People become more connected every day, and not just where social media is concerned. Many of us have “smart” objects in our home — a WiFi-enabled thermostat or an oven that can tell you your meal’s nearly done, for example. These smart objects connect us even more but can also be used against us, as evidenced […]
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How to use Amazon Echo skills Amazon’s Alexa can do a lot, but she can only do certain things if you enable the relevant features in the app. Even then, you still need to know how to use Amazon Echo skills, but here we’ll explain everything you need to know Supercharge Alexa by enabling skills
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Microsoft is rumored to be preparing a HomeHub feature for Windows 10 to better compete with devices like Google’s Home and Amazon’s Echo. While that feature isn’t expected to debut until later next year, Microsoft is laying the hardware groundwork for new devices that will run Windows 10 in ways that are more like the
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Spotify users was given a chance to control their Sonnos Speakers using Spotify Connect.(Photo: Spotify Demo/YouTube) Streaming service of Spotify had announced that all Spotify Premium subscribers can now connect and control their Sonos speakers using the music-streaming service’s application. From its volumes, skips forward or backward to even creating groups of speakers within Spotify.
Today’s column is from the 11th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF), this year in Guadalajara, Mexico. IGF is a United Nations-sponsored “multi-stakeholder” conference. Unlike many U.N. events, it is open not just to representatives of member states, but also to “civil society” (non-profits), academia and industry. To that end, there are people here from numerous governments around
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Bluetooth is aiming straight for the internet of things as the fifth version of the wireless protocol arrives with twice as much speed for low-power applications. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), which gains the most from the new Bluetooth 5 specification, can now go as fast as 2Mbps (bits per second) and typically can cover a
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Samsung’s Powerbot line of vacuums set a high standard for the world of robotic cleaners when it debuted in 2014. Now, after just two years on the market, it appears the giant electronics company is ready to raise the bar even further. The successor to Samsung’s first go-round with autonomous vacuums, dubbed the Powerbot Turbo,
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The Internet of Things is still the “wild, wild west” for the technology industry, but if solution providers can hone the right set of skills, they can be major players in the nascent market. A panel of executives from three companies with different roles in IoT – Cypress Semiconductor, Lantronix, and Zentri – discussed the
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Advertisement Almost a month after a public beta which began in November, Spotify and manufacturer of smart speakers Sonos are finally releasing an update which gives users direct control of all Sonos speakers via the Spotify app. Controlling Sonos Speakers With Spotify The update fundamentally turns any Sonos speakers into an eligible Spotify Connect speaker, with Sonos’
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Microsoft clearly missed an opportunity here; just look at GE Lighting’s new LED table lamp (yes, that what it’s being called now). It looks just like the Cortana ring that you would find within Windows 10 or Windows 10 Mobile (or perhaps like one of those hipster Dyson fans). But instead, the GE LED table
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