The Internet of Things is all around us, and every day we’re soaking it in. It is giving the Internet senses for the first time, which will drive us to the future of business technology. Sensors are a huge part of the Internet of Things—and soon a big part of the Internet as a whole. … continue reading
Google has announced it is expanding its Brillo operating system and communication platform Weave to a broader range of developers. Brillo and Weave are the company’s developer tools for building connected devices. Brillo provides an embedded OS based on Android, a developer kit, and a developer console for building devices. Weave lets devices communicate with … continue reading
A new Kickstarter project wants to create a global network for the Internet of Things (IoT). The Things Network Foundation’s mission is to provide a crowdsourced, open, free and decentralized IoT network. “The Internet was created by people that connected their networks and allowed traffic from, to and over their servers and cables to pass … continue reading
Security firm SourceDNA has revealed a number of iOS apps that are violating Apple’s App Store policy that use private APIs to obtain a user’s private data. The apps all had one thing in common: They used the Youmi advertising SDK from China. “We found 256 apps (est. total of 1 million downloads) that have … continue reading
Qualcomm is selling its augmented reality business unit, Vuforia, to IoT platform and solution provider PTC. Under the agreement, PTC will be responsible for maintaining and investing in the Vuforia platform. According to Qualcomm, apps will be unchanged and developers will receive the same level of support. “The Vuforia team has made incredible progress establishing … continue reading
Want to expand or refresh your computer science knowledge, but don’t want to pay or go back to school for it? Become a self-taught computer scientist with the Open Source Society (OSS) University’s “path to free self-taught education.” “This is a solid path for those of you who want to complete a Computer Science course … continue reading
Embarcadero Technologies yesterday released an add-on pack for its IDEs. This pack, known as the RAD Solution Pack, includes all of Embarcadero’s VCL and FMX components for use with RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder. Michael Swindell, senior vice president of products at Embarcadero, said, “Developers today require a variety of components when building modern business … continue reading
While Salesforce.com has spent years advocating for closer and tighter customer interactions, it was the 1-to-1 ratio that was highlighted primarily at Dreamforce this week. That 1-to-1 interaction of individual customer and individual employee was presented as the essential experience for the future of software. “Salesforce is turning the Internet of Things into the Internet … continue reading
Salesforce.com took over San Francisco this week when its annual Dreamforce conference brought more than 170,000 attendees to the city. That number made it the largest software conference in the city’s history, dwarfing Oracle OpenWorld. Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, took the stage during yesterday’s keynote to discuss the company’s future. “Next year…Salesforce will be … continue reading
2015 has been a big year for drones. For some, this year marks the year of drones, but for Chris Anderson, CEO of 3D Robotics and founder of DIY Drones, 2016 will be the year the industry’s innovation really takes off. According to Anderson, who spoke at the grand keynote for InterDrone, the International Drone … continue reading
The Internet of Things, by its very name, represents massive complexity hardware and chip needs, and software to drive it all. If you’re embarking on an IoT project but don’t know where to start, or need help with software architecture or writing software for a hardware device, here’s your opportunity to get answers. Send your … continue reading
Hortonworks has announced it is acquiring Apache NiFi creator and contributor Onyara. With Onyara, Hortonworks plans to turn “Internet of Anything” data into real-time business insights. “Hortonworks is focused on doing everything possible to enable our customers to transform their business through data-driven insights and actions,” said Rob Bearden, CEO of Hortonworks. “Onyara’s impressive work … continue reading
