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Chipset company Qualcomm, retailer Decathlon and RAIN RFID maker Impinj have been working toward a world of RFID enabled phones and other devices Technology companies and at least one retailer have ...

The latest version of Arduino’s Integrated Development Environment (IDE), version 2.3.3, has just been released, and it brings a host of new features designed to make coding more collaborative and ...

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We put cameras on our front doors and maybe even have one inside to watch what our pets are doing while we’re away, but it’s not because we’re paranoid—it’s because security gives us peace of mind.