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HP Seeks Chromebook Sweet Spot With $279 Device

For HP, a partner in this particular initiative, that is a particularly important driver. HP is clearly making a play for the low-cost PC market with this new entry, Rob Enderle, principal of The Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld "HP is trying to do with Chromebook what IBM di...

Google’s Nexus 5 Revealed in Leaked Manual

"This looks real," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. "I have a hard time believing anyone would go to this kind of trouble to play a hoax on LG." However, there may be "some inaccuracies" in the document because it's likely an early draf...

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The ‘Catastrophic’ Tesla S Fire: A Perspective

A Tesla S caught fire last week. I have a lot of experience with cars, with lithium-ion batteries -- and with both cars and batteries catching fire. For a time, I was the lead battery analyst in the U.S., and my house nearly burned down when a lithium-ion battery pack decided to fail while charging. (Thank goodness I'd also been trained to fight fires). ...

Mutiny at Microsoft Over Gates’ Future Role

Even if the shareholders truly want to push for major change at Microsoft, though, they are going about it the wrong way, according to Rob Enderle, principal of The Enderle Group "The problem with this move is it may actually make things worse," Enderle told the E-Commerce Tim...

AOL Winds Up for Gathr Marketing Blitz

However, AOL is bundling services that are not unique to it and are tied to agreements that expire, Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times "If this works, which is doubtful, the folks they are bundling could easily separate and form th...

Roadblocks Stymie GTA’s Online Launch

"They should offer gifts to make it right with their users," suggested Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "This will happen more and more until more folks use analytics to better estimate first day usage or limit first day usage so the loads are more spread out."

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BlackBerry and Surface 2: The Fight to Reclaim Past Glory

Both BlackBerry and Microsoft have been in far stronger positions with regard to personal technology. At one time, Microsoft was contending for leadership in smartphones against Palm and BlackBerry, and BlackBerry took leadership only to lose it to Apple and then Samsung. Microsoft put tablets on the map in the early part of last decade, but it missed a memo and Apple refined them to success -- pointing out that beauty, price and battery life rule in something you hold. ...

Amazon’s Fire HDX Could Torch the Competition

"Amazon is really making a push here," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times "A number of the key players there are ex-Microsoft and have something to prove," he said, "so they are really pushing the envelope. I expect this platform w...

RealNetworks Banks on Cloud for Video-Sharing Comeback

"Think of this as a way to hold customers in the service and hold out expanding competitors," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times. "A cloud offering tends to work the same on every platform, and if you are a RealPlayer customer, you will be more likely to stay a RealPlayer customer as a result."

Google Adds Remote Locking for MIA Androids

"This is something that should be built into the OS and the platform because it's an inherent security feature," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told LinuxInsider It might be asked why Google took so long to roll out its remote lock capability; iOS has h...

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The Ups and Downs of Planning a Retirement in Belize

A couple of years ago, I wrote on the beginning of my long-term plan to eventually retire in Belize. My wife and I just came back from our latest update trip. Our house plans are nearly finished, and we should start building within 12 months if everything goes as expected. ...

Sony Predicts Gangbuster PS4 Sales

"I'd be surprised if they met their goal," remarked Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group Sony's plan is "aggressive, and I think it may ultimately sell closer to 4.5 million [units] through next March, as long as there are no big supply chain hiccups along the w...

White House Urges FCC to Legalize Cellphone Unlocking

In many cases, carriers today will give consumers the right to unlock their phones, but getting them to do it can be very frustrating, Rob Enderle, principal of the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times "There are a lot of situations in which consumers want to make this ste...

Lumia Interest Sizzles on Nokia’s October Event Teaser

The Lumia 1520 "effectively will be a Microsoft tablet once the merger is complete, and given [former Nokia CEO and current Microsoft CEO candidate Stephen] Elop's interest in it ... it will likely be a halo product and be designed to pull traffic and interest to the Windows Phone line," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld...

Box Unboxes Note-Taking App Beta

Sinofsky was considered one of the best product managers at Microsoft, and his strength was bringing in a product on time, Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld in a previous interview ...

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Oh Quark: Intel Just Changed the Technology Market

This year, Intel held its IDF during the same week as Apple's iPhone launch, and it's not the first time these events have coincided. However, I could count the number of times Intel has had something more interesting to present than Apple on one hand -- and have five fingers left over. ...

Cortana: Windows Phone’s Answer to Siri?

"She is an attractive character, and she has the potential to be a star for Microsoft," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "Xbox is Microsoft's strongest platform and Halo is the strongest brand, with Cortana being the cutest character. The Marine [Master Chief] wouldn't have the same impact."

Michael Dell Gets the Green Light at Last

That was because Michael Dell "tried to start executing before they went private," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "Their server revenue was up and they were gaining market share." Dell "wanted to go private because he didn't want to get beaten up by ...

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NSA Backdoors Could Cost US Companies Billions in Business Abroad

One of the more alarmist quotes from the Bloomberg article was given by San Jose-based technology analyst Rob Enderle, who said, "The National Security Agency will kill the U.S. technology industry singlehandedly." Forrester Research hypothesized that NSA disclosures could cos...

Dell Shifts to a Different Venue With New Win 8.1 Tablet

"This is a signature Bay Trail device -- very thin, reasonably priced, very sexy," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times The Venue "makes it a showcase of whether Windows can compete on both price and features with other offerings and, ...

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