Author: Net Future Institute

By Chuck Martin Sales of 5G smartphones in the U.S. accounted for fewer than 1% of devices in 2019, according to a new forecast by […]

By Chuck Martin Making better use of data can increase the profitability of an organization an average of $38 million, or about 13% of their […]

By Chuck Martin Nearly half of businesses are deploying Internet of Things solutions today, according to a new survey by Eclipse Foundation. While 39% say […]

Apple Quarterly Earnings Flat Hollywood Looks To Restart Productions Grocery Robots Rise Zoom Enables Security Features U.S. Drafts Rule For Huawei To Work On 5G […]

The idea of self-driving cars has been around for some time with recent testing on public roads approved by various governmental agencies. Now it turns […]

Another business is being impacted by COVID-19. General Motor’s Maven car-sharing service is being shuttered. This follows the for-now, temporary suspension of autonomous vehicle trials […]

The multimedia hearables have arrived. Hearables were formerly considered to be ear-worn devices that purely provided app-enabled audio adjustments. That’s changing, as voice assistants and […]

By Chuck Martin Companies are finding other uses for self-driving cars during the COVID-19 pandemic. The autonomous driving company Pony.ai just announced it’s starting a […]

By Chuck Martin The pandemic is causing changes in numerous industries and at least retailers are tapping some customer-facing technology to help them out. Walmart […]

By Chuck Martin It’s been taking forever to move contactless or mobile payments to mass adoption, but COVID-19 may be changing that. Walmart recently enabled […]

Self-driving vehicles may not be ready for consumers for a number of reasons, but new uses are being found for them because of COVID-19. At […]

By Chuck Martin Unintended consequences can come along with innovations, including those around the Internet of Things. Now it turns out there may be unexpected […]