
Out for Windows Phone
The current head of Windows declares the "end" of Windows Mobile 10 on smartphones. The market share of Microsoft's operating system on smartphones recently fell to less than one percent.
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The current head of Windows declares the "end" of Windows Mobile 10 on smartphones. The market share of Microsoft's operating system on smartphones recently fell to less than one percent.

One weakness of Apple's computer watch so far is that it needs the owner's iPhone to connect to the internet. According to the financial service Bloomberg, the company will soon be ready to make the Apple Watch largely independent.

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) discovers an average of three critical vulnerabilities in the most widely used software products every day. This also increases the risk of cyber attacks.
Industrial tablets are playing an increasingly important role in manufacturing. However, their requirements profile differs significantly from that of consumer devices. Alexander Djemaa from Logic Instrument reveals what a tablet computer for production needs to be able to do.

Pilz offers the PMI 6 Control (Pilz Machine Interface) product range, an operator terminal equipped with a soft PLC to IEC 61131-3 standard.

Atos is providing the first applications for the Mindsphere IoT operating system from Siemens. The apps, which are available immediately, are designed for the mobile collection and analysis of machine data.

Fraunhofer project 'SmartDe's@Work'
The 'SmartDe's@Work' consortium was launched in January with the aim of using smart devices in the production environment. The project is now receiving support from the Bavarian Research Foundation.

What is the optimum operating unit for industrial users? What is happening on the market? Computer&AUTOMATION presents a selection of new products from the operating & monitoring sector as a series of pictures.
Tablet PCs have already shaken up the market in the consumer sector. This is a trend that is also set to take hold in the industrial environment. But in production halls, the devices have to meet special requirements - especially in terms of robustness and interfaces.

What new products did the exhibitors present at SPS IPC Drives 2016? Computer&AUTOMATION provides an overview of what was on show in the Nuremberg exhibition halls this year.