When you own a smart home, random smart plugs don’t come online, lights refuse to report their status, and security cameras shoot streams for no apparent reason. This means that the devices have to be constantly powered. It’s easy to assume your Wi-Fi is broken or your IoT hardware is cheap, but the real enemy … Read more
Credit: Apple TL; DR Apple has announced the release of the HomePod mini 2. The new smart speaker supports a four-speaker surround sound setup when paired with Apple TV 4K. Pre-orders start today for $149, with in-store availability starting on October 30. It’s been six years since the original HomePod mini debuted. As Apple makes … Read more
Apple will announce a new smart home hub on Tuesday called HomeView. According to Mr. Mark Gurman of Bloomberg. Over the past few years, we have seen many reports that Apple is working on a new smart home product, but now it seems that the product has a name and a launch date. Gurman described … Read more
Most people know that home Wi-Fi doesn’t work in isolation. Viewing neighboring networks in the list of networks clearly shows that your Wi-Fi network is working with many neighboring networks that live on the same spectrum. So, when the Wi-Fi network goes wrong, you immediately blame your neighbors and recheck the wireless channels. However, Wi-Fi … Read more
Apple’s long-rumored smart home hub may be more colorful than expected, with a new leak suggesting the device could launch in four designs when it arrives (hopefully) later this month. The home hub will reportedly be unveiled on October 13, and the A leaker known as “pdfu” claims Apple will offer it in Silver, Space … Read more
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Add Android Authority to Google: TL; DR Google allows you to use live code apps in its AI Studio program and later upload them to your devices or send them through the Play Console for general access. Now the Play Store is working on a new “Your Creations” where … Read more
Apple released iOS 27 to everyone last week, including new Siri and Apple Intelligence features. One of the biggest changes here is the addition of a new Siri app. This is the first time that Siri has been pre-installed as a standalone app for iPhone users… Siri app in iOS 27 After you update to … Read more
My Lenovo Legion 5 Pro has seen better days. It put me through university from 2021 to 2023, and one of its cooling fans failed, so every time I turned it on, it greeted me with a very horrible scream. Laptops age much more gracefully than desktop computers, so it’s easy to forget them in … Read more