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Woman uses her smart phone to control temperature of her smart home. Photo Credit: asiseeit / Getty Images Israel Without taking the proper steps to build a secure smart home environment, we leave the public at risk. So is 2017 the year that we take security seriously? &nbspYoav Avidor13 hours ago With the advancement of […]

Microsoft has strengthened its artificial intelligence push with its latest acquisition of Canada based AI startup Maluuba. The acquisition will see Microsoft working towards machine reading and writing – an endeavour that has been the vision of Malubba – to advance toward a more general artificial intelligence by creating literate machines that can think, reason

Smart home gadgets were everywhere at the CES trade show in January, from useful iterations on connected light bulbs and door locks to odder endeavors such as fridge cams and connected trash cans. But one theme was constant: They’re not all going to work together. While some of these devices can communicate with others, no

Amazon Alexa will receive hundreds of new commands. It seems that the Amazon is starting to feel the pressure in the home assistant market because of the recently release Google Home. However, the company is keen on putting on a fight. It has recently announced that it will add hundreds of commands to Alexa. When

LG Electronics will adopt voice-recognition technologies for all of its air-conditioners from next year, the firm’s home appliance chief said at the launch event Monday. “We will adopt voice-recognition technology for all of our air conditioners to be unveiled from next year. We are taking into account partnerships with outside technologies such as (Apple’s) Siri

Amazon.com has recently confirmed it shipped over a billion items this holiday season. Recent estimates are predicting that the online retail juggernaut post its 2016 revenue of roughly $137 billion, good for year-over-year growth of 28%. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Amazon just confirmed its best-selling product in 2016 was one of its own making: its none other

Tech By Cameron , Jan 15, 2017 07:35 PM EST The Huawei Mate 9 is now availabe in the UK. It runs on Android 7.0 Nougat and is equipped with the Hisilicon Kirin 960. It is also the first ever smartphone to have Amazon’s Alexa pre-installed on its software. (Photo : Android Central/YouTube) Great news

Photo: Associated Press /File Photo Image 1of/1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 After being asked who the Houston Texans are, Alexa threw some major shade over the team and their playoff loss. After being asked who the Houston Texans are, Alexa threw some major shade over the team and their playoff loss. Photo: Associated

A home automation system is any series of devices — such as home appliances, lights and even security cameras — wirelessly connected to a central hub that can be remotely accessed, controlled and monitored. The technology controls these products using voice activation or input from a smartphone or notebook. Automated functions might include lighting, heating,