Hardware Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon Wear 1100 SoC, aimed at lower-complexity wearables than its current 2100 model. Qualcomm has unveiled the QCA4012 dual-band WiFi chip, with support for HomeKit, Google Weave, and AllJoyn. Marvell has launched a suite of IoT processors, aimed at home auomation, industrial, and wearable apps, and called the IoT Application Processor (IAP) range. STMicro and SAG have jointly announced a new NFC Ferrite Tag that can be surface mounted to a PCB during production, aimed at electronics, wearables, and health applications. Marvell has launched a Dynamic Multi-Hop Relay offering for its WiFi chips, which it is targeting at smart home and IoT deployments, claiming 15x range improvements. Franwell’s CargoAware has announced that Air Canada Cargo…