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How the ‘digitization of everything’ will become a reality

A number of trends support the idea that we're heading closer to a more connected world.

Jan 12, 2016 3 mins

Internet of Things Mobile Small and Medium Business

Don’t rush your company into an IoT app platform

It's a big decision because it's hard to back out of middleware, analyst says

Jan 11, 2016 3 mins

Cloud Computing Enterprise Applications Internet of Things

CES 2016 takeaways: IoT could be the death of your security

The explosion of the Internet of Things, as seen at CES 2016 in Las Vegas last week, and its implications on the cloud and cybersecurity.

Jan 11, 2016 4 mins

Internet of Things Security

Privacy, mobile broadband top tech priorities for FTC, FCC

Chairs of FTC and FCC look ahead to a year that will see continued inquiries into tech firms' data collection practices and an ambitious effort to build out mobile broadband capacity.

Jan 8, 2016 5 mins

Big Data Government Small and Medium Business

Consumer products at CES aren’t the half of it

Years of product R&D go behind that fitness band on your wrist

Jan 8, 2016 5 mins

CES Internet of Things

How long will consumers put up with the IoT’s failures?

At CES, experts warn that interoperability, networking, and cybersecurity issues could threaten the potential of the Internet of Things.

Jan 7, 2016 4 mins

CES Internet of Things Security

Amazon to sell WiFi, IoT chips

Amazon’s Annapurna Labs’ chips are custom designed to support high performance networking

Jan 7, 2016 2 mins

Amazon Web Services Internet of Things Wi-Fi

Beacon tech for grain harvesters helps protect crops

German company Fliegl shows its beacons for trucks used in agriculture

Jan 7, 2016 3 mins

CES Internet of Things

The 10 biggest startup opportunities in 2016

The New Year promises to usher in a new set of tech startups looking to capitalize on the rise of enterprise wearables, counterterrorism, finance and payments tech, and even private space exploration.

Jan 7, 2016 8 mins

Consumer Electronics Internet of Things

LTE is tuning up for tiny IoT devices

New software from Ericsson will include an emerging cellular standard for things that don't use much data

Jan 6, 2016 3 mins

CES Internet of Things Small and Medium Business