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| Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. BlackBerry is imagining a world where contact lenses measure blood sugar levels for diabetics, and cows are connected to the Internet so that we know more about the quality of our milk and meat. It can all be done with tiny sensors and software, and BlackBerry wants to make sure that software is readily available to developers. This week the company launched BlackBerry IoN, an open source software platform to enable developers to create applications for the Internet of Things. BlackBerry’s new CEO, John Chen, comes from the software world and is working hard to expand the Canadian company’s open source software offerings. Earlier this year, Ford reportedly decided to use BlackBerry’s software instead of Windows for its in-vehicle infotainment system. In other news today, Google is reportedly working with Ruckus Wireless on a nationwide Wi-Fi network, and Samsung may finally have a smartwatch that can make phone calls on its own. See today’s video for more: |
Other top stories: Twitter in reported deal with Omnicom A deal between Twitter and ad agency Omnicom could simplify mobile advertising for some marketers. …. Read MoreFCC scores court victory in Connect America move The FCC gained a court victory in support of its Universal Service Fund reform efforts, with a federal appeals court upholding the agency’s … Read More M2M, enterprise up for grabs in light of network decommissioning efforts In order to fully support LTE efforts, wireless carriers are beginning to seed the need to turn down their legacy networks in order to free up … Read More |
