Should I get a smart lock? The pros and cons of going digital on your door
Charlotte Pfahl, 68, prefers using an old-school mechanical key to access her New York City apartment.
Feb 4, 2020
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Americans are really creeped out by devices tracking and eavesdropping on them
You've heard it a million times: Americans don't care about our online privacy. Turns out that's not really true.
Jan 29, 2020
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Researchers propose solutions for networking lag in massive IoT devices
The internet of things (IoT) widely spans from the smart speakers and Wi-Fi-connected home appliances to manufacturing machines that use connected sensors to time tasks on an assembly line, warehouses that rely on automation ...
Jan 22, 2020
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Samsung's home helper shaped like ball and rolled to CES
Samsung at CES showed its ball-shaped rolling robot that follows you around, beeps and performs tasks as your personal assistant. The company posted a video showing just how Ballie would help out in your home.
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Get ready for a bumpy ride: Cybersecurity trends in 2020
What will 2020 have in store for cybersecurity? Tighter regulation, increasingly sophisticated attacks on key infrastructure and AI-driven cyber warfare, according to Dr. Suranga Seneviratne from the School of Computer Science.
Jan 7, 2020
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CES Gadget Show: Surveillance is in—and in a big way
From the face scanner that will check in some attendees to the cameras-everywhere array of digital products, the CES gadget show is all-in on surveillance technology—whether it calls it that or not.
Jan 6, 2020
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This simple trick stops Google, Amazon and Facebook from listening to you all the time
Smart home devices from Google, Amazon and Facebook are engineered to listen for your commands and respond to them. Usually, they only engage when you say your "wake" word such as "OK, Google" or "Hey, Google."
Jan 2, 2020
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Tech show offers big and flashy, up-close and (very) personal
The screens will be bigger and bolder, the cars will be smarter and some of the technology will be up-close and personal—even intimate.
Jan 2, 2020
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CNET names 2019's top tech products of the year
A ton of new tech came flying at us again in 2019. But weeding out the minor upgrades and the products that aren't ready for prime time from the stuff that's actually worth your hard-earned money is what CNET's all about. ...
Dec 19, 2019
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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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