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Users should be diligent about knowing who they are doing business with, never provide too much information, and always check their accounts, said Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research Bitcoin wallet updates that let users generate new secure keys are available n...

"I like the fact that they're talking about hypothetical things," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld. "It sounds like a cool experiment but that's it. You'd have to control all external environmental factors and that would make it difficult to deal with." ...

The experiment is one of several undertaken by researchers worldwide to find an alternative to silicon as the semiconductor industry runs up against the limits of Moore's Law, Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld "We're running up against si...

Still, Ophelia will compete with Chromecast and other devices at least to some extent because "in essence, they all seek to create the Android mobile experience through the TV," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld "You can call it a PC, a se...

Project Logan has 192 cores, said Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research "The first thing that comes to mind is, isn't that like cramming a V8 engine into a Corolla?" McGregor said. "No, because they designed Kepler to be scalable from the ground up with really s...

However, "anything is hackable," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld. "It depends on how creative you are and how much time you spend on it." The plethora of end points -- PCs, tablets, netbooks and smartphones among them -- and the multipl...

Even if it's custom-designed, the processor looks very much like Intel's Kabini chip, Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld "This is a complete surprise, because the platforms were not due to be introduced until Q4," McGregor said. Nevertheless...

Microsoft "has missed the market in Windows 8, missed expectations in RT, and just plain missed the entire opportunity in mobile devices," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld, "but they are pretty good about getting it right in PCs the second, third or fourth time around."

Indeed, young consumers are more likely to take to a device like this because they are "more accustomed to using their mobile devices as their primary computing platform," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld "My sons would probably love it be...

"They're looking for an angle to differentiate Google+," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld. "I think it could be a good opportunity [to boost Google+] if it catches on," Retrevo's Eisner commented, "but I'm a little skeptical about its ca...

"I have never seen anything like this before, but I like the sustainability aspect of it, especially for grid-type storage," said Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research It's not likely that such batteries will show up in consumer electronics products, because sod...

However, "We're getting to the point where we've got screens around us, whether it's our handsets or PCs or TVs," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld. "It's really hard to make a case for something like this, especially when we're constantly surrounded by screens and cameras on our mobile PCs, tablets and smartphones. We're getting to the point where we're in the virtual presence mode, but we haven't yet enabled it to the full extent." ...

"Sony keeps thinking they can charge premiums and that's fine when you're in Japan, but when you're trying to sell internationally, it doesn't go far," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld. "It's not just a Sony thing; it's a Japanese thing." ...

The tablet market is in the differentiation phase, noted Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research. Vendors are coming out with different-sized models trying to figure out what niches they fit. "Everyone's still trying to develop the market, feel out the market, and...

"This is a new generation of processor cores that are more power-efficient than anything AMD has produced," said Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "However, it isn't just about the CPU, it's about the entire chip, especially the graphics." Details of the New ...

"This technology is an alternative to LCD displays and works best under natural light, but most of us don't sit and work under natural light any more," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld Its power efficiency is "a significant tradeoff" for c...

"We use automated calling solutions today," said Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "Using Watson technology just takes it one step closer to an artificial intelligence model." IBM representatives Alicia DiGennaro and Alison Meyerstein pointed TechNewsWorld to...

There's been speculation that the supercapacitor might be able to recharge a cell phone battery rapidly, but "this advancement is not really about charging mobile solutions, it's about power storage," said Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "Perhaps instead of two batteries or cells, you might have a single battery or cell with something like this capacitor to recharge the battery."

Consumers will like the photo features "because they combine the functions of Picasa but make these almost invisible to the user," Jim McGregor, founder and principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld. "Combine this with more free storage space and the ability to store the high-resolution version of our photos and you have a really cool solution."

"Google is improving its strengths and using other in-house innovations to improve its offerings," said Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "Ultimately most applications will be in the cloud in some form, so the more you can offer and the better experience you can provide, the better positioned you are for the future."