Analysts: Microsoft Faces Pricing Pressures and 3 More Research Notes to Read Through (WallStCheatSheet)
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT): Stifel has downgraded Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) to Hold from Buy as the firm has increased concerns regarding pricing pressures and earnings headwinds from Windows S&M expenses. The firm lowered its estimates, and believes the first quarter and 2014 consensus estimates are too high given the substantial Windows challenges. …SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA): Brean Capital has raised SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA)’s price target to $99 from $68 following strong second-quarter results and robust Weibo growth outlook. The firm sees meaningful operating leverage driven by Weibo acceleration, and reiterates its Buy rating.
Apple’s New iPhone on Sep 10? (Yahoo)
Reportedly, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will unveil its much anticipated next generation iPhone on Sep 10. The device tentatively called iPhone 5S (can be 6 also) is rumored to feature a larger screen, faster processor, and a higher resolution camera. iPhone enthusiasts also believe that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will introduce a fingerprint sensor in the upcoming device. The rumor mill started rolling post Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s acquisition of fingerprint security provider Authentec in 2012. Additionally, the new iPhone is also rumored to be available in gold (to-date iPhone was available only in black and white color).
Gates takes aim at Google (LegalBrief)
Bill Gates has criticised Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s plan to bring Internet connectivity to developing countries using high-altitude balloons – saying that Web access will do little for people dying of malaria. A report on the IoL site notes that the Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) founder, who is now one of the world’s leading philanthropists, suggested that humanitarian efforts in very poor countries should focus on pressing practical problems like healthcare. Gates is quoted in the report as saying: ‘When a kid gets diarrhoea, no, there’s no website that relieves that.
Microsoft launches ‘split’ keyboard at $130 (IndiaTimes)
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which envisions itself as a services and devices company, is bringing a new keyboard to the market that it claims will make using the computer more comfortable. The company has designed the keyboard and mouse keeping in mind the findings of its Healthy Computing Survey, which revealed that 85% of the respondents experience discomfort on a daily basis as a result of their workspace setup. Named the Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop, this combo includes a keyboard with a unique split layout. In a blog post, Brandon LeBlanc, the Windows communications manager at Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), wrote, “When I put my hands on it, it felt like the keyboard naturally “fit” my hands.
