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King Digital Investors Not Sweet On ‘Candy Crush’ IPO

King Digital, maker of hit mobile game “Candy Crush Saga,” left a sour taste with investors Wednesday as the IPO fell 16% in its debut. King Digital Entertainment’s (KING) initial public offering had attracted a ton of interest, and trepidation. While its hit game was the most downloaded of 2013, industry analysts expect its popularity to fade. Indeed, King disclosed in IPO filings that its Q4 revenue fell vs. Q3. The IPO priced at 22.50 a share

PC Need Upgrading To Play Latest Games? Here’s How

You might have all the hot new games, but if you’re playing them on a PC that’s a few years old, a lot of the sizzle might be missing. If the graphics seem to crawl, don’t blame the game. As games become more realistic and contain more action and animation, they put more stress on PCs to keep up with all of the processing needed. There generally are considered two best and most cost-effective ways to upgrade an older PC to gear it up for new-era

Health Care IT Joining The Medical IPO Boom

It’s been a big year for IPOs, but one of its wildest days was March 14, when Castlight Health soared 149% on its first day of trading. The stock hit a market cap of more than $4 billion, for a company with 2013 revenue of just $13 million. Though the stock’s come closer to earth since then, Castlight (CSLT) continued the comeback for health care IT IPOs. Drug IPOs have gone gangbusters since early last year, but HCITs didn’t get rolling until the