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Paul Allen Comes Out Swinging in Round 2

Although others came to his defense, "there is something to be said for this," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "A smart patent troll will already have done the homework and will know what he wants out of it." A suit with such highly...

Analyst Disses PlayBook Before It Enters the Game

Whatever the cause, Wu has dealt the PlayBook a sharp blow, and RIM only has a short time to recover from it, Laura DiDio, principal at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "Competition is so intense in this space that anything -- and certainly that includes news of a short-lived...

AT&T Rubs WiFi Balm on Chafed 3G Service Areas

"It's about time," Laura DiDio, principal at ITIC, who uses both an iPhone and an iPad, told the E-Commerce Times. "One of the most bitter complaints among [iPhone] users is that their phone either goes dead or there's no wireless service in some areas," she added "This is a c...

AT&T Rubs WiFi Balm on Chafed 3G Service Areas

"It's about time," Laura DiDio, principal at ITIC, who uses both an iPhone and an iPad, told the E-Commerce Times. "One of the most bitter complaints among [iPhone] users is that their phone either goes dead or there's no wireless service in some areas," she added "This is a c...

AT&T Rubs WiFi Balm on Chafed 3G Service Areas

"It's about time," Laura DiDio, principal at ITIC, who uses both an iPhone and an iPad, told the E-Commerce Times. "One of the most bitter complaints among [iPhone] users is that their phone either goes dead or there's no wireless service in some areas," she added "This is a c...

SEC Probe Into Hurd’s HP Exit Could Sting Oracle

"It had to have been more than just smoke for them to fire him so summarily," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "I don't know what it might be. If he was involved with this woman and did let out trade secrets, that's serious stuff." The f...

LG B Could Make the iPhone Look Fat and Dull

"Everybody's searching for ways, however big or small, to one-up the iPhone, which is supposed to be the slimmest device," Laura DiDio, principal at ITIC, told LinuxInsider. However, she hasn't really heard anything about the B However, the brightness of the device's screen ma...

Twitter Hauls in Funding, Contemplates Revenue

There's tremendous potential for Twitter to add users, Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "Emerging markets are still to come," she pointed out. "There's China, Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America. This takes the notion of connectivity and ex...

Everyone’s Playing the Patent Game – You Snooze, You Lose

Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla have a lot in common with Apple, Google, HTC, Motorola, and Research In Motion. They are all warriors in the ongoing war to see who can amass the largest number of the most lucrative technology patents. Edison and Tesla waged their battle from the late 1860s through the 1920s, and the stakes were just as high then as they are now. ...

Google, Apple Scrap Over Nortel’s Wireless Patents

"This is about mobility, mobility, mobility. These wireless patents are platinum -- not even gold," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "Apple and Google are competing in the smartphone business. They both need to catch up in wireless. If you get them into a bidding war, you could see this go over a billion."

Oracle Tightens Its Grip, Apache Slips Through Its Fingers

"There two sides to every story. Apparently, what Apache is saying is that Oracle gave the TCK a license. That is very controversial," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told LinuxInsider. "Apache is also saying Oracle is not answering questions by the EC. This a actually continuation of a policy that Sun started."

Amazon Sticks It to Google With Kindle for the Web

Despite Amazon's and Google's paeans to openness on the Web, the fact remains these companies are competitors, Laura DiDio, principal of ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times "All of these giant tech behemoths now cannot turn around without bumping into their rivals," she told the E...

Google’s Chrome OS May Cloud Microsoft’s Windows

"In realistic terms, Google is just nibbling at the fringes of Microsoft," said Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC. "Now we're talking about an Internet-based OS. Users are not interested in what's under the covers. They're interested in what works," she told the E-Comme...

Google Splashes Into E-Book Sales

"It's just amazing how all of these companies are getting into each other's things," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "You can't turn around without bumping into a competitor. Google, Amazon, Microsoft -- where does it end? "I'm not saying the...

HP Untarnished by Silicon Valley Sideshows

"HP's profits are up. This is to be expected. It is rebounding from the severe austerity of the past three years," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC told the E-Commerce Times. "You would expect HP, as well as Intel and IBM, would do better this year. You can only put off updating your IT for so long."

Murdoch and the Gang Gear Up to Launch an iRag

"I'd say that News Corp. is crazy like a fox," Laura DiDio, principal at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "It's only going to be in the Next Issue Media as long as its interests and those of the other members align." The Next Issue Media consortium was formed by News Corp., He...

Salesforce.com Riding High on Cloud’s Success

"They've had good sales for some time. They've been making some good moves," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told CRM Buyer. "They're branching out of North America. When you expand into an international market, that certainly helps to buff up your revenue." Not a...

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As Larry Rips Rivals, Oracle Products and Services Slip

Memo to Larry Ellison: The Roman Coliseum halted gladiator combats around 435 A.D. SAP has thrown in the towel and has no interest in continuing a court battle. HP executives are refusing to accept service on your subpoenas, and HP's newly named chief executive Leo Apotheker is lying low, presumably dodging your increasingly vituperative verbal assaults. You've got no takers for the bloody, bare knuckles brawl you crave. What does that tell you? ...

Facebook Messages’ Foggy Functionality

Those statements have been greeted with skepticism. "Facebook should've just called its messaging system 'Get Google,'" Laura DiDio, principal at ITIC, told TechNewsWorld Keeping Things Private...

EMC Blazes Trail Into Big-Data Market With Isilon Buy

"All sorts of new unstructured data types are consuming a lot more data space," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "Medical advances are going to consume more space. It's amazing what these medical devices show these days. It's like Superman with X-ray vision. That takes a lot of data."

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