Dumb thermometer shows why there’s a chill in the smart home market

There are significant challenges facing the smart home market, and perhaps the most visible is being caused and perpetuated by market fragmentation, says Thomas Rockmann, VP of Connected Home, Deutsche

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Alliance for Swedish IoT start-ups grows and goes to M2M Summit and IOTSWC

The Swedish Alliance for IoT Entrepreneurs (SMSE) welcomes Stilla, Loggamera, LightFlex Technology and ReVibe Energy as new members. With 63 members and 18 partners SMSE emphasises Sweden’s position as a great place to look for

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Kit enables first consumer application of 3D printing and energy harvesting for self-powered IoT

element14 is now stocking the EnOcean Switch Design Kit, developed in collaboration with element14 and 3YOURMIND,

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New beacon from Netclearance ends the need for cash payments in vending machines

Netclearance, a smart beacon technology provider, has announced the launch of its latest beacon: the mBeaconVend.

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Technology vs. Humanity

A review of the latest book by Gerd Leonhard, futurist, keynote speaker and author. I’ve been writing about technology for many, many years and along the way I’ve come to

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RealVNC collaborates with TestPlant to provide new automotive test automation solution

RealVNC, a global provider of VNC® remote access technology and premier MirrorLink supplier are proud to announce their latest collaboration with TestPlant, the maker of the eggPlant range of software quality

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Smart Home contends with smorgasbord of platforms and technologies

The connected home may seem like common currency now – in 2016 we’re looking at an unprecedented increase in both acceptance and actual hardware running ‘in the wild’ – but

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Yahoo! fails to explain delayed news of 500m data hack, as questions mount on Verizon sale

Following news that internet service provider Yahoo!’s 2014 data breach was far more serious than previously thought, with more than 500 million records stolen, there has been a rush to

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Rising economies in Asia, Russia and Brazil help drive growth in cellular IoT connections

Global Cellular Internet of Things (IoT) connections are expected to reach almost 1.22 billion in 2021, according to Beecham Research.

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Starfish platform to support EU-led ‘GrowSmarter’ programme in Stockholm for efficiency, sustainability and economy

Silver Spring Networks, Inc. has announced the initial applications leveraging the latest deployment of StarfishTM in Stockholm, Sweden. Starfish is Silver Spring’s international Internet of Things (IoT)

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Dialog Semiconductor launches SmartBond, the world’s most integrated single-chip solution

Dialog Semiconductor plc, a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth® low energy (LE) technology, has announced the launch of SmartBond™ DA14681,

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High performance SuperShape antenna for telematics applications launched by Antenna Company

Antenna Company announced the launch of a multi-constellation antenna for location tracking and positioning applications, supporting GPS, GLONASS, and BeiDou frequency bands.

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When major corporations like Delta Airlines have ‘failures’ we all have an opinion

I remember a time when I was running datacenters and had absolute responsibility for and accountability for critical business systems.

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u-blox unveils the UBX-R3, the proprietary LTE modem technology platform

u-blox, a global provider of wireless and positioning modules and chips, unveiled the UBX-R3, its proprietary LTE modem technology platform.

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Cloud-based monetisation provider enables IoT data services in connected cars

Aria Systems, has announced Aria for Connected Vehicles, a cloud-based offering for IoT-enabled connected cars, heavy equipment, on-demand transportation as a service, telematics, and post-sale/lease add-on services.

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GE launches integrated, industrial-grade platform for optimising assets at scale

GE’s Automation & Controls business introduced GE’s new Industrial Internet Control System (IICS) at its 2016 Connected Controls Symposium at the company’s Global Research Center in Niskayuna, NY.

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