Despite the recent unveiling of remarkable connected car innovations at CES 2017, such as AI-powered driving or extending the connected car into the home, 2017 won’t become known as the year of the connected car — at least when it comes to consumer adoption. The industry hype is legitimate, as connected car technology is accelerating […]
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Tech companies are terrible at tempering expectations. Really, really bad. Take last month, when Qualcomm CEO Stephen Mollenkopf told the audience at his CES keynote, “5G will have an impact similar to the introduction of electricity or the automobile, affecting entire economies and benefiting entire societies.” That’s a pretty damn high bar. And really, the
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Shutterstock photo (The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.) By Robert CyranNEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Amazon’s <AMZN.O> web-services outage on Tuesday is cause for internet alarm. Websites, apps, connected cameras and the like went dark after a breakdown of the $400 billion online giant’s cloud-storage service.
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Wa All Stars Wa All Stars continued their jerky start to the season after drawing 1-1 with new entrants Elmina Sharks on Wednesday in their first home league match. The defending champions were hoping to get their title defence back on track but were pegged back a determined Sharks side. Richard Arthur gave the home
Image: iStock/philipimage There is so much talk about smart devices that the phrase is in danger of becoming cliché. In a nutshell, a smart device is an object that connects to the internet through various connectivity options. These options can include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or more exotic connection protocols such as Z-Wave or ZigBee. More smart
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Natalie Schwab Smart technology has begun to revolutionize the way that homeowners interact with their homes, says Redfin contributor Emma Bailey. Some key players have emerged on the smart home front, including Amazon, Google, and Apple. Apple, which found success first with MP3 players and then with smartphones, made it’s debut into the smart home
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by Killian Bell | March 1, 2017 Google Home, the voice-controlled smart speaker powered by Google Assistant, is finally landing in the United Kingdom. Google confirmed at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week that Brits will be able to get their hands on the device this June — a year after it was first unveiled
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Spencer Platt/Getty Images “Alexa (or Siri or Cortana), what’s my credit card balance?” It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie: Ask, and a robot responds with the amounts of your most recent credit card transactions or the due date of your next payment. As voice assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri
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Global Security Solutions to Expand Smart IoT Markets 2017-2022 with Focus on Smart Home, Consumer Devices, Automotive, Smart Cities, Industrial IoT and Healthcare Wednesday, March 1, 2017 10:34 AM UTC Dublin, March 01, 2017 — Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Security Solutions to Expand Smart IoT Markets” report to their offering.
Amazon’s Alexa can now lock your doors for you, with the new compatibility feature connecting to smart locks. The voice assistant is slowly taking over tasks in your home the smart way. The features first began with controlling the lights and the thermostats in the home. Taking Over What began as taking over control of
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