Most people use video streaming services instead of physical media to watch movies and TV shows. Others have ditched traditional broadcast, cable, and satellite TV providers in favor of streaming live ...

How do you solve the problem of growing a popular smart home platform committed to open-source, open-standard ideals into something bigger that stays true to those ideals? You create a foundation. At ...

Five operating systems--BlackBerry, Linux, Palm, Symbian, and Windows Mobile, each with its strengths and weaknesses--account for most of the smartphone market. Apple's unveiling of the iPhone, ...

Matter 1.6 is the latest update to the smart home standard used by many major brands, and it focuses less on adding new ...

Amazon Alexa has long been one of the most popular smart home platforms, as it offers a robust suite of hub devices (like the Echo Show 8) and supports hundreds of third-party products. Hubspace, by ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. There's an XKCD comic about unifying, catch-all standards accidentally contributing to the proliferation of all kinds of protocols, ...

Reliance Industries unveiled Jio TeleFrame, a voice-based AI platform, at its 49th AGM, designed as a smart home hub ...

SKYX Platforms Corp. has announced the issuance of eight new patents, expanding its global patent portfolio to over 100 patents and pending applications. These patents were granted in multiple ...

Begin building a smart home by choosing a primary platform like Alexa, Google, or Apple for easier integration. Smart devices such as speakers, lighting, and thermostats can add convenience and peace ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. The new smart home standard finally arrived this year. But poor implementation, significant ...

The company demoed Solara on an Echo Show-style smart display and a smart key badge.