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2015: Brand loyalty will launch iPhone ahead of Android

by Faith Merino, April 26, 2013 | Comments

Analyst predicts iPhone will eclipse Android's market share within two years

The brand loyalty consumers feel toward Apple is the stuff of legends. Countless studies have shown that people who buy one Apple product tend to buy other Apple products. And people who own one Apple product tend to upgrade to other Apple products. And that brand loyalty alone might be enough to help Apple’s iPhone eclipse Android’s market share in ...

Is Amazon slowing down?

by Faith Merino, April 26, 2013 | Comments

Amazon's 'meh' quarter shows some troubling trends, according to analysts

Amazon's quarterly results are fairly unpredictable, since the company is known for taking any and all profits and reinvesting them in the business. It's great for Amazon and its customers, but bad for analysts, whose estimates for Amazon tend to cover the entire spectrum. So Thursday's earnings report was confusing. While Amazon beat analysts' expectations for income, the company came ...

Amazon has a 'meh' quarter, but product rumors abound

by Faith Merino, April 25, 2013 | Comments

Is Amazon working on a Kindle phone? A TV set-top box? What?!

Well, Amazon surprises again. The company reported its March quarter earnings Thursday after the close, and…results are mixed. Sort of. Revenue came in at $16.07 billion for the quarter, which is up 22% from the same quarter last year, but it missed analysts’ estimates by a few million. Street consensus had Amazon’s revenue pegged at $16.16 billion, with high estimates ...

Moonfrye raises $2.5M for ideas for crafty DIY parents

by Faith Merino, April 25, 2013 | Comments

Co-founded by Punky Brewster, aka Soleil Moon Frye, the site gets support from GRP, Google Ventures

There’s this weird thing that happens to some of us when we have a kid: we suddenly become super crafty DIYers. I, for one, am the least crafty person on the planet, but I now make my own shampoo, laundry detergent, herbal tea, and cloth diapers. Yup. In my case, it’s because I have an irrational fear of BPA, phthalates, ...

How BeachMint is overcoming growing pains

by Faith Merino, April 24, 2013 | Comments

Rapid growth has CEO Josh Berman rethinking its strategy and building a new team

Updated to include input from BeachMint investor Peter Sonsini and to include growth numbers and traffic figures from comScore. These days, you can subscribe to get anything in a box on a monthly basis—shoes, clothes, food, dog toys, craft kits, condoms, tampons, etc. Subscription commerce is stepping in to fill the void left by the rapid inflation and equally rapid ...

Apple shares dip as more analysts cut price targets

by Faith Merino, April 24, 2013 | Comments

Apple's quarterly results were better than expected, but still troubling to analysts

Yet another analyst has cut his price target for Apple. JP Morgan's Mark Moskowitz said in a research note Wednesday that he has cut his price target for Apple to $545 from $725. JP Morgan is also removing Apple from its Analyst Focus List as the June quarter is expected to be even worse than the March quarter (which turned ...

Good news and bad news for Apple's investors...

by Faith Merino, April 23, 2013 | Comments

Apple sees higher iPhone/iPad sales, but first profit decline since 2003

Have we seen the end of Apple's glory days? The Internet has answered that question with a resounding...maybe. Apple released its Q2 2013 earnings report Tuesday, and the numbers are mixed, but sales of iPhones and iPads were higher than most were expecting. The company reported revenue of $43.6 billion, which handily beats the $42.6 billion that the Street was ...

ZooZ raises $2M for branded mobile payment platform

by Faith Merino, April 23, 2013 | Comments

The company gets support from XSeed Capital, lool ventures, and Rhodium

The payment process can make or break the checkout experience. Websites and mobile apps that don’t store my payment information get categorized in a part of my brain that’s reserved for planning long road trips, figuring out what to do about childcare for my kid, and planning my once-a-month trip to Costco. It’s not fun, but it has to be ...

Netflix shares jump 22% on solid Q1 results

by Faith Merino, April 23, 2013 | Comments

2M more subs, higher revenue, and higher income give shareholders a reason to jump back in

Netflix shares jumped 22% to $213 Tuesday morning after the company released its Q1 2013 earnings results, which include $1.024 billion in revenue and $19 million in income, or $0.31 in EPS, excluding items. This is the first time Netflix’s revenue has crossed the $1 billion mark. Street consensus pegged Netflix’s revenue at $1.016 billion and $0.21 in EPS. "While Netflix ...

What women want: Telling your family story through food

by Faith Merino, April 22, 2013 | Comments

	Cookbook Create lets users save memories in their own customized cookbook It feels treasonous to say it out loud, but I have to: there are certain things that you just need in print. Like a cookbook. Sure, you can just use your phone or tablet to hunt down your favorite recipes on Pinterest, but that’s not all that convenient. From reading tiny font to having to scroll back and forth to ...
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Netflix's bet on original programming pays off big

by Faith Merino, April 22, 2013 | Comments

Shares are up 25% in after-hours trading after Netflix reveals more subs and higher income

Netflix has wowed again with another solid quarter, showing that it’s back in the saddle and coming out swinging (I like my metaphors mixed). Netflix shares soared nearly 25% in after-hours trading to $217 after the company released its Q1 2013 earnings results, which include $1.024 billion in revenue and $19 million in income, or $0.31 in EPS, excluding items. ...

Amazon Studios invites viewers to vote on 14 pilots

by Faith Merino, April 19, 2013 | Comments

The production of eight comedy pilots and six kids' pilots will be determined by viewer feedback

The future of TV is online. I say this as a fresh-faced, doe-eyed cord-cutter. Netflix has gone all in with several new original series slated to debut this year—with the entire season being released at once. Amazon is also getting into the original series space, but it’s taking a different route: it’s going to have viewers choose the shows they ...

Netflix woos HBO viewers with new series Hemlock Grove

by Faith Merino, April 19, 2013 | Comments

The delightfully campy slasher show features lots of sex, blood, and monsters

(You can observe based on the promotional photo that this series makes no sense.) Netflix released its newest original series Hemlock Grove on Friday, and I think I’ve deduced the company’s math down to this: 1) People like True Blood. 2) People actually like Alexander Skarsgard. And gratuitous nudity and fake blood. 3) Nudie scenes and fake blood: check 4) ...

Google shares up 2.7% on word of higher Q1 profits

by Faith Merino, April 19, 2013 | Comments

Revenue was lower than expected, but profits were up

Google shares were up 2.74% Friday morning to $787 following the release of its Q1 2013 earnings report Thursday evening, after the close. The company's Q1 results were mixed. Google reported Q1 EPS of $11.58, while analysts were expecting $10.69. But revenue came in lighter than expected with $13.97 billion for the total quarter, compared to the $14.04 billion Wall ...

Larry Page talks Google Glass and self-driving cars

by Faith Merino, April 18, 2013 | Comments

In Thursday's earnings call, Larry Page talks about the future

Google’s earnings calls are typically about as exciting as a wet sock, but Google is working on some exciting projects, including Google Glass. “We invest the vast majority of our resources and time into core products, as well as big bets like Chrome, YouTube, and Android. But as CEO, it’s super important to focus on the future. Companies get comfortable ...

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