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Chrome Encourages Searchers to Speak Up

"For people with learning disabilities or writing, or even physical issues, voice input is a killer app," said Roger L. Kay, principal analyst at Endpoints Technologies Associates. "One could be sentimental about the passing of the keyboard era. After all, it's a learned func...

New Gender Identity Options Let Facebook Users Be Themselves

"Some people are more comfortable being known for their gender than others. Those who want to identify a certain way now have that possibility," Roger L. Kay, principal analyst at Endpoint Technologies Associates, told TechNewsWorld However, there may be a disadvantage in that...

Google Gives Teleconferencing a Chromebox Sheen

"I think what this really says is that the time has come for Internet-based video conferencing that's good-enough quality to use for business," Roger L. Kay, president at Endpoint Technologies Associates, told the E-Commerce Times. "The competitor at that level is really Skyp...

Slipshod Security, Human Frailty Made @N Ripe for Plucking

"The reason that social engineering is being used more these days is that some of the technical vulnerabilities have been ameliorated," Roger L. Kay, principal analyst at Endpoint Technologies, told TechNewsWorld. "Microsoft and some of the others have gotten very good at red...

IBM Deal Propels Lenovo Into Enterprise Hardware Game

"I think [IBM's] strategy of sticking to higher-margin business and moving into areas where it can tack on an innovation premium is the right one, and x86 servers don't fit that model," Roger L. Kay, principal analyst at Endpoint Technologies, told the E-Commerce Times. "Len...

Yahoo’s Mayer Highlights Content, Advertising, in Splashy Keynote

"The stock's been up, so a lot of people have confidence in the company now that they didn't before," Roger L. Kay, principal analyst at Endpoint Technologies Associates, told the E-Commerce Times. "She said the things she was obligated to say about moving into mobile, increa...

Intel Leaps Out of the Box

"Intel is branching out from its traditional role of supplying the PC industry with silicon and reaching into new areas," Roger L. Kay, principal analyst at Endpoint Technologies Associates, told TechNewsWorld. 'Unusual' Partnerships...

Google Buys Military Robot Maker Boston Dynamics

"Google already has a lot of development on mobile robotic systems: driverless cars," said Roger L. Kay, principal analyst at Endpoint Technologies Associates. "But the other end of the sensor problem is the actuator problem. In the Internet of Things, the sensors are the in...

2014: It’s a Tablet, Tablet, Tablet, Tablet World

"Tablets have been the fastest-growing endpoint type since their introduction -- faster even than the smartphone," Roger L. Kay, principal analyst for Endpoint Technologies Associates, told the E-Commerce Times. "Apple was dominant even after Android started making inroads in...

Adidas Trots Out Smartwatch for Runners

"Sports brands are likely strong in the health peripherals market and might well command a premium," said Roger L. Kay, principal analyst with Endpoint Technologies Associates. "The $400 isn't that far above comparable offerings. Galaxy Gear is $300, and Qualcomm's Toq is ru...

Michael Dell Goes Into Safe Mode

"Blackstone may or may not have been friendly to him in private, but in public it bandied about the names of some of his rivals as possible replacements," said Roger L. Kay, principal analyst at Endpoint Technologies Associates. "That's not exactly friendly, but Michael coul...

Basis Watches Every Move You Make

"Everyone wants a piece of this market," said Roger L. Kay, principal analyst at Endpoint Technologies Associates. "The simple exercise monitor market is pretty saturated, but the medical monitoring market is bound to be hot," he told TechNewsWorld. "But that market is a lot...

What Lies Beneath the Surface Tablet’s Screen

"The more integrated a design is, the harder it is to pull apart," said Roger L. Kay, principal analyst at Endpoint Technologies Associates. "A removable battery takes up more space than a hard-wired one. But then there's just plain old good design. Some are better than others." ...

Apple’s Big Mini Mystery Solved

"Remember, this was the form factor that Steve Jobs said would be dead on arrival," said Roger L. Kay, principal analyst at Endpoint Technologies Associates. "Apple will sell a bunch just because it is Apple," he told the E-Commerce Times, "but it's not a great move for Apple...

Dell Goes for the Windows 8 Gold

"Dell's got a solid lineup. All of the PC hardware makers are putting out multiple options in new Windows 8 touch-based machines," said Roger L. Kay, principal analyst at Endpoint Technologies Associates. "Dell will likely sell enough of each to recover the fixed cost investment to get it to market, but one or another might do better than that and actually contribute to the company's profit."

Larklife Wristband – a 24/7 Personal Trainer That Never Quits

"Most people are not really ready to strap themselves into a machine that constantly second-guesses their behavior," said Roger L. Kay, principal analyst for Endpoint Technologies Associates. "In principle, the idea is interesting," he said, "but in the world of practical re...

What’s Cooking With New Kindles

Furthermore, "it's important for Amazon not to position the Kindle [Fire] directly across from the iPad or Surface," said Roger L. Kay, principal analyst at Endpoint Technologies Associates. "As a reading device and access to Amazon's platform at a great price, it's well pos...

HP Gets Extreme Makeover

HP had considered consolidating its printing and PC divisions before, Roger L. Kay, president of Endpoint Technologies Associates, told the E-Commerce Times. At that time, though, printing was in its prime, and PCs were to have been folded into the printer division. Now print...

AMD Aims to Shimmy Into Ultrabook Turf With Ultrathins

Initial notices on Trinity, which also comes in a higher performance version designed for larger computers, have been positive. "They're getting great feedback from their customers saying they really like the idea," Roger L. Kay, president of Endpoint Technologies Associates, told TechNewsWorld. "I think Trinity will be in some very interesting systems."

Researchers Create Brain on a Chip

The brain structure is based on learning, by establishing pathways, reenforcing pathways and eliminating pathways when they're not being used, explained Roger L. Kay, president of Endpoint Technologies Associates. "Computers have not generally been learning structures, even ...

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