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Why 1 Analyst Thinks BlackBerry Is In 'Reinvention Mode'
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 4:16pm | 658Read More...BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) received two Christmas gifts this week: big sales and new money. BlackBerry Classic, the new version of the old BlackBerry handset, had sold out online in North America. It appears that the device is now available for pre-order again and should begin shipping this...
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Hackathons Helped Facebook Evolve; Now South Korea Wants To Do The Same
Friday, December 12, 2014 - 5:23pm | 482Read More...Many large corporations have hosted a hackathon, including Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). Few of them are willing to talk openly about how those events might have changed their businesses. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is the exception. Pedram Keyani, who...
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UPDATE: D.A. Davidson Downgrades Rackspace Hosting On Valuation
Friday, December 12, 2014 - 9:47am | 198Read More...D.A. Davidson downgraded Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE: RAX) Friday from Neutral to Underperform and set a price target of $40. Analyst Mark Kelleher expected “steady top line and EBITDA growth for Rackspace Hosting over the next several years,” and he believed “an Enterprise...
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Weekly Highlights: Apple's iPod Problem, Galaxy S6 Leaks And More
Sunday, December 7, 2014 - 7:01pm | 143Read More...Now that Christmas is approaching, it's time to start looking ahead to the next batch of smartphones coming in 2015. First up: the Galaxy S6. Little is known about this mysterious device, but the specs may have leaked online. Elsewhere in technology, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reportedly...
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Barnes & Noble To Acquire Microsoft's Stake In Nook Media
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 10:20am | 208Read More...Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) reported its fiscal 2015 second quarter results on Thursday morning. At the same time the company disclosed it has agreed with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) to terminate its commercial agreement related to Nook Media including any associated obligations...
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Did Microsoft Buy Acompli To Disrupt Email?
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 11:07am | 553Read More...Email was once a cutting-edge technology that allowed individuals to communicate quickly in a new and exciting way. Now, much like the conventional mail it partially replaced, email has become a boring necessity that consumers take for granted. Could Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) change...
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Weekly Highlights: iPad Sales Decline, BlackBerry Pays $550 For iPhones And More
Saturday, November 29, 2014 - 11:59am | 192Read More...The final week of November is often one of the slowest of the year, but there were a few noteworthy stories ahead of Thanksgiving. For starters, BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) offered big money for iPhone trade-ins. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) was rumored to be close to another M&A deal --...
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Apple Crossed $700B - Will Microsoft Soon Follow?
Friday, November 28, 2014 - 10:36am | 592Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) briefly rallied to a $700 billion market cap this week, highlighting the Mac-maker's success as the largest enterprise in the world. Now that the dust has settled, investors only have one question: Which company will hit $700 billion next? "I would put my...
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Barron's Recap: The Best And Worst States
Sunday, November 23, 2014 - 3:50pm | 833Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: the annual ranking of the creditworthiness of all 50 states and the outlook from the Sohn London Investment Conference, as well as the prospects for Intel and more. Cover Story "On Solid Ground" by Andrew Bary. Most American states are in...
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Is Yahoo's Firefox Deal A 'Big Loss' For Google?
Friday, November 21, 2014 - 10:25am | 674Read More...Investors barely reacted to the news that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) will replace Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) as the default search engine in Firefox. Google previously paid Firefox upward of $300 million to secure its place as Firefox's default search engine. Google will...
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Morgan Stanley: Microsoft's Growing Hoard Of Cash Not Reason Enough To Buy Shares
Thursday, November 20, 2014 - 1:17pm | 292Read More...Keith Weiss of Morgan Stanley recently held meetings with Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Investor Relation team. Weiss left the meetings a positive impression and convinced that there is further room for operating efficiencies within the company. The analyst also believes that...
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What Is Slush 2014 And Why Is Nokia Dominating The Event?
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 4:50pm | 552Read More...Slush started as a "focal point for Eurasian startups and technology talent to meet with top-tier international investors, executives and media," but the 2014 event is being dominated by a former stalwart: Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK). Hosted annually in Helsinki, Finland, Slush is a...
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'Facebook At Work' Poses Little Threat To Microsoft, LinkedIn
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 2:36pm | 860Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is reportedly working on a new concept, Facebook at Work, to compete with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD). This is not the first time that Facebook was rumored to be working on a new product or service. Last month the social network...
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LinkedIn Shares Down Amid 'Facebook At Work' Reports
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 9:12am | 196Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) last week introduced Places, a new feature that could rival Yelp. On Monday, various media sources reported that Facebook is working on a new website named Facebook At Work, a site that could potentially compete against LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD). Facebook...
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Target, Best Buy And Macy's Heat Up Black Thursday Competition
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 4:30pm | 484Read More...In the latest Black Friday 2014 news, Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) has announced that it will open at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving, or as it is increasingly known in the the world of retail, Black Thursday. This news follows Target Corporation’s (NYSE: TGT) announcement that it will be opening...
