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, Mobile, Software

Active Stock: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) Boosts Free OneDrive Storage

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) have increased their free cloud storage offering from 7 gigabytes to 15 gigabytes. Office 365 customers will receive one full terabyte of storage. For those who want extra storage without paying the full price for Office 365, they can pay Microsoft just $1.99 a month for 100 gigabytes or $3.99 for 200 gigabytes. If users want one full terabyte of storage, they … Continue reading Active Stock: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) Boosts Free OneDrive Storage

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) bans Porn in Advertisements

In an important development, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has decided to ban the pornographic websites from posting ads by using company’s advertising network. The internet search giant Google appears to be in no mood to negotiate over the content for extra profit. After taking a decision in March, Google has, now, finally decided to ban the Porn ads from its advertising network. According to the new … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) bans Porn in Advertisements

Richard Atkins
Finance, Mobile, Software

Stock to Watch: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) iOS 8 Beta 3 Released

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) released the third iOS 8 beta to developers on Monday. This beta update includes bug fixes and other improvements. The update is available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. The specifics of the launch of iOS 8 Beta 3 are still unknown, with a detailed release note from Apple expected soon. Apple released the third beta for iOS 8 to smooth … Continue reading Stock to Watch: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) iOS 8 Beta 3 Released

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Top Stock : Facebook (NASDAQ FB) to continue in Afganistan

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) will continue in Afghanistan even though there were proposals to restrict the social networking site in the wake of ethnic hatred that sourced from it at the time of presidential elections. The war of words between the supporters on the website started after candidates Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah were accused of frauds in the June 14th election. Facebook has become the … Continue reading Top Stock : Facebook (NASDAQ FB) to continue in Afganistan

Richard Atkins
Finance, Mobile, Software

Amazon.com (NASDAQ AMZN) Prime Music Launch and Reception

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)’s Prime Music streaming service was launched last month amid much fanfare. The company officially launched Prime Music, a new service that offers Prime customers access to over 1 million songs and hundreds of curated playlists. Presently, the service is available on desktop, Android and iOS. The service is available at no additional charge to Amazon Prime members who pay $99 a year … Continue reading Amazon.com (NASDAQ AMZN) Prime Music Launch and Reception

Richard Atkins
Finance, gadgets, hardware

Top Stock: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) to make Google Glass more Stylish

In an important development which should have long term implications for the Google stock, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) recently joined forces with a high-end fashion designer DVF to create a line of stylish Google Glass devices. Google Designers for the device teamed up with legendary fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg to create high fashion frames for Google Glass. There will be a total of five new … Continue reading Top Stock: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) to make Google Glass more Stylish

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