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Dark Screen Mode Among New macOS Mojave Highlights

"They're not running iOS apps natively. They're going to let developers port iOS apps," Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld Initially, only a few Apple iOS apps will land on the Mac -- news, stocks, voice memos and home -- but in 2019, Appl...

Apple Unveils New Siri Customization Tools at WWDC

Apple's efforts are praiseworthy, said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research, but with a caveat "The ability to monitor the amount of time you spend on things like social media is definitely a step in the right direction for people suffering from addiction to the...

HomePod Gets Multi-Room Audio Chops With iOS 11.4

"Lacking full smart speaker features, the HomePod is firmly focused on people in the Apple ecosystems that want a compact speaker and didn't already own a Sonos speaker system," said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research "It's targeting a smaller serviceable mar...

Next-Generation 7nm Chips Headed for Fall iPhones: Report

"It's hard to judge right now, because Qualcomm hasn't announced anything yet, but I'd expect Apple's lead to be less than six months," Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld "Everyone is going to have these chips eventually," remarked Bob O'Do...

Curves, Gestures May Be in iPhone’s Future

"It's good when you're wearing gloves or your hands are dirty," said Kevin Krewell, a principal analyst with Tirias Research "I expect this to be a cool demo feature, but not something people will use all the time," he told TechNewsWorld....

Intel Hits the Gas Pedal With 8th Gen Core Processors

However, "most of the performance improvements come from system acceleration using Octane memory and improved chipset networking," noted Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research "These are parts to fill in market gaps in the product line," he told TechNewsWorld. "No...

3 Injured in YouTube HQ Shooting, Female Suspect Dead

This incident is one of the worst he's seen during his years in Silicon Valley, said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research A laid-off employee killed three people in a shooting at a Santa Clara startup 10 years ago, he told TechNewsWorld. Among the victims were t...

Critics Love HomePod’s Sound but Rap Its Smarts

"Siri has not kept pace with Alexa and Google Assistant in capabilities," Tirias Research Principal Analyst Kevin Krewell told TechNewsWorld Apple has never taken Siri seriously, noted Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, treating it more as a feature than a pl...

Facebook Is Gobbling Less of Users’ Time

While it is difficult to pin down exactly what led to the lower engagement numbers,they may be due to the company's shift away from news and general saturation in the social media marketplace, said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "With the negative talk a...

Intel Reports Progress on Patch-Related Performance Issues

Intel's announcement is a sign that the company expects to be able to resolve the crisis, said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "Intel believes they have identified the reboot cause in the microcode patch," he told TechNewsWorld. "It has been observed in ...

Batteries in New iPhones Could Have Shorter Life Spans

The iPhone X's battery life hasn't posed a problem for Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research "I have the iPhone X, and I've seen really good battery life with it so far," he told TechNewsWorld.

Google Device Bug Chokes Home WiFi Networks

Most people will not hear about the Cast bug before Google patches it, said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst with Tirias Research. "WiFi is not such a reliable service that people don't already expect random disruptions," he told TechNewsWorld. "Owners are more likely to blam...

Roku Takes a Different Angle on Voice-Controlled Home Entertainment

"Being able to control a device by voice is already being used by Comcast and other remote controls," noted Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research The Nvidia Shield streaming box already has Google Voice controls, he told TechNewsWorld.

AWS Gives IoT a Boost With New OS, Services

Amazon FreeRTOS will make it easier for manufacturers to build in cloud support, noted Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. Because it is open sourced, it is already used in many low-cost consumer devices, he told the E-Commerce Times.

Google Gives Job Searchers Salary, Location Details

The salary data seems to come from sites like LinkedIn, Glassdoor and Payscale, which are competing with Google for clicks, remarked Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "This is not good news for these sites, as Google is the first place people will search,"...

Android Devs May Follow Apple’s Face ID Lead

Apple's weight behind a technology is a powerful force, said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research "Apple is a market leader on these technologies," he told the E-Commerce Times. "If Apple promotes them, they will be the next big thing, so makers of Android prem...

Google Poised to Add New Pixels to Growing Ecosystem

"The design of the new phones is fairly conventional, which is probably on purpose," said Kevin Krewell, a principal analyst at Tirias Research. "Google wants to feature the Android operating system above the physical aesthetics of the phone," he told TechNewsWorld. "The ph...

iOS Users May Regret Going to 11

After updating his iPhone 6s to iOS 11, Tirias Research Principal Analyst Kevin Krewell ran into some battery drainage issues, he told TechNewsWorld The toll on battery life seems to get worse when using LTE, he said. After turning off a number of notifications, specifically t...

Twitter to Test Drive Double-Wide Tweets

There are strong arguments on both sides of the issue, said Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research The 280-character limit will make it easier for users who tend to favor multiple-entry tweet storms, he told TechNewsWorld, but that could negate part of the appeal ...

Ford Motor Puts Design Strategy Under the HoloLens

"The collaboration between Ford and Microsoft is an example of the practical application of AR in commercial settings," suggested Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research "While many focus on consumer AR, Microsoft and companies like Epson, ODG, Meta, and others hav...

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