The British Council, the non-departmental public body tasked with connecting people through culture, education and the English language, has admitted to falling victim to two successful ransomware attacks over the past five years, according to official data. The ransomware attacks,…
Righting the wrongs of wrist raising
The constant flick and raise of a wrist to activate some smartwatches can be almost as exerting and challenging as a workout. These are the user observations that drove the team at global smartwatch manufacturer, Amazfit, to evolve its design…
Defining the Internet of Things
There is a linguistic phenomenon called semantic satiation that refers to the fact that, if you say something enough times, it loses all meaning. Could this be said of the constantly-repeated term the ‘Internet of Things’? I’d like to discuss…
How passenger information contributes to customer satisfaction
At the end of a long journey, reaching their coveted destination will always feel very special for passengers. Once they’ve arrived, passengers will delete their tickets and forget about their luggage for a while, taking some time to relax. The…
IoT trends to watch out for in 2022
COVID-19 has dramatically accelerated digital transformation in many critical sectors, including logistics & supply chain and healthcare. As a result of these changes, security took centre stage in 2021, a priority that will remain in 2022 along with sustainability and…
SmarteCAM: the smart AI camera system
The camera, from e-con Systems, has now been validated by the AWS Device Qualification Program (DQP) under the AWS IoT Greengrass category. The camera has also been listed in the AWS Partner device catalogue. SmarteCAM has been certified by AWS…
What areas need defending against cybercrime?
Following the announcement of a new Cyber Strategy in the UK, Chris Ross, SVP Sales, International at Barracuda Networks offers his comments. He offers insight into the damage cyber crime has had and what areas need to be defended against.…
Transforming the car into the ultimate edge device
NXP Semiconductors, an automotive semiconductor company, has announced a strategic partnership with Foxconn Industrial Internet, a subsidy company of Foxconn group. NXP will provide FII with its comprehensive portfolio of automotive technologies. The initial phase of the joint project will…
Top 10 technologies of 2021
Despite only launching in August of this year, our IoT news site has seen an amazing range of interesting and innovative stories. It’s been a hard task to narrow them all down, but here’s our top ten technologies since launching!…
Sensing solutions for the environment and fitness
Whether at home, in the office or outdoors, we all want the air around us to be clean and safe to breathe. To address this growing need, Bosch Sensortec has announced the BME AI-Studio Server software for the BME688: The…
