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France considering smartphone, tablet tax to fund cultural content
France is considering imposing a tax on smartphones, tablets and other devices that connect to the internet and using the revenue to fund the creation of French film, music and other cultural content. Continue reading
BlackBerry Falls on Q5 Smartphone News
NEW YORK (TheStreet) – BlackBerry shares were falling even as the smartphone maker unveiled a new operating system and a new lower-priced handset at its widely-watched annual conference for investors and developers taking place this year in Orlando. CEO Thorsten Heins made the announcements while sparking speculation that the Ontario, Canada-based company may soon ship new BBM (BlackBerry Messaging) apps for both Apple iOS and GoogleAndroid devices. Blackberry was falling 3.4% to $15.34 in afternoon trading Continue reading
Groupon Surges on Revenue Beat
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Groupon shares were surging more than 11.5% to $6.25 in extended-hours trading Wednesday after the company exceeded first-quarter revenue forecasts. “We are encouraged by our results, as our local revenues accelerated and our margins improved over the prior quarter,” said Eric Lefkofsky, Groupon’s co-CEO, in a statement Continue reading
Media Stocks: CBS Beats Profit Forecast on Super Bowl, Music Events
NEW YORK (TheStreet) – CBS Corp. , the highest rated U.S. broadcaster, posted first-quarter profits that beat estimates as the Super Bowl, the Grammys and the NCAA basketball tournament pushed revenue over $4 billion for the first time since the company split from Viacom in 2006 Continue reading
Skyworks Flies Past Q2 Estimates
NEW YORK (TheStreet) – Skyworks Solutions comfortably beat Wall Street’s estimates in its second-quarter results, released after market close. The Apple partner reported revenue of $425.2 million, a 17% improvement on the prior year’s quarter, and well above analysts’ estimate of $420.34 Continue reading
Zynga Plunges, Faces Q2 Losses
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Zynga predicted losses per share in the second-quarter as the online social games maker struggles to adapt to consumers’ growing taste for mobile-based games. Continue reading
Apple Dividend Tops Dow Stalwarts ExxonMobil, AT&T
NEW YORK (TheStreet) – Apple isn’t yet a Dow Jones Industrial Average component, however, the iPhone maker’s dividend is poised to beat top payouts in the index. Apple said on Tuesday it will increase its quarterly dividend to $3.05 a share as part of a plan to return $100 billion in cash to shareholders by the end of 2015 Continue reading
Google’s Tax Sheltered Earnings Miss
Updated from 2:56 p.m. ET to include closing share prices and additional data throughout. Continue reading
The Eye Tribe Launches Mobile Eye Control for Android at DEMO Mobile 2013 / Danish Eye Tracking Company The Eye Tribe Showcases Its Revolutionizing Technology in the Mobile Frontier Category on the DEMO Mobile Stage
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — (Marketwired) — 04/17/13 — The Eye Tribe today unveils the world’s first eye control software for Android smartphones and tablets at DEMO Mobile 2013, a launch event that exc… Continue reading
-Rovio Entertainment Launches Angry Birds Toons Video Channel with Brightcove Video Cloud
Enables Angry Birds fans around the world to watch 52 on-demand episodes across Smart TVs, smartphones and tablets Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV), a leading global provider of cloud content services, t… Continue reading
