Once plugins are installed and configured, devices show up in the iOS Home app and can be added to rooms and to scenes. They're controllable via Siri, so you can use HomePod speakers to manage your rooms, with HomeKit and Homebridge devices equal citizens in your IoT environment. The resulting hybrid system works well, filling in the gaps between Apple's home automation and its rivals at Google and Amazon. And as its open source, plugins update regularly and new ones are written to either add new features or support new devices. … [Read more...] about How I used open source to extend Apple’s Home automation to more devices
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PS5 restocks: Here’s what you need to know about buying a console at Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, Amazon, Target and more
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Doogee S96Pro: Does things your iPhone can’t do
For the price -- currently the Doogee S96Pro is available for $220 -- it's represents an excellent package. Even if you don't want or need the night vision, it's a solid, reliable, rugged and very usable smartphone. The display is nice on the eye, the camera takes nice photos, and it has everything that you'd expect a smartphone to have. … [Read more...] about Doogee S96Pro: Does things your iPhone can’t do
Amazon UK outage blamed on Sky Shield: here’s how to get around it
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These Chrome extensions scraped user data, and Facebook isn’t happy
The social network argues that four of their extensions listed on the Chrome Web Store, functioned like spyware. In a release posted in their newsroom, Jessica Romero, Facebook’s Director of Platform Enforcement and Litigation said the developers “misled users into installing the extensions with a privacy policy that claimed they did not collect any personal information. … [Read more...] about These Chrome extensions scraped user data, and Facebook isn’t happy
