Ah, vulnerabilities in connected devices—it's the plot twist we all saw coming in the age of "smart everything." This time, the newest star of the security drama is Schneider Electric's EVlink Home Smart and Schneider Charge EV chargers. With cybersecurity smack dab in the spotlight, Schneider's...
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the tech revolution, where your fridge is chattier than your social media feed, your car knows your caffeine habits better than your barista, and your TV is more helpful than your co-worker. LG and Microsoft have announced a powerhouse collaboration to redefine...
CES 2025 is in full swing, and the buzzword of the day in the living room tech space? Artificial intelligence. Taking center stage, Samsung and LG announced their 2025 smart TV lineups, and yes—both brands are officially bringing Microsoft Copilot AI integration to your screens. Let’s decode...
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Television giants LG and Samsung are throwing open the doors to a decidedly more AI-driven 2025, integrating Artificial Intelligence—seemingly into every aspect of their latest TV models. From Microsoft's Copilot teaming up with these household names to generative AI tech, there's a clear effort...
It looks like LG is charging ahead into 2025 by fusing cutting-edge AI technologies with their premium OLED television lineup at CES. If you thought your TV couldn’t get any smarter, think again: LG's newly unveiled OLED evo series is proving us all wrong. Packed with AI-powered features...
Smart homes are no longer the stuff of science fiction—they're here, and they're enticing. Imagine walking into your house where the lights automatically brighten up your space, your thermostat adjusts to the perfect temperature, or your virtual assistant preps a fresh cup of coffee. Rippling...
A recent buzz in the tech community revolves around Microsoft's latest advancements in their Windows on Arm platform, specifically with the announcement of new CPU extensions designed to boost performance for emulated 64-bit x86 applications. This update is particularly significant as it opens...
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As we venture deeper into the age of smart homes and interconnected devices, the cybersecurity landscape continues to grow complex and fraught with risks. The recent advisory issued by CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) regarding critical vulnerabilities in...
Hello Windows Insiders, Today we are shipping an update for Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 starting with Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. This update (version 2204.40000.15.0) includes several exciting new features and improvements such as updating to Android 12.1, major...
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Cortana helps make your life easier by making it easy to control your smart home devices from afar. Rush out of the house and forget to turn off the lights? No problem, just pull out your phone, open the Cortana app and say, “Hey Cortana, turn off the lights,” and she’ll take care...
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If you’re like me, you use Cortana to regularly add reminders, so you don’t miss anything at work or home. Which is why I’ve asked Cortana to remind me to check out the new voice-activated speaker our partners at Harman Kardon are releasing on Sunday, October 22 – the Harman Kardon...
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As makers of household appliances fill their machines with computer chips to make them smarter, consumers and privacy watchdogs should beware the data collected by these objects and how it’s used, says Marco Preuss, a director on Kaspersky’s global...
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I'm new here, but if anyone could tell me if they know of any apps that serve the same general purpose as Activator does on a jailbroken iOS device? (If you don't know, it allows you to set up an almost infinite amount of gestures and macros to your liking, so you can, say, if you're...
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Last we we highlighted, Jumpstart your Win10 IoT development with the AllJoyn Studio for Visual Studio 2015. This post from Link Removed, Official Coding4Fun Friend seemed like a great follow-up.
Not only do we have AllJoyn but how can you go wrong with Cortana too?
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IoT is all the rage, but how do you connect those "things" TO the internet, to the cloud, to Azure? Luckily Visual C++ MVP Alon Fliess is here to help with a great blog post.
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Introduction to the Internet of Things – From the Device to Microsoft Azure Cloud
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Link RemovedEliot Stein from SmartThings shares with us their app they created for Windows. Listen in and learn how you can turn your home into a smart home with the help of SmartThings and your Windows device.
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Today's Hardware Friday is of a kind I've not seen before. Sure, we've seen the Chat to Hardware, Hardware to Chat projects, but I don't think I've seen that uses Lync and the Unified Communications Web API.
Plus I've missing blogging about .Net Gadgeteer projects... :)
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