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 Analysis: Why Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Is A Great Buy Right Now

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) shares rallied more than 3 percent on Thursday in extended-hours trading after the world’s largest software company beat expectations and tallied record first-quarter sales, driven by the company’s cloud strength and hardware progress. The Seattle-based company turned in a fiscal first-quarter profit of $4.54 billion, or 54 cents per share, on revenue of $23.2 billion, compared with earnings of $5.24 billion, … Continue reading Stock Analysis: Why Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Is A Great Buy Right Now

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Finance, Mobile

Active Stock : Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Gets Back Calculator Widget From App Store

Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) is now no longer rejecting the calculator widget PCalc, a popular iOS app, which was previously to be removed from the iOS store, says a report from Techcrunch. Recently, the iPhone maker threatened to pull the popular app and widget from the app store alleging that widgets in iOS cannot perform calculations. After this warning from Apple, PCalc creator James Thomson … Continue reading Active Stock : Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Gets Back Calculator Widget From App Store

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Finance, Internet

Stock Report: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Loses Another Lawsuit

A woman who in full public view wore cloths that revealed her cleavage, and whose photo was taken by Google Street view, has won approximately $2,000 from a Canadian court for the emotional damage she suffered by having her picture taken and posted on the internet. While sitting on the stoop of her split level house in public view, the unidenitified woman’s picture was taken … Continue reading Stock Report: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Loses Another Lawsuit

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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) Could Be Sued For Its New ‘Rooms’ App

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) could face a potential legal battle in connection with its “Rooms” app, which was launched last week. Facebook previously faced similar trademark issues related to its Timeline feature, Paper news reading app and Bolt photo-messaging app for Instagram. Damien Rottemberg, co-founder and CTO of Room Inc., the developer of Room app, which was first released on the App Store of Apple on … Continue reading Stock in News: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) Could Be Sued For Its New ‘Rooms’ App

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Biotech Stock Finance Bio Tech
BioTech, Finance

Biotech Stock News: Amgen Looks Upbeat, Beats on Q3 Earnings & Revenues

Amgen (AMGN) reported third quarter 2014 earnings of $2.30 per share, well above the Consensus Estimate of $2.06 and the year-ago earnings of $1.93. Earnings were driven by higher revenues and higher profitability on Enbrel. Total revenues increased 6% to $5,031 million in the third quarter of 2014, beating the Consensus Estimate of $4,918 million. Including one-time items, third quarter earnings declined 10% to $1.61 … Continue reading Biotech Stock News: Amgen Looks Upbeat, Beats on Q3 Earnings & Revenues

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Finance, Software

Bitcoin News: Taxi Customers Can Now Pay In Bitcoins

Taxi passengers in the Malaysian cities of Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru can now pay for their rides in bitcoin, thanks to a booking service called Taximonger. Bitcoin Malaysia reported that it believes Taximonger offers the first opportunity for Asian taxi customers to use bitcoin, adding that for Malaysia it also represents the first cashless payment system for cabs, a long overdue addition. Taximonger offers … Continue reading Bitcoin News: Taxi Customers Can Now Pay In Bitcoins

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