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The M2M market has changed dramatically in the past few years. It is no longer a niche technical term or delegated only to the IT department.... More Info

It’s a simple dynamic: smartphones are quickly taking their place as the central hub people use to manage their digital lives. Their versatility, portability and sheer ability to seemingly do pretty much everything have made them indispensable to consumers and business users.... More Info

The Internet of Things promises to be a transformative technology, potentially replacing or augmenting nearly every item in our daily lives (and likely introducing others not even dreamed of yet). The Fitbits and Nest thermostats of today are merely the beginning – Gartner foresees that as soon as 2020, the IoT may already include 26 billion connected units.... More Info

With the connected home market continuing to grow in size, the question is no longer, “Should I play in this market?” but “How can I best monetize this opportunity?” As the number of market players and the sheer volume of dollars being thrown at the connected home rapidly skyrockets, so too does the market complexity. There seem to be as many business models, ecosystems, and pricing strategies as there are offerings and players in the market, with no signs of simplification on the horizon…... More Info

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been engaging in what has become a little annual tradition. A notification hits my phone that a new iOS update is available, and I proceed to ignore it for a couple of weeks.... More Info