CES 2017 highlights 360-degree cameras, smart speakers, wearables and virtual/augmented reality themes

As the biggest consumer electronics companies in the world unveil their latest new products, Martin Garner, SVP, Internet at CCS Insight examines some key themes at the show.

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IoT M2M Council elects Digi CTO Joel Young as new chairman

The Board of Governors of the IoT M2M Council (IMC) – with 20,000 members, the largest and fastest-growing trade group serving the IoT sector – has named Joel Young, CTO

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Qualcomm Technologies announces two new important elements of the Qualcomm Network

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, announced two new critically important elements of the Qualcomm® Network designed to deliver simple, consistent and seamless connected experiences.

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Default passwords are the routers of all evil

All these Mirai BotNet stories can’t be helping the IoT industry can they? Still, on the basis that all publicity is good publicity, perhaps some good will come out of the

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Is this the answer to the smart home configuration nightmare?

Many of us love the idea of smart home devices – simplifying tasks like turning on lights or locking doors – but even early adopters will admit, they can be

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ULE standard aims to make home automation affordable and help IoT solutions benefit from key features

Barely one in ten homes in Europe have a smart home system in place. One reason for these rather low figures is that manufacturers of smart home solutions used to

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ULE Alliance’s first multi-vendor smart home demonstration will be at CES in Vegas

The ULE Alliance will show its first multi-vendor ULE Smart Home demonstration at CES 2017 in Las Vegas. All the latest Ultra Low Energy innovations will be showcased in one

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Securing our connected future

In a society where connectivity is everything, our expectations of technology are constantly increasing and changing. It is estimated that there will be 20 billion connected devices by 2020, the

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Bread cooks up ‘world’s first’ instant IoT development platform

The vision of Bread, Inc. is to make electronics development economically viable and accessible to all. The company aims to make connected hardware prototyping easy and fun for everyone –

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zigbee alliance to unveil universal IoT language at CES, 2017

The zigbee alliance announced that from CES 2017 this week it will be showcasing a path to a unified Internet of Things (IoT). The alliance will focus on the growing momentum behind

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IoT costs will fall this year benefiting consumers in healthcare and utility sectors, says Taoglas CEO

Dermot O’Shea, joint CEO of antenna specialists Taoglas, is optimistic about several key aspects of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the year ahead.

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Thingsquare announces IoT starter kit combining wireless IPv6 meshing with Bluetooth beacons

Thingsquare has announce the availability of an IoT Sensortag starter kit, in collaboration with Texas Instruments and Weptech. This, says Jarle Boe, development kit manager at Texas Instruments and founder of the Sensortag

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In-car Cleverness and Aeris expand global connectivity service for IoT automotive telematics

In-car Cleverness (IcC) is collaborating with Aeris to deliver “even more consistent” IoT automotive cellular data and charge-free roaming across Europe – and the rest of the world – to

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Insurance and the IoT – The opportunity and threat

The Internet of Things has already infiltrated the consumer market with every day smart products, such as your thermostat, remote control and alarm system.

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Connected car service revenues expected to top US$42 billion by 2022

Connected car services are driving recurring revenue growth and transforming the automobile industry. Revenues from connected car services are expected to top US$42 billion by 2022.

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ADAS, the first steps towards the autonomous car

Andrew Lee, head of Market Intelligence and Analysis at Octo Telematics looks at the ADAS systems currently being installed in today’s cars and says they are the first steps towards

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