IoTNews

Qualcomm pays $2bn as it kills plans to buy NXP but board authorises $30bn stock repurchase, insists strategy unchanged

Qualcomm Inc. terminated its planned acquisition of NXP Semiconductors N.V. by Qualcomm River Holdings B.V., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary.  (more…)

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July 27, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Elekta implements ThingWorx on Microsoft Azure for next gen remote service

PTC announced that Elekta, an innovator of equipment and software used to improve, prolong, and save the lives of people with cancer and brain disorders, is extending its remote services transformation by implementing PTC’s ThingWorx (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

BGF invests £1.25mn in Collision Management Systems to develop global IoT commercial opportunities

Rapidly-growing data aggregation specialists, Collision Management Systems (CMS) received a £1.25 million (€1.41 million) investment from BGF, following the launch of its telematics data aggregation, risk management and crash detection software for Telematics and Insurance businesses. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

IoT security – A barrier to deployment?

Security takes priority when it comes to the development and deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT), with Gartner predicting that by 2020, IoT security will make up 20% of annual security budgets. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Wannabe fraudsters can buy hacking tools on dark web for cost of cup of coffee

Wannabe hackers looking to dip their toes into online fraud can get their hands on tools to start hacking for about the price of a cup of takeaway coffee. This is according to the latest Dark Web Market Price Index by Virtual Private Network (VPN) comparison service Top10VPN.com. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Scilly smart home energy management installation aims for 40% cut in electricity bills by 2025

PassivSystems is to begin deploying its cloud-based energy management systems to homes on Britain’s Isles of Scilly over the summer of 2018. (more…)

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July 26, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

The smallest Ethernet switch ever – Advantech EKI-2525LI

Advantech, a supplier of industrial communication solutions, introduced an 8cm high EKI-2525LI Ethernet switch aimed at applications where space is a critical issue for users. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Israeli embedded AI processor startup Hailo targets Japan and South Korea

Hailo, developers of a proprietary chip technology for deep learning on edge devices, is extending its efforts to work with technology and business partners in Japan and South Korea. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Cool IoT Use Cases: Protecting Beluga whales in Alaska

Market overview

Beluga whales live in the Arctic Ocean and coastal areas of Canada, Alaska, Russia and Greenland. The population is estimated to be 150,000 worldwide. Only around 300 to 400 inhabit the Cook Inlet in Alaska where, in 2008, this species was considered critically endangered. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Samsung Electronics announces industry’s first 8Gb LPDDR5 DRAM for 5G and AI-powered mobile applications

Samsung Electronics, the provider in advanced memory technology, announced that it has successfully developed the industry’s first 10-nanometer (nm) class* 8-gigabit (Gb) LPDDR5 DRAM. (more…)

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July 25, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde