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Intel's Internet of Things Acquisition History in 16 Slides

Image source: Getty Images. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is transitioning from a PC-focused business to one that will rely heavily on cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. To accelerate its position in the fast-expanding IoT market, the semiconductor company has been making a major acquisitions push that is building competencies in key areas. Click through the […]

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Ransomware + IoT = Jackware?: the evolution of ransomware attacks

The only thing holding threat actors back is the return on investment which may only be a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. ESET researchers predict the next step in the evolution of ransomware is “jackware” or ransomware designed to target connected devices subsequently creating a ransomware of things (RoT). Researcher Stephen Cobb argues the

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The Amazon Alexa Channel on IFTTT

Want to utilize existing IFTTT recipes for your Alexa devices and also create your own automation recipes for your Amazon developed voice-controlled gadget? There’s a channel for that. The Alexa channel on IFTTT is located here: https://ifttt.com/amazon_alexa To get started you first have to connect IFTTT to your Amazon Alexa account using the big CONNECT button

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Cisco Buys AppDynamics, Broadens Software Portfolio

To shore up its software offerings, Cisco has agreed to acquire AppDynamics for roughly $3.7 billion in cash and assumed equity awards. The announcement comes just days before the San Francisco-based application intelligence software startup was expected to go public. “Applications have become the lifeblood of a company’s success,” Rowan Trollope, SVP and general manager

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Voice assistants take priority in smartphone launches this year

This year, several smartphone manufacturers, including Apple, Samsung Electronics, Huawei, LG and Xiaomi are expected to introduce new devices that feature better AI-based assistants in an effort to increase overall market share, according to industry reports. Apple developing “enhanced Siri” this year Apple acquired Seattle-based learning startup Turi in August 2016 in an effort to

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The Best Alexa Skills to Add to Your Amazon Echo

You can add tons of features to your Amazon Echo with little apps Amazon calls “Alexa Skills.” Most of them are garbage. We’ve sifted through the mess to find the best ones that are actually useful. If you’ve never added a Skill to your Echo, it’s pretty easy. Open the Alexa app on your phone,

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Amazon Echo Dot vs Google Home Product Review

Guillermo Fernandes/Flickr Tarlon Khoubyari Web Content Manager Connected home assistants are making their way onto the countertops of many American homes. Most of us are familiar with Alexa, Amazon’s first introduction to the connected assistant market. Amazon has been very successful in this market. In less than a couple years alone, they released three different

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Google Home Adds Belkin Wemo, Honeywell Support

Manage your home’s temperature or lights by voice; Home Control is also headed to Pixel. Google Home is getting a little smarter. The Amazon Echo competitor now plays nice with Belkin Wemo and Honeywell devices to help you control your home’s temperature and lights. With the new Honeywell integration, you can “conveniently manage your home’s

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New iPhone 8 Siri Features Could Vanquish The Competition

The race to build the next Jarvis has intensified in the last 6 months. Amazon’s (presumed) Christmas Alexa sales – alongside wide acclaim for Google’s Assistant – have opened a few eyes in the tech world, and now Apple is starting to make noises about AI. A report from Digitimes yesterday cites a source claiming

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Cox Communications and Vivint Smart Home to keynote 21st CONNECTIONS(TM): The Premier …

/EINPresswire.com/ — DALLAS, TX–(Marketwired – Jan 25, 2017) – IoT research firm Parks Associates today announced the topics and two keynotes from Cox and Vivint Smart Home for the upcoming 21st-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference on May 23-25, 2017, in San Francisco. The conference, which is currently accepting speaker submissions, will address topics

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