Vringo, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRNG) won a patent ruling entitling it to additional royalties from Google Inc. (GOOG:US) over its AdWords product. A modified version of AdWords is “nothing more than a colorable variation of the infringing system,” U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson in Norfolk, Virginia, said in an opinion posted yesterday on the court’s website. Vringo, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRNG) stock opened at $3.16 in last trading session, and closed at $3.81, trading in the range of $3.07 – $4.14.
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:ACTS) shares closed at $2.84 on last trade day, by losing -2.07%. Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:ACTS) 52 week range is $1.85 – $3.40. Company’s market capitalization is $193.59 million.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has had a patent approved that could make it a leader in a new kind of display material technology: Sapphire glass. The patent describes various methods for attaching sapphire crystal to electronic devices, and includes a description of how it does this with the sapphire glass covering the iPhone camera lens introduced with the iPhone 5, as well as a means for attaching sapphire as a cover for the whole display. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock rose 0.44% and finished the last session at $551.51. The EPS of the stock remained 39.63. Company’s market capitalization is $496.21 billion.
In a troubling sign for Microsoft Corp.’s push into the competitive smartphone industry, Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter sales decline for its soon-to-be-transferred handset business. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) stock opened at $7.86 in last trading session and closed at $7.70. The 52 week range of the stock is $3.02 – $8.20 and the day range was $7.63 – $7.88.
The Economist confirmed it in the middle of last year. While many prior studies had concluded that “using Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) is associated with jealousy, social tension, isolation and depression,” The Economist dug into a study by Ethan Kross of the University of Michigan and Philippe Verduyn of Leuven University in Belgium that set out to eliminate the inherent biases of previous reports. The conclusion, however, was the same—“rather than enhancing well-being, Facebook undermines it.” Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) stock decreased -1.71% and finished the last session at $57.51. The EPS of the stock remained 0.48. Company’s market capitalization is $140.06 billion.
Leave a Reply