AS WE’VE commented a lot recently, there seems to be a turning point happening in the smart home and Internet of Things (IoT) market. We simply don’t have time to turn all of it into individual stories, so here’s a round-up of some of the more interesting bits we’ve discovered recently. First up, earlier this […]
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Over the past few weeks I’ve been getting more chatty with my tech. Voice control is becoming more standard in today’s gadgets, and from smart home tech to smartwatches to fitness companions, the age of voice input is definitely upon us. Yet while these leaps of progress should be reason to celebrate, I’m just not
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Advertisement Amazon announced back in September that it was bringing Alexa to mobile, and it’s now making good on its word. Amazon’s Alexa voice-controlled virtual assistant has become increasingly popular and helpful over the past year, carrying out a number of tasks such as ordering stuff off Amazon, playing music on command and more. Alexa
“IoT adoption is rapidly increasing, while security considerations in connected devices remain largely absent”. The sites were overloaded with junk traffic through internet infrastructure company Dyn on Friday, before the issue was resolved on Friday evening. Dyn said in a statement that while they regularly experience DDoS blitzes, this large-scale attack was different and “more
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Paradox subsidiary White Wolf has cut a deal with interactive audio drama producer Earplay that will see Earplay’s Dave Grossman working with game writer Richard Dansky to create a full-length “interactive audio experience” set in White Wolf’s World of Darkness. That’s a notable mix of talent, since both Dansky and Grossman are longtime game writers
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Bsquare (NASDAQ: BSQR) has announced it will be showcasing DataV™, its complete Internet of Things (IoT) software stack, at the 2016 Internet of Things Expo, November 1-3, in Santa Clara, California. Bsquare’s involvement in the expo will include four unique presentations, including one keynote, by Bsquare Senior Director
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“Alexa, meet the Harmony Hub and take charge of everything in the house.” You cannot actually use that command with Amazon’s Echo, Dot, or Tap, but it is OK to think so. A new Alexa skill that adds voice control to Logitech’s Harmony Hub gives you access to more than 270,000 entertainment and smart home
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Enlarge Image The attack on Dyn’s servers came in two waves, the company said. Screenshot by Laura Hautala / CNET If you kept trying to access Twitter, Reddit, Spotify or Netflix during Friday’s massive internet outage, you were part of the problem. Dyn, the company that manages traffic for those sites and that toppled under
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Virtual assistants are becoming more and more popular as time goes on. Between Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple’s Siri, and even SoundHound’s Houd, there are plenty of solid choices out there for a virtual assistant that can help you get stuff done more efficiently and effectively throughout your day. Amazon first introduced their Alexa AI
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Some have worried that the massive cyberattack that disrupted the Internet on Friday was the work of Russian government-backed hackers, politically motivated hacktivists or sophisticated cybercriminals. But researchers at cyber-intelligence firm Flashpoint say the Internet meltdown may have been carried out by amateurs who haunt a popular hacking forum. Flashpoint helped Web service provider Dyn
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