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Why 1 Billion iPhones Sold Matters

"It's unique when any product sells a billion units," said Kevin Krewell, a principal analyst at Tirias Research "The iPhone is not exactly one monolithic product," he told the E-Commerce Times. "It's a family of phones. But we, as humans, seem to like nice, big round numbers....

Softbank Strong-ARMs Its Way Into Internet of Things

"This looks to be a strategic investment by Softbank in the semiconductor business," said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "By buying ARM, Softbank has a piece of the growth segments in the semiconductor business -- IoT, smartphones, automotive and servers...

Nest Cam Braves the Great Outdoors

The absence of battery power could be a real deal breaker for some consumers, suggested Kevin Krewell, a principal analyst at Tirias Research "Think about it. Where are the power outlets on the outside of the house? They're near the ground where anyone can disconnect the power...

SiFive Launches Freedom FOSS SoC Platforms

RISC-V has "not been proven to be able to survive challenges to implementation design patents from potential competitors," said Tirias Principal Analyst Kevin Krewell. "The best opportunity for RISC-V may well be in new markets -- such as China and India, where there are more...

Microsoft and LinkedIn Go All In

"I'm usually skeptical of big deals like this," said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research "The last huge acquisition by Microsoft was Nokia," he told the E-Commerce Times, "and that didn't end well, with Microsoft eventually writing down most of the value of th...

Larry Page May Be Blazing a Trail for Self-Flying Cars

"We live in an era of science fiction," said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research "We have universal translators, private rockets to space, cars that can drive themselves, drones," he told TechNewsWorld. "We're just missing that darn flying car we were promised ...

Google’s New Custom Chip May Not Live Up to the Hype

That claim is misleading, according to Kevin Krewell, a principal analyst at Tirias Research "It only works on 8-bit math," he told TechNewsWorld. "It's basically like a Z80 microprocessor in that regard. All that talk about it being three generations ahead refers to processor...

Google Plots Home Invasion

"Google's voice control does offer more contextual responses and seems to have better AI than Amazon's Alexa -- but Amazon has time to improve its product as well," Tirias Research Principal Analyst Kevin Krewell told TechNewsWorld. Tech Parade...

Tweets May Soon Breeze Past 140-Character Limit

"The move by Twitter is a nice refinement, but not a breakthrough move," said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "It will make it easier for users to share more content, but doesn't change Twitter's fundamental problem attracting new users." The company is st...

Google’s Chirp May Try to Drown Out Amazon’s Echo

It makes sense that Google would develop a competitor to the Echo as a complement to its line of home automation products at Nest, said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research "The home portal is a natural extension of Google's speech recognition technology," he to...

iPhone 7 Rumors Blunt Anticipation

"They've done a lot with the design already. They're keeping multiple design languages to keep their customer base happy. The SE, for example, has the old design language, while the 6 and 6s have the new design language," said Kevin Krewell, an analyst with Tirias Research "Th...

Amazon Video Direct Could Become Another Prime Mover

"This is a natural extension for Amazon," said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "It already has the distribution platform for video, and has the user-generated content management from the Twitch gaming video service," he told the E-Commerce Times.

Osterloh’s Return Suggests Google Just Got Serious About Hardware

"It looks like Google is trying to develop a coherent hardware product strategy and fix the hodgepodge collection of hardware products scattered all over Google," said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research "With a centralized group, Google can share development e...

YouTube Wants You to See the World From Every Angle

YouTube recognizes that the next great immersive experience will be fed by affordable 360-degree cameras, such as the Ricoh Theta S digital camera, as well as high-performance camera rigs for real-time feeds, said Kevin Krewell, senior analyst at Tirias Research "The 360 video...

ESPN Adds Drone Racing to Its Summer Schedule

"The live stream will be on ESPN3, and an hour-long edited version will air on ESPN is an undefined time slot," noted Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research "The investment by ESPN is measured, but it will still be great exposure for the sport," he told the E-Comm...

Amazon’s Kindle Oasis: Lightness of Being at an Unbearable Price?

The $290 price tag will take it out of the "impulse buy" category, Tirias Research analyst Kevin Krewell told the E-Commerce Times "I'm not sure they hit the right mix here," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group....

Zuckerberg Launches Remodeled Messenger

"Using bots to power customer interaction allows businesses to scale to handle many customer issues without relying on large call centers," Tirias Research Principal Analyst Kevin Krewell told TechNewsWorld. Despite the ambitious plans, it may prove difficult for Facebook to ...

Daily Mail Joins Yahoo Bidding Queue

"What exactly is Yahoo these days? A media company, a personal destination page, a news source, a 22-year-old startup?" asked Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "A case can be made for all of these and none of these," he told the E-Commerce Times.

Verizon May Be Tuning Up for Yodeling Contest

Yahoo would give Verizon an immediate boost in its Web traffic numbers, with more than 1 billion monthly visits to Yahoo sites monthly, noted Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "Communication companies like Comcast and Verizon are trying to monetize the bit ...

Oculus’ Controversial ToS a Stark Reminder of Its Facebook Parentage

The wording of the terms of service should serve as a reminder that Oculus is owned by Facebook, said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research "Facebook makes money selling customer data to advertisers," noted Roger Kay, principal analyst at Endpoint Technologies As...

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