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Never overcook your BBQ meat again

With BBQ season right around the corner, many of us are eager to fire up the grill, pull out the smoker or plan for a seasonal gathering with family and friends. (more…)

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March 23, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

2G feature phones in emerging markets surge while saturated regions await 5G, finds Strategy Analytics

Strategy Analytics in its newly published report Global Handset Sales Forecast by 88 Countries and 19 Technologies: 2003 to 2023 finds that while the first 5G commercial handsets will go on sale from early 2019, sales will not begin to scale up until 2021 when volumes approach 5% of global handset sales. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Telstra continues its growth in Europe with its network expansion and new hub in Paris

Telstra, a telecommunications and technology company, announced the expansion of its business in Europe with the Telstra Programmable Network soon to be available via new points of presence (PoPs) in Frankfurt and Paris in addition to a new office in Paris that will serve as Telstra’s hub for Continental Europe. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

IoT company Allterco Robotics presented next-gen smart products for lighting and automated home

The IoT company Allterco Robotics presented its upgraded line of products for home and office automation – Shelly, in Frankfurt. The company is one of the exhibitors at the world’s leading trade fair for lighting and building services technology Light + Building, which is currently held in the German city (March 18-23, 2018). (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

ABB establishes global Digital Solutions Centre in Singapore

ABB is setting up a new Digital Solutions Centre in Singapore to drive innovation and bring pioneering solutions to its customers worldwide. Scheduled to open by the end of the first quarter of 2018, the centre is part of ABB’s Control Technologies business. (more…)

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March 22, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Gemalto unveils two new enhanced security features for ID documents

Gemalto, the provider in digital security, announced the launch of two new laser-personalised innovations designed to further increase the security of official identity documents. These advanced security features are available immediately as additional options in the Gemalto Colour Laser Shield* secure identity solutions range and are supported by major brands of personalisation equipment. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Online lottery wagers to more than double, reaching $76bn by 2022, says Juniper Research

A new study from Juniper Research has found that online lotteries will be disrupted by the opening up of markets coupled with a drive towards mobile offerings. Wagers placed on online lotteries will increase from $29 billion (€23.48 billion) in 2017, to $76 billion (€61.53 billion) by 2022 with mobile devices accounting for more than half of this by 2022. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Averon closes new funding round bringing raise to $13.3 million

Averon, developer of the world’s first mobile identity verification standard that is both automatically frictionless and ultra-secure, announced it has closed a $5 million (€4.05 million) Series A1 financing round led by Avalon Ventures and Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Middle East digital carrier, Zain Jordan, signs partnership agreement with EQUIIS

EQUIIS Technologies, a provider of secure mobile communications for the enterprise, and Zain Jordan, the digital carrier in the Middle East, and part of the Zain Group, has finalised their partnership agreement. (more…)

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March 21, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

GlobalPlatform and IoT Connectivity Alliance sign MoU to develop and support industry-wide standards for IoT security

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been agreed between industry associations GlobalPlatform and the IoT Connectivity Alliance (ICA). The two technical bodies will work to develop and promote a standardised approach to internet of things (IoT) security based on secure component technology. This will reduce the cost and streamline the development of large-scale consumer and industrial IoT deployments. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde