Apple Beating Google in App Downloads
Downloads for April indicate that the total market for apps grew by 1.5% in the month. Also, the Apple App Store posted a small revenue gain, compared with a small revenue loss at the…
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Newest first · Page 17Is Electronic Arts on Its Way Back to $50?
Shares of Electronic Arts posted a new 52-week high in the opening minutes of trading Wednesday, following a monumental earnings beat after markets closed Tuesday night.
Earnings Vindication for King Digital, and for Its Analysts
King Digital Entertainment released strong first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened on Wednesday morning. The company said gross bookings were up 193% year-over-year.
Jefferies Highlights What May Be the Next Killer Internet App
A new research report from Jefferies points out that free shipping was part of most transactions in 2013, so the focus has shifted to faster delivery. These companies are the leaders in same-day delivery.
Electronic Arts Soars on New Consoles, Mobile Games
Electronic Arts Inc.Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) reported a fourth fiscal quarter and full-year 2014 results after markets closed on Tuesday. The games company posted quarterly adjusted diluted EPS of $0.48 and $914 million…
Analysts Come Out Swinging for King Digital
King Digital Entertainment has seen its quiet period come to an end. Now the underwriters who participated in the initial public offering are free to cover it with official analyst research reports and ratings.
Apple’s Share of U.S. Smartphones Drops
Courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) share of the smartphone market in the U.S continued to drop, as Samsung’s continued to grow. According to new data from comScore, Apple’s shares in March was…
Apple Promotes Free Shipping, Free Returns
Courtesy of Apple Inc.Consumers expect free shipping and free returns from companies such as Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT). As a matter of fact, one of Amazon’s most popular…
TurboTax Tops Candy Crush for One Day
For at least one day this year, an app for the iPad generated more revenue for its creator than one of the two most popular games for the mobile device. TurboTax finished number two…
Canada’s IRS Gets Hacked
ThinkstockThe Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA), which performs the same function for the Canadian government that the Internal Revenue Service does in the U.S., announced today that it has been bitten by the Heartbleed bug.…
IAC Takes Another 10% Stake in Dating App Tinder
ThinkstockIAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI), which already owns dating website match.com, recently added another 10% to its majority stake in the mobile dating app Tinder. The purchase price was reportedly $500 million, valuing the start-up at…
Piper Jaffray Teen Survey Spots Five Huge Video Gaming Stock Winners
ThinkstockYears ago, Peter Lynch was the chief equity strategist at Fidelity when it ruled the investment landscape. One of his tried and true focus groups was his own family, especially his teenage kids. In…
Facebook Collapse Will Continue
ThinkstockFacebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is supposed to the most important of the publicly traded Web 2.0 companies. The conclusion is natural. The world’s largest social network has 1.1 billion members. Its revenue growth rate…
Amazon’s New Grocery Delivery Service
Amazon.com has started a new grocery delivery system, which puts it in competition with the nation's largest supermarket chains, as well has tens of thousands of local groceries.
Google and Facebook Dominate Mobile Apps
ThinkstockMobile device users spent two hours and 42 minutes of their time on those devices in March, up just 2.5% over March 2013. Of that time spent, 86% was spent using apps, up from…