NEW PRODUCT! RASPBERRY PI ZERO W [Breaking news]

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-zero-w-joins-family/

 Just in time for the 5th anniversary (celebrated with a big birthday party on the weekend) the Raspberry Pi Foundation introduces the upgraded version of their Pi Zero. The upgrade adds Wifi and Bluetooth for a price of 10$.

Digital transformation: The longest journey starts with a single step

http://www.the-future-of-commerce.com/2017/01/23/digital-transformation-tips/

Telecom global market report forecast to 2020 scrutinized in new research

https://www.whatech.com/market-research/telecommunications/265252-telecom-global-market-report-forecast-to-2020-scrutinized-in-new-research

Spam 'produces 17m tons of CO2'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8001749.stm

Tomorrow's cities - nightmare vision of the future?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37384152

Everything Is Becoming Digital: Talent, Business, And HR Predictions For 2017

http://www.forbes.com/sites/joshbersin/2016/12/11/how-everything-is-becoming-digital-and-why-businesses-must-adapt-now/#4e55a5bd5ad9

Realdoll is building a fleet of AI-powered sex robots with customizable personalities

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/realdoll-sex-robot-ai/#ixzz4ZRfeRg7T 

Sky saw its UK broadband network peak at 5Tbps on Christmas

https://www.neowin.net/news/sky-saw-its-uk-broadband-network-peak-at-5tbps-on-christmas

Video: Smarthomes

https://youtu.be/qWejzKVghqs

DNA-testing smartphone aims to tackle drugs resistance

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38664332

Impact of job-stealing robots a growing concern at Davos

http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting-robots-idUKKBN1540H0

Amazon patent hints at self-driving car plans

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/18/amazon-self-driving-patent-autonomous-vehicle-plans-reversible-lanes

Telekom findet Partner für Turbo-Internet

http://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Telekom-findet-Partner-fuer-Turbo-Internet-article19562991.html

Adtran Reaps Rewards of Vectoring Ramp-Up at Deutsche Telekom

http://www.lightreading.com/gigabit/dsl-vectoring-gfast/adtran-reaps-rewards-of-vectoring-ramp-up-at-deutsche-telekom/d/d-id/729691

Social Bots und Fake News - Infos von der hessischen Justiz

https://justizministerium.hessen.de/sites/default/files/media/hmdjie/sb.pdf

6 Digital Valentines You Didn't Know You Could Create Online

https://www.intechnic.com/blog/6-digital-valentines-you-didnt-know-you-could-create-online/

For the last 20 years or so traditional Valentine's greetings are being more and more replaced with digital ones.

Just think of electronic greeting cards (like bluemountain.com since 1996) or the modern messaging services like WhatsApp or Hangout which have replaced SMS with colourful possibilities.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Six digital Valentine's Day gift ideas

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/six-digital-valentines-day-gift-ideas/

Netflix's gamble pays off as subscriptions soar

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38672837

Telekom Deutschland eyes EWE co-operation – report

https://www.telecompaper.com/news/telekom-deutschland-eyes-ewe-co-operation-report--1180130

T-Mobile Netherlands breaks market taboos with end to data caps

https://www.telecompaper.com/commentary/t-mobile-netherlands-breaks-market-taboos-with-end-to-data-caps--1180198

Deutsche-Telekom-Chef: Digitalisierung darf niemanden zurücklassen

http://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/aktien/Deutsche-Telekom-Chef-Digitalisierung-darf-niemanden-zuruecklassen-5274712

Smarte Lampen von IKEA

https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Tradfri-Ikeas-smarte-Lampen-analysiert-und-aufgebohrt-3614687.html

Safer Internet Day 2017 will take place on Tuesday 7th February with the theme 'Be the change: unite for a better internet'.

https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2017

13% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they?

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/09/07/some-americans-dont-use-the-internet-who-are-they/

Broadband internet access will become a legal right under new EU telecoms rules

http://www.euractiv.com/section/innovation-industry/news/broadband-internet-access-will-become-a-legal-right-under-new-eu-telecoms-rules/

SAP Hybris Digital Summit Event, 8th of March 2017

http://events.sap.com/sap-hybris-digital-summit-2017/en/home

SAP hosts a virtual conference on their e-commerce solution Hybris:

"From three international locations – Singapore, Munich and New York City – we’ll live-stream dynamic keynotes, interactive panels and expert presentations directly to your desktop, laptop or mobile device."

For the history of Hybris see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybris_(company).

EU’s General Data Protection Regulation unknown to most UK adults

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450412202/EUs-General-Data-Protection-Regulation-unknown-to-most-UK-adults

5. IT&MEDIA FUTUREcongress: 23.02.2017 in Frankfurt

http://www.itandmedia.de/

Unter dem Titel "Business 4.0 - Digitalisierung für den Mittelstand" findet der 5. IT&MEDIA FUTUREcongress am 23. Februar 2017 in Frankfurt am Main auf dem Messegelände statt.

Dabei werden folgende Themen in den Fokus gerückt: 
Online-Marketing und Vertrieb, Prozessoptimierung und IT-Infrastruktur, Neue Arbeitswelten HR, Future-Thinking und Cyber-Security und Datenschutz.

How Digital Solutions will Help Design the Smart Airport of the Future

http://www.aviationpros.com/article/12281709/how-digital-solutions-will-help-design-the-smart-airport-of-the-future