Ring, Ring, why don't you give me a call? Amazon-owned doorbells aren’t answering after large-scale outage
Updated Turning smart homes into dumb ones
03 Feb 2021
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I love my electricity company's app – but the FBI says the nuclear industry bribed politicians $60m to kill it
Special report Incredible tale that starts with smart home software being axed and ends with senior lawmaker denying taking a super-bung
30 Sep 2020
Apple launches incredible features everyone else had more than a year ago – this time for the 'smart home'
WWDC HomeKit still playing catch-up though facial rec and better automation still a step in the right direction
24 Jun 2020
Users of Will.i.am's Wink IoT hub ask 'Where is the love?' as they're asked to pay for a new subscription service
Don't phunk with my smart home
11 May 2020
The IoT wars are over, maybe? Amazon, Apple, Google give up on smart-home domination dreams, agree to develop common standards
The bad news: You may have to buy all new kit if you want things to work
18 Dec 2019
Bad news: KeyWe Smart Lock is easily bypassed and can't be fixed
Good news? There is no good news
11 Dec 2019
Den Automation raised millions to 'reinvent' the light switch. Now it's lights out for startup
Exclusive From 'boy genius' to 'oh boy'
03 Dec 2019
Talk about a killer feature: Home, Home Mini gear replacements promised after fatal update bricks gadgets
Web giant insists 'small number' of voice-controlled gizmos killed by firmware bug
24 Oct 2019
Here's a great idea: Why don't we hardcode the same private key into all our smart home hubs?
Another day, another appalling Internet of S**t security flaw
03 Jul 2019
More households invite creepy smart speakers indoors: Arch-slurper Google top dog for Q1
Chocolate Factory overtakes Amazon as European sales surge 45.1% – people clearly didn't hear the cries of frustrated Google Home users
02 Jul 2019
Philips kills dependence on its Hue hub, pointing to a Bluetooth world
Popular smart bulbs get an interesting upgrade
28 Jun 2019
The Great IoT Protocol War may have been won: Thread's 1.2 release aims at business
Analysis Meanwhile in the home, it's all Google, Amazon, Apple…
25 Jun 2019
Must watch: GE's smart light bulb reset process is a masterpiece... of modern techno-insanity
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20 Jun 2019
Comcast – the cable giant America loves and trusts – confirms in-home health device to keep tabs on subscribers
Meanwhile, privacy advocates run screaming from news, trip, end up in hospital
22 May 2019
OK, Google, please do a half-hearted U-turn: Stay of execution for smart home APIs after Big G goes cuckoo in the Nest
Plan to force everyone onto Assistant stalled after customers say: Mess with the Nest, die like the rest
16 May 2019
Bit nippy, is it? Hive smart home users find themselves tweaking thermostat BY HAND
Massive outage across energy firm Centrica's app estate
02 Apr 2019
Smart home owner? Don't make your crib easy pickings for the smart home pwner
Consumer IoT PITA to secure but not impossible, report warns
05 Mar 2019
Amid polar vortex... Honeywell gets frosty reception after remote smart thermostat tech freezes up for a week
Just use manual control, says biz. Then why did we buy 'smart' controls, ask customers
04 Feb 2019
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