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Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 9:08am
Should Apple Stop AT&T's Price Hike?
The nation's largest cellular carrier has a new pricing model in the works, and it's got “milk the customer” written all over it. According to the Wall Street Journal, AT&T (NYSE: T) is exploring the idea of charging app makers for the data consumers use. App makers would reportedly be given...
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Angry Birds IPO Coming to the US … Eventually
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 6:00amChatter about a Rovio IPO isn't exactly new. The social gaming company, which is most famous for ‘Angry Birds' says it's shooting to be worth $60 bn – while comparing itself to Disney. If all goes well, the company could go public in Hong Kong as early as next year, reports paidContent.org. So,...
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Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 1:49pm
Don't Bet the FarmVille on Zynga's Success
If unrelenting greed wasn't enough to chase investors away, maybe Zynga's accounting practices will turn them off. Business Insider has posted an interesting video from Bloomberg's Cory Johnson, in which the reporter breaks down the social game company's revenue and so-called profits. In short,...
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Amazon Says Facebook, Pandora, Netflix, Rhapsody, Games from Electronic Arts, Zynga and Rovio, and Several Thousand More Apps and Games Coming To Kindle Fire Next Week
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 10:28amAmazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that hen Kindle Fire customers across the country open their boxes next week, they will be able to choose from several thousand of the most popular Android apps and games, including Netflix, Rhapsody, Pandora, Twitter, Comics by comiXology, Facebook, The Weather...
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Friday, August 12, 2011 - 9:33am
Google+ Games More Profitable for Developers, Less Exciting to Consumers
Do we really need another version of Angry Birds? I tell you, by the time Rovio gets around to developing a sequel to its hugely popular puzzle game, we'll have seen and/or played the original on 100 different platforms. Now the game is on its way to Google+ (NASDAQ: GOOG). Hurray? Not quite....
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Rovio Entertainment Announces Angry Birds fly into China
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 7:45amRovio Entertainment today announced the opening of corporate and marketing operations in China. Angry Birds downloads have reached more than 300 million globally. China is currently the second largest market for Angry Birds and represents immense potential for continued growth. Rovio...
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Want to Own Stock in the Developer of Angry Birds? It May be Possible…
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 6:55amCould investors eventually own stock in the developer of Angry Birds? It's possible, according to Rovio, the owner of the popular mobile phone game. An initial public offering could happen in three to four years, its chief marketing officer was quoting as saying in a Finnish business daily on...
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Angry Birds Rio for Android to Debut Exclusively in the Amazon Appstore
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 12:31pmRovio today announced that Angry Birds Rio will be introduced for the Android platform exclusively in the Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Appstore. Developed in conjunction with Twentieth Century Fox, Angry Birds Rio features the animated stars of the studio's upcoming motion picture, RIO. Additionally,...
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