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The Amazon Fire Phone is different from any other smartphone on the market, industry analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "Amazon is not interested in getting into the smartphone business as much as they are interested in selling more stuff online," he pointed out.

It's that time of year again. The Consumer Electronics Show will rock Las Vegas in early January. Companies are gearing up and hoping to do a good job of cutting through all the loud and distracting background noise to share their messages at the show. It's a tough job, since CES is full of industry analysts, media representatives, investors and customers -- and they all want something different.

Uber and Lyft are two new, rapidly growing competitors in the taxi and limousine space. They are upending the traditional taxi and limo model in city after city. Now the taxicab industry in New York City is fighting back. NYC cabs could be getting their own app ...

How is broadband doing as a market? The two largest providers in the United States are Comcast and AT&T. Broadband started as a service for people to surf the Web. Generally, it was a separate service offered by the telephone and cable television companies. However, things are changing and growing. ...

The lag in performance "will be annoying for users for a while, but it won't be the end of the world because it will be fixed," tech industry analyst Jeff Kagan told TechNewsWorld "As each new generation of technology is rolled out, there are always issues that need to be res...

Many thought after Nokia sold its wireless phone business to Microsoft earlier this year, the company simply would fade away from the space. However, all of a sudden it's starting to look like Nokia is coming back. It just took the first step back into the wireless and tablet market with its new Google Android tablet. ...

AT&T shared plenty of powerful information and insights about growth for the company and the industry in general at last week's industry analyst meeting. The wireless, telecom, television and Internet businesses will continue to grow and to change in 2015 and beyond ...

AT&T shared plenty of powerful information and insights about growth for the company and the industry in general at last week's industry analyst meeting. The wireless, telecom, television and Internet businesses will continue to grow and to change in 2015 and beyond ...

AT&T shared plenty of powerful information and insights about growth for the company and the industry in general at last week's industry analyst meeting. The wireless, telecom, television and Internet businesses will continue to grow and to change in 2015 and beyond ...

Whether or not the satellite project moves ahead, "you've got to love Elon Musk," telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan told TechNewsWorld "He's in the idea and invention business," Kagan observed. "He's got boundless energy and he throws plenty of new ideas against the wall. W...

What are you thankful for? Me... I am very thankful that this year's Election Day is finally over! Why? So I can get some peace and quiet in my life once again. I don't know about you, but my phone has been ringing constantly for weeks, and every call has been a political call. All I can say is... ENOUGH ALREADY! ...

OK, I admit it. I both love and hate Apple's new iOS 8 -- and apparently so do many others, based on the online searches for help I've done. I've had a love-hate relationship with iOS for years. ...

The U.S. government is about to hold another wireless spectrum auction. Why is spectrum so important? If you owned a brand new car with brand new tires, you would still need air in those tires in order to drive, right? That's wireless spectrum. It's the air inside the tires that lets you drive. Without spectrum, you can't use smartphone features like apps...

Big news: The new wireless world in the United States, which has been led by AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile, will stay exactly the same. That's right -- Iliad no longer is interested in T-Mobile. There will be no changes -- for now, anyway. So can we finally forget about all the merger distractions and focus on competing again? Please!...

If they do, the technology represents a fantastic opportunity for the wireless industry, telecom analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. The mobile ad industry, for all its growth and robustness, is still in its early days, he said. "The industry hasn't settled on one w...

60-GHz technology will let home networks handle more data faster, and "that's the direction the industry is heading in," Jeff Kagan, an independent industry analyst, told TechNewsWorld. "Consumers want to be able to access anything at very high speeds from all their devices,"...

BlackBerry is trying to rebuild itself by remaking its brand. A successful brand is one of the most important parts of any success story. However once a brand has sprouted roots, it's very difficult to remake it. It's easier to start from scratch. So what is the plan at BlackBerry -- and will it be successful? ...

What is a collective brand experience, and why is it so important for companies to understand and manage it correctly? It can't be ignored, because it will grow on its own and in harmful ways. However, most don't even understand the concept and are shooting themselves in the foot on a daily basis ...

Walk into any store that sells software and you will find antivirus software from companies like Norton, ESET, McAfee and Kaspersky. Over the last few years, the risk has spread from our computers to our smartphones and our tablets. The next thing we will have to protect may be our cars -- and our lives could depend on it. ...

Comcast's reaction is "way over the top," telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan told the E-Commerce Times "There are good things that can happen with the merger, but there are bad things as well," he pointed out. "Comcast can't just ignore one side of the ledger."