Internet of Things

Internet of Things news, trends, analysis and practical advice

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8 tech buzzwords that you need to know

Impress your friends at this year’s holiday gatherings by dropping a few of these terms.

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Apple's HomeKit will be the talk of CES 2015

HomeKit seems set to be the star of giant trade show, CES 2015, maintaining Apple's track record of dominating the show.

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Chip makers hope to push IoT with power-efficient components

Low battery consumption will be a key to success for IoT products, and chip makers are working on more frugal processors and microcontrollers to make that happen. Improved energy efficiency was a common theme at the Electronica...

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Fujitsu pushes cloud platform to test IoT ideas

Fujitsu wants to promote Internet of Things technologies by launching a cloud-based development platform.

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Quest for scale brings IoT players Kore and Raco together

Machine-to-machine communications, part of the fast-growing Internet of Things, is starting to look more like the large-scale industry it's expected to become.

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SAP hopes to help bring IoT to logistics and manufacturing

The next 18 months to two years will see a significant takeoff in the Internet of Things for businesses, SAP executive says

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How to develop applications for the Internet of Things

What's the best way to build an application that could do anything from control home appliances remotely to gather meteorological data from sensors to produce a weather forecast? Startups offering data ingestion platforms take much of...

Google updates cloud with new virtual technologies and price cuts

Google has embraced the Docker container technology and expanded the Firebase mobile development platform.

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SpaceX working on micro-satellite network for Internet access

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said his company is working on a network of micro-satellites that will be used to provide Internet access.

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Platfora brings analysis to Internet of Things data

Software provider Platfora has extended its analysis software to work with data generated by sensors, machines and other devices that are part of the Internet of Things.

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Microsoft adds IoT, big data orchestration services to Azure

Looking to expand on the big data capabilities of its cloud platform, Microsoft has introduced Internet of Things streaming analytics, data production and workflow services for Azure.

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Airline pilots group concerned with Amazon drone safety

An organization representing thousands of commercial pilots in the U.S. and Canada says it's concerned about the safety implications of Amazon flying drones at a site near Seattle.

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The hidden disruption of digital business models

Many of new SMAC-enabled digital business models have the intrinsic potential to be more transformative than they would at first appear to CEOs as they re-think and re-design their traditional, existing business models and processes...

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Industry can head off IoT privacy rules

The Internet of Things is raising a host of concerns over the control of data that could lead to government regulation, but tech companies can rein in those worries on their own if they act fast, a former White House technology...

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Kii offers an on-ramp to the Internet of Things

Japanese mobile software development company Kii is offering a new platform that handles many of the details involved in building out an IoT system.

Intel VC funds target Chinese startups in wearables, IoT

Intel is using its vast cash resources to chase hot new product categories.

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Ethernet is coming to cars

One of the largest suppliers of automotive chips for in-vehicle electronics announced a new Ethernet board and software that will connect instrument clusters, infotainment systems, cameras and sensors over 100Mbps Ethernet.

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IBM exits semiconductor business and re-creates itself

With its announcement today that it will sell its semiconductor business, IBM is shifting from manufacturing to a company that focuses on research, software and advanced systems development.

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