Premium of Yandex over rivals Google and Baidu swelled after Russian Internet advertisement demand increased.
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Liberty Global acquires additional stakes in Ziggo
Liberty Global increased their stakes in Ziggo from 12.65% to 28.5%. Liberty Global announced that they have increased their stake in the Dutch cable operator Ziggo.
Hobbart: Good job, Facebook, but I’d rather look at other companies first
Facebook is doing a good job, but I’d rather look at other companies first, according to Chris Hobbart of Hobbart Financial Group.
YouTube vs Netfilx war may decide Google's future
YouTube's performance against rival Netflix will impact how investors see Google in the future, analysts said.
Microsoft enters 3D printing industry with 'InfraStructs'
Microsoft said that they developed a way to embed information on 3D printed objects. Traditional consumer products and merchandise usually have barcodes and tags that contain pricing and other related information about it.
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Microsoft's recent fumbles and non-interest in its mobile phone ventures left Finnish company Nokia on the deep end.
Samsung continued to see growth in its market share. Although Samsung may not have performed well in terms of profit, it was gaining some traction in terms of market share.
According to analysts, the reorganization in Microsoft would help it bounce back due to the change in its attitude towards competition.
YouTube generates around US$4 billion to US$5.6 billion of Google's total earnings. Google's YouTube was put into the background after the tech titan's new Nexus 7, Chromecast and Google Glass innovation.
Analysts said that Microsoft would not win against the currently fast growing chipmaker Qualcomm. Microsoft's struggles do not stop with its problems in the software industry because it also faces a tough rival in the hardware sector.
Analysts stated that the tablet industry took over the PC industry's shine and if Microsoft wanted to get back, it needs to focus on a mobile-computer enterprise.
Analysts said that Google would continue to increase its global market shares as Apple losses its shares due to the lack of immediate product launch.
Samsung reported not-good-enough profit, which could be a sign of market saturation. Samsung reported a record profit at KRW7. 8 trillion (US$7 billion).
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer and COO Kevin Turner announced the company's next moves after a disastrous Surface RT charge.
