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"One issue is compatibility between systems. A lot of the stuff that works on one system doesn't work with another," observed Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst of the Enderle Group, an advisory services firm in Bend, Ore While headset makers like to talk about immer...

Today is Cyber Monday, which doesn't mean as much this year because the related sales have been going on for much of November as retailers try to milk every available dollar they can. However, like you, I'm doing a lot of shopping, both for others (yes, I'm going to cheat and mostly give Amazon gift cards but some gifts) and myself ...

This month we decided to retire my wife's 2008 Infiniti FX35 and find something else. This swap isn't an easy task because her SUV has a Stillen Stage 2 supercharger in it (a video of the car is here), so we wanted something green and quick ...

The @sign approach addresses privacy and places user data tied to the solution initially within the user's control. However, this is kind of like closing the barn door after the cows have escaped, according to Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group. "Much of this data is already i...

At $300 billion, the online prescription market was just too big to be ignored. "The online pharmacy business is very lucrative, and given Amazon's size, they have a negotiating position with regard to prices that is unmatched next to Walmart," said Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst at the Enderle Group, an advisory services firm in Bend, Ore...

Last week Apple announced a partial pivot away from x86 to ARM with one of those claims so outrageous it could have only come from Apple. ...

Healthcare is a mess, not just here in the U.S., but in most countries. Some of the biggest problems in this data-rich era are the lack of interoperability and fact-based advice. Two companies that stand out as aggressively trying to fix this are IBM and Microsoft. ...

I'd typically argue that having a significant event or announcement anywhere near an election is foolish. Well, four vendors decided to prove me wrong by having events and making announcements that have a material impact that, at times, goes well beyond the technology market and the U.S ...

Retailers have a different purpose for the data they collect than social media platforms, which is why they may need to collect less of it. "They use it to create better products and better present their products," observed Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst at the Enderle Group in Bend, Ore...

Dell World was last week, and it sure was different this year because it was done virtually. One of the most interesting parts of Dell World is the session on the future. In past years they surfaced the coming of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the coming wave of robotics ...

Google and Facebook make money off ads, and "when you create a conflict between doing what's right and making money, the money generally wins," Rob Enderle, principal at business advisory group The Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld Cybersecurity Is a Group Effort...

This subject is one of those things that drives me nuts. We could build homes that stand up to hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and other natural and human-made disasters. We could build cars that are lighter and more fuel-efficient ...

Given the pandemic, we are likely to have a new record for online shopping this year. The combination of concerns about COVID-19 and the continued shut down of brick and mortar stores, particularly big-box stores, will push a record number of us to shop online. ...

"The rules surrounding where and when you can fly drones are always changing, and the liability, should one crash into a car or plane, could be catastrophic," Rob Enderle, principal at The Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld Privacy is one of the major legal issues facing drone ...

The benefit of video conferencing, particularly during this COVID-19 pandemic, is not having to leave home. Unless you have people bringing the virus into your house, the odds of catching the virus fall if you can cut down on going to the office or school and stay off of planes and public transportation ...

I've been following Microsoft since before it was called Microsoft. This is because back in the 1970s, I was approached to go to work for the company but had already taken another job and never took the interview ...

Nvidia last week announced they are buying Arm for US$40 billion -- to be met through a combination of Nvidia shares and cash. This will result in some exciting changes. ...

I've been using the Microsoft Surface Duo for over a week now, and it is my new favorite smartphone ...

Last week had presentations from three of the significant processor companies, each planning to revolutionize the PC market. This revolution was an immense change from just a couple of years ago when everyone and their brother seemed to think that PCs were dead ...

"It is potentially both a lower cost and faster last-mile delivery system, keeping people shopping at Amazon and reducing the immediate need that might otherwise push them to a local store," added Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst at the Enderle Group Not only will...