Search Results

Results 101-120 of 556 for Laura DiDio

Ballmer Phones In Final CES Keynote

"Ballmer had Ryan Seacrest, an entertainer, on stage. That tells you something," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "Ballmer has moved past his over-the-top performances of the past. His performance at CEA was not overwhelming." Part of the pr...

OPINION

Oracle’s Downward Spiral

Let's be frank: The main reason Oracle's latest quarterly revenues nosedived was backlash from users fed up with two years of price hikes on products, technical support, maintenance and licensing contracts -- and not because of a correction in the overall server hardware market ...

Google Gives Firefox 3 More Years of Rations

Google's reputation would take a serious hit if Firefox's demise were laid at its feet, Laura DiDio, principal of ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "It certainly doesn't want to be in the same position that Microsoft was in when it was deemed to have quashed Netscape," she sa...

IBM’s Tech Predictions Prompt Deep Thoughts, Chuckles

"The end of the digital divide is already happening," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told TechNewsWorld. "Places like Africa, which has the least amount of infrastructure, are experiencing a revolution in the way they do business." We will never see the complete ...

Not Much Fight Left in AT&T as Anti-Merger Trials Stall

"It looks like the deal is dead," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "From what AT&T said, they were looking at finding a way to restructure the deal to make it palatable to the government, but I don't think that is possible." AT&T original...

Not Much Fight Left in AT&T as Anti-Merger Trials Stall

"It looks like the deal is dead," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "From what AT&T said, they were looking at finding a way to restructure the deal to make it palatable to the government, but I don't think that is possible." AT&T original...

Samsung Gets Some Holiday Cheer With Australian Court Ruling

"This ruling is very important for Samsung, especially during the Christmas season," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "I'm sure they're singing 'Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells.'" Once the holiday joy subsides, the patent war will likely contin...

Google Apps’ Help Desk Opens the Phone Lines

In many ways Google has been playing catch-up since it launched its Business Apps, Laura DiDio, principal with ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times "Google Apps is only four years old, and its initial target audience was small businesses, which didn't have the expertise to handle t...

Amazon Throws Some Choice Apps on the Kindle Fire

"They have most of the bases covered. That includes weather, business news, the stock market, travel and restaurants," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told TechNewsWorld. "That said, they are in such a tight race now with the Barnes & Noble Nook and with Apple, that having the basics covered will last for only a couple months. Then they you have to keep doing something extra to differentiate."

Amazon Opens a Members-Only Lending Library for Kindle

"I think it's a good idea, a good differentiator, a good go-to-market," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "The publishing industry is going through a revolution. If you're Amazon and you look around, you have to run hard to stay abreast and stay ahead of your competitors. This move shows that Jeff Bezos is not going to be left behind."

Groupon Sets IPO Date and Starts Holding Its Breath

"It had to happen and it's a good time," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "The calendar's fourth quarter is a perfect time, right before the holiday season." Groupon could still have a rough time, though, since Wall Street likes to trash its c...

New Xoom’s Pretty Much the Old Xoom With a Prettier Price

If there were ever a tablet that built to take on the iPad, the Xoom Family comes close, Laura DiDio, principal of ITIC, told TechNewsWorld. "The Xoom Family has a lot to recommend it, and Motorola Mobility is a proven brand. The specs are wonderful -- dual-core processor, Android 3.1, a 10.1-inch HD screen -- and comparable with the iPad." ...

RIM Takes It on the Chin Again

"This couldn't have come at a worse time for RIM," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "They're fighting an uphill battle against the iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 7." The outages will be more than a little annoying to RIM's customers.

Samsung Turns Tables on Apple in Smartphone Patent War

"Welcome to the wonderful world of smartphone competition," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "There are no rules. This is a bare-knuckles, all out barroom brawl." At this point, Apple has the upper hand in its longstanding disputes with Samsun...

Chrome Creeps Up on Firefox

It would seem to be an astounding success story for a browser that burst onto the market a few short years ago -- but it's less surprising considering that Chrome is Google's creation, according to Laura DiDio, principal of ITIC. "Why has Chrome caught up so quickly to Firef...

Reps Call on FTC to Probe Facebook’s Fast-and-Loose Privacy Practices

"One tends to be cynical when dealing with Mark Zuckerberg," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told TechNewsWorld. "He started Facebook seven years ago and aced out all of his buddies. One has to wonder how he could be that smart and that dumb at the same time. In general, it's good if Congress starts getting behind these things and trying to regulate them."

HTC’s Rhyme Flirts With Female Demographic

"This actually seems like it's targeted toward tweens," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told TechNewsWorld "A lot of the 15-year-olds and up may not think this is that cool. The 10-to-14 age girls will petition Mommy and Daddy to 'Buy it for me, buy it for me, buy it f...

Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL Lock Arms Against Google

"They're doing this because they want to go against Google," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "This is another example of how Microsoft got its groove back. If you're Microsoft or AOL or Yahoo, you have to do something. In the search engine space, separately these are smaller animals at the watering hole. So they have to get together to have any force in the market. If you put the three of them together, maybe you have 25 percent marketshare. That's better if you're going up against Google with its 65 percent marketshare."

Windows 8 Jumps Onto the Metro Line

"Microsoft has been imitating Apple for a long time, and imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," Laura DiDio, principal at ITIC, told TechNewsWorld However, Redmond has come up with a few winkles of its own for Windows 8....

DoJ Puts Kibosh on AT&T’s T-Mobile Plans

"They have Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and parts of General Motors, and now AT&T. It's tantamount to the government buying AT&T," Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC, told the E-Commerce Times. "We keep seeing big government getting bigger and bigger," she complained. "This...

Technewsworld Channels