Pragmatic Semiconductor has been awarded the RFID Product Gold Prize at the IOTE 2026 Innovative Product Awards for the Pragmatic NFC product portfolio. Pragmatic’s flexible integrated circuit (FlexIC) technology reimagines NFC to deliver cost optimised, low-carbon intelligence at Edge and…
RAIN Alliance launches Working Group to support the growing RAIN RFID Sensor ecosystem
RAIN Alliance has announced the formation of a new RAIN RFID Sensor Working Group. The group will help to shape the advancement of sensing applications across use cases including industrial IoT, intelligent asset management and incoming EU Digital Product Passport…
Taoglas expands outdoor and industrial connectivity capabilities
Taoglas has completed the acquisition of Wireless Instruments (QuWireless), a specialist in high-performance antennas and antenna-enclosure systems for wireless communication devices. Headquartered in Poland, QuWireless has built a strong reputation for antenna enclosure products that perform reliably in real-world outdoor…
Total eclipse of the grid: how IoT is helping Britain ride out the solar slump
Britain’s solar eclipse will do more than give millions of people a reason to observe the skies this evening. For two hours tonight, it will also put the country’s smart home energy infrastructure to work, as connected devices help manage…
Tesla Supreme Court win could reshape 5G patent licensing for IoT and connected vehicles
Tesla has won a significant legal victory in the UK Supreme Court that could reshape how global disputes over 5G and other cellular standard-essential patents are resolved, with implications for manufacturers of connected vehicles and IoT devices. The ruling revives…
DigiKey and Machinechat introduce rapid engineering kits
DigiKey announce the launch of a rapid engineering kit, which combines curated hardware with Machinechat JEDI (Just Enough Data Intelligence) software, giving engineers a complete, working connected intelligence development platform. The product will be introduced during a webinar titled ‘From…
Mouser Electronics and Hailo announce distribution agreement
Mouser Electronics announces a new global distribution agreement with Hailo. Hailo’s silicon architecture enables local, private, efficient AI processing with low power consumption, small size, and low cost. Their portfolio includes AI accelerators that integrate with Edge platforms, enabling real-time…
Businesses ready to embrace global connectivity ‘revolution’
The UK’s energy, logistics and manufacturing sectors could unlock billions in productivity gains and export opportunities from the next wave of global ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) growth, but significant connectivity barriers remain in place, according to new research from UK…
Deal between 3PEAK and Anglia delivers cost effective drop-in analog parts
Anglia Components has signed a distribution deal with 3PEAK Incorporated, semiconductor company focusing on high-performance, high-quality, and highly reliable ICs, including signal chain, power management, and mixed-signal front-ends. Immediately attractive to UK and EU customers will be 3PEAK’s wide range…
Open-standard SMARC form factor added to Digi ConnectCore 95 family
Digi International announced global availability of the Digi ConnectCore 95 SMARC system-on-module (SOM) development kit. Among the first to deliver a SMARC module as part of a complete, ready-to-deploy solution rather than as bare hardware, Digi ConnectCore 95 SMARC goes…
