Patrick Moorhead

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) successfully registered one million credit cards in three days when Apple Pay launched earlier this year. The mobile payment solution has been praised by analysts and security experts ever since it debuted. Their views could change now that hackers have found a simple...

Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) next smartphone won't arrive for several months, but the anticipation has already begun. The tech giant has spent the last several years tweaking each iPhone with features that are believed to be the biggest draw for consumers. This worked beautifully in 2011...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is thought to be developing a new streaming service for games and apps. Code-named "Arcadia," the service would be separate from Xbox Live but would likely work with Microsoft's existing slate of gaming platforms. If it's anything like Sony...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has given no indication that it will separate AWS from its dot-com business, but some continue to push for a break-up. Researchers at The Edge Consulting Group have suggested that Amazon should spinoff AWS at least two times this year. The company's first...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) halted online sales in Russia due to the "extreme fluctuations" in the value of the ruble. Will other tech companies do the same? "I do see other companies following suit because, as your currency is being deflated, they just can't afford [to sell...

Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) has struggled to stay relevant in a world that is slowly moving toward online retail, but the company has a few advantages that could be crucial to its future. "I like their wireless play," Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst at Moor Insights...

Time Warner Inc's "Harry Potter" franchise taught film studios that they can win big by splitting movies -- particularly the last chapter in a series -- into two parts. Instead of producing one billion-dollar motion picture, Warner Bros. earned more than $2 billion from Part 1 and 2...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is reportedly working on a new concept, Facebook at Work, to compete with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD). This is not the first time that Facebook was rumored to be working on a new product or service. Last month the social network...

News broke over the weekend that Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) and CVS Corporation (NYSE: CVS) had disabled Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple Pay mobile wallet payment system in their stores. The story behind the story told of a mobile payment battle involving Apple, a number of...

New research from Phoenix Marketing International indicates that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) might have a few hurdles to overcome in promoting and selling Apple Pay. Phoenix interviewed more than 2,700 smartphone owners and spoke to an additional 4,000 household financial decision makers and...

Are you following the right analysts? If you're an investor, a curious consumer or anyone who wants to know what's going on within the tech industry, make sure you follow these five analysts. Michael Pachter Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter (@michaelpachter) has been tweeting about...

Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is rumored to be on the verge of a massive investment in Magic Leap, a virtual reality company that promises to redefine the VR industry. Some bloggers assume that this is Google's answer to Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) acquiring Oculus VR. That is certainly possible...

Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) will start charging an annual fee for its experimental delivery service. Now officially known as Google Express, the service provides same-day and overnight delivery options for customers who spend more than $15. "Many people think our main...

Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) fell more than 1 percent on Wednesday, but is it worth buying ahead of the company's Q3 results? "Google looked to me like it was set up to be a pre-earnings play," Sean Udall, CIO of Quantum Trading Strategies and author of The TechStrat...

Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) surprised investors Wednesday morning when the company announced that HBO Go, the online counterpart to HBO, would be available without a cable subscription in 2015. The monthly or annual fee has not been announced, but analysts expect a price between $9.99 and $15....