How Steve Ballmer, with help from Stephen Elop, largely destroyed Nokia
The former CEO says Microsoft got into the mobile device market too late Source: Steve Ballmer Says Smartphones Broke His Relationship With Bill Gates – Bloomberg
Wireless protocol flaws may open up #IoT hacking to numerous devices
Wireless “smart” devices may be the tech wave of the future, but researchers have found flaws that let hackers spread malicious code through them. Source: Why Light Bulbs May Be…
Creator of C programming language, Dennis Ritchie, passes away
Dennis Ritchie, the creator of the C programming language and co-developer of the Unix operating system passed away on October 8 at the age of 70, leaving a legacy that…
Amazon uses 45,000 robots in its warehouses
Amazon uses 45,000 small robots at about one-third of its U.S. warehouses to automate order processing. The robots look like bread boxes on wheels, lifting modular shelves stuffed with products…
How to get out of ObamaCare without paying a penalty
We, like many, have been hit by extraordinary price hikes under ObamaCare. ObamaCare began in 2014. Since the first year, our premiums have risen 140% culminating in a 56% price…
Measuring people’s happiness using #IoT wireless signals
By measuring subtle changes in breathing and heart rhythms, EQ-Radio is 87 percent accurate at detecting if a person is excited, happy, angry or sad – and can do so…
Many #IoT devices do not support software updates, cannot patch security holes
And even if they can be updated, consumers and customers must visit the manufacturer’s web site, download a patch and then manually update firmware in the device. Which means even…
Industrial automation will lead to autonomous/no workers factories
“You will see completely lights out factories for manufacturing,” said Rowan Trollope, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco Systems’ IoT and Collaboration Technology Group. “You’re going to see…
Procter & Gamble reduces number of factories, increases automation and robotics
Ultimately, it means P&G’s signature products, such as Tide detergent and Pampers diapers, will be made in fewer, but larger manufacturing plants, and ones with more robots and automation that…
Generation “Jones” – the generation that followed the “Baby Boomers”
Everyone has heard of the “Baby boom” generation, defined as those born between 1946 and 1964. The grouping was arbitrarily chosen by measuring the birth rate when it shot up…
There will be fewer professional coders in the future
That is the actual future of software development: It will become so easy and second nature, that for ordinary tasks you won’t even have to think about it. Source: Dear…
Coding Boot Camps produce coders, not software engineers
“Google, which has hired workers from Flatiron and other academies, recently studied the efficacy of coding camps. The company found that while the camps have shown promise, most of their…
Big opportunity for #IoT in marine shipping industry
Applications include improved navigation and efficiency, asset tracking, and equipment monitoring for maintenance scheduling (a huge money saver): The industrial internet of things has found its way to sea, with…
The role of the CIO in the future
With high tech readily available “off the shelf” and probably from an outsourced cloud service, what is the role of the CIO in 10 or 15 years? A world where…
AT&T will use small radio controlled “drones” for cell tower inspections #Drones #IoT
AT&T is now using drones to inspect its cellular towers and foresees them as a way to beef up its wireless LTE network on the fly. Source: AT&T deploys drones…