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"The defense against theft is to further harden the systems that control this economy," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "The bigger concern is that the systems governing the electronic transfer of real cash are often not that much more advanced, and artificial cash like Bitcoin has been trending up."

"Both the PS4 and next Xbox will apparently be tied to app stores, which will virtually eliminate pirating and used-game sales," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "Both have been a massive drain on the revenues and profits of both game console makers and game developers."

Checkout improvements are a common area for attention in a redesign, according to Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst with the Enderle Group "Improving checkout can reduce the number of people who exit during the checkout process," he told the E-Commerce Times....

HTC would also do well to pick a platform and make a commitment to it, Rob Enderle, principal of the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "HTC was once favored by Google and Microsoft, but by being committed to neither platform exclusively, both customer bases gravitated...

"This is an advancement in power generation," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "These things spend much of their time well away from shore and traveling long distances, often under overcast skies, making solar power alone unreliable. So they use wave motion kinetic generation to supplement solar power."

"Clearly Microsoft is seeing the trend that has the market moving increasingly away from broadcast shows tied to times and schedules to streamed or downloaded shows on demand," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "Trying to play with both had been proble...

I've been meeting with a number of companies that build video-editing software, and I've been becoming increasingly concerned that we aren't at all ready for a world in which nearly every car and every head has a streaming camera attached to it. Regardless of whether we are prepared or not, I think it likely that the next big smartphone feature will be the ability to stream multiple cameras at once, and edit the result on the camera. ...

Targeted marketing "would be the goal and they'll refine this over the next 12 months," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. Privacy might be a concern, Enderle told TechNewsWorld. Although Facebook Home "is designed to help [harvest more data better], ma...

"By cashing out, he'd take the value of the stock down sharply and damage Blackstone and the investors that remained significantly," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "By doing this, he assures that the Blackstone move can't work without him." This co...

Steve Jobs was a guy who took big risks. The iPod was a big risk. The iPhone was even bigger, given that the market was dominated by companies like Nokia and BlackBerry, which had locked up the carriers in many regions. The iPad was riskier still, given what a failure the Windows tablet had been. ...

If Facebook is actually working on a smartphone, the device would have "a heavy focus on social integration, improved notifications and updates, automatic location sharing, proximity alerts for friends, and aggressive alerting for a variety of events, including those driven by vendors," Rob Enderle, prinicipal with the Enderle Group told TechNewsWorld. However, "I'm expecting more of a collaboration and custom apps than a Facebook-driven phone."

"This is what a gaming Windows 8 experience should be," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "Windows 8 is a blend of PC and tablet technologies, yet you typically get it in a light tablet that lacks Windows performance, or a desktop or laptop PC that has...

"As the market leader in social, it makes a great deal of sense for [Facebook] to embrace gaming so that this doesn't become a threat to their dominance," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group Gaming could deliver what many of Facebook's other ventures have ...

Another reason could be that electric cars are pricier than standard models. The price of B-Class Electric Drive vehicles "will likely put them well into the luxury class in terms of cost with the limited U.S. incentives, and people have issues paying a luxury price and getting a basic vehicle," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group...

The introduction of a no-contract mobile phone model is an interesting twist, but it is unlikely to result in a rush of new customers for T-Mobile -- the iPhone notwithstanding, said Rob Enderle, principal of the Enderle Group. "What it will do, though, is slow the departure...

"Overall, Microsoft is again focusing sharply on ease of use, which is what made Windows 95 so different and so much better than the prior versions," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. "It feels like the company is getting its mojo back." ...

"BioShock Infinite is incredibly well thought through," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "Were it a movie, it would be up for and likely win Oscars in a variety of categories. It appeals to two audiences -- one that likes a challenging game with puzz...

We tend to be slow to see change. If a company is on top, like Apple was, it takes a lot for us to see itsfortunes have changed, as they clearly have post-Jobs. If a company is on the bottom, like BlackBerrywas, it may be even tougher to see it on the rebound. ...

"This shouldn't have been a surprise," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst with the Enderle Group. "With hardware now a major part of their portfolio, their old hardware partners are looking for ways to distance themselves from the company," he pointed out.

"This is a system supporting eight high-performance graphics cards and providing service for up to 16 simultaneous graphics sessions," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. It is "ideal for collaborative projects, or projects that people want to access wh...