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Flailing Barnes & Noble Turns to Google to Help Fend Off Amazon

From Google's perspective, the partnerships with B&N and other companies "may be the beginning of a service to match Amazon more broadly," suggested Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group It's All About the Search...

Navdy May Drive Into the Sunset

Good HUDs aren't cheap, so the Navdy's pricing is not out of line, Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. However, these devices "have not sold well historically." Further, owners of high-end cars, who are the target market, "like something to...

Apple’s Big Blue Dilemma

On the other hand, current CEO Tim Cook is "more of an enterprise guy" than Jobs was, Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "There is a tendency to change the company to match your skillset if you're a CEO, and not the other way around."

Federal Judge Unswayed by Microsoft’s Objections to Data Demands

U.S. exporters of high-tech services are reeling from revelations about the National Security Agency's surveillance activities, and this ruling "could see the center of cloud services technology shifting from the U.S. to Europe or Asia if those countries don't implement extraterritorial data gathering," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group.

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When It Comes to Technology, Humans Are Idiots

There are a lot of things going on at the moment. Israel is tactically defending itself against Hamas -- winning the battles but losing the war, because the Israeli government can't see the big picture. The U.S. is still blaming Snowden for leaks, even though Russia clearly is able to pull damaging information pretty much anytime it wants without Snowden's help -- and this is nothing new. ...

Tor Has Been Breached – What Now?

On the other hand, disclosure of the attack would have worked against the interests of law enforcement and the NSA, Rob Enderle, principal analyst of the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld Announcing the breach "leads to people putting resources into monitoring this kind of a...

Facebook Staring at Fresh Privacy Class Action

If the suit is successful, it could put Facebook out of business, Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times "This action wouldn't limit similar actions in other jurisdictions, and the monetary damages potentially could bankrupt a number of companie...

Google Hangouts Get Down to Business

Google is heading in a smart direction, and it has put out a relatively competitive product, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at Enderle Group. Businesses using Google Apps for Business services now have much less incentive to switch to a competitor "It seemed only natural ...

Internet.org Hands Out Free Samples in Zambia

"This is clearly a commercial effort, and you can't blame Facebook for wanting to make sure they get whatever revenue results," said Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group. "However, lock-ins like this don't force the company to make their core offering compelling. You h...

Samsung Z Delay Prompts Tizzy Over Tizen

"Every time [Samsung tries] to bring the Tizen smartphone out it doesn't get great reviews, primarily because there are no apps for it," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told LinuxInsider. "Samsung's never been good with developers." Tizen "is reasonably ro...

China Trumps Up Anti-Monopoly Charges Against Microsoft

Microsoft uses verification codes to prevent illegal copying of its software, and using such codes is not anticompetitive, Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times Microsoft intends to address any concerns the Chinese government has, Angi...

Stanford Researchers Build a Better Battery

"At this phase, it is largely theoretical, but the technology does look very promising, and our ability to manufacture things out of carbon that are very small -- like nanotubes -- has increased exponentially," said Rob Enderle, principal of the Enderle Group. "This is both l...

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The Skully Augmented Motorcycle Helmet Would Make Iron Man Jealous

Skully had its coming-out party last week, and while the name unfortunately sounds like the nickname for any number of comic book villains -- from Skeletor to the Red Skull -- it is actually a firm that makes a pretty incredible high-technology motorcycle helmet, with technology similar to Google Glass. ...

Global Tablet Sales Go From Surge to Shuffle

"The limitations of the tablet are creating a longer use cycle," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "It seems to be increasingly purchased like an appliance -- meaning you only need a new one when the old one breaks." Also, consumer...

Microsoft’s New Direction: One OS to Rule Them All

This new strategy "anticipates the world of tomorrow," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld "As we go forward, mobile platforms will gain more capability, and much more emphasis will be placed on the cloud," he pointed out. "In the developed...

Amazon Fire Phone Wins Respect, if Not Raves

"Like the other platforms, it is designed as a front end to the company's back-end services, and Amazon's services are competitive," said Rob Enderle, principal of the Enderle Group. "In addition, it clearly has a shopping focus. That and Mayday are likely the phone's most di...

Apple May Have Ordered a Big Boatload of Big iPhones

CEO Tim Cook "seems to be increasingly focused on the competition, while Apple's success under [the late Steve] Jobs had the competition focus on Apple," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group told the E-Commerce Times "Apple is a better leader than a follower, a...

iOS Insecurity – Designed by Apple?

The news should not impact last week's announcement of an Apple-IBM team-up to target corporations, Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld "Part of the reason the two firms are getting together is so that Apple gets help in addressing these is...

GoTenna Makes Wireless ‘Magic’

"If you were in areas where cellular coverage was very poor or nonexistent, or were concerned about the network going down at a critical time, this could give you peace of mind if you and your family all had the device," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld...

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Layoffs: There’s a Right Way

Microsoft last week announced a large staff reduction tied to the acquisition of Nokia. There is actually a science to how to make layoffs, but much of that appears to have been lost over the last couple of decades. ...

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