Internet of Things
All you need to know about building and managing IoT and embedded devices using Ubuntu.
Internet of Things
Lime Microsystems and Canonical announce LimeNET crowdfunding
by Canonical on 16 February 2017
Sequel to initial $1million successful crowdfunding campaign follow hugely successful first round of crowdfunding for open-source, 5G and IoT capable SDR with...
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The Nextcloud Box at MWC
by Guest on 14 February 2017
This is a guest post by Frank Karlitschek, Founder of the Nextcloud box. If you would like to contribute a guest post, please contact...
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Eclipse foundation: IoT developer survey
by Amrisha Prashar on 13 February 2017
The third annual IoT Developer Survey, hosted by Eclipse IoT has just been launched. In previous years it has provided interesting insights about how...
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Vision Mobile: State of the developer nation infographic
by Amrisha Prashar on 10 February 2017
Our friends at Vision mobile have just released an infographic featuring their top contributing communities for the State of the Developer Nation Q1 2017 –...
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openHAB arrives as a snap!
by Canonical on 9 February 2017
openHAB is a completely open source smart home alternative to Apple Homekit and Samsung SmartThings. Consumers can mix and match hardware and services from...
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Who should bear the cost of IoT security: consumers or vendors?
by Canonical on 7 February 2017
Anyone using the internet in Europe and the US on 21st October last year experienced what economists call an externality. It arrived in the form of a massive...
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10 crazy IoT ideas that can soon become real
by Maarten Ectors on 6 February 2017
1) Smart cities: revenue generating fountains What if instead of being a cost to cities, fountains become a revenue generator? Crazy idea? Just put the same...
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Snapcraft 2.26 has been released
by Sergio Schvezov on 3 February 2017
Hello snapcrafters! We are pleased to announce the release of version 2.26 of snapcraft has been released: https://launchpad.net/snapcraft/+milestone/2.26...
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The first consumer device to run snaps: Nextcloud box
by Amrisha Prashar on 3 February 2017
The Nextcloud box is a private cloud and IoT solution for home users, giving consumers a way to take back control over their personal data. It’s an...
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Run scripts during snapcraft builds with “scriptlets”
by David Callé on 2 February 2017
Please note: this blog post is over 5 years old and is out of date. Scriptlets have been superseded by Overrides. If you have snapped an application, or tried...
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Industrial IoT revolution with Raspberry Pi compute module 3
by Maarten Ectors on 31 January 2017
The Raspberry Pi Foundation released a long awaited version of their Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3. The great news is that you get 4GB storage, 1GB memory and...
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48% of people unaware their IoT devices pose a security threat
by Canonical on 30 January 2017
LONDON, U.K. – 30 January, 2017 – Nearly half (48%) of citizens remain unaware that their connected devices could be infiltrated and used to conduct a cyber...