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Path Adds Another Avenue for Mobile Gabfest

Using the call center could lead to privacy issues because "people often do stupid things, particularly if they aren't very experienced, because this is how call centers are staffed," pointed out Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. A mistake "could badly dama...

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How Amazon’s Fire Phone Will Beat the iPhone in 3 Years

Amazon launched its rather impressive Fire Phone last week, and it has a number of things that make it interesting -- but just as the iPhone improved massively by the third version, I expect this phone will as well, as a result of users providing feedback on what they want. ...

Apple Gets Ready to Tell Consumers Why They Want a Smartwatch

"In effect, the smartwatch could replace the smartphone," said Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group. Apple's watch "could have a display that was nearly as large. It would be harder to lose and drop, it would be easier to use hands-free -- with voice command -- and it...

Legere’s Sturm und Drang Act Works for T-Mobile

"It's nice to see someone kick a little butt in the carrier space," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "Lord knows the carriers need it." Anger isn't everything, though, and Legere tempered his outbursts with offerings for customers...

SnappyTV Could Amp Up Twitter Amplify

"Twitter wants to add content that you'll stay with longer," Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst with the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times Twitter's message max of 140 characters and its fast-moving news feed limit its ability to retain eyeballs for any length...

Apple Edges Into Entry-Level Desktop Market

"This has performance in line with a MacBook Air and well below the more expensive iMac," Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. "Performance should be fine for Web browsing, watching videos, casual games and for using Office. Video- or photo-editing...

HP Follows IBM’s Lead With Enterprise Applications for Workday

HP has been flailing as its management seeks to turn it around, and "It's absolutely critical HP pulls this off right, because it's what's going to pull them through," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times An HP spokesperson was not imm...

Nest Offers Discounted, Wave-Less Smoke Alarm

Nest is "trying to avoid becoming the redundant vendor in a space they helped create by making sure they have product in [the] market," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld Whether consumers are convinced by the continued listing or attracted...

Tesla’s Patent Giveaway Fuels Electric Car Enthusiasm

"Musk ... knows his efforts will likely fail if he can't get more companies working on batteries and fast charger improvements," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told LinuxInsider Nissan and BMW reportedly are interested in Tesla's technology....

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How Can a ‘Tech President’ Be So Tech-Backward?

Like a lot of people in tech, I was really excited to see President Obama get elected. It seemed like he got technology, and he used it brilliantly in two campaigns. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to use it well in actually running the government. ...

AT&T, DirecTV Merger Could Hamper Cord-Cutting

"The FCC wants to promote competition," Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "They want to make sure nobody owns the airwaves. They don't want to re-create the RCA of the past, where there's one big company that controls most of the content. ...

AT&T, DirecTV Merger Could Hamper Cord-Cutting

"The FCC wants to promote competition," Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "They want to make sure nobody owns the airwaves. They don't want to re-create the RCA of the past, where there's one big company that controls most of the content. ...

Facebook Plunges Into Online Ad Mainstream

However, the new policy might be "massively ineffective," because "it will both provide ads you don't want and block ads that address your changing needs," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times "For instance, I may be interested in look...

Microsoft Pushes Back Against US Data Warrant

However, "a search of electronic data which can be done remotely should follow the same rules as a physical search," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, pointed out. The problem is, the laws have fallen well behind advances in technology What the Ruling Could ...

Europe’s Cab Drivers Rally Against Uber

"On this side of the Atlantic, Uber got to a critical mass before the taxi drivers saw them coming. In Europe, I think they've seen what's happened in the U.S.," said Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group. "This is where it started, and it got big before local companie...

Google Buys Skybox in Move to Democratize Space

"Google typically buys lower-resolution pictures from third parties with satellites," Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst of the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "Now they'll get them directly, and they'll be higher resolution." More control over its satellit...

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Dell vs. Apple: Round 3

When Dell and Apple first confronted each other in the 1990s, Dell was a startup and Apple was a mature company attempting to fight Dell's kind of fight. It didn't go well, and Apple almost failed. When the two companies faced off for the second time, Apple had been dramatically transformed by Steve Jobs into a much leaner, more-focused firm. Dell was having its own mid-life crisis, and Apple clearly won. ...

Samsung to Try Out Tizen Smartphone in Russia

"Samsung is a predatory company, and their model suggests their open source rhetoric is just that and little else," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told LinuxInsider "Samsung benefits from open source, but it's not yet clear that they are becoming big cont...

Google to Spread the Web With $1B Worth of Satellites

"Balloons can more easily be shot down, typically have less range, and are more vulnerable to atmospheric conditions, but they are far cheaper to build and launch," said Rob Enderle, principal at the Enderle Group. "A typical developing country doesn't have the technology to shoot down satellites. They can execute Loon more quickly, but the satellite approach would potentially be far more strategic."

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Can Apple Do for Smart Homes What It Did for Smartphones?

Maybe. Apple is rumored to be launching a smart home platform at its developer conference this week. The smart home market is actually in a place that's rather similar to where MP3 players were when Apple launched the iPod, and the iPhone is basically an iPod with phone capability. ...

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