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Taking a random selection of the latest Internet-of-Things (IoT) products, Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered serious threats to the connected home. These include a coffeemaker that exposes the homeowner’s Wi-Fi password, a baby video monitor that can be controlled by a malicious third-party, and a smartphone-controlled home security system that can be fooled with a […]
Move over, cellphones and iPads. Connected cars are today’s growth vehicle for AT&T. The telecom giant added 1 million cars in the third quarter, enabling drivers to access the Internet, monitor traffic and create a Wi-Fi hotspot. AT&T has well over 100 million customers who use wireless, video, broadband and old-fashioned landlines. But connected cars, […]
Extra costs of using a mobile phone in countries across the EU are to be scrapped, MEPs have agreed, after years of negotiations. The ban on data roaming charges from 15 June 2017 has received a final green light in the European Parliament. Roaming charges are added by mobile operators for calls, texts and internet […]
Apple Inc’s mobile wallet Apple Pay is winning over more U.S. households a year after its launch, but growth has slowed, research released on Monday showed. Fourteen percent of U.S. households with credit cards had signed up for Apple Pay by the end of September, up from 11 percent in February, Phoenix Marketing International said at […]
In a move to boost its revenue streams, Telkom in South Africa has entered into a partnership with Old Mutual to provide Telkom’s prepaid customers with funeral cover. Under the deal, Telkom customers on the Sim-Sonke and Telkom More prepaid plans will qualify for the R10 000 funeral cover by recharging with R100 or more airtime, […]
Deutsche Telekom AG is expected to file an antitrust complaint with European competition authorities against Google Inc, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing people with direct knowledge of the discussions. The complaint, expected to be filed by early November, alleges that Google uses its Android mobile operating system to unfairly promote its own products […]
A Michigan State University research team has finally created a truly transparent solar panel — a breakthrough that could soon usher in a world where windows, panes of glass, and even entire buildings could be used to generate solar energy. Until now, solar cells of this kind have been only partially transparent and usually a […]
France’s Orange is accusing vendors of undermining the business case for SDN and NFV by “overselling” the technologies and fueling unrealistic expectations at Board level. Vendors of the NewIP technologies have been making some bold claims about the cost savings and service-related benefits operators can realize from investing in network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN). […]
Research has revealed that the emergence of IoT and increased M2M communications is the biggest driver for mobile operators’ network assurance. Over 34 percent of respondents (MNOs and industry players) cite IoT/M2M as the main factor, with the increasing need to improve network quality as a market differentiator ranked next with 28 percent of respondents. […]
A new invention allows devices to stay up on the Internet of Things despite having no visible means of support. The technology behind Freevolt allows it to take energy from radio frequency waves that transmit signals on mobile, Wi-Fi and broadcast networks, and use it to power small devices. The new Freevolt system, unveiled by […]
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