Doug Drinkwater
Doug Drinkwater is the Contributing Editor at Internet of Business.
An experienced technology journalist and editor with a passion for emerging technology, his work has previously appeared on a number of well-regarded IT titles, including CIO.com, CSO Online, International Business Times, Macworld, Mashable, PCWorld, SC Magazine and The Gadget Show Magazine.
Dell launches IoT insurance accelerator
Dell Services has launched a new Internet of Things insurance accelerator which is designed to “help insurance companies quickly create vital new products and...
How the world’s best football club is using beacon technology
FC Barcelona, the five-time winners of the Champions League, is using Beacons to keep fans up-to-date on team news and sales promotions.
US start-up Estimote...
100 million people to bank with wearables by 2020
A new study suggests that over a third of the world’s population will bank using mobile devices by 2020, with an increasing number using...
Why Google’s Nest sees beyond connected homes and the Internet of...
Google’s Nest Labs has become the poster boy for the Internet of Things with its Internet-connected thermostats, smoke alarms and cameras. But, as the...
Google: IoT a game-changer for insurance
Google financial services executive Tore Dimmestol believes the Internet of Things has the potential to transform insurance companies – so long as they’re willing...
Half of enterprises will have deployed IoT by this time next...
New analysis by 451 Research indicates that enterprises will ramp up their adoption of IoT next year, but anticipates troubles ahead on communication protocols,...
British Airways speeds up boarding with Apple Watch
British Airways is trying to speed-up the boarding process through the use of its Apple Watch application and ‘Scan and Go’ scanners.
In a press...
Inmarsat and Ericsson partner to drive connected ships
Inmarsat and Ericsson have inked a strategic maritime agreement which will see the companies work on developing services and solutions for Internet-connected ships.
In a...
HP Enterprise unveils IoT gateway devices
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has launched gateway devices and a cloud-based beacon management solution to help companies take advantage of the Internet of Things –...
Bluetooth to get more power, range and speed for IoT devices
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has released its 2016 technology roadmap which details planned improvements for using the communication protocol on IoT devices.
The...
Manchester wins £10 million in IoT funding for smart city project
Manchester has been awarded £10 million in funding from the UK Government's Internet of Things competition. The money will see the city develop smart-city...
Microsoft adds predictive maintenance to Azure IoT suite
Microsoft’s pre-configured Azure IoT suite now features new predictive maintenance features, enabling deploying companies to see and react when their systems go down.
Announcing the...