Press Releases

Toshiba launches two new ICs compliant with Bluetooth® Ver. 5.0

Toshiba Electronics Europe announced two new additions, the TC35680FSG and TC35681FSG, to its line-up of ICs compliant with the Bluetooth® low energy Ver. 5.0 communications standard. (more…)

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January 10, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Express Logic’s X-Ware IoT Platform brings industrial grade connectivity to smart home automation

Express Logic, Inc., a provider of royalty-free real-time operating systems (RTOSes), reports that its industrial-grade X-Ware IoT Platform™ is now an official Thread Certified Product. It is also, says the company, the only such solution from an independent RTOS provider.  (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

HPE, PTC, and Wind River join effort to speed IoT software purchasing

Three of the biggest software vendors in IoT – HPE, PTC, and Wind River (Intel) – have agreed to join the IoT M2M Council’s (IMC) fledgling template RFP Program for IoT Software Platforms, which will be presented at the IMC’s conference at CES. (more…)

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January 9, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Quantenna and Greenwave partner to deliver full duplex Wi-Fi extender for smart connected home coverage

Greenwave Systems, Inc., a global provider in managed services and Quantenna Communications, Inc., an innovator in high-performance Wi-Fi solutions, have announced a new partnership to deliver a full duplex Wi-Fi extender for superior whole-home coverage. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Infineon supports NVIDIA DRIVE Pegasus AI platform for Level 5 autonomy

Infineon Technologies AG expanded its safe automated driving collaboration with NVIDIA, announcing that its AURIX  TC3xx series automotive microcontroller (MCU) will be used in the NVIDIA DRIVE™ Pegasus AI car computing platform. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

D-Link launches new Gigabit Wi-Fi routers offering ultra-fast and extensive home broadband

D-Link has announced the launch of two new routers, designed specifically to meet the demands of the modern home. The DIR-878 Gigabit Router and DIR-882 Gigabit Router offer the fastest wireless speeds and most extensive coverage currently available on the market. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Smart grids to save city dwellers $14bn in energy costs by 2022, says Juniper Research

New data from Juniper Research has found that the development of smart grids linked to smart cities will result in citizens saving $14 billion (€11.67 billion) per annum in energy bills by 2022. This is up from the $3.4 billion (€2.83 billion) saving estimated for 2017, resulting from smart metre rollouts, energy-saving policies and sensing technology to improve grid reliability and efficiency. (more…)

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January 8, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Natixis chooses guidewire core and digital products to strengthen customer service

Natixis Assurances, the insurance arm of Groupe BPCE, the banking group in France, and Guidewire Software, Inc., a provider of software products to general insurers, announced that Natixis Assurances has selected Guidewire ClaimCenter as its platform for claims management. (more…)

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AI and digital assistants to surge in 2018, IHS Markit says

As they become more ubiquitous in homes and in various consumer electronics products, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital assistants are likely to be two of the major overarching themes at this week’s 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

3D image sensor: Infineon enables easy smartphone unlock by face recognition

One mega trend feature in mobile communications is to unlock smartphones by 3D face recognition instead of fingerprint or PIN. Making authentication more convenient and more secure, it may soon become indispensable for mobile payment applications and mobile ID. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde