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There were three stories that caught my eye last week that I think deserve some additional discussion. One is the alleged robbery of U.S. Olympians followed by questions of whether it really happened because their phones weren't stolen. There may be a legitimate reason for that, and it's one that suggests a lot of folks will be getting huge cellphone bills next month...

"Cisco's in the midst of pivoting from largely a telecom and networking company that's hardware-centric into a far broader entity where much of what they do is defined by software," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group Cisco's Continuing Transformation...

"Generally, it's better to keep something like this very simple at the start," suggested Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "That way you can deliver something that works reliably, and then build up features gradually without breaking the platform," he told ...

"The e-sports segment is really starting to pick up, and Beam should make the Xbox platform a stronger player in this increasingly social game-playing venue," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "The expectation is, as games advance and become more real...

Most analysts earn their daily bread by focusing on a particular subject area and following that direction. However, I rebelled against that established pattern -- and as a result, I tend to look between the lines more than many of my peers do. That means when major news media outlets focus on a story, I'm more likely to see what they missed. ...

Wherever Apple does business, it tries to hold the line on the pricing of its phones, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "Apple has historically been very rigid with regard to pricing. When they set suggested retail prices, they expect retailers to sell a...

"Folks will game around this," predicted Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "Users will continue to lose trust in headlines until [Facebook] puts in place a solution that can look at the behavior and intelligently block clickbait efforts before they hurt users...

"The RX 480 was the first affordable card to reach the minimum specification for virtual reality," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "That means it has both decent performance and an attractive sales price, lowering the entry cost for those wanting to ge...

"Not at the moment, but I could argue there was no need for the iPod until Jobs convinced us we couldn't live without one," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group Connecting people visually has a good and recurring value proposition, he told TechNewsWorld, an...

"With programs like this, there are two approaches," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "One is to actually find problems and fix them; the other is to use the program to create the impression you're secure by providing big bounties to do things you believe can't actually be done."

Voice command is the most compelling feature of home automation systems using the Alexa platform, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. However, controlling automated locks presents a unique set of challenges. "The concern is that someone either accidenta...

The Galaxy Note7 has a long list of strong points, suggested Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. Among them are decent performance, thanks to Qualcomm's strongest processor; a beautiful display; "one of the best pen implementations anywhere"; a strong camera; the USB/C port; wireless charging; fast charging; the iris scanner; and being waterproof...

Apple last week reported earnings, and with the exception of a strong showing from the iPad Pro, the key financial metrics were all down -- and for the third quarter running. So what's wrong with Apple? ...

"For me, mobile spam calls are a nightmare," remarked Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "I get calls throughout the day now, and it's incredibly annoying," he told LinuxInsider....

"They'd need a lot of traffic controller work," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. The drones will fly at heights of more than 60,000 feet in order to avoid commercial aircraft, according to Facebook, but "military planes -- especially spy planes -- fly...

As we approach the end of the free Windows 10 upgrades this month and get used to the anniversary edition, it suddenly hit me the Windows we knew died with Windows 8 -- what we got with Windows 10 really isn't what we've come to know as Windows. ...

It's doubtful the new social tool will do much to grow Tinder's overall membership base, said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "I don't think it's a big enough feature to do that," he told TechNewsWorld. "However, it will increase the service's utility, po...

That's good thinking, observed Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group "There are some really nasty rootkits in China that self-install when you go to a compromised website and pretty much open your phone up to complete remote control," he told TechNewsWorld, "and ...

However, "I don't see a huge need for users to run apps on drones," commented Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "Most people just want the thing to be easy to use and not crash," he told TechNewsWorld....

"Boy, look how efficient the U.S. is," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. "Two users for every request. Australia, on the other hand, has more requests than users." The Struggle to Preserve Privacy...