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

Hager Group launches building automation solution powered by Silicon Labs’ multiprotocol technology

Hager Group and Silicon Labs have collaborated to create a smart home platform that enables seamless connectivity for applications using multiple wireless standards including Bluetooth Low Energy (LE), KNX and Sigfox. (more…)

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January 9, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Bitcoin for business

In December 2017, entertainment platform Steam stopped accepting payments with Bitcoin as the currency was seen as too volatile to bank on. While the cryptocurrency is in flux at the moment, there is potential for businesses to take advantage of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

China will drive accelerated growth for cellular IoT in 2018, says Berg Insight

A new report from the IoT market research firm Berg Insight estimates that the global number of cellular IoT subscribers increased by 56% during 2017 to reach 647.5 million. The accelerating growth is expected to take the global installed base to almost 1 billion at the end of 2018. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

CES 2018: Nanoleaf Remote wants to unify your smart home

The new Nanoleaf Remote debuts at CES 2018 before it officially launches in the spring. The smart home remote makes it a breeze to control all of your IoT devices right from the palm of your hand. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Effective IoT security must begin at the drawing board

Thomas Fischer, global security advocate at Digital Guardian, assesses the role security will play in the IoT and argues that manufacturers must return to the drawing board to find a sustainable, long-term solution.

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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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January 8, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

The iDevices® Instinct™ embeds Amazon Alexa into the walls of homes

iDevices, the pre-eminent brand in the connected home industry, is integrating voice service capabilities directly into the walls of any room. When a standard light switch is replaced with the Instinct, homeowners gain the functionality of a smart light switch, standalone voice assistant, ambient light sensor and motion detector — all in one product. (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