Press Releases

Qualcomm and Great Wall Motor Work to deliver premium smart mobility experiences

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Great Wall Motor Company Limited (GWM) announced the companies’ working relationship in autonomous driving, under which GWM will use the Qualcomm® Snapdragon Ride Platform to build its advanced intelligent driving system of high computing power GWM “Coffee Intelligence” system and adopt the system in its premium production vehicles starting in 2022. (more…)

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December 31, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Velodyne joins Qualcomm smart city accelerator program

Velodyne Lidar, Inc announced it has joined the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program to promote using lidar technology in smart city solutions. (more…)

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December 23, 2020

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Lenovo outlines vision for IoT business transformation, collaborates with AWS

Lenovo has announced a collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to drive the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT)-based solutions, accelerating business transformation globally by making IoT adoption practical and scalable. (more…)

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December 21, 2020

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‘Neutralise the threat’ interactive game launched for the holidays

Siemens has created a Smart Buildings game and supporting educational resources to help demystify COVID-19 and empower Key Stage 3 (11yrs – 14yrs) students to learn more about their personal and public health and safety while having fun learning from home or school. (more…)

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December 14, 2020

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Middle East & Africa wearables market rebounds in Q3 2020 as demand for earwear devices surges

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) wearables market rebounded in Q3 2020 thanks to an easing of the supply disruptions that had plagued the previous quarter. The market recorded year-on-year unit growth of 15.8% in Q3 2020, while its value was up 33.9% over the same period. (more…)

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Vodafone launches new security service to help businesses protect themselves from cybercrime

Vodafone has launched a new portfolio of cybersecurity products to protect UK enterprises, public sector organisations, and critical national infrastructure providers from cybercrime. (more…)

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December 11, 2020

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KanKan AI announces the release of its S and T series smart boxes

Remark Holdings, Inc., a diversified global technology company with artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions and digital media properties, announced that Remark’s KanKan AI business successfully released its edge computing systems, the S and T Series Smart Boxes, AI-based edge computing boxes equipped with NVIDIA’s new generation of high-performance edge computing modules, with a smaller size and lower power requirements. (more…)

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December 10, 2020

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Samsung SmartThings and Google join forces to enhance smart homes with Nest integration

Samsung SmartThings, the provider in smart home automation, announced a partnership with Google, bringing the company’s portfolio of Nest products into SmartThings, one of the IoT ecosystems. Through the integration, Google Nest devices, including thermostats, cameras and doorbells, will be “Works With SmartThings” (WWST) certified, allowing users to seamlessly control their smart homes through SmartThings. (more…)

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December 9, 2020

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PREMO combines use of narrowband and broadband communication in the same inductive coupler

PREMO, a manufacturer of inductive components, has launched an extensive MICU devices family to cover a wide frequency range for power line communications in Smart-Grid applications. It is also for use in the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for communication protocol diagnosis. (more…)

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December 4, 2020

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The internet of events: The challenge of scaling up IoT architectures

IoT networks which have any chance of true success depend on consistent connectivity. Without consistent connectivity and real-time data transmission across the network, says Swen-Helge Huber, director and principal architect IoT at Solace, the project is doomed to failure. (more…)

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December 3, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello