Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in a bid to make its AppStream more popular among developers has made it available on Chromebooks and Chrome browser. AppStream is a tool that allows developers to create complex applications that can run even on different devices, without having to worry about the storage, graphic rendering capabilities and compute power of the device on which the application is being run. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced this latest development in a post on Amazon Web Services Blog. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) revealed that developers can download AppStream Chrome SDK from AppStrem Download page, the AppStream Chrome SDK contains tools…
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Ritesh Anan
Ritesh Anan is a full-time derivatives trader. Though he firmly believes in the power of Technical Analysis, he is also a lifelong student of macroeconomics. In his free time, he reads anything and everything that comes from Robert J. Shiller, George Soros and Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is on its way to reach its goal of becoming the second largest player in the LTE modem market by the end of 2014. The biggest roadblock to success in the LTE modem market is certification and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) recently overcame it when China’s largest mobile operator, China Mobile, certified its Intel® XMM™ 7262 LTE-Advanced modem. The company revealed this news by issuing a press release on its website recently. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is already shipping the Intel® XMM™ 7260 modem, which uses the same platform as Intel® XMM™ 7262 LTE-Advanced modem, to smartphone manufacturers like…
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s model of selling its vehicle directly to consumers has been a matter of debate, more so in the last few days. The company got a victory when a court in Massachusetts dismissed a lawsuit brought by car dealers in the State to prevent Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) from directly selling car to consumers. FBN’s Liz MacDonald reported on this recently on Fox Business News. “Tesla has been hitting roadblocks across the country with car dealers who are saying basically, Tesla you cannot sell your electric cars directly to consumers and now Massachusetts highest court has tossed out…
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is increasingly focusing on expansion. The company is working not only towards improving efficiency of its solar panels, but also to expand its business to many more regions. As a recent post on TheStreet highlighted, First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) efforts in trying to conquer the US solar market. Whereas most of the Chinese manufacturers have abandoned using thin-film technology, First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is still pursing research in that area. According to the post, First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) has achieved an efficiency level of 21% in its research labs, but the company’s solar panels still manage…
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is exploring new territories, regions which are considered hard to crack due to different sensibilities of audience, when compared to US audience. Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) has had little success in the past with non-English speaking audience. If one looks closely at the markets where Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) has succeed, one obvious fact is they all are majorly English speaking countries –US, UK and Canada. The company didn’t witness much success when it launched its services in Latin America. Wedbush Securities’ Analyst Michael Pachter, who famously downgraded Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) three years ago, was on Bloomberg to discuss the company…
One doesn’t need to wait anymore to lay their hands on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s new devices, if they are ready to shell out a few extra dollars for it. No, we aren’t talking about the grey market, but instead getting a device right from the store. Although Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) doesn’t give preferential treatment to any of its customers, there are service providers, who are ready to wait in line for you to get your new iPhone. One such service provider is TaskRabbit, a portal on which one can find people who are willing to stand in the queue outside…
The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) has had a history in space exploration projects with NASA, which will only strengthen if it wins the current competition by NASA to build America’s next spacecraft. The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) has developed a space capsule, called ‘CST-100’ for this competition. Apart from Boeing, the other two contenders in this competition are Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Sierra Nevada. The results of this competition would be declared by NASA at 4 PM EDT today. Chances for The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) of winning this competition are quite high as the company has been a contractor for every manned…
It seems eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) is getting really worried with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) entry in the payment platform market. A testament to that is today’s full page ad in The New York Times by PayPal which takes a dig at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s security record. eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) gets a significant amount of its revenue from PayPal, which means the company cannot take the threat from Apple Pay lightly. Though the advertisement by PayPal was clever, it is hard to gauge whether it will really create an impact or not. The “Squawk Alley” team and Jon Steinberg, North America CEO…
It’s rare that Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) makes a mistake in the PC chip market, which is the reason why it continues to be the dominant player in that market. So, it comes as a surprise that the chip maker will be launching chips based on different architecture – Broadwell and Skylake, back-to-back. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) had planned to launch chips with Broadwell architecture, this year itself, but due to manufacturing issues that delayed the shipments, the mainstream PC manufacturers didn’t got them on time. A recent article on PC magazine explained how Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) couldn’t plan well the shipment…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has unveiled many new features for Google Maps. Now, the users can search and browse through publicly shared custom maps of different types in the Google Map Gallery. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) also launched a new addition of ‘My Maps’, in which users can create their own custom maps by adding icons, images, descriptions and other details. The company announced these recent additions in one of its posts on the official Google Maps blog. According to the post, user can download Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s My Maps Android App to view their own custom maps and make change, while…
Fund managers are liquidating their positions in other major tech stocks, to buy into the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA)’s IPO. While among the tech leaders Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) is the one having a direct connection with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA), other stocks like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) are seeing downward pressure on their stock, which can be attributed to the upcoming Alibaba IPO. The market cap at which Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) is trading right now is nearly the sum of all of its investments; the market is discounting its core business in the valuation, which makes…
eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) doesn’t like its name entangled in controversies and like most silicon valley companies, avoid getting into it. That’s why the company took down a listing for a Kent University Sweatshirt that gives an impression of being splattered in blood, as soon as the sweatshirt started making headlines across the internet. Bloomberg reported on eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)’s decision to take down the listing on its website recently. According to the post, the seller purchased the jersey directly from Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN), who manufactured it and listed it for selling on eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) at $1,250 when the…