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"IBM effectively did this in the 1990s, but it is neither trivial nor easy," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "People don't like to change." Altering the culture "generally requires large changes in staffing, particularly focused ...

Wico has "done a nice job anticipating where the next iPhone will go," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told LinuxInsider The Wico's rounded corners make it look thinner than it is, as well as more comfortable to hold, Enderle said. Both are changes "Apple ...

Microsoft just announced the release of the Dragons Adventure World Explorer, or DAWE for short. It is actually very cool and well-timed, because for any of us who have tried to go on a long trip in a car, this should keep the little tykes engaged and quiet ...

"It's really bad for the consumer," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "I was testing it myself and you can get up to (US)$200 in expenditures for a game that would typically cost $15 to $18." Amazon is "really screwing the customer...

"This is often the problem when the very rich get out of touch with the working class," growled Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "They have no recollection of ever worrying about money and make stupid suggestions like this as a result." Given Google's push...

Perhaps they have a point: "Google seems to be behaving like a kid who, when ordered to clean his room, turns on a garden hose to do so to show up his parents," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times Critics point out that Google can ref...

A small, handheld scanner like SCiO eventually could be used in any area that requires quick chemical analysis, Enderle Group analyst Rob Enderle noted "Say if your kids or pet eat or drink some unknown substance and you wanted to know whether you needed to rush them to get m...

"They should probably delete the whole damned lot," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. "It's spying on U.S. citizens who are not terrorists." The report "shows willful ignorance on the part of the NSA," remarked Daniel Castro, senior analy...

I spent much of last week talking about Facebook's infamous study of nearly a million customers and the company's attempts to make half of those customers (Facebook friends) happier and the other half more depressed. ...

The report "focuses on the adequacy of controls over the acquisition of data and not on the effectiveness of the program," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld "Generally an audit like this won't identify any actual wrongdoing unless the aud...

"I would argue this is more about music sharing than streaming and about improving the competitive position in music in general," Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "At their scale and power they should be more relevant, and this was done to help build that relevance."

There is another matter that Twitter should take into account, said Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group -- TapCommerce focuses on ads that get people to use an application they've purchased, or a capability that likely should be built into the app itself. "It isn't that the idea...

"Facebook and Google look at people only in the abstract," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. "They don't ask for permission because they don't care -- any more than they'd poll ants before they drove over an ant hill," he observed....

If you watched the keynote at last week's Google I/O, Nvidia clearly was the big winner. It was showcased in TVs, mobile devices and automotive as the supplier of a key technology. Other brands were mentioned, but it was Nvidia that was mentioned most consistently -- and it was its technology apparently running or connected to most of the demos. ...

It is also serving as a reminder that often the good guy doesn't win, Rob Enderle, principal of the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. "I hope that is the biggest takeaway people watching this movie have," he said. "If you are going to fight this fight, be aware it will get r...

This particular move won't hurt the iPad's position in the enterprise, according to Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "Apple appeals to more of a premium crowd," he told TechNewsWorld, "while Chrome and Android focus more on the value market."

In any case, Google can force Nest to change its policies to better fit in with its own, and "that's what has many of us concerned," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld "There's a list of stuff that suggests Google can't be trusted," he poin...

"Google is doing this reluctantly, so they'll do it as cheaply as possible containing the cost," Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "They'll find it annoying, but the cost shouldn't be material until the EU decides they aren't doing enough...

Either way, Kodomoroid and Otonaroid are "a big step towards autonomous human androids," Rob Enderle, principal analyst with Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. "You not only need to get the computer core right, but the appearance and movements right -- otherwise, you end up with something really creepy, and these showcase creepy in spades."

"I doubt Microsoft would have tried this against [late Apple CEO Steve] Jobs, as the risk in that instance would have been too great," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times "Jobs would have taken this as an affront and worked aggressive...