represents five task orders with total revenue between $6.2 and $9.7 million and enhances Versar Inc. (NYSEMKT:VSR)’s offerings in support of various DoD and other Federal agencies nationwide. Versar Inc. (NYSEMKT:VSR) stock performance was 13.61% in last session and finished the day at $4.09. Traded volume … Continue reading Bullish Stocks At Services Sector: Versar Inc. (NYSEMKT:VSR), Wayside Technology Group (NASDAQ:WSTG), Sears Hometown and Outlet (NASDAQ:SHOS), ReachLocal (NASDAQ:RLOC)

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Internet, Mobile

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: A Look At Apple Watch

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) is going to launch their prolific Apple Watch in the coming months. One of the hottest things in the market currently, Apple Watch has been backed by many as the product which can change the whole market segment. Apple themselves have been very vocal about the product. Tim Cook has been in the news claiming it to be the next big thing. … Continue reading Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: A Look At Apple Watch

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