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Mobile Health Apps Could Be the "Next Big Thing"
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 3:32pm | 633Read More...Investors are always looking for the “next big thing.” Business Insider, in a recent report, suggested the mobile health apps industry might be worth considering. Statistics support that notion with BI pointing out skyrocketing health care costs and the fact that health-related spending in the...
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Twitter, Mobile Tech And eCommerce With Groupon's Ted Leonsis (GRPN)
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 10:47am | 402Read More...Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) Chairman Ted Leonsis projected Twitter's success as they move forward towards their initial public offering, and discussed his former company AOL's (NYSE: AOL) influence over the revolutionary communication technology Friday morning on CNBC's Squawk Box. Leonsis also talked...
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Microsoft Is Paying Attention To App Revenue Stream (MSFT)
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 1:41pm | 611Read More...When it comes to monetization, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) might have a trick up its sleeve. And that trick just might be apps. Seeking Alpha’s Adrian McCarroll suggested it and others have seconded the notion. Microsoft has a habit of showing up late to the party. Such was the case with...
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Tablets Set To Outpace PCs In Q4
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 12:53pm | 550Read More...The tipping point has arrived. According to Bloomberg, researcher IDC released a report stating that tablet shipments will surpass those of personal computers in the fourth quarter for the first time. Opting for ease and portability, consumers now favor mobile devices over laptops and...
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Microsoft Won't Stop Waging Battle In Tablet Wars (MSFT)
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 10:46am | 602Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is on a mission to convince consumers that Windows 8 Tablets are better than the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. One way Microsoft is trying to do this is through a side-by-side comparison on Microsoft’s website. There consumers can compare four Windows 8 or Windows RT (a...
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What Will A Bezos-Owned Washington Post Look Like? (WPO)
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 7:52am | 560Read More...Now that Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos has announced his intent to purchase a portion of The Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO) for $250 million, a couple of questions come to mind. Related: Jeffrey P. Bezos to Purchase The Washington Post First, what does this all mean for...
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Apple's Amazing Litigation Machine (AAPL)
Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 3:18pm | 613Read More...Like most people who feel they have been wronged, companies are often willing to go to court to fight to protect their rights. One of the most willing is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Large corporations like Apple employ scores of lawyers who, according to USA Today, are at least as important as...
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Three Sectors to Benefit, Three Others to Suffer from Growth in Tablets
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 4:13pm | 606Read More...Tablet shipments are expected to overtake notebook shipment numbers by 2016, according to NPD DisplaySearch's Quarterly Mobile PC Shipment and Forecast Report. Notebook shipments are expected to go from 208 million units in 2012 to 393 million by 2017, and tablets are expected to go from 121...
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New Toshiba Tablet Features USB, Micro HDMI, and MicroSD
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 3:06pm | 269Read More...Is this another wannabe iPad clone or the iPad-killer we've been waiting for? We'll know soon. But if competing companies keep making tablets with features that the iPad lacks, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) might have something to worry about. Whatever the case, Toshiba is reportedly gearing up to launch...
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Tablet Thursday: Top 5 Contenders You Should Know About
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 5:59am | 478Read More...Avid technology market watchers are increasingly paying attention to the developing tablet computer market, as overall unit sales have increased more than 100% year-over-year. Here on tablet Thursday, we're going to point out 5 of the leading tablets on the market today. Keep in mind that many of...
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Forrester Says iPad Rivals Must Slash Prices to Compete
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 6:27am | 288Read More...The onslaught of competitors to Apple's (NASDAQ: APPL) iPad has been nothing short of stunning, as thousands of manufacturers, software developers, and entrepreneurs have rushed to innovate. The manufacturing rivals would best be suited to target Europe, however, if a new report by IT research...
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Consumers and Investors Benefiting from Tablet Innovation
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 6:36am | 394Read More...Whether it was a stroke of competitive genius or an actual belief, the world may never know. The truth remains that the comments by Steve Jobs in 2003 will live in technology infamy for years to come. Speaking at a digital conference in 2003, Jobs was quoted: "There are no plans to make a tablet....
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Tablet Shipments Increase 331% from Last Year, Apple Market Share Falls
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 6:50am | 298Read More...Tablet computer makers shipped more than 15 million units in the second quarter of 2011, a more than 300% increase from a year ago, according to analyst firm Strategy Analytics. Strategy Analytics research shows that technology companies shipped 4 million tablets in last year's second quarter,...
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Are Best Buy, Target and Wal-Mart Nothing More Than Showrooms for Amazon?
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 5:50pm | 1265Read More...It's not easy being a big box retailer. While Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), and Target (NYSE: TGT) once ruled the industry, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has quickly stolen the spotlight as the leading place to shop for just about everything. Brian Sozzi, an equity research analyst at Wall...
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Best Buy Shifts Focus To Mobile Stores (BBY, FONE, IGN)
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 2:01pm | 225Read More...In a shift away from its traditional big-box retail format, electronic retailer Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) said that it plans to open hundreds of wireless device stores, as well as shrink square footage at big-box stores by 10% over the next three to five years. The company expects to have 600 to 800...
