This week’s release of Matter 1.1 is the result of the collective effort of hundreds of companies and individuals who have gathered as…
Tag: Internet of things
Apple-backed ‘Matter’ home automation standard launches
The Connectivity Standards Alliance announced this week the release of the Matter 1.0 specification and the opening of the Matter certification…
Apple-backed Matter smart home standard delayed until fall 2022
Matter, the new smart home interoperability standard being developed by Google, Apple, Amazon, Samsung, and others, has again been…
Apple job listing suggests it is preparing new ‘HomeOS’ operating system
Apple is working on a new operating system known as “HomeOS,” a job listing seems to have revealed ahead of the company’s WWDC next week.…
Huawei touts new ‘HarmonyOS’ in attempt to overcome U.S. blacklisting
Huawei Technologies Co. unveiled long-awaited details of its HarmonyOS software, an operating system attempt targeting a central role in a…
Unpatched Philips Hue smart bulbs lets hackers attack your network
New research from Check Point shows how business and home networks can be hacked from a lightbulb, an unpatched Philips Hue smart bulb, to be precise…
You can now preheat your oven with your Apple Watch
You now can preheat your oven with your Apple Watch thanks to Home Connect, a dynamic digital ecosystem created to connect home appliances…
FBI warns on Internet of Things
Last week we talked about smart TVs—and how that built-in Internet connection can allow manufacturers, streaming services, and even hackers an open door into your home….
Why we need Apple’s HomeKit-enabled routers
One of the many iCloud enhancements Apple is attempting to bring to market in 2019, the idea is that these protect your accessories with a firewall at router level…
63% of people find smart home devices ‘creepy’
Smart home devices are ‘creepy’ according to the majority of people who own them…
Apple working on new Tile-like hardware tag; plans replace Find My Friends and Find My iPhone with unified app
Apple is working on a new app that’s going to replace the Find My Friends and Find My iPhone apps…
IDC: Apple expected to gain traction in smart home market
The global market for smart home devices is expected to grow 26.9% year over year in 2019 to 832.7 million shipments…
IDC: Lighting, security cameras to drive smart home device sales
Sales of smart home devices will surge this year thanks to the hot categories of home monitoring and security…
Apple patent application explores simplification of device connectivity, including generating a mesh network in an emergency
Wearable devices like the Apple Watch and Internet of Things hardware could have an easier time connecting…
Cringely: ‘Everything is changing and nothing will ever be the same again’
This is, I believe, my 22nd and possibly last year of looking ahead…
Hackers infiltrate California family’s Nest surveillance camera, send warning of incoming North Korea missile attack
Laura Lyons was preparing food in her kitchen Sunday when the lazy afternoon took a turn for the absurd…
Researchers identify zero-day vulnerabilities in Samsung Galaxy S9, Xiaomi Mi6
Researchers from F-Secure’s MWR Labs successfully demonstrated attacks leveraging zero-day vulnerabilities…
Apple loses ground to Amazon in smart home deals with homebuilders
As Amazon and Apple race to get consumers to buy smart devices…
Woz’s Chief Scientist job goes poof after Primary Data burns through $100 million
Primary Data, an enterprise storage startup which employed Steve Wozniak as its chief scientist…
Ikea’s smart home dares to make sense
The ‘smart home’ has not yet distinguished itself. Sure, you might dim your lights…
Apple iPhones are about to get even more useful
An upgrade to Apple’s mobile iOS operating system due this fall will enable iPhones…
Apple has proven me wrong about HomeKit
Apple has made major changes to HomeKit that accelerate the standard’s trajectory…
Bluetooth SIG announces mesh networking capability, ideally suited for IoT solutions
The new mesh capability enables many-to-many (m:m) device communications and is optimized for creating large-scale device networks…
Apple ready to talk up Siri at WWDC 2017
For much of the iPhone’s first decade, the main canvas for developers has been its touchscreen…
Apple’s ‘Siri Speaker’ has entered overseas production ahead of WWDC
Apple has started manufacturing a long-in-the-works Siri-controlled smart speaker…
Here are all the devices that are compatible with Apple’s HomeKit
Now you can ask Siri to turn on your Philips Hue lights (they can also check the air quality!) or check to see if your…
Apple Siri Speaker: What will it be, how might it look, and what will it do?
What might Apple want from a Siri Speaker? Well, first and foremost…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple likely to launch all-new 10.5 inch iPad Pro and Siri Speaker at WWDC
Apple’s WWDC conference kicks off on June 5th and whilst it is predominantly a software conference…
Microsoft’s ‘me too’ smart speaker
First there was Amazon’s Echo, which I characterized as an attempt to advance home automation…
Amazon dominates market for voice-controlled speakers
Amazon.com Inc is dominating the nascent market for voice-controlled speakers…
Bloomberg: Unclear if Apple’s forthcoming Siri Speaker will feature a display; Amazon would love to integrate Apple Music on Echo
Amazon has managed to outflank Google and Apple…
Amazon unveils ‘Echo Show’ with a display for video calls and more; ships June 28
Look out, world: Alexa is coming to a screen near you…
Wishlist for Apple’s Siri Speaker: Hi-Fi audio, multi-user control, HomeKit, and more
Amazon Echo and Google Home both offer features that I’d like, but there are things…
Phil Schiller on Amazon Echo-like devices and more
Phil Schiller, Apple’s “Senior Vice President Worldwide Marketing at Apple was in Bengaluru…
Apple to unveil new Siri speaker at WWDC 2017
Taiwan-based OEM Inventec reportedly has landed orders from Apple to produce a connected…
Apple’s Amazon Echo echo rumored to borrow trashcan Mac Pro design cues, could arrive at WWDC
More details on Apple’s anticipated standalone Siri speaker have emerged…
Following debut of Echo Look with built-in camera, Amazon likely reveal new Echo device with a built-in display
The Amazon Echo family may get even bigger…
Apple said to be working on a Siri-based Amazon Echo rival
Apple is currently finalizing designs for their Amazon Echo rival…
Hidden backdoor discovered in Chinese IoT devices
Researchers at Trustwave have uncovered a backdoor in IoT devices from a Chinese manufacturer…
Oops! ‘Smart’ IoT teddy bear leaked 2 million parent and kids message recordings
A company that sells ‘smart’ teddy bears leaked 800,000 user account credentials — and then hackers locked it and held it for ransom…
Apple HomeKit is lags the competition and is in danger of falling even further behind
Apple announced its smart-home control system, HomeKit, in 2014 at its annual developers conference…
Apple’s slow-paced strategy in the smart home race threatened by Amazon
In less than a year, Amazon’s combination of the Echo speaker system and the Alexa voice-controlled digital assistant…
