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Analyst: PC Weakness Too Much For Advanced Micro Devices
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 8:45am | 274In a report published Friday, Ascendiant Capital Markets analyst Cody Acree downgraded shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) to Hold from Buy with no assigned price target (previous price target was $4.50) following its first quarter results. "Following Intel Corporation's negative...
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IDC: Worldwide Tablet Growth Hits The Brakes, Slowing To Low Single Digits In The Coming Years
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 9:37am | 354In a report published Thursday, The International Data Corporation (IDC) lowered its five-year forecast outlook for worldwide tablet shipments following the first year-over-year decline in worldwide tablet shipments in the fourth quarter of 2014. "Despite the growing popularity of phablets...
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FBR Highlights Wearables' Growth Opportunity
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 11:19am | 354In a report published Friday, FBR & Co. analyst Daniel Ives argued that wearables represent a major growth opportunity for technology companies in 2015 and beyond. According to Ives, Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) March 9 event in which the company is expected to detail its long-awaited...
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Microsoft's New Browser Highlighted In New Video
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 - 10:03am | 168Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) first detailed its new Internet browser and successor to Internet Explorer during its Windows 10 event in January. On Monday, a video surfaced by WinBeta, a Microsoft enthusiast site showing some of the features for Project Spartan, the codename for the Windows...
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The Report Card: Satya Nadella Completes One Year As Microsoft's CEO
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 4:32pm | 456Exactly a year ago, tech giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) appointed Satya Nadella to take the CEO reins of the company from Steve Ballmer. In the past year, Nadella has brought a lot of changes to Microsoft, including giving the company its new strategy of “mobile first, cloud...
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Morgan Stanley Answers 'What Does Windows 10 Really Mean' For Microsoft
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 11:14am | 224Keith Weiss of Morgan Stanley on Wednesday commented in a note that he needs "more clarity" to get more aggressive on shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) ahead of the Windows 10 launch. "The approximate 20 percent pullback from recent highs forces the question, ‘...
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Microsoft's HoloLens Is What 'You'd Expect From A Cutting-Edge Technology Company'
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 8:13am | 669Investors may not be aware of the numerous cool products being developed by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). Most of them are creative concepts that may never make it to retail. Others could be ready for primetime, but are too expensive to implement. This is ultimately what kept the unique...
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Microsoft Proves It's Still An Innovator
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 3:30pm | 367Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) fired back at naysayers who claim the company has fallen behind peers like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) in the tech race by unveiling a new operating system and some very impressive hardware Wednesday. Related Link:...
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Windows 10 Offers 'Chance To Reload' On Microsoft 'If You Didn't Get In Before'
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 8:55am | 541Windows 10, the next-generation operating system from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), will launch across a multitude of platforms in 2015. Unlike previous iterations, Windows 10 is being designed for every device imaginable. From smartphones and tablets to PCs, game consoles and augmented...
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Microsoft Updates Office for iPad & Introduces Office For Mobile, Android
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 1:54pm | 201Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced in March a ground-breaking move to bring its Office programs to Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad as part of a commitment to "bring Office to everyone, on every device and anywhere they need it." Since the announcement, more than 40...
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Will Microsoft Corporation's Windows 10 Outsell Windows 8, OS X?
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 1:42pm | 734Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) teased its next OS this week and announced that will be called Windows 10. The new version contains a real Start button and looks like a cross between Windows 7 and Windows 8. Thomas H. Yorke, managing director of Oceanic Capital Management, told Benzinga...