As more reports of ARM-based Windows and Apple devices continue to fill the airwaves – the latest being reports of a Surface 2 and Nokia’s first Windows tablet, along with upcoming iPhone handsets – the Cambridge, UK-based semiconductor technology powerhouse is pressing ahead with its bigger ambition be at the heart of all connected devices: today the company announced that it is acquiring Sensinode Oy, a Finland-based startup that develops internet-of-things software. This is a bolt-on purchase: ARM says that for now it will continue to sell Sensinode’s NanoStack and NanoService products to existing and new customers.