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 Performance Report: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Nears A 52 Month High

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT), once nearly orphaned by investors, has nearly touched its 52-week high. As a matter of fact, make that a 10-year high, for good measure. It has gotten there without a large explosion in new businesses like cloud computing. Much of the rise in revenue and profits has recently come from businesses that are many years old. Microsoft’s stock reached $46.97 a share … Continue reading Stock Performance Report: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Nears A 52 Month High

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Finance, Mobile

Stock Report: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) iPad Pro To Be As Thin As iPhone 6

Thin is in. Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL)’s upcoming iPad Pro tablet is rumored to be as thin as the new iPhone 6. This report comes from Japanese tech blog Macotakara. It is reported the next Apple tablet computer will not be quite as thin as the iPad Air 2, but it will be thin as the iPhone 6, but it will still be one of … Continue reading Stock Report: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) iPad Pro To Be As Thin As iPhone 6

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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Funds Big In An Augmented Reality Startup

Magic Leap raised $542 million in a funding round led by Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) on Tuesday. The number 1 mobile chipmaker, Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ QCOM) is invested in this funding round as well as Andreessen Horowitz, KKR, Obvious Ventures and Legendary Entertainment. The company’s Founder and CEO, Rony Abovitz said its mission is to “develop and commercialize… the most natural and human-friendly wearable computing … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Funds Big In An Augmented Reality Startup

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FB Nasdaq FB Facebook
Finance, Internet

Active Stock: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) May Let Publishers Post Articles Directly On Mobile App

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is offering a revenue share deal to the publishers that will enable newspapers, magazines, and websites to send their articles for the social network directly through its mobile app, according to a report from the New York Times. The social networking website has initiated a “listening tour” with publishers to discuss better ways to collaborate on the mobile platform. Facebook’s mobile … Continue reading Active Stock: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) May Let Publishers Post Articles Directly On Mobile App

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BioTech, Finance

Top Biotech Stock News: Biogen’s Q3 Earnings Top Estimates

Biogen Idec (BIIB) reported third quarter 2014 earnings per share of $3.79 (including the impact of stock-based compensation expense), way above the Consensus Estimate of $3.22 and the year-ago earnings of $2.34 per share. Third quarter 2014 revenues increased 37% to $2.5 billion, topping the Consensus Estimate of $2.4 billion. Including one-time items, third quarter 2014 earnings increased 77% to $3.62 per share. Third quarter … Continue reading Top Biotech Stock News: Biogen’s Q3 Earnings Top Estimates

Richard Atkins
Finance, Software

Bitcoin Review: Work Bitcoin Can Enable In The Future

Bitcoin is not just a new form of payment, and it isn’t simply a store of value. It is, perhaps most importantly, a public ledger, and it is the part of bitcoin known as the block chain that many argue holds the true innovative potential of the technology. In essence, bitcoin is a new foundational technology built using the Internet, utilizing both the power of … Continue reading Bitcoin Review: Work Bitcoin Can Enable In The Future

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