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The commercial spaceflight industry has been fighting for the right kind of attention, the type that doesn't tip trade secrets or undermine investor confidence. The fact that leading businesses and executives are behind the current push into space is generally good news, said Charles King, principal analyst for Pund-IT...
The shakeup is a classical business school maneuver to put control of Foursquare's operations in the hands of some experienced executives who have practical day-to-day management capabilities, observed Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "The decision also suggests tha...
"Unless it sizably invests in more effectively competing with Samsung, GlobalFoundries and Intel, TSMC could find itself left out of other deals," said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. Why Samsung ...
Intel is exploring opportunities in mobile-focused markets where the company can innovate in volume in order to continue to be profitable, suggested Pund-IT analyst Charles King "Leveraging existing Core and Atom CPUs, along with its new Curie chips in the various sensor-based...
The Linux intrusion is not necessarily a new occurrence for Sony's game console. Back in 2002, Sony supported Linux on the PS2, according to Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. Support continued when Sony utilized Cell processors (developed by Sony, IBM and Toshiba) in the new PS3 around 2006...
With consumer electronics in the doldrums, some vendors are looking for demand for smart home products as the next big thing, according to Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "In the technology industry right now, we seem to have reached a holding pattern where some of ...
"Getting users of older Wintel systems [to upgrade] is always problematic, especially those with awful memories of trying to upgrade to Vista," said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT In this case, Microsoft is a victim of its own success, he told the E-Commerce Times....
"Yelp is an obvious target for Facebook's strategy, along with smaller players like Angie's List," said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. "But Facebook's deep roots among users in thousands of communities make this a natural area of interest for the company." If Face...
Apple is the vendor best positioned to compel consumers to adopt smartwatches, noted Charles King, principal analyst for Pund-IT. It has the millions of loyal customers necessary to help any new product gain traction "So the fact that the Apple Watch has reportedly sold a smal...
Amazon is tapping into two growing consumer trends, according to Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. "The first is the understandable desire for expedited shipping, especially during the holiday crush," he told the E-Commerce Times, "but by including access to Amazon'...
If Amazon is moving to handle some of its shipping services in-house, the impact onFedEx and others will depend on the nature of its plans, according to Charles King, principal analyst for Pund-IT "If the company is trying to develop services that the established players don't...
"Ideally, Slack hopes that the fund will attract a sizable crowd of developers to its platform, quickly deepening the number and variety of business apps and processes," said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "That should expand Slack's attractiveness to new organizat...
Alibaba's interest also may be connected to the Chinese government's desire for a more sympathetic ear, following the near-economic crisis that briefly rattled global markets earlier this year, mused Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "The inspiration for this deal may...
One of the key reasons Walmart would choose to go in this direction could be to develop direct relationships with its customers rather than allowing third parties like Apple and Google to operate as intermediaries, observed Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "This is s...
The acquisition has the potential to create "huge, discrete business opportunities for online video," said Charles King, principal analyst for Pund-IT "While I expect Clearleap to continue serving and pursuing entertainment companies, like its existing clients -- HBO, Verizon,...
However, that need not be the case with this lower-priced model, noted Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT "It's all going to hinge on the incentives that back this thing," he told TechNewsWorld....
"The reboot of Yahoo Messenger comes at an odd time, making it look somewhat like a Hail Mary pass by a CEO under fire," observed Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. When the app was introduced in 1998, it was considered a "refreshing alternative to AOL's desktop-cen...
It's unlikely that Monday's disruption will have a huge impact on holiday sales for Target, said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. Nor will the less-publicized incidents involving Neiman Marcus and Victoria's Secret have much of a lasting impact, he added.
Despite the likes of Bezos and Musk replacing the U.S. government's long-term leadership, public interest in this latest race for space "seems notably lacking" when compared to engagement with the early days of space exploration, observed Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT...
The core question of the case is whether sending data to the U.S. would result in Facebook failing to adequately protect the information of U.S. citizens, according to analyst Charles King of Pund-IT. The National Security Agency and other intelligence agencies would have acc...
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