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Qualcomm gets a piece of Ring connected doorbell investment

What good is a connected fridge if you have to use a boring old analogue doorbell to even get into the house?

Vodafone launches first NB-IoT network in Spain

Vodafone has confirmed its first commercially available Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network is now operational in Spain, and is celebrating with a glass or two of sangria.

Autonomous vehicles can breathe again as Tesla is cleared by US Gov

The automotive industry has let out a collective sigh of relief as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirms Tesla’s self-driving cars are safe.

Telenor sticks its neck out to predict big things for 5G, AI and IoT

Norwegian operator group has rocked the industry by bravely predicting tech trends such as 5G, artificial intelligence and IoT might end up being a bit of a big deal.

AI could claim 30% of jobs in next seven years

With the growth of artificial intelligence, the fears of many have started to become a reality as jobs start falling to the machines.

Intel takes its IoT unit to the shops

Intel has continued its ride on the ever-growing IoT wave, as it announced a new platform to introduce the technology to the world of retail.

ETSI has a go at giving IoT some context

ETSI has launched a new Industry Specification Group which will focus on the development of IoT for smart cities applications and beyond.

LG Uplus and Verizon team up for industrial IoT

Korea’s LG Uplus has announced plans to expand its IoT business into industrial sectors through a partnership with Verizon.

Uber Movement smart city data service exploits regulatory flaws

Uber has launched a new business unit – Movement – to offer its data to local authorities to assist city planning, though questions around data monetization and user consent could be raised.

As its phones falter LG defrosts the IoT fridge

Having been distracted by the mobile phone market for the past 16 years LG seems to have decided the smart fridge isn’t such a silly idea after all.

The voice UI era has started and Apple looks out of touch

Apple was the big winner of the touch UI era but is doing little to challenge Amazon and Google as the world turns to voice.

Nvidia Nvisages in-car AI with Nnormous CES Nnnouncements

A series of Nvidia announcements around AI and connected cars at CES underpin a ludicrous 12 months, in which its share value has surged by more than 200%.

Amazon and Google battle for control of the living room

Among the monstrous number of announcements to come out of CES this week a major battle is emerging in the smart home arena.

Fiat Chrysler launches concept connected car at CES

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has released its new concept autonomous vehicle, Portal, at CES which it claims has been designed for millennials by millennials.

Why is there now a V at the end of LTE? Explaining LTE-V

The telecoms industry is never short of a new acronym. At the moment, it loves adding extra letters to LTE to help explain a new use case.

Qualcomm hits top gear in first week of 2017

The Qualcomm team has been keeping everyone busy with a flurry of announcements at CES in Las Vegas focused around autonomous vehicles and the growing world of virtual and augmented reality.

Orange gets wheely, wheely excited about 5G connected cars

Not content with letting the 5G Car Club have all the fun, Ericsson and Orange have announced a series of trials hoping to, someday, deliver super-intelligent 5G cars.

Here is the place to be for Intel

Intel has continued on its journey to discover fortunes in the autonomous vehicles after seeking approval to buy a stake in digital mapping firm Here.

The news you might have missed over Christmas

While the majority of us were working our ways through a mountain of turkey, some poor sods were still in work making sure everything still worked.

2017 Predictions: What the industry thinks

While 2016 proved to be a solid year for incremental advancements in 5G, IoT and cloud computing, 2017 is set to be a big year for a number of breakthrough technologies.