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...LG is at the forefront of the global smarthome trend, adding internet-of-things capabilities to its appliances and making its premium portfolio compatible with Google Home....
...But these businesses, which include the Nest smarthome division and Google Fiber, still contribute less than 1 per cent of overall group revenue. Losses from Other Bets dropped 12 per cent, to $865m....
...The shake-up follows signs of upheaval at other new Alphabet units this year, including the departure of Tony Fadell, the former Apple executive who had headed smarthome division Nest, and Bill Maris of...
...However, such a dynamic is not unusual in internet infrastructure: despite having been owned by Google for two years, smarthome device maker Nest still uses Amazon Web Services for its cloud needs....
...Canary also offers extra features such as detecting temperature, humidity and air quality, although you cannot use it to adjust a thermostat or air conditioner because it does not plug in to other smarthome...
...The Glass project will be taken out of the X lab and put under the control of Tony Fadell, a former Apple executive who runs Google’s Nest smarthome division....
...The decision to put Glass under the control of Tony Fadell, the former Apple executive who runs Google’s Nest smarthome division, was only made in recent days, according to one person familiar with the shake-up...
...Other services Apple has already announced to go along with its latest iOS operating system – the HealthKit app to centralise a user’s fitness and healthcare data, and HomeKit for connecting smarthome gadgets...
...Few realise that Mr Niel was an early backer of Nest Labs, the smarthome appliance maker that was acquired by Google for $3.2bn in January....
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