Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // February 27, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Feb 27, 2013

Dropbox CEO Drew Houston Opens The Door To Samsung's Competitors: 'We'd Love To Work With You'

Drew Houston, the CEO of Dropbox, said that staying independent was a key part of Dropbox's strategy; and with mobile being the most important platform for... read more

Designer Imagines What An iPhone Phablet And iPhone Mini Might Look Like

Big screens are the talk of the town at MWC. Got nothing else to announce that makes your handset stand out from the crowd? Throw a huge screen on the sucker.... read more

Bug In Kindle Update For iOS Deletes Users' Entire Library, Amazon Warns Users Not To Update

Amazon yesterday updated its Kindle for iOS app, which works across iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, to version 3.6.1. The update was meant to fix a few bugs as... read more

Computer Science Education Had A Good Day In America

America's elite institutions came out in full force for computer science education. First, the House of Representatives voted to update its traditional students... read more

Pinterest For Products Wanelo Raises At North Of $100M

You wouldn't think that a Pinterest where you can buy stuff would be one of the hottest Series A deals of the quarter, but it was.... read more

Adobe Debuts Photoshop Touch For Phones, Bringing The Full Power Of The Tablet Version To Your Pocket

Adobe's mobile Photoshop strategy has so far kept more heavyweight editing capabilities to tablets with Photoshop Touch, and left the iPhone with Photoshop... read more

Leap Motion Controller Ships Pre-Orders May 13, Hits Best Buy Store Shelves May 19 For $79.99

Leap Motion today announced that its innovative motion controller for PCs will start shipping to pre-order buyers beginning May 13, and will launch in the U.S.... read more

Why Qualcomm Wants To Bring Ultrasound Transmitters To Smartphones And Tablets

Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm has a track record of pushing new capabilities into its chips faster than its competitors in a bid to carve out a bigger chunk of the... read more

Samsung Takes Note Of Apple's Passbook And Fires Back With Its Own Wallet App

I'm no great fan of Apple's Passbook, but it seems at least a few people at Samsung have taken a shine to the same general concept. Earlier today, Samsung... read more

Brightcove Introduces Native Video Players For iOS And Android, Will Discontinue HTML5-Based Hybrid Approach

Brightcove, one of the leading cloud content delivery providers in the world, today announced an end to a major experiment, and the start of something new for... read more

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MSFT: The business versions of Office 365 (MSFT) are...

11:20 AM The business versions of Office 365 (MSFT) are officially out. Prices range from $20/user/month for Enterprise & Government version to $12.50/user/month for the Small Business Premium version. An InfoWorld review praises 365's feature set, admin tools, and ease of use, while granting "there's still plenty of room for improvement." With its latest Office refresh, Microsoft has gone out of its way to encourage a mass migration to subscription services, as it tries to keep Google Apps at bay. (previous: I, II) Read comments

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AAPL: Apple - Better As A Villager Than A Chief

Apple - Better As A Villager Than A Chief
by Benedict Tubuo (Beevest)

Apple (AAPL) is now a chief. That means it has matured, mellowed and is looking back at its life and achievements and realizing that it can no longer behave like it has nothing to lose. It remains a fundamentally solid company despite the recent decline in its stock price, one quarter of flat growth, margin duress, tougher competition and no recent big hits. It was always going to be hard for Apple to continuously outdo itself with hit products. But, it could also get comfortably ensconced and squeeze cash from the market leading products. If iPhone sales have slowed they are still at levels that other companies dream of attaining. Apple has always been a "push" rather than a "pull" company. It defined the problem, formulated a solution and "pushed" it out to the market place. It might not have created the smartphone, tablet or MP3 players but they created these sectors for what we know them today as. Apple did not stop listening, it just never did. read more »

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Today’s articles on Dividends & Income

Dividend Ideas

ECA Marcellus Trust Is An Expensive Natural Gas Play - Income Investors Beware by Daniel R Moore

Prospect Capital: A Solid Choice For Monthly Income by Albert Alfonso

Barnes Group Inc: Fundamental Stock Research Analysis by F.A.S.T. Graphs

California First National Bancorp Is Undervalued by Snefix

High Dividend Yield Of 5.3% And Attractive Valuations Make Lorillard A 'Buy' by Equity Watch

Why Kraft Is Not A Buy by Equity Watch

The Dividend Is More Secure Than Exelon, But Don't Buy This Utility For Its Yield - Yet by Jon Parepoynt

Atlantic Power: A Closer Look At MW Replacement And Dividend Risk by Clayton Rulli

Dividend Growth From The Garden State by Dividends & Income Daily

Altria: 5% Annual Yield And Solid Dividend Growth From Best-In-Breed U.S. Tobacco Maker by Saibus Research

Ford Doubles Down On Its Dividend - But Is It A Smart Buy? by Dividends & Income Daily

Dividend Quick Picks & Lists

4 Profitable, Outperforming Dividend Stocks With Strong Sales Trends by Kapitall

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5 S&P 500 Top Dividend Growers; Are They Bargain Stocks Now? by Arie Goren

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Morningstar / YCharts Sector Dogs Shed 8.5% To 33.3% Annual Gains by Fredrik Arnold

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Getting Paid To Hold Good Businesses In Transition by Integrator

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Be Prepared For Turbulence by Patrick J. O'Hare

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Exterran Partners: A 9% Yielder For Income Investors by Bret Jensen

Bonds

After The Speech: Bernanke And The Fiscal Dominance by Evariste Lefeuvre

Euro Spreads Widen Out by Bespoke Investment Group

REITs

CommonWealth Can Make Us Commoners Wealthy by Portfolio Management 101

Power Struggle At CommonWealth REIT Highlights Undervalued Shares by Kevin Quon

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DCT Industrial Trust Should Do Well In A Troubled 2013 by David White

Retirement

Protected Principal Retirement Strategy: Playing Defense - Man To Man Or A Zone by Akaralph


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Today’s articles on Global Investing

Editors' Picks

Buy NQ Mobile, The Emerging Global Mobile Security Leader by Toro Investment Partners

Brookfield: A Wealth Creation Machine by Anthony Grossi

Australia

James Hardie Industries Management Discusses Q3 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Brazil

Weak Vale Results Expected As Production And Investment Guidance Closely Watched by Trefis

China

Buy NQ Mobile, The Emerging Global Mobile Security Leader by Toro Investment Partners

Giant Interactive Group's Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

China Digital TV's Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Trina Solar's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Why Are China's Housing Prices So High? by Charlie You

Spreadtrum Communications' CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Mindray Medical International's Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Finland

Entry Level Lumias Should Grab Market Share by Tom Luongo

Nokia: Lumia Receiving Positive Updates And Offering Value At More Competitive Prices by Nick Chiu

France

EDAP Prepares Prostate Cancer System For U.S. Market by Brian L. Wilson

Germany

Siemens Is An Electrical Engineering Powerhouse by Valuentum

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGAA Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

India

Infosys' CEO Presents at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference (Transcript)

MakeMyTrip's Management Presents at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference (Transcript)

6 Reasons To Consider Sterlite Industries At $7 by Derek Chipman

Ireland

CRH Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Japan

Yen Shorts Get Tested by Profit Fan

México

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

United Kingdom

Amarin: The More You Know The Fishier It Gets by Gravman Trading

2 Misguided Points For (And Against) Amarin by Brian L. Wilson

RBS Earnings: More Investment Banking Cuts And Citizens Spin-Off by Trefis

Canada

BlackBerry's Blunder In India by Vlad Deshkovich

Open Text's CEO Presents at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference (Transcript)

Gran Tierra Energy Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Bank of Montreal Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

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IMAX Corporation's CEO Presents at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference (Transcript)

What It Really Costs To Mine Gold: The Barrick Gold Edition by Hebba Investments

Can We Believe What BlackBerry Says? by Scott Hotaling

Brookfield: A Wealth Creation Machine by Anthony Grossi


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FB: Facebook's Graph Search Revolution

Facebook's Graph Search Revolution
by Ryan Perlowin

Facebook (FB) just became a one-stop shop. Graph Search, which is now in its beta testing stage, allows users to find people, places, photos, and other content that has been shared on the site. After a wild ride following its IPO, shares of FB have rebounded on a renewed confidence that Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, and the rest of the leadership team are guiding the company in the direction to justify such a high valuation. read more »

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A Value Investor's Perspective On The Opportunity In Priceline by Tim Travis

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AAPL: Why Apple's P/E Multiple Is An Anomaly

Why Apple's P/E Multiple Is An Anomaly
by Ray Merola

Apple, Inc. (AAPL) currently sports a trailing twelve-month P/E of 10X. Based upon the discounted cash flow principles underpinning the concept of the Price / Earnings multiple, this makes little sense unless one believes the company no longer has an ability to generate incremental earnings and cash. read more »

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