Belkin's move to brick Wemo devices highlights how little accountability IoT companies face when abandoning connected products customers paid for
In a somewhat anticipated move, Belkin is killing most of its smart home products. On January 31, the company will stop supporting the majority …
Belkin says it is ending support for its Wemo smart home products and app on January 31, 2026; four devices will continue to function via HomeKit over Thread
If your home has any of Belkin's Wemo products, the connected devices will cease to operate in early 2026.
President Trump signs an EO scrapping or revising several Biden- and Obama-era cybersecurity programs, including for AI security and post-quantum cryptography
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... [image] @gigastacey : Keeping the cyber label program intact while destroying so many others is like burning your house down but saving your mai...
President Trump signs an EO scrapping or revising several Biden- and Obama-era cybersecurity programs, including for AI security and post-quantum cryptography
The White House accused the Biden administration of trying to “sneak problematic and distracting issues into cybersecurity policy.”
Broadcom is sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, to push them to buy VMware product bundles
Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed.
The Connectivity Standards Alliance announces that Apple, Google, and Samsung will accept its Matter certification for their “Works With” smart home programs
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The rise of generative AI will force the web browser to evolve again, just as the web browser evolved for a mobile-first world by contorting itself into apps
I'm addicted to Apple's Vision Pro. It's a nearly perfect entertainment device, serving as my ideal television. Sure, I would like it to be lighter.
Researchers find serious security flaws in cheap video doorbells sold by Chinese company Aiwit under various brand names on Amazon, Shein, Temu, and other sites
The Connectivity Standards Alliance launches the Matter 1.0 smart home standard and its certification program; Matter devices may be sold as soon as this month
The smart home standard is open for certification at last. We could see Matter devices in our homes as soon as this month.
Google and Oracle report some of their cloud services and servers in the UK went offline due to cooling failures amid the country's record-breaking heatwave
Clouds burst as nation hits 40C — Cloud services and servers hosted by Google and Oracle in the UK have fallen offline due …
FCC filings reveal Verizon's 8-inch 1280×800 smart display with 4G connectivity and a custom “Hi Verizon” wake word, as part of Alexa Custom Assistant program
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Apple details iOS 15 features: notification summaries, Live Text in photos, new ways to share in Messages, cross-app drag and drop, updates to Weather and Maps
in 35 seconds Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet : Apple to tempt Android and Windows users with a taste of FaceTime Oliver Haslam / iMore : Snapchat and more can use iOS 15's portrait...
Apple updates the Health app for iOS 15 with a new Walking Steadiness metric, trends based on health data, detailed lab result descriptions, and more
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Amazon partners with tracker maker Tile and smart lock maker Level to enhance the Sidewalk mesh network that Amazon is now using for its Echo and Ring devices
but what is Sidewalk? Ry Crist / CNET : Amazon Sidewalk launches June 8 with support for Tile trackers Surur / MSPoweruser : Tile tracker to get big boost by joining Amazon's Sidew...
At least 15 Basecamp employees announced on Twitter that they are leaving the company, with some specifically citing new policy banning political talk at work
Multiple employees say they are leaving specifically because of recent policy changes. — On Friday, numerous employees …
At least 15 Basecamp employees announced on Twitter that they are leaving the company, with some specifically citing new policy banning political talk at work
Multiple employees say they are leaving specifically because of recent policy changes. — On Friday, numerous employees …
Samsung announces $40 SmartTag+, which uses Bluetooth and UWB to locate lost items, and AR to guide users to them, launching globally on April 16
super-accurate item tracker Joseph Maring / ScreenRant : Samsung Beats Apple To UWB Tracker With Galaxy SmartTag Plus Sagar Naresh / Android Headlines : Samsung Galaxy SmartTag Plu...
Report: Apple to announce 4 new iPhones, including $699 5.4" iPhone 12 Mini, MagSafe branded wireless chargers and iPhone case, and $99 HomePod mini on Oct. 13
Alongside claims we'll see a new HomePod mini this year — A new leak has provided extensive details about what Apple could announce at its October 13th event.
As AT&T stops connecting new DSL users, a new report co-written by an AT&T workers union says only 28% of AT&T territory has fiber-to-the-home internet
AT&T stops connecting new DSL users; only 28% of AT&T territory has full fiber. — AT&T has deployed fiber-to-the-home Internet …
Google rolls out updates to Maps with a layer showing COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people, with labels to indicate trends, coming to 220 countries and territories
Google today announced an update to Google Maps that will bring a new COVID-19 layer to the service to help you better understand the number of cases in a given area.