A map shows internet outages caused by the Oct. 21 DDoS attack. (Courtesy of DownDetector) A massive cyberattack on Oct. 21 hit Dyn, a domain registration service provider, and temporarily shut down several major websites including Twitter, Netflix and Reddit. Hackers used what’s called a distributed denial of service, or DDoS, to knock out the […]
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Developers, makers and hobbyists that are building projects and devices for the Internet of Things may be interested in a small development board which combines a motor shield, Bluetooth shield, Wi-Fi shield, sensor shield and a wireless programming shield into one handy device called the BluBug. Watch the video below to learn more about the
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LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Telit, a global enabler of the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced global commercial availability of the world’s first hybrid IoT modules that combine 3G Cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GNSS into a single package. The new HE922-3GR and WE922-3GR smart module series in the xE922 family are also the first to use the Intel®
The internet of things (IoT) is set to transform municipal life, according to government officials surveyed by the nonprofit trade association Computing Industry Trade Association (CompTIA). “Cities and city leaders are thinking more holistically about different uses of technology that are integrated and bringing different aspects of the city together into a unified whole,” says
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Singaporean telecommunications provider M1 has announced conducting the nation’s first live demonstration of narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) and 5G network technology in partnership with Nokia. The NB-IoT trial involved use of a room temperature and humidity sensor remote application, which collects and shares data, and was conducted inside M1’s lab, while the 5G trial
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Posted: 6:00 p.m. 0 The more we learn about the cyberattack that brought down much of the Internet in the United States last Friday, the more appalling it becomes. Landing in three waves, the attack temporarily crippled parts of Dynamic Network Services, better known as Dyn, which connects some of the largest Web-based companies with
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By Gerard Best PHILIPSBURG, St Maarten— Keep it secret. And make sure it’s safe. Don’t use your real name, your birth date, or any single word. Instead, try a short phrase that includes some numerals and even some punctuation. Devising secure passwords for your online accounts and your family’s Internet-connected devices is simple enough, if you
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News Feed Item NTT Group Offers Breakthrough Immersive Stadium Experience With Expway By Business Wire Article Rating: October 30, 2016 07:00 PM EDT Expway, the LTE Broadcast expert, announced today that NTT Group has launched first ever commercial Wi-Fi Multicast service, called Smart Stadium, at the NACK5 Stadium Omiya football (soccer) stadium in Saitama,
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Performance and Valuation Prime™ Chart QCOM announced yesterday that they are planning on acquiring NXPI for $38.1bn. The goal in this acquisition for QCOM appears to be to expand from their maturing core wireless business to the growth opportunities of the Internet-of-Things. Their core wireless business remains strong with their combination of patent royalties and
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STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE:STM) Q3 2016 Results Earnings Conference Call October 27, 2016 3:30 a.m. ET Executives Tait Sorensen – Group Vice President-Investor Relations Carlo Bozotti – President & Chief Executive Officer Carlo Ferro – Chief Financial Officer Jean-Marc Chery – Chief Operating Officer Analysts Amit Harchandani – Citigroup Sandeep Deshpande – JPMorgan Jerome Ramel –