OS 18, Android 15, and Matter 1.4.2 transform device security with passkeys, permission audits, and smart home protection you can actually control.

Over the past three years, I’ve changed email providers three times without ever changing email addresses. That’s because my address is entirely under my control. Instead of relying on an email that ...

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When moving from a smart home, decisions must be made about what to take and what to leave. Home Depot raises red flag about customer behavior in stores Trump no longer expected to sign executive ...

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We’re into the back half of summer already (which may be good or bad news depending on how hot it is where you reside), and it won’t be too long before the weather outside becomes decidedly more ...

DTE Energy advises setting thermostats to 78 degrees and higher when away, saving 1% to 3% on energy bills per degree. Regular AC maintenance involves monthly filter changes and ensuring clear airflow ...

Is your smart thermostat giving you problems? I've been there. This is what works to get them back on track. For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart home tech to craft how-to ...

In early July, when temperatures were rising to the 90s, my smart thermostat, a Nest Gen-4 model, shut down completely in the worst timing possible. None of the quick fixes I had used when testing ...

Google is making a push to ensure its AI, Gemini, is tightly integrated with Android systems by granting it access to core apps like WhatsApp, Messages, and Phone. The rollout of this change started ...

Once your Nest is set up and running, and it's in Eco Mode, switching it out of Eco Mode is easy to do manually on the Nest thermostat itself. The Eco Mode can be a good way to save energy or a good ...

Is there an iPhone app you simply can’t live without? At the top of my list is the Nest app for Google’s thermostats. Nest Labs was founded in 2010 by former Apple engineers Tony Fadell and Matt ...