A survey carried out by Specops Software, a “password management and authentication solution vendor,” asked 1,230 people from the UK and US their opinions on the security of smart home devices. A majority of UK respondents proved unaware that the devices could be hacked, with only 27% demonstrating knowledge of the risk. This compared to 45% of Americans who are ...
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Survey: The edge of tomorrow
XMOS is giving away a VocalFusion dev kit for Amazon AVS (XVF3510) to one lucky participant in a new survey. Are you an engineer involved in the spec or design of electronic products or devices? If you work with battery-powered, hand-held, low-power, rugged, consumer or industrial products, this survey is directly relevant to you! Enter the short survey here. It ...
Europeans are increasingly sceptical about robots
It seems that Europeans are relatively positive about robots as long as they have a more or less theoretical concept in mind, but are increasingly critically when the robot is specified and personal interactions appear imminent – robots were evaluated more negatively in 2017 than five years before. This has been extracted from a survey of 80,396 citizens across 27 ...
Reader Survey – What counts in electronics design?
What counts in electronics design? This is the title of a new survey we are running on Electronics Weekly in conjunction with the people behind 6SigmaET, the thermal simulation tool.
Smart meters: the public is confused
The Government has asked the public about smart meters, and found that it is generally positive, but needs help in understanding the subject. For example, the survey indicates that ...
Blackberry wilts as Apple blooms for business users
The popularity of Research in Motion's Blackberry smartphones declined in the fourth quarter of 2010 as enterprise employees chose Apple products as their preferred devices, according to a survey by iPass.
Landlines mainly for Internet access – survey
Two-thirds of UK landline phone owners use it only for incoming calls and broadband access, and nearly one in three hasn't used it for voice calls in the past six months, according to a survey.
Orders and confidence improving for component distributors
A survey by Electronics Weekly of 20 managers in the distribution sector recorded an almost universal increase in confidence and new ordering levels as the economy emerges from recession
Poll: What Is The Worst Problem Facing The World Today?
At any time in history people have felt that their world suffered unprecedented problems: Will this bloody rain ever stop? (Noah) How much more world is there left to conquer? (Alexander) Will we fall off the edge of the world? (Columbus’ crew) Will horse-shit make the roads impassable? (The Victorians). Which do you think is the worst problem facing the ...
Supply chain sees order upturn, says survey
Electronics Weekly’s September survey of a panel of 20 managers in the distribution sector found that the vast majority (90%) were more confident of business prospects than three months ago