Apple, Google, Amazon eye common standard for smart home devices
Will Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri and Google Assistant finally get along?
Dec 18, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Hey Google and Alexa, how easy is it to take control?
Hey, Google and Alexa—say it ain't so.
Oct 24, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Study warns of security gaps in smart light bulbs
Smart bulbs are expected to be a popular purchase this holiday season. But could lighting your home open up your personal information to hackers?
Oct 23, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
How to make your online shopping more environmentally friendly
Online shopping continues to grow at a phenomenal rate. In 2018, the market value of UK retail was £381 billion of which online transactions made up almost one-fifth. That's £12.3 billion of grocery items and £58.8 billion ...
Oct 17, 2019
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Engineering
Wearable brain-machine interface could control a wheelchair, vehicle or computer
Combining new classes of nanomembrane electrodes with flexible electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly control an electric wheelchair, interact with a computer or operate a small robotic ...
Sep 20, 2019
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Google's Nest Hub Max is bigger, pricier and you can make calls
A year ago, we were so impressed with what was then called the Google Home Hub, we called it one of the top 10 best tech products of 2018, with one caveat. We wished it could be bigger.
Sep 20, 2019
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Internet
The internet will always have enough space for all our devices
It seems that every five years, news emerges that the digital sky is falling in. Back in 2010 and 2015, rumours spread that the internet would soon run out of IP addresses. Now, the regulator of Europe's internet domains ...
Sep 10, 2019
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Security
Website rates security of internet-connected devices
If you're in the market for an internet-connected garage door opener, doorbell, thermostat, security camera, yard irrigation system, slow cooker—or even a box of connected light bulbs—a new website can help you understand ...
Sep 3, 2019
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Security
Router guest networks lack adequate security, according to researchers
While many organizations and home networks use a host and guest network on the same router hardware to increase security, a new study by Ben-Gurion University indicates that routers from well-known manufacturers are vulnerable ...
Aug 15, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers convert used car batteries into units that could power farms in the developing world
As part of a Circular Economy for electric vehicle battery systems, as the number of such vehicles increases rapidly, the need to find the best way to reuse and recycle vehicle batteries becomes just as intense. Now researchers ...
Aug 12, 2019
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