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Apple, Google Talks Could Bring Gemini AI to iPhone

"Licensing Gemini would enable Apple to make up considerable lost time in its own lagging AI development efforts," said Charles King, the principal analyst at Pund-IT, a technology advisory firm in Hayward, Calif In addition, he told TechNewsWorld, "By using a vetted third-par...

Courts, Regulators Pose Threat To Apple Services Revenue in 2024

Despite Apple’s financial success -- its market capitalization at the turn of the year was $2.89 trillion -- the company has been a bit of a “one trick pony,” maintained Charles King, the principal analyst at Pund-IT, a technology advisory firm, in Hayward, Calif “Whil...

MBA Grads With Startup Ambitions Attracted to Health Care, AI

"Health care has long been an area that is not only well-funded but is also ripe for disruption," added Charles King, the principal analyst at Pund-IT, a technology advisory firm in Hayward, Calif "Toss in the steadily growing numbers of baby boomers moving into Medicare and o...

Apple Launches 4.15% APY Savings Account for Cash-Weary Consumers

"As far as interest rates go, the 4.15% rate is middle of the pack. Higher and lower rates are available elsewhere," Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT, told the E-Commerce Times Apple Savings Highlights...

Proposed US Law Seeks To Silence TikTok’s Data Flow to China

Despite the growing support for banning TikTok's operation in the U.S., negative reactions from the platform's massive user base might become an issue, suggested Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT The dependence of Tik Tok's owner ByteDance on the Chinese government an...

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Denmark Tops in Digital Quality of Life, US in Fifth Place

"The study's methodology seems pretty solid," observed Charles King, the principal analyst at Pund-IT, a technology advisory firm, in Hayward, Calif "Surfshark has improved the study since it was launched in 2019, both in terms of the areas investigated and the number of count...

New Linux Laptop Line Advances HP, System76 Open-Source Collaboration

This interesting announcement suggests HP realizes that developers are a significant enough market to warrant specific products and attention, noted Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "While the company has certified its laptops for Linux for several years and offered ...

Study Finds Sports Is King Among Livestreamers

Events that are streamed live on the net are growing in popularity among internet households, especially live sports, according to a study released by Parks Associates ...

Free-Speech, Uncensored Browser Launched for Conservatives

Stifling free speech would be bad business for a browser, maintained Charles King, the principal analyst with Pund-IT, a technology advisory firm in Hayward, Calif "Browsers often display a handful of links that users visit often, are generally popular or promoted by advertise...

Musk Masterminds Private Twitter Takeover for $44 Billion

The Musk/Twitter developments dominated the news and social media posts all day Monday, offered Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. Most of those discussions focused on Musk's plans or intentions, including exactly what he means by "free speech." "From a technological ...

Big Tech Firms Move To Squash Deceptive Info on Ukraine Crisis

In addition, Google suspended some live traffic features in its Maps app in Ukraine. "Google's restrictions on RT and Maps are likely to have the most immediate practical effect on the Russian campaign," said Charles King, the principal analyst at Pund-IT, a technology advisory firm in Hayward, Calif...

Google Rolls Out DIY Chromebook Repair Program for Schools

"Google's effort is certainly unusual, especially compared to smartphone vendors," observed Charles King, the principal analyst with Pund-IT, a technology advisory firm in Hayward, Calif "It's also somewhat ironic when you consider how commonplace it is for users, especially ...

Facebook Reveals Name Change to Meta, Vision to Prioritize the Metaverse

Like many past corporate rebranding efforts, Facebook's adoption of the Meta moniker seems likely little more than an attempt to distract customers, shareholders, and users from the reams of bad news plaguing the company, suggested Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "T...

Report Argues Antitrust Bill Would Hurt Consumers, Stymie Innovation

While consumers benefit from the lower prices self-preferencing can offer them, it can hurt competition, observed Charles King, the principal analyst with Pund-IT, a technology advisory firm in Hayward, Calif "Most of the companies targeted by the American Innovation and Choic...

Walmart Announces Merchandise Hub for Netflix

"Allying itself with one of the two streaming market leaders -- Netflix and YouTube both capture about six percent of total TV time -- makes good business sense for Walmart," added Charles King, the principal analyst at Pund-IT, a technology advisory firm in Hayward, Calif "Th...

Intuit’s $12B Mailchimp Purchase Breathes New Life Into Email Marketing

While the email marketing sector is pretty crowded, Mailchimp stands out in terms of size and scope. The company reportedly has 13 million total global users, 2.4 million active monthly users, and 800,000 paid customers, noted Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. "Plus...

The Sleeping Ad Giant That Is TikTok

The uniqueness of TikTok powers much of its potential as an advertising platform. Three factors make TikTok so popular and enable it to draw in massive amounts of viewers to see ads, according to Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "First and foremost are its users. Ove...

Google Cloud Seeks To Cure Retailers’ Search Woes, Help Compete With Amazon

Charles King, the principal analyst at Pund-IT, a technology advisory firm inHayward, Calif. likened search abandonment to window shopping. "An opportunity seems to present itself but concludes without a sale," he told the E-Commerce Times "Retailers would obviously like to re...

DuckDuckGo Readies Feature To Strip Trackers From Email

"Along with commercial use cases, organizations can use trackers or read receipts to see if employees, customers or partners are paying attention to important messages and announcements," added Charles King, the principal analyst with Pund-IT, a technology advisory firm in Hayward, Calif...

Microsoft Lifts the Blinds on Windows 11

With Windows 11, Microsoft seems to be coming to terms with its place in the modern computing world. For instance, the integrated support for Android apps is probably the clearest sign of that, according to Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "But that move also helps m...

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