Trey Pascador, Author at Padtronics

Google Home Expected To Sell For $129; 4K Chromecast Ultra Will Be Available For $69

Rumors have already outed that Google’s new Pixel smartphone will sell for around $650. Now, a couple of sources have indicated that the company’s Google Home device will sell for $129, while the new 4k-capable Chromecast Ultra will be available for $69. Google Home was first announced back in May during Google’s I/O conference. The […]

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2020 predictions Internet of things devices is around 20 to 30 billion

Gartner forecasted that 6.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2016, up 30 percent from 2015, and will reach 20.8 billion by 2020. In 2016, 5.5 million new things will get connected every day. Gartner estimates that the Internet of Things (IoT) will support total services spending of $235 billion in 2016,

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Companies say IoT matters but don&amp#39t agree how to secure it

A majority of enterprises say the net of factors is strategic to their enterprise, but most nevertheless take a piecemeal strategy to IoT safety. Those outcomes from a international IDC survey carried out in July and August reveal each the guarantee and the expanding pains of IoT, a set of technologies that might support a

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Agshift announces public beta for new farm data platform

SANTA CLARA >> AgShift, an agriculture technology company based here announced that it will move from private to public beta for its mobile-based Farm Data Intelligence Platform. The AgShift platform has been in private beta testing since May 2016, receiving positive reviews from local growers in Yolo, Marin and Sonoma counties. Miku Jha, Founder and

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3 ways to find your lost phone using Alexa

The family of Alexa speakers is only getting smarter over time. The feature list is growing, as is the list of compatible smart home devices the Echo, Echo Dot and Tap can control. Among one of its many tricks, Alexa can also help you locate a misplaced phone in more ways than one. Of course,

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IoT assault, connected devices increasingly used for DDoS attacks

September 23, 2016 Share this content: Researchers noted a significant spike in new malware designed to target IoT devices. While the information stored in Internet of Things (IoT) devices is still valuable to attackers, Symantec researchers found they’re becoming less interested in targeting the victims and more interested in targeting the connected devices to add

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Industry steps up on IoT cybersecurity — is it enough?

The results of an attack on the industrial internet of things could be as bad a Bhopal or Chernobyl, warn some the largest corporations in the world. A consortium of some of the largest multinational corporations in the world has published a guide to help its members and other companies ensure cybersecurity is top of

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Report: Apple's Siri home hub has reached the prototype stage

Apple’s rumored standalone Siri home control hub may be getting closer to a reality, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Rumors earlier this year suggested that Apple was working on a standalone “Siri home speaker” that would rival Amazon’s Echo, with subsequent reports suggesting that it might go farther than merely being an Echo-like

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Messaging Apps Are Changing How Companies Talk with Customers

H&M: So how would you describe your style?Me: Classic.H&M: Perfect! I’ve just created a custom style for you.H&M: Here’s an outfit with a polo shirt. Do you like this?Me: Looks great.H&M: Awesome! Would you like to shop this, share it, or save it?Me: Share it.H&M: Which friends do you want to share this outfit with?

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Amazon PT Hiked; Facebook, Activision, EA Are Buys

Facebook (FB), Activision Blizzard (ATVI) and Electronic Arts (EA) were started with top ratings, Amazon.com‘s (AMZN) price target was hiked, and Twitter (TWTR) was downgraded. Facebook Loop Capital initiated Facebook at buy with a PT of 165. Facebook continues a snail-slow ascent from its 128.43 buy point. Shares were down 1.5% at 128.10 in premarket trading

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