In my last post I discussed Freeboard, a powerful, polished, open source Web dashboard and mentioned that Bug Labs, the creators of Freeboard, also offer a very interesting Internet of Things messaging service called dweet which we’ll look at today. Now, there are many messaging services (for example MQTT) that can be used by IoT […]
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Twitter was unavailable for much of Friday after a massive attack on the underpinnings of the Internet. (Leon Neal/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images) As users of Twitter and many other services probably know, large parts of the Internet weren’t working Friday, thanks to a hacking attack on the Internet’s infrastructure. NBC reported that a senior intelligence
Enlarge Image An audio-visual example of generated scenes with Joey saying new sentences. Video screenshot by Leslie Katz/CNET How YOU doin’? If you’re a fan of the show “Friends,” you might be doin’ better after hearing this news. Researchers have “virtually immortalized” Joey Tribbiani from the long-running sitcom with a talking avatar that says the
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) is teaming up with home builders to promote HomeKit, its iPhone and iPad app for connected home devices. According to a Bloomberg report, Apple has joined hands with “a handful of builders” to integrate a connected device ecosystem into the houses they are building. “The best place to start is at the
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Having a heated argument while discussing the presidential elections with friends? Good news: Alexa can now fact check the 2016 campaign, answering questions about the candidate’s claims right on the spot. This includes statements made by Clinton and Trump, as well as other candidates and politicians whose comments have been checked. This fact-checking is being made possible
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IoT research firm Parks Associates released findings in which it says 46 percent of U.S. Millennials with smartphones use voice recognition software, including Apple’s Siri, Google Now or Microsoft’s Cortana. That aligns in an interesting way with research also put out recently by TiVo that showed 43 percent Millennials surveyed were using voice commands with some
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When the second generation Amazon Echo Dot was first revealed, Amazon had also revealed a number of bundles with other products that Alexa works with. Those were quickly taken down. But now those are back, and one of the best bundles is the Philips Hue Starter Kit with the Amazon Echo Dot. Together they are
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“OK Google, tell me how creepy things are going to get.” How would your 2006 selves respond to our advertising toolbox of today? Much of what we internet users and advertisers deem as normal would have been considered creepy or just plain impossible 10 years ago. With demographic targeting for search, cross-device attribution and much more rolling
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Technicolor (OTCMKTS:TCLRY) Downgrade In a a note sent to investors on Friday, 21 October, JPMorgan stated it was downgrading Technicolor (OTCMKTS:TCLRY) stock rating from a “Overweight” to a “Neutral”. It is down 6.83% since March 18, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 2.36% the S&P500. Technicolor SA is engaged in the development of
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For more than two hours on Friday morning, much of the web seemed to grind to a halt—or at least slow to dial-up speed—for many users in the United States. More than a dozen major websites experienced outages and other technical problems, according to user reports and the web-tracking site downdetector.com. They included The New
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