Samsung acquires home automation company SmartThings

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Samsung Electronics has acquired SmartThings, a home automation company that builds open platform for the Internet of Things (IoT). It will operate as an independent company within Samsung’s Open Innovation Center group . The team will remain the same and will relocate to a new headquarters in Palo Alto, CA, said CEO of SmartThings, Alex Hawkinson on their official blog. Continue reading “Samsung acquires home automation company SmartThings”

Broadcom’s WICED platform to move forward the Internet of Things

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As we move to ever connected devices, the Internet of Things becomes a far more important reality than had been expected. We got a chance to sit down with Broadcom, one of the principal players in this field at Mobile World Congress to discuss the future and the future definitely looks good. Continue reading “Broadcom’s WICED platform to move forward the Internet of Things”