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Comcast Blasts TWC Merger Foes

"It is not extortion to demand that Comcast provide its own customers the broadband speeds they've paid for so they can enjoy Netflix," Cliff Edwards, a Netflix spokesperson, told the E-Commerce Times. "It is extortion when Comcast fails to provide its own customers the broadband speed they've paid for unless Netflix also pays a ransom."

Will the Beats Go On?

Apple certainly does not have a driving reason to keep the Beats streaming music brand, Rob Walch, host of Today in iOS, told the E-Commerce Times. "It wasn't making that much money, and as far as the streaming service was concerned, Apple was going to have to redo the licens...

BlackBerry’s Chen Touts Passport’s Square Deal

"We have an unparalleled global infrastructure and the deepest understanding of how to provide secure, productive mobile collaboration and communications," she told the E-Commerce Times. "BlackBerry is the only [enterprise mobility management] vendor that can manage the full ...

Phishing Scam Ensnares eBay Shoppers

"Cross-site scripting, carried out by malicious individuals, is an issue affecting sites across the Internet," eBay spokesperson Ryan Moore told the E-Commerce Times. "This is not a new type of vulnerability on sites such as eBay." The problem is made possible by the fact that...

EMC Swings Its Partners in Rumored Deal Talks

"What I have heard is that it is pushing for a breakup in order to bring the asset price up," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. That is standard operating procedure for many institutional shareholders, he said. Spike the price of ...

Old Opening-Weekend Record Bites Dust as iPhone 6 Cracks 10M

The sales numbers show there was a pent-up demand for these phones, noted IDC mobile devices analyst Ramon T. Llamas. "Ten million is a good strong start," he told the E-Commerce Times. "I think it's a precursor of what we can expect for the rest of this quarter and the holiday quarter."

GOVERNMENT IT REPORT

DoD and Tech Firms Face Daunting Health-IT Challenge

"On the other hand, given the sheer size and scope of this integration effort, you can be sure that the private sector will keep a close watch on what DoD does as well," she told the E-Commerce Times "On one hand, we've seen how the deployment of a federal electronic health re...

Home Depot Gives 56 Million Customers a Heads Up

"Customers should carefully monitor their statements and take advantage of the free ID protection and credit monitoring we are offering," Paula Drake, a Home Depot spokesperson, told the E-Commerce Times Still at Risk...

Ellison Hands One Rein to Catz, the Other to Hurd

"These sharing arrangements almost never work, as it typically adds confusion and slows down decision making," he told the E-Commerce Times. However, "there is no question to anyone at Oracle that Larry Ellison is still in charge," Trammell added. "It is his company, and ulti...

Google Brings Hamster-Eating Into Sticks-and-Stones Brawl With News Corp.

"At present, we are letting the letter speak for itself," News Corp. spokesperson Jim Kennedy told the E-Commerce Times Never Mind the Hatfields and the McCoys...

FTC Gives E-tailers Bad Shipping News

That rule now has been updated -- not only to explicitly include online retailers, but also to recognize modern forms of payment, Jock Chung, an attorney with the FTC, told the E-Commerce Times While the old rule covered cash, check, money order and credit card payments, it "l...

Sony’s Mobile Malaise Lands It in Deep Ditch

"For Sony, becoming vertically integrated means regaining an ability to orchestrate their supply chain, being able to design for profitability, and integrate supply chain with product development," he told the E-Commerce Times. "This is, in essence, how Apple and Samsung became real innovators: orchestrating their entire new product development and launch."

FCC Chews on the Mobile Net Neutrality Question

"They argue that the reason for the explosion in mobile adoption in the last four years is the fact that there was a light regulatory touch applied," he told the E-Commerce Times, "but in fact, it has been the wireless carriers that have most frequently run afoul of the principles set forth in the Net neutrality rules."

Wall Street Strings Taut as Alibaba Edges Toward IPO

"In a world where Facebook can spend $19 billion on WhatsApp, that's pocket change," he told the E-Commerce Times Open, Wall Street!...

Minecraft May Help Microsoft Build Its Mobile Strategy

"The demographic breadth it attracts is amazing across genders, age groups and geographies -- and it, of course, runs on multiple platforms," he told the E-Commerce Times It is not hard to see why Microsoft would want a bigger piece of the addictive puzzle-building game.

Apple Pay Rings Opening Bell in Banks vs. Retailers Match

However, "it's a matter of time before Best Buy and Walmart jump on the Apple Pay bandwagon," Trip Chowdhry, managing director at Global Equities Research, told the E-Commerce Times "Best Buy and Walmart are old-generation companies stuck in yesterday's world -- and as such co...

Facebook Asks Users to Bare Souls Over Ad Hiding

"In asking this question, Facebook is looking to uncover consumer motivations for hiding ads," she told the E-Commerce Times. "Knowing what motivates this behavior can help Facebook determine which kinds of ads will likely be viewed and how frequently ads should appear." As f...

Polar Buy Hints Google+ Not Left Out in the Cold

Upon reflection, "the acquisition was about driving engagement and audience to websites," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Polar makes it easy to engage with your followers, whether it's on a website, blog or mobile. People love to give their opinions, participate in conversations and contribute, and Polar's tool makes it easier to do that."

GOVERNMENT IT REPORT

DoD Ramps Up Security as It Drifts Toward Cloud

"Without question, this shows a commitment to the cloud. It also indicates the closeness with which the DoD has been working with the intelligence community," Alex Rossino, a senior analyst at Deltek, told the E-Commerce Times. "DoD and the federal intelligence sector share m...

Apple Pay Could Slam Door on Data Thieves

"Apple being Apple is going to change the game," Christopher Budd, threat communications manager at Trend Micro, told the E-Commerce Times. "Apple Pay will be a tipping point for mobile payments." The mobile payment market has been trapped in a chicken-and-egg quandary. "It's ...

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