| Smartphone Owners Will Pay for Apps, Hate Mobile Ads PC users expect Web content to be free, but to date, smartphone owners display a much different attitude about mobile content, according to a Nielsen study. Smartphone - Apps - Mobile phone - Mobile Computing - Wireless Data feeds.pcworld.com |
Even Amazon.com Doesn't Exclusively Use the Cloud The CTO of Amazon Web Services shared some secrets of the business at an event on Tuesday. Amazon.com - Amazon Web Services - Business - Peru - Loreto feeds.pcworld.com |
Why I Bought More Shares of Activision Chris Katje submits: It seems these days that the video game sector is crowded with numerous companies. Each company has hit games series and seems to have a roller coaster in earnings based on game releases. Several companies are buying into social gaming. Other companies, like Activision (ATVI) are relying on recurring revenue from users’ monthly subscription fees. Currently eleven million users pay ten to fifteen dollars a month to play World of Warcraft, and Activision Blizzard owned property.In the current quarter Activision is releasing the newest Guitar Hero game and Spider Man Shattered Dimensions. While neither of these games will break sales records they are both still valuable parts of the Activision franchise that can put out new games from the same series every year or two. The quarter after will have a new Tony Hawk videogame, which will feature skateboarding and snowboarding, a brand new James Bond game exclusively for the Nintendo Wii, a Bakugan game, and a Bloodstone game. This all important fourth quarter will also show the newest Call of Duty game and the expansion pack Cataclysm for World of Warcraft. Next year will have two more expansion packs for the recently released PC game Starcraft 2 and the much anticipated release of Diablo 3.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Small Cap Tech Play Jim Van Meerten submits: NetSol Technologies (NTWK) was added to the Barchart Van Meerten Speculative portfolio. They are a multinational provider of enterprise software and IT services to the financial services industry. NTWK helps clients to identify, evaluate and implement technology solutions to meet their strategic business challenges and maximize their bottom line. By utilizing its worldwide resources, NetSol delivers high-quality, cost-effective equipment and vehicle finance portfolio management solutions.The Company also delivers managed IT services ranging from consulting and application development to systems integration and development outsourcing. NetSol's commitment to quality is demonstrated by its achievement of both ISO 9001 and SEI (Software Engineering Institute) CMMi (Capability Maturity Model) Level 5 assessment, a distinction shared by only 94 companies worldwide. The Company's clients include global automakers, financial institutions, technology companies and governmental agencies.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Tablet Shipments Expected to Top 11 Million This Year Netbook numbers are down, and most of those 11 million tablets are Apple's, says ABI Research. feeds.pcworld.com |