There is a lot of preparation that goes into Thanksgiving Day, and oftentimes the amount of focus involved in cooking takes away from the special time with family and friends. Imagine getting to spend more time relaxing, and less time checking on the turkey. There is more to be thankful for this year, with GE …
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If you’ve ever found that picking up your phone and typing was just too much of a hassle to send a text, you’re in luck. AT&T has announced that beginning tomorrow, its customers will be able to send SMS messages from any Alexa-powered device. You’ll need to activate the skill through the Alexa app, of …
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There’s no phone required, but you can only add up to 10 contacts. AT&T on Friday will become the first US mobile carrier to let its customers dictate text messages to Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. Alexa, which Amazon customers can access via the Echo and Echo Dot portable speakers, will be able to save mobile …
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Samsung Electronics (NASDAQOTH: SSNLF) recently agreedto buy Harman International Industries (NYSE: HAR) for about $8 billion to expand its presence in connected and automotive electronics. Harman, a market leader in connected car solutions, supplies over 30 million vehicles with infotainment, telematics, safety, and security solutions. Continue Reading Below Image source: Harman. About 65% of Harman’s …
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BI Intelligence See Also Here Comes ‘The Internet Of Things,’ Which Will Connect Homes, Factories, And Cities To The Web Cisco has deployed a new cloud for smart cities Hong Kong will start testing smart city projects next year It all started on our PC’s. Now, single function items are becoming interfaces connected to the …
DALLAS — MONI Smart Security (formerly Monitornics) is partnering with August Home, a provider of smart locks and other devices for the smart home, to expands its residential and commercial customer base. “With our smart solutions for total control over the front door, we’re helping MONI’s trusted dealer network deliver best-in-class products to their customers …
DAILY VIDEO: IBM opens global headquarters for security services; IoT devices evolving rapidly as favorite DDoS attack tool, experts say; Google, Facebook act to keep ads off of known ‘fake news’ sites; and there’s more. Today’s topics include the official opening of IBM’s new security services headquarters in Massachusetts, security experts’ warnings that the cyber …
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Tighter security will soon be mandatory for IoT devices that use the popular Z-Wave wireless protocol. Starting next April, the Z-Wave Alliance will require all products to include its S2 (Security 2) framework before they can be certified as Z-Wave compliant. S2 is designed to prevent hackers from breaking into IoT devices that are on …
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Santa came early to Best Buy, which just released unexpectedly good sales and profits, as it continues to roll out its “Holiday Gifting Made Easy” campaign for stressed-out shoppers. For its fiscal third quarter, the Minneapolis-based retailer says revenue climbed to $8.95 billion, from $8.82 billion in the comparable period a year ago, with same-store …
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Thursday, November 17, 2016 9:05 PM UTC TYSONS, Va., Nov. 17, 2016 — Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ALRM), the leading platform solution for the connected home and business, today announced that members of the Alarm.com management team will participate at the upcoming Credit Suisse and Raymond James investor conferences. Event Details: Credit Suisse 20th Annual Technology, …
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