
Amazon plots home robots
Strike a light
We've had robot vacuum cleaners for quite a few years, but now it seems Amazon is working on a more ambitious project.

Alibaba invests in Chinese chip making
Jumping on the IoT bandwagon
Chinese e-commerce outfit Alibaba has bought a Chinese microchip maker to further its cloud-based “internet of things” (IoT) business and to build a Chinese chip industry.

Chipzilla loses its specs
Tame Apple Press claims Intel is short sighted
Intel has walked away from its Vaunt smart glasses and closing the group responsible for wearable devices.

Microsoft builds own Linux kernel
To run secure IoT – not bad for what it used to call "cancer"
Software king of the world Microsoft has knocked up its own version of the Linux kernal to run a secure end-to-end IoT product that focuses on microcontroller-based devices.

Qualcomm’s Raj Taluri goes to Micron
SVP and GM Mobile BU
A key member of the Qualcomm team in charge of the IoT, has started working at Micron. He got a saucy offer and left to Micron to be SVP and GM of Mobile Business Unit.