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Will Apple's iPhone Replace GoPro?
Sunday, May 31, 2015 - 10:47am | 552GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO) is the leading maker of action cameras, but some fear that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s iPhone will at least partially replace secondary cameras. Smartphones quickly eliminated the need for Flip Video, a niche camera brand that was acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc...
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Apple's 'Small Experiment' To Match Amazon.com
Saturday, May 30, 2015 - 11:43am | 636Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is offering same-day delivery in the San Francisco Bay Area. Analysts don't think it will alter the Mac maker's strategy for brick-and-mortar locations, but could there be another goal with this initiative? "It costs a lot of money to have stores,"...
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Apple's Secret Plan To Change Augmented Reality Is Finally Emerging
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 3:25pm | 786Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has acquired Metaio, a company that refers to itself as "pioneers in augmented reality (AR) and computer vision." It might be the latest clue in Apple's mission to change AR forever. "[Apple] is establishing APIs for Siri and for what they call 'Proactive,' which is sort...
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Fundrise CEO Ben Miller On 'Why Pre-Funding Matters'
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 3:41pm | 1100"Real estate crowdfunding is a fundamental change in investment paradigm."— Ben Miller, CEO Fundrise Fundrise.com co-founders Dan and Ben Miller were industry pioneers, pushing for the JOBS Act in 2012, with a goal to democratize commercial real estate (CRE) investment. Fundrise has quite a...
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Amazon Is In A 'Temporary Phase' Of Wanting To Show Cash Flow
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 10:21am | 532Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is often criticized for not appeasing investors, but that changed over the last quarter. Experts believed the firm's fourth quarter results were a sign that the company could earn a lot of money when it was ready to start taking profits. "I think what...
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Is Zynga A Penny Stock?
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 8:55am | 589Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) was once considered to be a powerful force in online game development, thanks in part to the "FarmVille" franchise. That changed when the company started losing players, which prompted Zynga to layoff several employees. Now the game studio, which once traded...
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BlackBerry Is 'On Its Way Up' As A Software Supplier
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 1:11pm | 583BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) has had its share of ups and downs, but one analyst believes the company is finally ready to rebound. "I think they've fallen pretty hard and therefore they did hit rock bottom," Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst at Moor Insights...
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Why Amazon's 'Me-Too' Music Service Is A-OK
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 7:31am | 568Amason.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has updated its Prime Music service with ad-free radio stations for iOS users. Experts say it's a "me-too" offer that follows the lead of Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) and Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTunes Radio, but investors shouldn't be...
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Is Xiaomi A Threat To GoPro, Apple, Sony... Everyone?
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 1:29pm | 718Xiaomi, the world's most valuable tech startup, has been valued at more than $46 billion. According to Bloomberg, its valuation could rise to $100 billion. Why all the fuss? Xiaomi develops a wide range of consumer electronics, including smartphones and GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO) clones, that...
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Facebook May Not Need To Prove WhatsApp Was Worth $19 Billion
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 4:41pm | 557Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) paid an exorbitant amount of money for WhatsApp. The $19 billion price tag is higher than any other company Facebook acquired, including Oculus VR, the developer of Oculus Rift. Dan Miller, senior analyst and founder of Opus Research, doesn't think those expenses...
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Are There Too Many Smartphone Brands?
Friday, January 9, 2015 - 8:34am | 590Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), SAMSUNG ELECT LTD(F) (OTC: SSNLF), Lenovo Group Limited (ADR) (OTC: LNVGY), Huawei and Xiaomi dominate the smartphone market, but that hasn't deterred others from entering the space. Palm Inc., the former device maker acquired by Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ...
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The Big Future Of Mini PCs
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 4:40pm | 756The Consumer Electronics Show is often the source of new trends. From curved TVs to 4K TVs and 3D TVs, CES is all about new technology -- particularly those involving television. This year an unexpected trend has emerged. Manufacturers are beginning to seriously invest in the concept of small,...
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Why Is Amazon Still Unable To Post Big Profits?
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 8:52am | 479Sellers on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) sold more than two billion items last year. That number is staggering, but it begs one question: where are the profits that should coincide with such an achievement? "They carefully manage to never make any money," Dan Miller, senior...
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Will NVIDIA's Tegra X1 Dethrone The PlayStation 4 And Xbox One?
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 10:29am | 483In 2014, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) told the world that it had built a chip that could bring Xbox One-quality graphics to a mobile device. Now the company is repeating that message with the all-new Tegra X1. It might sound impressive on paper and perform well in demo form, but is this...
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How Facebook's New Search Feature Is A 'Brilliant' Way To Take On Google
Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 9:43am | 623Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) began updating its search function this week with a new feature that allows users to search for old posts. Many bloggers assume that Facebook's improved search tool will hurt the competition, including Yelp Inc and Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG). Dan Miller, senior...