Another 12 months have flown by. As we look back at this year in tech, The Verge staff members are grading each major company and product category in the industry on how they fared in 2016. For a company best known for selling cheap books and home goods, Amazon’s year has looked surprisingly futuristic. Its […]
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Credit: Shutterstock If you want to make predictions for the future, you need to find the trajectory of events in the past. So to work out what shape digital technology will likely take next year, we should look back to the major developments of 2016. And the past year’s developments point to a 2017 shaped
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Despite the claims device makers have made about improved security, insurers aren’t lowering bills. The smart home device market has led to millions of dollars in sales but has not managed to impress the homeowners insurance industry. Americans have been buying WiFi connected smoke detectors and security cameras in droves. However, home insurance companies aren’t
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The end of the year is all about trends and predictions for the next year and the Internet of Things is making a grand appearance this time around. The latest predictions for 2017 involve IoT advances in technology that will change the way consumers, businesses and machines interact. Trends involve the growth of virtual assistant
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The Amazon Echo is one of the devices most sought after this holiday season, quickly selling out online and flying off the shelves at physical stores. For the lucky shoppers who managed to nab one, here are some of the best Alexa skills to help you get started in making the most of the smart speaker.
Digital Shadows Report highlights the inherent vulnerability of basing network infrastructure around centralized DNS providers. Rick Holland, VP Strategy at Digital Shadows Digital Shadows, a provider of cyber situational awareness, released its new report Mirai and The Future, Forecasting the DDoS Landscape in 2017. The emergence of the Mirai botnet – a type of malware
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Using Alexa on Fire TV is pretty easy. If you have a newer Fire TV or you just got one this holiday, you can already use Alexa on Fire TV. Once you have your Fire TV setup, check out Amazon’s instructions here for tips on how to use Amazon Fire TV and Alexa together. Otherwise, keep
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A big key to the enduring success of Amazon’s Alexa has been the “skills” feature, essentially plugins for Echo that you can download to expand Alexa’s capabilities. In today’s post, we cover the 10 best Alexa skills for your new Echo, Dot, or Tap. 1. TV Shows At some point during the week (or maybe
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Tablet market shrank in the past couple of years and the launch of new tablets has also gone down. Despite this, some of the tablet launched for 2016 have proven to be great, especially the budget ones. You can get a decent tablet for a price of $300 or below and the user experience will
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The World Internet of Things in healthcare Market report provides a quantitative analysis till 2022, which would enable the stakeholders to capitalize on prevailing market opportunities. Extensive analysis of the World Internet of Things in healthcare market, by component, helps in understanding the components of the World Internet of Things in healthcare that are currently