When it comes to desktop operating systems, there are three main camps into which people fall: Windows, Mac and Linux. In the case of the latter camp things can be confusing because there are endless distros to choose from — but which is best? The beauty of Linux is that it can be tweaked and […]
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OAKLAND, Calif. & LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Whisker Labs, which is bringing next generation home energy intelligence technologies to market, today announced that its Connected Savings℠ platform was named Energy Efficiency Product of The Year in the 2017 TechHome® Mark of Excellence Awards, presented by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™. The award was presented to Whisker Labs
Internet of Things-based botnets are becoming a major concern to security researchers around the globe. Late last year, DynDNS was crippled due to such a major botnet attack, which affected the availability of popular online services. Norton, known for their antivirus software, has unveiled the Norton Core router. This new piece of hardware should be capable
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LAS VEGAS — Agencies wanting to exploit the Internet of Things face many of the same issues they confront in creating open data portals, dashboards and visualizations, industry members said Thursday during a 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) panel discussion on “Delivering the Internet of Everything.” The problem, said Jason Collins, vice president of IoT marketing at Nokia,
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Amazon Echo is always ready, connected, and fast. Just ask for information, music, news, weather, and more. Echo is controlled by your voice for hands-free convenience and is connected to the cloud so it’s always getting smarter.(Photo : Amazon/YouTube) The growing integration of many consumer products in Amazon’s Alexa is making waves this week at
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Enlarge Image Qualcomm CEO Stephen Mollenkopf shows off the company’s new Snapdragon 835 chip, which is small and powerful enough to run the 5G devices of the future. Photo by James Martin/CNET It’s being compared to the arrival of electricity. That’s a big call but Qualcomm has its eyes on a 5G future. And it’s
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Washington DC – infoZine – The FTC is asking IoT Home Inspector Challenge contestants to develop a tool that would address security vulnerabilities caused by out-of-date software in IoT devices. An ideal tool might be a physical device that the consumer can add to his or her home network that would check and install updates
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Health care law, in all its many aspects, is Ms. Dean’s passion. Her desire to better serve her clients and understand healthcare laws and regulations in depth led her in 2010 to return to school to begin obtaining her masters of law (LL.M.) in health law. Her education, coupled with her years representing clients in
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The Internet of Things can be a rough neighborhood, as October’s massive botnet attack illustrated – and so, in an attempt to head off future hacks, the Federal Trade Commission has organized a contest for IoT security tools. It’s offering prizes worth up to $25,000 for the top entries. The FTC’s IoT Home Inspector Challenge is
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As the Internet of Things (IoT) adds more and more devices to the digital fold every day, organizations of all sizes are recognizing the IoT’s potential to improve business processes and, ultimately, accelerate growth. Meanwhile, the number and variety of IoT solutions has expanded exponentially, creating real challenges. Chief among them: the urgent need for a secure IoT model
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