Immersive technology: a game-changer for UK industry

The ability to immerse a viewer within the content they’re consuming has long been the goal of the entertainment industry. Whether it’s the computer games we play or the films we watch, directors aim to build a story that draws audiences in completely.

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Future-proofing IoT architectures for fast data processing

Technology market researchers forecast that by 2020 connected devices and things will exceed 20 billion. The data volume generated by this mass will dwarf the current big data produced primarily by social networks.

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u-blox, Commsignia and NXP collaborate for the rapidly growing V2X technology

V2X leaders u‑blox, Commsignia Inc and NXP Semiconductors, announced a strategic collaboration, in order to address the rapidly growing demand for reliable Vehicle‑to‑Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle‑to‑Infrastructure (V2I) technology.

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Cisco completes acquisition of artificial intelligence company MindMeld

Cisco announced it has completed the acquisition of MindMeld Inc., a privately held artificial intelligence (AI) company based in San Francisco.

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Moving the connected home beyond ‘because we can’

Question One: Did you know the smart home means that your fridge will be able to order milk? Question Two: Do you care?

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People Power closes its Series B funding, with funds from innogy SE and Origin Energy

Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) software company, People Power, announced its Series B-1 financing.

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How bioelectronics will make humans more robotic than ever

In 2013, president Obama launched the BRAIN Initiative as a large-scale effort to equip researchers with insights necessary for treating a wide variety of brain disorders like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, autism, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury.

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Luigi Mantellassi, CMO at dizmo.com, urges you to innovate or die

As a child, what job did you want to have when you grew up? My generation was fortunate enough to see an unbeatable challenge achieved. I was a child when the first man walked on the moon. It was an extremely inspiring moment and hence an exciting “job” to go for.

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Mobile applications are a key determinant of success, says DOGFI.SH Mobile’s CEO

As the Internet of Things (IoT) market grows, mobile applications will be a key determinant of success. This is according to Ross Tuffee, CEO of DOGFI.SH Mobile, who states that application development needs to be one of the main starting points for organisations looking to exploit the IoT, not an afterthought.

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Wrong messages sent to the wrong people causes loss of opportunities, says Strategy Analytics

Smart home service companies are missing opportunities with the wrong messages sent to the wrong people, says Boston-based Strategy Analytics.

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Licensed LPWA vs. unlicensed LPWA: When pennies matter

I’m an “IoT guy,” and have been around since what we call IoT today was mostly wired and called SCADA or Factory Automation. Then came cellular, the cloud, and machine-to-machine (M2M).

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A new category of IoT devices

Moore’s law has been famously increasing the computing power at our behest, and has helped power the third industrial revolution of information technology and digital services. Many suggest that we are now at the beginning of a fourth industrial revolution, powered by connecting ‘things’, other than just computers and phones.

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Software AG acquires Cumulocity for undisclosed sum to extend its IoT technology leadership

Software AG, announced the acquisition of Cumulocity GmbH, based in Dusseldorf, Germany. Cumulocity develops innovative solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) offering connectivity for networked digital devices and sensors through a cloud-hosted IoT device management and application enablement platform.

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Qualcomm introduces new platform naming structure as ‘processor’ doesn’t capture its anthology of technology

Over the coming months, Qualcomm Technologies will roll out changes and updates to our product brand positioning to best articulate the value of our technology and products for our customers and their end users.

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Ayla and Develco jointly create IoT Gateway for smart home, smart lighting and smart energy management markets

Ayla Networks, a global Internet of Things (IoT) platform for manufacturers, has established a partnership with Develco Products, a white-label product development company based in Denmark.

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Cattle mortality could be cut by 80% as 150,000 calves are born safely with Moocall and Vodafone IoT

The UK mortality rate of calves and cows during birth could be reduced by as much as 80% predicts Moocall, the developer of a calving sensor linked to Vodafone’s Internet of Things (IoT) network. The prediction comes in the peak calving season, which started this month.

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