BlackBerry announces new M2M service to update vehicle software

BlackBerry has demonstrated a new ‘over the air’ service that would allow car and commercial vehicle manufacturers to update vehicle software remotely.

The machine-to-machine (M2M) ‘Software Update Management for Automotive’ service takes advantage of the secure infrastructure that delivers software updates to BlackBerry devices.

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Categories: Handsets and manufacturers, Applications, News

Tags: blackberry, m2m, car

May

2013

Last week at The Fonecast: 13th May 2013

The rise of the machines

Author: The Fonecast

Mark Bridge writes:

Nokia has had a busy few days. First came the Asha 501, a ‘smartphone lite’ that introduced developers to a new version of the company’s Asha platform. This was followed by the Lumia 928, which is a Windows Phone 8 handset exclusive to Verizon Wireless in the USA. It’s quite like the Nokia 920, so we’re not missing out too much.

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Categories: Handsets and manufacturers, Networks and operators, Operating systems, Applications, Opinion

Tags: opinion, nokia, usa, sony, uk, smart meters, m2m, o2, dell, android, itv, research

May

2013

Government says UK smart metering roll-out will take longer than expected

Author: The Fonecast

The UK government says the roll-out of ‘smart meters’ for gas and electricity supplies will now begin in autumn 2015, according to the Department of Energy & Climate Change. This work had previously been expected to start from next summer.

The completion date for all UK homes and businesses to have smart meters has also been moved.

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Categories: Networks and operators, News

Tags: uk, smart meters, m2m

May

2013