Lenovo announces unmanned convenience store to test AI, facial recognition
Lenovo said it will use the store to trial and hone its tablets, facial recognition, artificial intelligence, and e-payment technologies in a live retail environment.
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Oracle launches government digital transformation hub in Brasília
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World's biggest hard drive: Meet Western Digital's 15TB monster
Western Digital packs another terabyte into its 3.5-inch hard disk drives.
Ericsson CEO launches innovation centre in Melbourne
Ericsson has launched an innovation centre in Melbourne, with the networking giant working alongside carriers, universities, startups, entrepreneurs, and customers on technology development and trials.
Andy Penn on how Telstra is deploying 5G
Andy Penn explains how the telco is choosing its first 5G sites, with the Telstra CEO also outlining recent 5G and IoT trials the telco has done with Linfox and the National Farmers Federation.
Huawei and Audi partner on 'intelligent self-driving'
Huawei has kitted out an Audi Q7 with its Mobile Data Center to showcase intelligent self-driving capabilities.
City of Albuquerque hires Alexa to help with service requests from residents
The city of Albuquerque's use of Alexa, which is integrated into its 311 system, earned it a prestigious award, but more importantly, improved its efforts to serve the city's residents.
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Alexa is coming to your hotel room
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Norway's capital wires buses for smart city future
May 14, 2018
SK Telecom uses IoT network for rental car service
SK Telecom will use its LTE Cat M1 network to help SK Networks manage the cars for its rental service.
Autonomous driving: Facing dogs, pigeons, heavy rain, this driverless bus passes test
Autonomous bus Èrica has already transported 4,600 citizens.
Verizon's new 5G labs focus on local areas of expertise
Christian Guirnalda, director of Open Innovation Lab for 5G ecosystems at Verizon, explains why Verizon chose specific cities for its new labs.
Telstra smart cities the focus of next 5G launch
Telstra will activate its 5G mobile network across another regional centre next as part of a focus on smart cities, with the telco also revealing a 5G partnership with the Commonwealth Bank on 'mobile banking of the future'.
How scooters jumpstarted the city of LA's new developer initiative
When Uber and Lyft hit the streets, US cities weren't quite ready for it. Now, cities like LA are honing their digital skills to be ready for the second wave of mobility-as-a-service.
MWCA: AT&T and the push for smarter cities
AT&T's smart cities solutions for the City of Los Angeles include improving the lives of the homeless and using IoT tech to detect and triangulate the locations of unreported shootings.
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Building robot Frankenstein from the pieces of CES 2017
Let's combine the best parts of the robots and digital-assistant devices we saw at the show and see how close we are to having the perfect mechanical butler.
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The 5 IoT products a smart city needs in 2017
Connected IoT devices are part of the key elements of a smart city. Here are some of the most interesting and useful products for smart cities in 2017.