Cheap home security cameras, webcams and baby monitors, promoted by Amazon, are riddled with security flaws
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IoT Device Popularity Poses Home Security Risk – Avast
Research from Avast warns the rise in IoT devices puts homes at greater risk of cyber-attack
Google Faces Italian Antitrust Probe Over Smart Devices
Alleged smart device domination by Google is under investigation by Italy’s competition watchdog
Government Proposes New IoT Security Laws
New law to ensure basic cyber security features would be implemented in all Internet-connected products
IoT Devices Under Constant Attack
Cyxtera research finds sustained attacks, mostly from China, are being conducted against IoT devices
Bluetooth 5.1 Delivers Pinpoint Location Accuracy
Location services boost as new spec delivers exact location data, to within one centimetre
Nest CEO Steps Down As Google Brings Unit In-house
Time is up for Nest as a separate company, as Google incorporates it within its smart home division
Tapplock Smart Padlock Hackable With Smartphone
Researcher finds smart fingerprint padlock is not as secure as first thought, and can be unlocked in seconds
NASA, Amazon Look To France For Drone Air-Traffic Control System
Both organisations to utilise French drone expertise and less onerous laws to develop drone control systems
Nokia Tests 5G Calls In France, Acquires SpaceTime Insight
Nokia bolsters IoT portfolio with SpaceTime purchase, and teams up with SFR to test 5G in France
Microsoft To Invest $5bn For IoT Push
Redmond pledges $5 billion over next four years for Internet of Things, to make IoT access easier for all
IoT Smart Devices Easy To Hack, Researchers Warn
A simple Google search can show how to hack IoT devices such as baby monitors, web cameras, doorbells, and thermostats
NATS To Develop Drone Air Traffic Control System
New systems to ensure no more near misses of drones and aircraft, and improved tracking of drone deliveries
Certain Sonos, Bose Speakers Vulnerable To Hack
Did Santa deliver you a Sonos or Bose smart speaker? Better check hackers have not compromised it
Google To Release AI Vision Kit For Raspberry Pi Zero W
The kit includes all the elements needed to make artificially intelligent vision gadgets, with AI tasks carried out on an included Intel chip
EE & Huawei Achieve 2.8Gbps In UK’s First End-To-End 5G Test
EE claims to have taken a major step forward in being the first UK operator to launch 5G in lab tests with Huawei
Cardiff’s City-Wide Smart Parking System is ‘Europe’s First’
Cardiff completes smart parking rollout in bid to ease congestion and pollution
Vodafone Targets Consumers With IoT Services & Devices
Vodafone wants to bring enterprise IoT expertise to consumers with ‘V by Vodafone’
IT LIFE: James Nesfield, Chirp CTO
Audiophile James Nesfield talks us through his career in IT and the work he’s doing at Chirp
Tales In Tech History: BlackBerry
Ultimate survivor. The rise, fall, and rise (?) of former smartphone giant BlackBerry
Apple Partners GE For Industrial Mobile Apps
General Electric and Apple to develop mobile apps to control industrial systems in factories and power plants
EE Balloon-Powered Helikite Delivers 4G & Wi-Fi To Snowdonia Biking Event
EE says Helikite test shows potential for on-demand 4G coverage in remote areas or during natural disasters
New Dell IoT Division to Push Distributed Core Technology Strategy
Dell Technologies will invest $1 billion in IoT product and service development efforts
‘Major’ Vodafone Rebrand Suggests Confidence Has Returned To Newbury
ANALYSIS: Vodafone’s rebrand is one of the biggest in its history as it looks to move on from a couple of difficult years
IT LIFE: Craig Foster, HomeServe Labs MD
HomeServe Labs MD discusses his love of the iPhone, Slack and why architecture could have been an alternative career path
Vodafone Downplays IoT Security Fears As Global Adoption Rises
Vodafone claims just 7 percent of large adopters are worried, despite security being the biggest barrier to adoption
Tech Quiz: The Internet Of Things
IoT Quiz: What do you know about the Internet of Things and the technologies behind it?
Up to £645m To Be Reinvested In Superfast Broadband As Government Targets 98 Percent Coverage
As much as £645m will be handed back to local councils to extend superfast broadband coverage to 98 percent of the UK
Licensed Spectrum Is Key To The Success Of LPWA Networks In IoT
OPINION: GSMA executive director discusses the future of LPWA networks in an IoT world and why licensed spectrum is the answer
IT LIFE: Duncan Gooding, TalkTalk Business COO
TalkTalk Businesses’ Duncan Gooding talks about his career in IT, the shift to IoT and cloud, and his own hopes for VR