At Mobile World Congress, Broadcom released a new chipset designed to bring Wi-Fi’s speediest technology, 802.11ac, into smartphones. What makes this particular chipset stand out is that it’s able to support… Read more »
The amount of the investment is not yet known, nor are the specific details of the accompanying collaboration, but Evrythng’s “Facebook for things” approach could gel with Samsung’s open-platform aspirations. Read more »
The hub’s development is only on the Spanish carrier group’s to-do list, so there are scant details right now, but it will handle the fixed lighting and heating that Thinking Things… Read more »
Mainstream smart homes aren’t going to have a hub says the man in charge of Belkin’s WeMo products. Instead the consumer will adopt curated products that work on a common standard. Read more »
Home improvement giant Lowe’s wondered what consumers thought of smart homes, so it asked them. While security is the top concern, the other responses were pretty mundane. Read more »
With the launch of the Wink home hub platform at the Home Depot, the retailing giant could become a huge influence on how consumers buy and choose connected devices. Learn how… Read more »
The Wink smart home hub launched this month, but it’s not ready for the mainstream just yet. If it fixes its flaws though, it’s software should make it a winner. Read more »
SmartThings has been an early mover in the connected home, but it’s also been struggling to reconcile its vision of openness with a user-friendly product. Its latest app and business decisions… Read more »