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What I find most interesting about Windows 10 is that if Apple wanted to knock Microsoft off the desktop, then it -- not Microsoft -- should have released a product like this. When I say "like this," I mean one that could transform a smartphone into a PC. ...

With the new OS offered to Windows 7 and 8 users for free, the only reason to hesitate is concern over compatibility issues, suggested Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "The more obscure hardware and software will move to the new platform slowly, and some may...

On the other hand, "we don't have a consistent definition for 'Net neutrality,'" noted Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, "and chasing a fluid concept is simply an exercise in frustration." Privacy Issues ...

It isn't too difficult to modify them to be autonomous, by simply replacing the human interface with a system that takes the information and automates the response to it, noted Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "The only good defense to an autonomous weapon i...

Nintendo's apparent interest in the health sector -- beyond its efforts with Wii Fit -- may be a bad idea, simply because it's such a huge step into territory in which the company is unproven, suggested Rob Enderle, principal analyst for the Enderle Group "Because it is so far...

The scary news last week was that a couple of guys demonstrated they could hack into a Jeep and take control of it. Later, more details came out that suggested you might want to avoid Chrysler cars altogether. ...

"I doubt these practices will go away with just financial penalties -- they are simply too lucrative," said Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group Decision makers should be held accountable, he told CRM Buyer, as "right now the system favors unethical executives."

Open source container-packaged applications are easier to create, manage and deploy, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "Faster time until value is achieved is a clear competitive advantage. There may be security advantages as well," he told LinuxInsider,...

Fair enough -- but "there is a 100 percent chance that connected cars will be successfully hacked," remarked Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group Worst-Case Scenarios...

"Boy, this is a strange one," remarked Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group. "First, Apple brings out a new iPod, and then this. Time machine, anyone?" Not a Brick House...

While the health of the mobile market offers promise -- it amassed $317 million in June revenues -- Rovio's own figures over the past three years suggest that fans have had their fill of birds cooked 15 ways, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst for the Enderle Group. Its 16th...

An old fable keeps running over and over in my mind about the scam artist who convinced an emperor that he had created clothing only smart people could see. Everyone says they see the clothing because they don't want to look stupid. ...

Consumer excitement over smartwatch apps may be limited, because Android Wear and watchOS run on their own platforms, and their features currently don't work with each other, suggested Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group "Features that only work with one platform tend...

My wife and I just completed a move from California to Oregon, and it was far less painful than it could have been, thanks to technology. It used to be incredibly painful to move. While a lot of the pain is still there, technology has advanced a lot since we last moved -- about 18 years ago -- and at least some parts of the process now are far easier. ...

Different items of debris travel at different speeds, and the wide variation in speed, direction and altitude also will pose problems, noted Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group. "The satellite could easily be trying to grab one thing and then be hit at speed by someth...

"The higher the density of transistors, the more cores you can put in a given space," noted Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "A very high-density part would be ideal for the cloud, which is why ARM and Intel are also chasing it," he told TechNewsWorld....

However, "there is something seriously wrong when you're effectively forced to shut a service like this down," remarked Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "They should have been able to roll back to the earlier version in a relatively short period of time, and...

However, if one takes a bird's-eye view of Microsoft's global strategy for mobile devices, it's clear that the company realizes that in order to compete in the iPhone-driven market, it has to create something new and compelling to rock the sector, much like Apple did, suggested Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group...

"A big part of the problem is that much of the company's value is provided by volunteers who aren't compensated," said Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group. "You can't just order them to suck it up and not expect things to go really badly," he told the E-Commerce Times...

A couple of weeks ago, I was waiting to do a CNBC slot on what to expect from the Apple Watch in Asia -- the entire smartwatch class is having a lot of issues for a variety of reason -- and I ran into Rick Perry, former governor of Texas, as he was coming out of the same studio I was about to enter. ...