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Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) latest device is an ambitious, high-end smartphone that contains a plethora of new features -- including six cameras. But those bells-and-whistles features won't come cheap. Customers will pay $199 for the 32GB version. They will also be required to sign a two-...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) might not have much to worry about when Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) releases its first phone next month. IBISWorld industry research analyst Sarah Kahn does not believe that Amazon will be successful in persuading many iPhone loyalists to switch to the Fire Phone. "I think...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) could develop the best smartphone in the world, but it won't get anywhere without great apps. Ian Fogg, Director of Mobile & Telecoms at IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS), believes that app acquisition is one of the biggest challenges that Amazon will face. "I think the challenge...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) unveiled its long-awaited Fire Phone on Wednesday, indicating that the company is finally ready to compete head-to-head with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF). But if Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry is right, Amazon might not have to worry about...

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) recently announced that the company will expand its wireless charging initiative to serve most domestic customers. The expansion will allow Duracell Powermat to bring 100,000 charging stations to company-operated Starbucks locations, along with a number of Teavana bars...

Is Bungie, the creator of the Halo franchise, on par with Pixar? The two companies may not appear to be related, but they are similar in a handful of ways. Both studios have produced a billion-dollar franchise (Pixar's Toy Story and Bungie's Halo). Both studios were once owned by massive...

Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) could set a new industry record by teaming up with Bungie, the creator of the Halo franchise. Bungie is one of the most respected developers within the video game industry. The company was once owned by Microsoft, which used the Halo franchise to launch and promote the...

The world's largest sporting event could help Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) sell more games in 2014. "It's time to pop the cork and have some parties," Hilliard Lyons analyst Jeff Thomison told Benzinga. "The console ownership is going well, people are starting to buy...

Vapor Group (OTC: VPOR) is one of the hottest companies to break into the cannabis industry. Shares of Vapor Group are up almost 5,000 percent since the company announced a reverse merger at the end of January. Weakness in the cannabis industry, however, has sent the company down from $0.45 to...

DreamWorks Animation (NASDAQ: DWA) can't catch a break. The company's shares plummeted more than 10 percent today after investors learned that How To Train Your Dragon 2 failed to secure the number-one spot at the box office. The crown went to Sony's 22 Jump Street, which earned $60 million during...

It's not uncommon for startups to brag about raising $100 million. In January, View (a startup that builds glass windows that can react to external conditions) announced that it had raised $100 million -- all from one investor. In March, Actifio (which focuses on data storage and data...

Visier is on a mission to scale its business and eventually go public -- and it believes $25 million can make that happen. The workforce analytics and planning solutions company has been very frugal with its investments, raising $9 million in a Series A and $15 million in a Series B round of...

Which console came out on top at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo? As usual, the answer largely depends on who you ask. Christine Arrington, Senior Games Analyst at IHS Electronics & Media (NYSE: IHS), thinks that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) had the better presentation. "The...

China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) is looking for growth, and it is starting with Thailand's True Corporation. The Chinese corporation is already the world's largest carrier with more than 700 million subscribers. Apple reportedly spent years trying to work out a deal with the company, which was...

Virtually every major character and franchise -- Mario, Zelda, Star Fox, Yoshi, Kirby, Smash Bros., etc. -- will arrive on Wii U by the end of 2015. Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) could surely delay some of those games and save them for a later date, or develop something entirely new for the following...