Tag Archives: Third Quarter

Xirrus enables Las Vegas Sands Casino to Charge WiFi Premium

Posted on by

As a hotel guest, I am always annoyed when I am required to pay extra for WiFi. But thanks to WiFi service from a Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based startup, lets a Las Vegas casino charge an even higher...

How Big is the Nokia Brand Damage Caused by Microsoft?

Posted on by

Analysts were widely expecting Nokia to sell 10 M smartphones in 4Q 2013. The company ended selling 8.2 M units, down from 8.8 M in the previous quarter. It’s a massive miss considering the strong...

Smartphones Shipments Dip In 1Q 2014

Posted on by

That’s right, it had to happen! It was only a matter of time before smartphone growth started to slow. Yes, we’ve seen this before with a number of other consumer electronic devices from the TV to...

Top 50 Global Financial Firms – Trust (TR) Or The Guillotine (FT)?

Posted on by

Trust in global financial institutions has improved but still remains negatives, according to a Thomson Reuters survey of news and social media. Its proprietary TRust Index showed “trust sentiment in...
    






With Ad Sales Still Falling, Yahoo COO Henrique De Castro Leaving – Confirmed

Posted on by

Henrique De Castro, Yahoo's chief operating officer and the man responsible for reviving the Internet company’s falling sales, is leaving the company scarcely a year after CEO Marissa Mayer hired him...
    






Charter to bid below $135 a share for TW Cable

Posted on by

Charter in pursuit of Time Warner Cable, willing to make cash-and-stock offer of up to $38B NEW YORK (AP) — Cable TV operator Charter Communications wants to buy the much larger Time...
    






Best- And Worst-Performing Cloud Computing Stocks Jan. 6 To Jan.10 And Year-to-Date: Tracking Veeva Systems

Posted on by

The five highest performing cloud computing stocks year-to-date on the Cloud Computing Index are Qualys (NASDAQ: QYLS), Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ:RVBD), Workday (NYSE:WDAY), Juniper Networks (NYSE:...
    






PCs Rate Of Decline Moderating But Still Losing Share To Tablets

Posted on by

Gartner estimates that PC shipments declined 6.9% year over year to 82.6 million units while IDC estimated they dropped 5.6% to 82.2 million. PC unit declines have ranged from mid-single to low-...