When was the last time you thought about your lights? Whether you are outside or in, you will probably see 4, 5 or more sources of artificial light within view. There is an estimated 50 billion individual light points in the world today – seven or so per person; of all technology, the light bulb is arguably the most ubiquitous.

We are now living in a digital world and consumers’ growing love for, and reliance on, technology has helped the UK turn into a hotbed of digital development. On average, UK consumers spend almost nine hours every day on media devices, and according to new research from Cisco, there will be over nine networked devices per person in the UK by 2019.

Nokia’s GPS technology has been bought by German car manufacturers BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz, which offers the system more of an edge to compete with other mobile map applications. Nokia’s mapping system Here is working to compete with big mapping technology companies such as Google Maps and TomTom.

Can you knock on your kitchen countertop to dim the lights, turn on your favorite music or send your partner a text message? You can if you have a "Knocki" stuck to it. Developed by Texas-based Swan Solutions, Knocki is a disc-shaped device that turns solid surfaces, such as walls, doors or tables, into remote control switches for internet-connected devices. All you have to do is knock.

Dick Smith is aiming to snare more than 10 per cent of the $1.7 billion small appliances market ahead of a wave of new products that consumers will control through their mobile phones and computers. The retailer, better known for electronics than vacuum cleaners and kettles, has taken a leaf out of the book of rival electronics chain JB Hi-Fi and plans to establish small appliance shop-in-shops under the ConnectedHome brand in about 100 Dick Smith stores over the next five months.

GE’s Jeffrey Immelt made news last month when he told Charlie Rose that every company is becoming a software company. The Internet of Things (IoT) is forcing device makers to create software. And that software has value. It can be monetized, and it needs to be protected.

Being a key player in the dairy sector, Mother Dairy has been an active technology user, right from being the first dairy company in India to implement SAP to using the buzzing Internet of Things. Annie Mathew, CIO, talks about her decade-long stint in the dairy industry, about whether it is really difficult for women to break the glass ceiling, and how technology can prevent quality-related issues.

Nokia has reached an agreement to sell its Here mapping and location services business to an automotive industry consortium consisting of Audi, BMW Group, and Daimler, in a deal that gives the business an enterprise value of €2.8 billion ($3.1 billion). The deal fits with the plans of the automakers to progressively introduce more Internet-based services and automation to assist drivers.  

Every summer, people head to the grocery store in droves to pick up cartons of cold, creamy ice cream. It's a great way to stay cool. But shoppers will go elsewhere if the frozen dairy treat is crusted with yucky ice crystals--the result of freezing, thawing and refreezing. No one knows this better than Chris Hjelm, CIO at Kroger, a $108 billion supermarket chain and a 2015 CIO 100 award winner.

Just this morning, security researcher Samy Kamkar posted a YouTube video of a device called OwnStar, which he claimed enabled him to monitor and intercept communications between General Motors' OnStar RemoteLink app and any OnStar-equipped car. The bad news is that the hack is legitimate. GM worked to quickly issue a fix, but Kamkardiscovered that fix was incomplete, a fact GM has confirmed. Now, an app update for the iOS platform has been released that fixes the issue.