u-blox launches the ZOE-M8G, an ultra-compact GNSS receiver module

u-blox, a global provider of wireless and positioning modules and chips, has launched the ZOE-M8G, an ultra-compact GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver module, especially designed for markets where small size, minimal weight and high location precision are essential.

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Auto industry challenged by move from selling vehicle ownership to selling transport services

The automotive industry has faced no challenge so great as today’s. Many production, safety, performance, quality and technology quandaries have been solved. But now the bar has been raised again by significant changes in consumer demand patterns.

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Usership vs Ownership: would you rent your car to a neighbour?

What’s the fastest car on the road? A rental car. And it is exactly this adage that presents one of the biggest barriers to the successful application of peer-to-peer car sharing.

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IoT and robotics invent the future in Kandy, myDevices and Collaborizm Hackathon

Kandy, GENBAND’s communications Platform-as-a-Service (cPaaS), has announced the results of its Invent the Future hackathon.

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Smartwatch market boosted by basic hybrid and analogue watches, says Juniper Research

A new study from Juniper Research has found that while the number of high-end smartwatches is faltering, ‘smart analogue’ or hybrid watches remain largely unaffected by the market slow-down.

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The ticking time bomb of data security in connected cars

With access to the right software it is relatively straightforward to securely erase all of the data on a computer or mobile phone. Yet very few of us do so when the time comes for them to be resold, recycled or disposed.

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Cardiff City Council set to unveil Europe’s first citywide deployment of bay sensor technology

Aiming to ensure that Cardiff in Wales is a high quality, attractive and liveable smart city, Cardiff City Council is using innovative technology to deliver tangible service improvements in city management, with a wide range of applications across council functions.

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Rambus Ecebs aims to make travel easier with launch of HCE TicketWallet and app

Rambus Ecebs has announced a mobile ticketing product suite leveraging Host Card Emulation (HCE) technology to securely load virtual smart cards onto smart phones for the public transport industry.

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Regulations and running time: Making driverless cars mainstream

As we saw at CES recently, developments in connected and driverless cars and trucks are undoubtedly both a rapidly evolving area and an exciting prospect, garnering serious media attention.

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The Internet of Energy has much to gain from embedded SIM, says Beecham Research

New embedded SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) technology could play a major role in accelerating the development and adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) applications in the energy sector such as smart metering, demand response,

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Aclara acquires Smart Grid Solutions division of Apex CoVantage to create end-to-end offering

Aclara Technologies LLC, a supplier of smart infrastructure solutions (SIS) to electric, gas and water utilities, has acquired the Smart Grid Solutions (SGS) division of Apex CoVantage, LLC.

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When making things smart is actually a dumb idea…

It is funny how we think sometimes, says Larry Bellehumeur of Novotech Technologies. In a world that is already complex, we seem to find ways to make it more complex, but do so with the thinking that we are making things easier.

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Building the business case for mobile banking security

As part of the smartphone and smart device revolution, mobile banking has become a popular method for people to manage their finances. The benefits of mobile banking are two-fold: users can bank in a more convenient manner and banks can use smartphones as a way to better engage with their customers.

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ETSI launches new group to improve smart city interoperability

ETSI, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, has created a new Industry Specification Group on cross-sector Context Information Management (ISG CIM) for smart cities applications and beyond.

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Why Machine learning, Data Analytics and Internet of Things are BFF

Internet of Things is often associated with making common objects smart and connected. But it’s not enough to ‘give senses’ to inanimate objects. What we need to do next is to let IoT think and learn. Here is why.

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Building change in the construction industry

The IoT era looks set to bring significant changes to industries which have, typically, been slower to embrace disruptive technologies. One such sector is construction, in which IoT technologies have the potential to not only improve efficiencies at key stages of the design and build of structures,

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