If there was any doubt about Samsung’s intent to be a force within the Internet of Things, those were put to rest Wednesday. In addition to introducing its long-anticipated Galaxy S8 smartphone, Samsung articulated its intent for the S8 to become the controlling device for all smart things in a home. At the phone introduction […]
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Eau Claire (WQOW) — The information you share on the internet could be up for grabs to the highest bidder. This month, Congress voted to overturn rules recently created by the FCC, meaning soon your internet service provider could sell things like your browsing history, app usage and geo-location. “There are people that are out
The Internet of Things is working its way into numerous vertical industries: Energy companies use sensors to monitor smart electricity grids; retailers use radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to track inventory; manufacturers closely watch connected sensors to predict when equipment will fail; the examples go on. What about the financial services industry? IoT has been
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Suresh Ram, president of u-blox America. Suresh Ram has been appointed president of u-blox America, a wholly owned subsidiary of u-blox AG, a Swiss wireless and positioning technology company. Ram’s appointment takes effect immediately. He is responsible for sales, marketing, field applications and operations aimed at supporting the growing regional customer base. “The Internet of
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Google has been slowly adding support for smart home brands to its smart speaker, the Google Home. In addition to launch partners Nest, Philips Hue and SmartThings, support for Honeywell and Belkin WeMo were added in January. Yesterday, it announced support for 12 new smart home integrations with its Google Home smart speaker. Among the
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Buy Photo Verizon executive Mary Beth Hall delivers the keynote address to students for the annual Morris Catholic High School Career Day March 28, 2017.(Photo: William Westhoven/Staff Photo)Buy Photo DENVILLE – Mary Beth Hall was in many ways the perfect keynote speaker to kick off the annual Career Day at Morris Catholic High School. As
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http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170329006167/en/ The agreement was signed by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, and Mike Bell, President and CEO of Silver Spring NetworksMarch 29, 2017. The agreement includes the design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of RF mesh canopy for smart grids. This will allow DEWA to provide secure and reliable communications
Photo credit: Mashable In the midst of Samsung’s announcements today was the Samsung Connect Home, a mesh Wi-Fi router built to compete with Google’s internet solution known simply as Google Wifi. Two versions will become available, with the cheaper model featuring a 2 x 2 MU-MIMO antenna array, a slower processor, and speeds of 866
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Image: Joshua Goldman/CNET On Wednesday, at its Unpacked event in New York City, Samsung unveiled a new home Wi-Fi hub that has built in SmartThings integration. The Samsung Connect Home system is composed of three units, which can be used to easily deploy a mesh Wi-Fi network in a home or small business. One of
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The Internet of Things is opening new opportunities for the channel to make a real difference in the state, local and education (SLED) markets, solution providers told CRN. “Most of the [IoT] opportunities we see in the SLED market are in the infrastructure that enables IoT,” said Stephen Monteros, vice president of business development and strategic initiatives
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