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Intel to Open Pop-Up Stores for the Holiday Season
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 11:15am | 564American chip maker Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) said it plans to open pop-up stores for the holiday season, according to Laptop. It’s unclear if the stores will actually sell anything, although a YouTube video created to promote the new Intel Experience locations indicates consumers can order...
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Mobile Health Apps Could Be the "Next Big Thing"
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 3:32pm | 633Investors 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 | 402Groupon (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 | 611When 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 | 550The 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 | 602Microsoft (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 | 560Now 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 | 613Like 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 | 606Tablet 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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Looking Past the 'Surface' of Microsoft's New Tablet Computer
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 1:09pm | 1509By Investing Daily Staff Microsoft (NasdaqGS: MSFT) took two pages out of Apple’s (NasdaqGS) playbook on Monday night. First, it built up huge buzz by keeping the media guessing for days before launching its new tablet computer, the Microsoft Surface, at a surprise location...
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Why There Will be Two New iPhone Models Announced Tuesday, Not One
Saturday, October 1, 2011 - 4:08pm | 644Image via CrunchBaseA lot of my favorite developer friends are convinced there will be just one new iPhone model. Not just two. A big part of their reasoning is "this is what Apple always does, and therefore this is what they are going to do this time". My bet is one TWO new models, and iPhone...
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First Photos of Motorola XOOM 2 Leak
Saturday, September 24, 2011 - 2:27pm | 426Droid-Life has posted a couple of leaked pictures of what it claims to be the Motorola XOOM 2, the successor to the original XOOM tablet. The tablet, carrying the model number MZ617, is similar to the current XOOM that is on the market now- the weight is basically the same. The XOOM 2 features an...
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New Toshiba Tablet Features USB, Micro HDMI, and MicroSD
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 3:06pm | 269Is 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 | 478Avid 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 | 288The 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...