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What can we expect the IoT landscape to look like, and how will its impact be felt? And is the attention being given by governments, manufacturers, and industry players merited, or is this just a fad? In this paper we look at the trends leading the growth of the internet of things, its components, and its characteristics. We examine the scale of the different opportunities and early examples of use cases. Finally, we look at potential inhibitors to adoption and potential challenges, notably around security, privacy, and system failure. Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro:Subscriber content. Sign up for a free trial.Connected world: the consumer technology revolutionCloud computing infrastructure: 2012 and beyondThe future of mobile: a segment analysis by GigaOM Pro

HTC Sense update brings "System Enhancements" The unlocked HTC One is in the midst of getting a small (17.55MB) OTA update this evening, bringing the version number to 1.29.xxxx.17. The device has hit our developer edition HTC One, and is tagged only with the obscure but ever-present "System Enhancement" bullet point in the update prompt. HTC hasn't posted any change log at this hour, but we know you Android junkies needed to know about any OTA, no matter the time. If you want to grab this one -- rooted users consider any consequences -- grab it through your system settings. No word on when we'll see anything similar for carrier branded devices, we'll reach out tomorrow when our HTC folks get out of bed. read more

Update: Both EA and AMD have issued statements on the exclusivity, and it appears it isn't actually exclusive. The two companies are collaborating on day-one support for Battlefield 4, but it's a non-exclusive partnership so products from NVIDIA will be supported. EA issued the following statement: DICE has a partnership with AMD specifically for Battlefield 4 on PC to showcase and optimize the game for AMD hardware. This does not exclude DICE from working with other partners to ensure players have a great experience across a wide set of PCs for all their titles. While AMD issued this statement: It makes sense that game developers would focus on AMD hardware with AMD hardware being the backbone of the next console generation. At this time, though, our relationship with DICE and EA is exclusively focused on Battlefield 4 and its performance optimizations for AMD CPUs, GPUs and APUs. Additionally, the AMD Gaming Evolved program undertakes no efforts to prevent our competition from optimizing for games before their release. So there you have it. AMD and EA are working together to better optimize Battlefield 4, but it isn't an exclusive thing. NVIDIA can still work on its graphics drivers on its own, just it sounds like it'll be relying on NVIDIA engineers only. In a rather stunning turn of events, EA has announced a partnership with AMD where all Frostbite 3 games ship optimized for Radeon graphics cards and AMD CPUs. Starting with Battlefield 4, all upcoming Frostbite 3 games get an exclusive optimization to perform the best on AMD hardware as soon as the game launches. NVIDIA, meanwhile, will have to wait until the Frostbite 3-powered games are available before it can work on driver optimizations. It's a very bold move, but one that potentially shows a tipping of the scales in AMD's favor. Tomb Raider, Crysis 3, and others have received AMD optimizations, while NVIDIA has had to wait until the game is readily available. NVIDIA's performance in Tomb Raider was especially bad, which prompted the company to launch a beta driver tuned just for the game. Given AMD's hold on the next-gen console market, and now EA Frostbite 3 games, it'll be interesting to see if there's any kind of a counter from NVIDIA. However, based on NVIDIA's E3 press conference, it doesn't sound too concerned with the next-gen consoles. The company is dedicated to PC gaming, and considering the large amount of games shown during its E3 press conference, it doesn't sound like NVIDIA has much to worry about. Still, the inability to have NVIDIA day-one drivers for Frostbite 3 games is something to keep an eye on.Comment on this article (6)

IDC issued a report this week stating that China’s smartphone shipments for Q1 2013 leaped 117 percent compared to Q1 2012, with total shipments reaching 78 million. As for vendor market share, IDC states that Samsung sits at first place with a market share of 19 percent, while its global rival Apple clocks in at number 5 with a share of 9 percent. Samsung’s dominance in China is well-established, IDC attributes Samsung’s success in the country to its local emphasis on pushing mid-tier devices, noting that its products priced under $200 experienced growth of 47 percent compared to the previous quarter. Antonio Wang, Associate Director of Computing Systems Research Group of IDC China, states: In China’s smartphone market, Samsung has switched its marketing focus from competing with Apple for high-end market to maintaining its high-end market share, and is starting to strive for market for products under USD 200, which has so far been dominated by domestic brands. Though it’s yet to outrank Samsung in overall market share, Apple is seeing sales of its iPhone 4 soar in China, with the device growing a whopping 211 percent compared to the previous quarter. This indicates that its strategy of selling older phones at a discounted price in emerging markets is succeeding. This should bode well for Apple if speculation of a forthcoming cheaper iPhone proves to be true. IDC notes that with the exception of Huawei, domestic manufacturers experienced no notable growth in Q1 2013, though no exact figures were given. The report also includes several predictions for the future of China’s mobile phone market. In particular, IDC expects that smartphones with screens sized upwards of 5-inches will occupy 20 percent of the smartphone market by the end of the year. This trend is attributed to the popularity of Samsung’s Galaxy S and Note devices. In addition, the research firm anticipates that shipments of 4G phones will exceed shipments of 3G phones by 2017. Image Credit: toehk/Flickr

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On June 4, Chrysler caught public attention by refusing to recall 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokees and Jeep Libertys after the NHTSA requested the auto maker issue a recall over potential fires in rear-end collisions. Chrysler refused, stating that the NHTSA’s conclusions were “based on an incomplete analysis” of the information. The manufacturer was given Read The Full Story