Amazon lands Zigbee milestone by Monica Alleven Monday, August 19, 2019 Amazon has earned the distinction of having the 3,000th Zigbee-certified product with its second-generation Echo Show.
Google Assistant aims for dominance at CES by Matt Kapko Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Google announced new features, dozens of product integrations and an expansive plan to create a wider platform for its virtual assistant at CES.
Bluetooth SIG forms new Smart Home Subgroup by Monica Alleven Tuesday, January 8, 2019 The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced the formation of a new Smart Home Subgroup focused on smart home and related applications.
OCF’s IoTivity update includes increased security by Kendra Chamberlain Tuesday, September 4, 2018 OCF has updated its IoTivity specification to enable more smart home IoT devices to communicate securely with one another.
Zigbee will account for 85% of mesh IoT chipsets by 2023, report says by Kendra Chamberlain Thursday, August 9, 2018 A new report finds that half a billion Zigbee chipsets have been sold to date and predicts that 3.8 billion Zigbee chipsets will be sold by 2023.
Apple joins Thread Group by Kendra Chamberlain Wednesday, August 8, 2018 Apple's addition to the wireless networking group could indicate the company is planning a smart home push.
ZTE to develop 6 new 5G services with China Mobile by Monica Alleven Monday, November 27, 2017 ZTE said it will develop six new 5G services with China Mobile focusing on the areas of mobile internet, IoT, smart home and more.
Google's Pixel 2 doubles sales of Pixel on day 1 of preorders by Colin Gibbs Friday, October 27, 2017 Google said it saw twice as much demand for the Pixel 2 as it did for the first generation of its flagship phone.
Sprint selling Vivint connected home services in retail outlets by Colin Gibbs Thursday, September 7, 2017 Sprint has reportedly begun selling connected home offerings from Vivint in some of its retail outlets.
Google, Broadcom, Actility and more—News of note by Monica Alleven Monday, July 31, 2017 Here are some other stories we're following today.