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Featured Articles » Amazon's Scaled Back Consumer Device Efforts, Dash Button, and More Word is that Amazon is scaling way back on its consumer devices efforts, having let go of dozens of Lab126 engineers who worked on its Fire phone, according to various reports. Amazon also is reportedly scaling back or stopping work on a large-screen tablet and reorganizing the group at the Silicon Valley hardware development center. » Major Automakers Forge Alliance to Combat Cyberattackers If you take a few minutes to think about what hackers go after, you'll realize that it is anything that has an Internet connection. Thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT) and the increased connectivity in machine to machine (M2M) applications, that covers a lot of ground. » Wallet Wars Part 2: Thanks to EMV, the Force is with Mobile Wallets In December 2015, when "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" hits movie theatres across the U.S., a very different type of force will 'awaken' the mobile wallet. This force will be a mixture of frustration, boredom and exasperation. It will be caused by new payment processing rules laid down by Europay, MasterCard and Visa-better known as EMV. » The 4K War is Brewing, but Don't Expect a Crowned Winner The hype around 4K Ultra HD video is growing and we're seeing it gain traction in real ways. From the NFL Network and CBS using 4K cameras to capture sideline footage for sharper enlarged replays, to Sony's sensors that have the capability to bring 4K video to its point-and-shoot cameras, this new video resolution is making its mark. » Microsoft Research Project Allows for Inexpensive 3D Scanning from a Smartphone It is now possible to perform 3D scanning from a smartphone, without additional hardware or an Internet connection, thanks to a new Microsoft Research project named MobileFusion. This may be yet another technology that was once only possible through specialized devices eventually becoming another built-in function of a smartphone. » Google's Eddystone Moves Beacons Back into the Spotlight Eddystone has done for the beacon space what Donald Trump has for presidential politics. This statement is open to wide interpretation, of course, but my read on it was that it has made beacons interesting again. Featured Resources » Colocation: The Essential Buyer's Guide » Risk to Consumers, Public Safety and National Security » The New Help Desk: TeamSupport Enables Businesses to Better Understand Their Customers » The Power of One - Vodafone Pulls It All Together to Make M2M Work Advertise With Us General advertising Info: Click here    Become a TechZone360 columnist! Become a TechZone360 columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of communications technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TechZone360 Web site and this newsletter. Contact Erik Linask at elinask@tmcnet.com for details. FOLLOW TECHZONE360 FEATURED MAGAZINES FEATURED EVENTS

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