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Disgruntled Yahoo Investors Suggest Different Paths Forward

Yahoo would be a "tough nut to crack" for any management company, observed Kevin Krewell, a principal analyst at Tirias Research The best option right now likely would be a complete breakup of the company or an outright sale, he told the E-Commerce Times.

Alibaba May Have to Handle SCMP With Kid Gloves

Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma likely is leveraging the paper to increase the influence and brand of his business, asserted Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. Ma could be using Jeff Bezos' acquisition of The Washington Post as a reference point, he suggested....

Walmart Jumps Into Mobile Pay Fray

One of Walmart's key goals likely is to reduce the fees it pays for third-party charge card transactions, suggested Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research "When you are the scale of Walmart, a few percentage [points] of the purchases adds up to a lot of money," he...

Aussie Cops Raid Home of Elusive Suspected Bitcoin Inventor

"My conclusion is that it's way too early to point to Mr Wright as the inventor of bitcoin," said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research Even if Wright turns out to be the genuine article, the future development of the bitcoin business will not be harmed in a way ...

Apple Tweaks Music, Mail, News in iOS Update

"I haven't personally run into any problems with an upgrade, but a lot of people recommend waiting a day or two for the early adopters to get it and make sure there aren't any 'gotchas,'" said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst atTirias Research "The Apple faithful will automati...

Google+ Tries On New Social Media Identity

The way Google now is positioning Google+ makes it essentially two distinct social media sites, said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. On the one hand, it will compete against Twitter, and on the other hand, it will function as a high-end alternative to Instagram...

Apple May Enter P2P Mobile Payments Fray

"Typically, Apple's motivation for new services is to provide customers with a better experience and keep people within the Apple ecosystem," said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "It would also be a nice extension to Apple Pay." Apple Pay is the company's...

NSA Keeps Some Security Bugs Under Its Hat

The NSA may need to split its duties with a new security-related agency that can take the function of fixing vulnerabilities out of the hands of an entity that spends most of its time in the business of analyzing intelligence, suggested Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research.

Lytro’s VR Camera System Promises Unprecedented Immersion

As exciting as it all may sound, Immerge still is only a concept, said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst for Tirias Research "They haven't even shown a prototype yet -- everything is a render," he told TechNewsWorld. "So we have to wait to see a final product to get a real sens...

New Parental Leave Policies, Bookstore Show Amazon’s Softer Side

The latest initiatives may be designed -- at least in part -- to dim the media spotlight on the company's harsh workplace environment, maintained Tirias Research analyst Kevin Krewell. "Clearly, Amazon is feeling the heat from the reports of their less-than-ideal labor practi...

DJI Plants Ubuntu Brain on Drone

"Today, unless we're talking Predator-class drones, sensor data has to be streamed to ground-based computers," said Kevin Krewell, a principal analyst at Tirias Research "With the Manifold computer, some of that data can be processed on the drone, making it more autonomous," h...

Chrome OS Is Dead, Long Live Chrome OS?

The concerns about the reported plan reflect the fact that from a security perspective, Android has a reputation as a more vulnerable operating system, observed Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "The security issue is that Chrome operating system is a light...

NY AG Could Be Broadband-Speed Mythbuster

The investigation more than likely will find that ISPs are falling a bit short of what they promise, said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research "I'm pretty sure that the NY AG will find that customers rarely, if ever, get the full advertised speeds they are payin...

Nest Labs Opens Door to 3rd-Party Devs

By allowing third-party developers to find new applications to connect with the Nest Lab products, the company really is opening up new opportunities to create much faster and more reliable integration of the various home devices, said Tirias Research analyst Kevin Krewell "Th...

Google to Expand India’s Internet Access With Free WiFi at Train Stations

"The challenge of bringing Internet to developing countries is a unique one," said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst atTirias Research "There's limited or no infrastructure," he told TechNewsWorld. "Power can be a problem. Running new wires is difficult -- and keeping those wir...

Lockscreen Bug Fix Conspicuously Absent in iOS 9 Update

"The difference between iOS 7 and iOS 8 was greater than the one between iOS 8 and iOS 9," said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research "The software is very stable, and since I've been working with it, I haven't had any significant hiccups," he told TechNewsWorld....

Nintendo’s Sleep Monitor Is More Than a Dream

For now, though, the idea is much more likely to make people uncomfortable, noted Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research Amazon has its Echo digital assistant, which is always on standby awaiting keywords from its users, he observed.

Apple Leaves Nest Thermostat Out in the Cold

"I'm actually surprised that Apple continued to feature Nest, considering the bad blood between Apple and Google," said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "This signals that products compatible with Apple's HomeKit are coming soon, and Apple wants to focus o...

NASA’s $2.25M Challenge: 3D-Print a Space Base

That next level is fabricating terrestrial facilities elsewhere in the solar system, according to Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research To move to the next level, NASA will need the support of the public, he observed. One of the big challenges NASA has faced has ...

Flexible Aluminum-Ion Battery Recharges in 60 Seconds

The use cases of aluminum-ion batteries in the mobile space are myriad, because mobility is almost always challenged by power issues, observed Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. Battery limitations have been hindering the adoption of smartwatches, for example, but a 1-minute-recharge time could change that overnight...

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