I don’t usually get to highlight projects that bring two parts of my live together, being a Microsoft ALM MVP and a cool Windows IoT project. Seeing that this past week was also the Microsoft MVP Global Summit, it seems very appropriate to highlight these two projects… First project is from Anthony Borton, Microsoft ALM …
11/11/2016 50% 50% Also in today’s EMEA regional roundup: Russian banks hit by IoT attack; Google defends Android strategy to EU; ZTE signs German smart city agreement. Interoute Communications Ltd. has opened a dual-entry connection to the SEA-ME-WE 5 cable that carries traffic from Africa, Asia and the Middle East to Interoute’s pan-European network. The …
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Amazon’s big push of The Grand Tour continues this week thanks to Alexa. The company’s voice assistant is doing its bit to promote the new series to Top Gear fans with a new alarm on the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot in the UK. If you want to hear Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James …
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Enlarge Image The Amazon Echo has arrived in Britain, just in time for tea. Photo by Andrew Hoyle/CNET They say Britain and America are two countries separated by a common language — bad news for Amazon‘s Alexa, the voice-controlled personal assistant built into Amazon Echo and Echo Dot speakers. As the Echo crosses the pond …
Facilitated by new IoT capabilities, the way people communicate and interact in their home is evolving. Consumers already were becoming familiar with speaking commands into their phones for, say, a target destination in Google Maps or to log an appointment through Apple’s Siri. Then voice assistant interactions moved to the home, courtesy of devices like …
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The Gary Sinise Foundation’s Restoring Independence, Supporting Empowerment (R.I.S.E.) program designs and donates specially adapted smart homes to severely wounded veterans and their families across the country.When the foundation heard about Gunnery Sergeant Guillermo Tejada’s heroism from a fellow R.I.S.E. home recipient, it decided to take action immediately.While on foot patrol on his third tour …
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Last month, hacked cameras and DVRS began overwhelming popular websites with requests and knocking them offline. Photo by Moment Editorial/Getty Images The internet of things isn’t secure. That much was clear when a panel of four cybersecurity experts began their talk on Thursday at the Techonomy conference in Half Moon Bay, California. “The internet of …
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Alibaba Group founder and chairman Jack Ma performing a magic trick at this year’s Global Shopping Festival Gala Celebration. Image: Alibaba Group Alibaba Group kicked off its annual shopping event at midnight on Friday and within the first five minutes processed $1 billion in transactions via Alipay. Within two hours, $7.2 billion of gross merchandise …
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Enlarge Image Legrand’s Chief Marketing Officer Steve Schoffstall speaking about Eliot on Thursday. Photo by Photo by Alfred Ng/CNET The smart home could soon be running on its own. Legrand sees a future where your smart home learns based on your habits and behaviors — even knowing when to turn on the lights for your …
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