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Google-Led Coalition Aims to Drive Android Into Cars

The platform will "bring Google Places, Maps, Voice, Earth and developer support to cars," Roger Lanctot, an associate research director at Strategy Analytics, told the E-Commerce Times -- "just about anything users have on their phones, except for games." Google's Plans for A...

Surveillance Rights and Wrongs, Part 2: No Clear Answers

"We are very disappointed with the decision, and are looking forward to appealing it," Brett Max Kaufman, attorney with the National Security Project at the ACLU, told the E-Commerce Times. "Judges Leon and Pauley came to vastly different conclusions on every point of the case."

Surveillance Rights and Wrongs, Part 1: Begging the Questions

"The government should always seek to protect the privacy and civil liberties of its citizens, as well as their safety," Jake Laperruque, a fellow on privacy, surveillance and security at the Center for Democracy and Technology, told the E-Commerce Times "Ending bulk collectio...

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Attention, Shoppers: You’re Being Watched

Although privacy advocates are appalled by them, there is little doubt retailers can benefit from these tools, Hilding Anderson, SapientNitro's senior manager of marketing strategy and analytics, told the E-Commerce Times "These tools -- when used judiciously -- can help retai...

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Tech Firms Urge Supreme Court Action on Software Patent Quagmire

"We are at a point in this country where this sector is one of the most important elements in our economy," Todd Dickinson, executive director of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, told the E-Commerce Times. "Hopefully, the Supreme Court will provide a strong clarification of the issues here."

The Devil Made Ex-Microsoft Exec Do Insider Trading

"His insider trading allegedly began in April 2012, which is precisely when Congress passed the STOCK Act to bar insider trading by members of Congress and other government employees," Epner told the E-Commerce Times. This was not a widely discussed issue before the law's pas...

BlackBerry CEO Delivers Never-Say-Die Message

"The market seems to be cutting them a little slack and giving them some room during the transformation," telecommunications analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "However, there are no guarantees of success. I think virtually everyone is rooting for BlackBerry to succeed." ...

Facebook, Zuckerberg Unload 70 Million Shares

The company "will have to invest in data centers," Trip Chowdhry, managing director of equity research at Global Equities Research, told the E-Commerce Times. "They have to grow, and they need to have some cash to invest in expanding their global footprint." Zuckerberg will ex...

Delta Squashes In-Flight Cellphone Call Idea

"Our customers, particularly frequent flyers, told us that was something that didn't make for a positive flyer experience, and we listed to their voices," Delta spokesperson Paul Skrbec told the E-Commerce Times Delta had addressed the issue back in October when the Federal Av...

Amazon’s Cloud Drifts to China

"By partnering rather than going by itself, Amazon could provide the implementation of AWS while minimizing its own costs and risks," Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT, told the E-Commerce Times. "That could be a very viable way for the company to move forward." Gove...

40 Million Target Customers Fall Prey to Hackers

"There have been past examples of everything from drive-by downloads at the store level or centralized retailer network compromises, to vulnerabilities being exposed within the POS software or even malicious code tied back to the POS manufacturer," he told the E-Commerce Times.

Facebook Gently Shoves Silent Video Ads in Users’ Faces

"Any serious commercial Web publisher should have a video ad strategy," Andrew Frank, lead analyst for online advertising at the Gartner Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "Video ads pay much higher yields than static display." More About the Ads...

Bitcoin Buckles Under China’s Assault

"China will be the death knell for Bitcoin as a decentralized universal e-currency," Williams told the E-Commerce Times. To make an effective comeback, it would have to get off the trading platforms and start "behaving and acting like a currency is supposed to," he said.

Microsoft Honcho Tapped to Clean Up Healthcare Mess

"DelBene has a proven track record and can only improve the situation for the embattled healthcare site," Hayes told the E-Commerce Times The timing of his appointment is something of a headscratcher, though....

Facebook’s Donate Button Spurs Social Giving

"For us, this was a natural and exciting way to strengthen our partnership with Facebook and our supporters," she told the E-Commerce Times. "We have been a part of Facebook Gifts since its inception, and it's been powerful to see how our supporters demonstrate their commitment through a platform they're already using."

Twitter Nearby Could Trigger Major Marketing Opportunities

If it becomes generally available, this feature could change that, Chia-Lin Simmons, VP of marketing and content at Harman International, told the E-Commerce Times. Twitter generates a huge amount of data, she noted. By combining geo-location and mobile, it can better filter ...

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Big Data’s Big Federal Potential

"These agencies recognize that extensive commercial computing infrastructure can be leveraged to provide large data sets and analytics to a wide variety of partners, customers and purposes," Alex Rossino, principal research analyst at Deltek, told the E-Commerce Times. "Agencies know they cannot provide these services themselves, especially given the financial constraints they are facing, so they are leveraging commercial capabilities to get the job done." ...

Softbank May Be Gearing Up for T-Mobile Bid

"It won't go without scrutiny," Carrie MacGillivray, program vice president on IDC's mobility team, told the E-Commerce Times. "However, this is a much different case." Had AT&T acquired T-Mobile two years ago, that would have created a duopoly with Verizon, she said....

Corporate Boards Quake as Microsoft Scours for CEO

Microsoft "needs to find someone with world-class management skills and knowledge of numerous, often disparate, markets who is also a rock star executive with past success that will make the markets believe he or she is the right choice to run the world's largest software vendor," Charles King, principal at Pund-IT, told the E-Commerce Times...

AmazonFresh Grocery Trucks Hit Streets of San Francisco

The grocery delivery model has significant challenges, and there have been many failures to illustrate that point, David Cadden, a professor in the Entrepreneurship and Strategy Department at Quinnipiac University, told the E-Commerce Times. "It would appear to be a market b...

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