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Microsoft Xbox One Launch: True Convergence of Video Games, TV, Media, Web, Communications

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 1:58 pm

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) has revealed its new Xbox as a new generation device, calling it the Xbox One as a new generation revealed. The actual Xbox will be a ...
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AT&T Considering Data-only Subscriber Plan (T, VZ, VOD, MSFT, S, AAPL, LEAP, FB)

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 2:46 pm

At an investor conference today, the CEO of AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) said that data-only subscription plans for wireless networks are “inevitable” as wireless revenues shift more heavily to data ...
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Comcast, Skype Team Up for What, Exactly?

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 2:44 pm

Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has launched a high definition, Skype-based video calling plan for its Xfinity broadband customers. The plan costs $9.95/month and is available in Boston and Seattle today, ...
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Microsoft: The World’s Newest Phone Company

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 6:27 am

It would have been hard to imagine just a year ago that Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) growth engine would be the phone business. It has turned out that the most exciting ...
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Secondary Valuation Winners After Skype-Microsoft Deal (MSFT, GOOG, CSCO, CTXS, EBAY, PGI, CALL, VG, RVSN, PLCM)

Posted: May 10, 2011 at 8:51 am

Skype is no longer going to be one of our Top 17 IPOs to Watch in 2011 any longer... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) has wiggled in and cut Google Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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Microsoft Buyout Of Skype: A Quest For Search Market Share

Posted: May 10, 2011 at 4:54 am

A number of media outlets say that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) bought global VoIP service Skype for $8.5 billion. Skype's subscriber base has been put at 655 million. Skype's S-1, a ...
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Media Digest (10/5/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 5, 2010 at 4:04 am

Reuters:   Bank of Japan moved rates to zero Reuters:   September retail sales were probably up due to promotions. Reuters:   Obama said the fiscal situation was untenable. Reuters:   Twitter appointed a ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors 9/30/2010 Facebook, Skype, And McDonald’s Workers

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 9:05 am

Updated throughout the day. Facebook and Skype may form a partnership (AllThingsDigital) McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) may drop its healthcare plan. (WSJ). The Journal story on the McDonald's healthcare plan is ...
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Facebook, Skype, And The End Of The Phone Company

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 6:01 am

There are rumors that Skype, the Voice over Internet Protocol service, and social network Facebook may join forces. Each has hundreds of millions of members. In Facebook's case, the number ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (9/3/2010) Unemployment

Posted: September 3, 2010 at 8:43 am

Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (8/30/2010)

Posted: August 30, 2010 at 8:30 am

Updated throughout the day. Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) will buy Skype (TechCrunch) BP plc's (NYSE: BP) internal report on Deepwater Horizon blames some of its own engineers (FT). India is about ...
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Cisco May Buy Skype

Posted: August 30, 2010 at 8:14 am

The media is full  or rumors that Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) could by Skype. Cisco has a history or M&A, and Skype would fit with its move into consumer voice and ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (8/26/2010) Dell Ups Offer, Jobless Claims

Posted: August 26, 2010 at 8:43 am

Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have ...
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The Cost Of Phone Calls Is Headed Toward Zero

Posted: August 26, 2010 at 6:12 am

Skype, which offers free voice calls from PC-to-PC and cheap calls from phones has about 400 million subscribers. More than 25 million of them use the service at any one ...
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Media Digest (8/26/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 26, 2010 at 4:02 am

Reuters:   BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) will take its case to Potash (NYSE: POT) shareholders. Reuters:   Google In.c (NASDAQ: GOOG) will allow phone calls from Gmail accounts. Reuters:   The Bank of ...
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