One in four business drivers fear being replaced by driverless cars

One in four business drivers are concerned that they’ll be replaced by autonomous vehicles in their working lifetime, according to new research from Masternaut, a pan-European provider of fleet telematics solutions.

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CNH Industrial selects Quake Global’s QPRO modem for its SiteWatch™ telematics solution

Quake Global, Inc. provider of Internet of Things (IoT ) and M2M (machine-to-machine) solutions to global markets, has announced a partnership with CNH Industrial that expands and strengthens QUAKE’s leadership in the M2M communications market. CNH Industrial has integrated QUAKE’s state-of-the-art QPRO product to enhance its CASE® SiteWatch and New Holland Construction Fleet Force telematics platforms.

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Smoove selects ThingWorx® Internet of Things platform for connected bike-share service

 ThingWorx, a PTC® business and Internet of Things (IoT) platform provider, has announced that Smoove, a French developer of bikes and bike share systems, has selected the ThingWorx IoT Platform to power its bike-share service in cities throughout the world. This commitment extends Smoove’s 2009 selection of PTC Creo® and PTC Windchill® for the design and development

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IoT EdgeAnalyticsBox launched as ParStream’s research shows data analytics potential

Internet of Things (IoT) analytics company ParStream has released the findings of an independent survey on the current state of IoT projects in the enterprise. As Syed Hoda tells Jeremy Cowan, key findings indicate that IoT projects vary widely, but face similar challenges related to the collection and analysis of the IoT data.

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Light sensor market to grow 16% between 2013 and 2016, says new IHS report on market trends

Samsung, Apple and Chinese OEMs will drive revenue in the light sensor market to grow 16 percent between 2013 and 2016, according to a new report released today from IHS Inc. the source of critical information and insight.

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L’Oreal USA announces strategic partnership with Powa to deploy PowaTag’s mobile technology

L’Oréal USA, the subsidiary of the L’Oréal Group, has announced a partnership with mobile platform PowaTag.

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Where wearables went wrong: The smart watch dilemma

(Blog): The product upgrade cycle for smartphone and tablet technology is moving at a glacial pace compared to wearable tech, yet just 9% of US consumers currently own a smart watch.

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Swisscom tests new low power wide area network for the Internet of Things

Digitisation is playing an ever greater role in our everyday lives. To enable devices to communicate more efficiently with each other in future, Swisscom is testing a network for the Internet of Things. This low-power network is the first of its kind in Switzerland and connects devices that exchange only small amounts of data with

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New sensor technologies will take wearables from hype to commercial success, says IDTechEx

There will be over 3 billion sensors in wearable technology devices by 2025, with more than 30% being emerging sensors types, says James Hayward of IDTechEx. This is one of the main conclusions from the company’s latest market research report, Wearable Sensors, 2015 – 2015.

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Huawei opens Global Aesthetics Research Centre in Paris for wearables and automotive design innovation

Huawei has opened its first global research centre focused on innovation in aesthetics and design, part of the $600 million investment plan in France in the coming 5 years.

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Switzerland’s qipp AG wins double honours in the 3rd IoT / M2M Innovation World Cup 2015

Zurich, Switzerland — The six winners of the IoT / M2M Innovation World Cup 2015 received their awards at the Swisscom M2M Day in Zurich on Thursday. qipp AG not only won the Connected Home category but also carried off the prize as overall winner for its product ALLTHINGS | HOME.

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Acal BFi claims the world’s first combined miniature humidity, pressure and temperature sensor

Acal BFi in advanced technology solutions, are pleased to introduce the new BME280 integrated Environmental Unit from Bosch Sensortec to the European market.

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Cambridge Wireless appoints Bob Driver as new CEO

Bob Driver has been appointed as the new CEO at Cambridge Wireless (CW), the leading not-for-profit, international community for companies involved in the research, development and application of wireless and mobile technologies. Currently director for Technology at UK Trade & Investment [UKTI], Bob will be replacing Dr Soraya Jones, who announced she was stepping down

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We must settle consumer fears about the Security of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is already revolutionising consumers’ lives. Smart meters and thermostats are reducing energy bills, and wearable tech is helping to make us healthier. But for IoT to truly take off, Sean Lorenz at LogMeIn believes the industry needs to allay consumer fears about security.

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The installed base of connected vending machines grew by 18% in 2014

The global installed base of connected vending machines grew by 18.4 percent to 1.16 million units in 2014. Around 0.56 million of these machines have been installed in North America, whereas 0.15 million of the machines were located in Europe. The number of connected vending machines in other parts of the world was 0.45 million,

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Silver Spring Networks aims to speed innovation and competitiveness through Bristol’s smart city programme

Silver Spring Networks, Inc. has announced that it has been selected for the ‘Bristol is Open’ smart city programme, a joint venture between Bristol City Council and the University of Bristol in the UK. The programme will deploy Silver Spring’s standards-based IPv6 wireless network across the city, connecting a variety of smart city sensors and

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