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Google Killed the Laptop Star

Anyone who went to business school recognizes the basic tenet that you use marketing to build demand in order to sell products. Through the 1990s, there was impressive marketing surrounding laptops -- Intel's iconic Bunny People come to mind. Apple aggressively marketed this class, as did Microsoft, and it seemed every other brand on TV was trying to convince us we needed a new PC. ...

Google Gives iOS Devs Open Source EarlGrey Testing Tool

"Apple is not known for its development tools, so this should make it easier for them to develop iOS apps," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "However, over time, they will be more and more dependent on Alphabet, and Android has not proven as lucrative a...

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The FBI’s iPhone Problem: Tactical vs. Strategic Thinking

I'm an ex-sheriff, and I've been in and out of security jobs for much of my life, so I've got some familiarity with the issues underlying the drama between the FBI and Apple. FBI officials -- and likely those in every other three-letter agency and their counterparts all over the world -- would like an easier way to do their jobs. Wouldn't we all? ...

IBM Watson Forks Over $2.6B for Health Data Stash

One reason is that it's a costly endeavor, especially when you factor in the countless variables such as the number of medicines, illnesses and procedures, according to Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group Building Watson was a daunting endeavor, but "IBM did it...

Unity and SteamVR Unite for Native Vive Support

For Unity's part, it's hedging its VR bets on "one of the most powerful game delivery systems," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "Unity's support of SteamVR assures they will remain a popular and powerful developer platform if and when VR becomes as pop...

Zuckerberg Aims to Set Things Right With India

The situation is "kind of interesting in that it pits Zuckerberg, who is truly a leader in Facebook, against Andreessen, who trades on the perception of similar success but has actually been more of a secret failure," observed Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group...

Facebook Warned to Toe France’s Privacy Line

Forget about going to court, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. France has "a very fast legal system," he told TechNewsWorld. "Penalties could be assessed and reach nosebleed levels very quickly, and appeals are very limited."

Keybase Releases Encrypted File-Sharing iPhone App

The system "is a lot less complex than PGP keys and far harder to compromise, particularly with man-in-the-middle exploits," observed Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group However, sync products "are generally more convenient, particularly if you're offline a lot...

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Smart Email and the Path to Digital Immortality

I attended IBM Connect last week, where I checked out one of the most interesting products you've likely never heard of -- a new email offering called "IBM Verse." While there was a lot of discussion about how it better integrated social networking, what really intrigued me was the idea of putting cognitive computing inside an email client. ...

Google Strikes Back at Ad Blockers

The problem is a simple one from Google's point of view, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "Advertising is how you pay for Android," he told the E-Commerce Times. "If you put up an ad blocker, from Google's perspective, you're ripping off Google."

Vaio’s Phone Biz to Test Windows 10’s Reception in Asia

"With Sony, it's all about design, so this phone is incredibly good-looking," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. Sony has a minority stake in Vaio, which it spun off in 2014....

Microsoft Acquires SwiftKey to Advance AI Goals

"AI will initially be applied as a way to increase productivity through more effective predictive behavior," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "You could see this enhancing Outlook, Word and potentially even some of Microsoft's developer-focused products...

Virtual Reality May Be Coming Around Again for Nintendo

Despite its early failures in the field, Nintendo has more experience with 3D than most other companies, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group The company rebounded from the failure of the Virtual Boy by developing and releasing the 3DS, a handheld console t...

MIT Team Runs Victory Lap in 1st Hyperloop Competition

The DoT's support for the Hyperloop project "increases the viability of the result," noted Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "It should attract more sponsors," he said, but "given this is the last year of the Obama presidency, it doesn't have as much impac...

Harvard Researchers Debunk Warnings of Terrorists ‘Going Dark’

The center is "suggesting a think-it-through-first strategy, which seems obvious but apparently isn't," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "What we're currently doing isn't very effective, and the government should likely fix the not very effective part b...

Microsoft’s Project Natick: Data Centers Better Down Where It’s Wetter?

"Water is excellent protection for cosmic rays, which damage computer memory and can cause systems to crash or lose accuracy," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "Placing a data center under the water should result in higher reliability and accuracy," he ...

T-Mobile’s Binge On May Run Afoul of Net Neutrality Rules

In defense of T-Mobile, its standards "don't appear to be onerous," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "Much like requiring a shirt and shoes to eat in some restaurants, T-Mobile is free to set conditions to use a service -- particularly if it's free --...

Google’s AlphaGo Defeats Human Master of Ancient Game

"Chess can be played very well with a number-crunching CPU," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "Go requires a visual component to do well, or the GPU more common in today's supercomputers," he told TechNewsWorld, because "Go requires pattern recognition ...

Walmart Opens OneOps Cloud Management to the Masses

Walmart should gain cost savings for development and faster time to production. If competing with Amazon is has any part in the picture, it will be through cost savings, according to Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "This is new to them, so there will likely...

Sony’s Gaming Biz Coming to America

For many gamers, PlayStation hardware is the gateway to Japan's beloved role-playing games. While JRPGs are considered niche in the U.S., moving PlayStation's headquarters to the States could be received poorly by gamers in both countries, suggested Rob Enderle, principal analyst for the Enderle Group...

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