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Google's product likely will function as a complementary hardware device to Google's search engine and other service-oriented apps, such as maps and business solutions, said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "If customers queried a Chirp device about pizza delivery, ...

"Though Gboard has some interesting mechanical features, the real power under the hood is Google's integrated search functions, which Apple is actively competing against," said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "Introducing Gboard first for iOS is an obvious ploy by G...

The partnership is an ambitious and potentially significant deal for both companies if they can make it work, said Pund-IT principal analyst Charles King There are a couple of contributory factors, notably the agreements that each company has with IBM, he told the E-Commerce T...

If any of this sounds familiar, it's because many of the current aging-in-place solutions reflect old ideas, suggested Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. Most people, for example, are familiar with the marketing catchphrase, "I've fallen and I can't get up!" "That com...

"Given the importance of the sales generated by Microsoft's server group to the company as a whole," getting existing clients to upgrade is a critical issue, pointed out Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "Microsoft also wants to aggressively grow that business, and Or...

"With iPhone sales stalling in mature markets and economic uncertainty hindering Apple's market efforts in China, marketing refurbished iPhones in India seemed like a solid strategy," said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT Allowing refurbished iPhones into the subcont...

"Most people figured that Osterloh wouldn't be unemployed for long after leaving Motorola," said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "Along with being highly experienced and skilled, he's well-liked and respected across the industry," he told the E-Commerce Times....

Despite the growth of streaming services, there are many benefits to being able to record television shows and watch them later rather than view them online, said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "The nature of broadcast TV makes it easier to record many programs tha...

Government participation is essential in the development of the self-driving auto, maintained Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "Government agencies need to be actively involved in the process. In fact, without their support, autonomous vehicles will hit a literal wal...

"Last October, Google made an experimental runtime for Chrome available that would run some Android apps, but there are practical and strategic reasons the company would choose to formalize the issue," noted Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. "First and foremost, the...

Gurley is not alone in expressing concerns about the investment climate for startups, noted Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT However, the exposure is much more contained than it was during the Nasdaq's rise in the late 1990s, he told the E-Commerce Times....

The latest releases are vital to Canonical's continuing health and evolution, observed Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. Ubuntu has set its sights on becoming a go-to Linux vendor across data center and industrial IoT environments, he told LinuxInsider....

The sentence "is relatively lenient compared to other high-profile CFAA prosecutions such asAndrew Auernheimer," observed Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "Keys is lucky in the sense that the case was tried by a judge who understood how thin the charges against him r...

Security with Hadoop distributions is not a problematic area, said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. The bigger picture is Hortonworks' intention to build security and related management functions into Hadoop that satisfy the requirements of the company's enterprise customers...

"Amazon is taking a clear, new tack on the Kindle, in terms of both ergonomic design and energy efficiency," said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. Keeping the category fresh is important, he told the E-Commerce Times, as dedicated e-readers still face significant c...

When it comes to Apple Watch capabilities, consumers commonly raise two issues, said Charles King, principal analyst with Pund-IT "There's a need for the watch to perform standalone tasks, tasks that can be done without being tethered to a smartphone, and there's a desire for ...

"The deal makes sense in that Yahoo needs a suitor -- and by acquiring it, Verizon could consolidate what you would call the Web's most established or traditional users," observed Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. "It's not as potentially profitable as some of the y...

The selection process involved a series of cloud-to-cloud performance trials betweenRed Hat and Mirantis, one of the last pure-play OpenStack companies that hasn't been shut down or acquired. It's ideally positioned to pursue and win large-scale deals like the Volkswagen project, according to Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT...

Facebook also is working to counter the impact of live video sites likePeriscope, which is owned by Twitter, and YouTube, which is reportedly planning to come out with a live interactive video feature, said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "That's sensible from a com...

The deal is potentially very lucrative for Twitter, but it must demonstrate that it can pull off the live-stream with few technical glitches, which may prove to be a challenge, said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "That certainly won't be easy. Successfully streamin...