Trey Pascador, Author at Padtronics

Bsquare to Share Real-World IoT Use Cases at the 2016 Things Expo West

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Bsquare (NASDAQ: BSQR) has announced it will be showcasing DataV™, its complete Internet of Things (IoT) software stack, at the 2016 Internet of Things Expo, November 1-3, in Santa Clara, California. Bsquare’s involvement in the expo will include four unique presentations, including one keynote, by Bsquare Senior Director …

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Amazon's Alexa and Logitech's Harmony Hub prepare to control your home

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“Alexa, meet the Harmony Hub and take charge of everything in the house.” You cannot actually use that command with Amazon’s Echo, Dot, or Tap, but it is OK to think so. A new Alexa skill that adds voice control to Logitech’s Harmony Hub gives you access to more than 270,000 entertainment and smart home …

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How we may've made Friday's massive internet outage worse

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Enlarge Image The attack on Dyn’s servers came in two waves, the company said. Screenshot by Laura Hautala / CNET If you kept trying to access Twitter, Reddit, Spotify or Netflix during Friday’s massive internet outage, you were part of the problem. Dyn, the company that manages traffic for those sites and that toppled under …

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Alexa is finally making the move to Amazon's Fire tablets

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Virtual assistants are becoming more and more popular as time goes on. Between Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple’s Siri, and even SoundHound’s Houd, there are plenty of solid choices out there for a virtual assistant that can help you get stuff done more efficiently and effectively throughout your day. Amazon first introduced their Alexa AI …

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Amateur hackers probably caused Friday's Internet meltdown, researchers say

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Some have worried that the massive cyberattack that disrupted the Internet on Friday was the work of Russian government-backed hackers, politically motivated hacktivists or sophisticated cybercriminals. But researchers at cyber-intelligence firm Flashpoint say the Internet meltdown may have been carried out by amateurs who haunt a popular hacking forum. Flashpoint helped Web service provider Dyn …

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LG's innovation & technology reinforce KSA's Vision 2030

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VISION 2030 reflects the readiness of the Saudi government to achieve sustainable development goals for the country and enable it to be at the forefront of economic diversification. Innovation is considered one of the most significant elements contributing to such sustainable development. This feature sheds light on the efforts of LG Electronics (LG) – one …

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Experts: Everyday internet-ready devices susceptible to cyberattacks

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Experts: Everyday internet-ready devices susceptible to cyberattacks In this Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, photo, Brett Broviak, a manager of respiratory and sleep services at IU Health North Hospital, shows off his Fitbit fitness tracker for the camera on the hospital’s campus in Carmel, Ind.Photo by AP By Andrew Conte | Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, 4:57 p.m. …

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Here's How Your Refrigerator Broke the Internet Last Week

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Your refrigerator might have helped bring down the internet last Friday. As many users noticed, shortly before last weekend a massive cyber-attack disrupted service to major websites ranging from the New York Times to PayPal and many more. The attack took place in three stages, all targeted at the Domain Name Services (DNS) company Dyn, Inc. …

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The government is trying to catch up on IoT security policy

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The ballooning security problems presented by the burgeoning Internet of Things phenomenon need to be addressed as quickly as possible, but the ecosystem’s complexity makes it hard to know where to start, a government advisory panel was told Wednesday. The question has taken on a new urgency following the massive DDoS attack last week, which brought …

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Amazon brings Alexa to its line of tablets, starting with the Fire HD 8

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If you have an old Amazon Fire tablet gathering dust in your upstairs attic, you might want to consider dusting it off — in the coming weeks, it is set to learn a few new tricks. On Wednesday, retail behemoth Amazon announced that Alexa, its intelligent voice assistant, will debut on the new Fire HD 8 and the …

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