By 2020, analyst firm IDC has predicted that there will be 212 billion devices connected to the internet, known as the Internet of Things (IoT). Networking giant Cisco has estimated this number is more likely to sit at around 12.2 billion, while Gartner believes 6.4 billion devices is a fairer approximation. Whatever the number, Dell …
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is often talked about as some distant future vision. Consumers dream about connected lives; journalists posture about how IoT will change the web; entrepreneurs calculate automation’s business value. Related: The Big Change That Could Be Coming to Snapchat So it may surprise you to learn that 451 Research found in …
(Image courtesy of Samsung, Flickr). When the Open Connectivity Foundation said in February that it was adding new members to write standard software for household gadgets, Qualcomm’s name stood out. For years, the wireless chipmaker had cultivated an almost identical project, and now it was throwing support behind a rival standard. But that only lasted …
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Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is a market leader with more than 90% share in the microprocessor industry for both desktop computers and server systems. Being very strong in this segment, the company was trying for the last several years to break its way into mobile platforms market but didn’t succeed. Now INTC is undergoing a large-scale …
By Tom Loftus Oct 17, 2016 3:47 pm ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Chief information officers are leading the development of a new type of infrastructure that will not only redefine business, but change the way people live and society functions, a team of Gartner Inc. analysts announced at the opening keynote session of the research …
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Computer security legend John McAfee’s social accounts have been racking up the retweets, likes and shares in recent days after he posted an image of what appears to be Pornhub running on the display of a smart refrigerator. His tweet accompanying the image was ominous. “The IoT … do you believe me now?” reads part of …
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Amp’ed RF Wireless Technology announces an industry first-of-its-kind offer. The licensing of Ampe’d UP Host BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) software protocol stack for chipmakers and IoT players who want the convenience of owning the source code to further develop their own BLE into their SoC’s (System on Chips.) …
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At the tail end of 2014, Amazon officially took the wraps off of their latest creation – Amazon Echo. Echo was a bit of an oddball when Amazon announced it, and while it took some time for the device to pick up steam, the Echo has evolved into something quite powerful just about 2 years …
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By Gina Roos | Posted 2016-10-17 Email Cloud Adoption Grows, But Obstacles Remain Major drivers fueling cloud adoption include cloud-native apps for security and the internet of things, but enterprises face obstacles, including skills gaps. One of the key findings of a recent global cloud adoption study reveals that only 3 percent of organizations have …
LIVE FROM GSMA MOBILE 360 MIDDLE EAST: Mobile broadband (3G/4G) technology will account for more than 60 per cent of mobile connections by 2020 across the hugely diverse Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, up from 41 per cent today, according to a new GSMA report. The study, The Mobile Economy – Middle East …