What Is A Smart Home Hub & Do Your Devices Need One?
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What Is A Smart Home Hub & Do Your Devices Need One?

April 16, 2025
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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. From security cameras that offer automatic cloud backups, to speakers you can control using your voice, there are several devices that can transform your house into a smart home. As these gadgets start to pile

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Razer’s PC Remote Play app lets you stream PC games to your mobile devices
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Razer’s PC Remote Play app lets you stream PC games to your mobile devices

April 12, 2025
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Razer has launched Razer PC Remote Play, a new streaming platform that allows PC gamers to stream their PC games to their iOS or Android devices. The platform supports all mobile gaming controllers compatible with the aforementioned operating systems and uses AV1 encoding to provide a high-quality, low-latency gaming experience.

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Which IP rating is best for swimming with your devices?
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Which IP rating is best for swimming with your devices?

March 24, 2025
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Summary Any device you can use for swimming will have an IP68 or IP69 rating, but that’s not enough. It also needs a 5ATM rating or better, and likely the right ISO and EN specs, especially if you want to go diving. Check if devices can handle salt or chlorine

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Arm’s ASR upscaler for mobile devices is finally available — Plugins planned for Unity and Unreal Engine
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Arm’s ASR upscaler for mobile devices is finally available — Plugins planned for Unity and Unreal Engine

March 24, 2025
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Months after announcement, Arm is finally making its ASR (Accuracy Super Resolution) upscaler open to developers to integrate into their games. At the GDC (Game Developer Conference) 2025, Arm promised pre-built and easy-to-integrate plugins for games developed using the Unity and Unreal Engine game engines by the end of the

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Stalkerware data breach potentially hits over 2 million users, including thousands of Apple devices
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Stalkerware data breach potentially hits over 2 million users, including thousands of Apple devices

March 20, 2025
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A popular spyware company has suffered a data breach Almost 2 million SpyX records were compromised The software monitors devices without the users knowledge or consent A widely-used consumer-grade stalkerware operation was hit by a data breach in 2024, with millions of customers potentially affected. A TechCrunch report claims the

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Amazon is getting rid of the option for Echo devices to process Alexa voice requests locally

March 15, 2025
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As of March 28, Amazon Echo models that were previously able to process Alexa requests locally will no longer do so, instead sending those voice recordings to the cloud. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the change to The Verge after a Reddit user posted a PSA about it on Friday, with

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Deals: All Amazon Fire TV streaming devices are on sale!
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Deals: All Amazon Fire TV streaming devices are on sale!

March 1, 2025
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Ryan Haines / Android Authority All of these offers are available directly from Amazon. Discounts are applied automatically, and are labeled as “limited time deals.” Amazon Fire TV Stick HD You don’t need to pay for features you don’t need. Many of you are still perfectly happy with your Full

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8 Travel Safety Devices Recommended by an Expert
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8 Travel Safety Devices Recommended by an Expert

February 23, 2025
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Staying safe while traveling isn’t just about tightly clutching your purse in a crowded subway. Meaningful travel security means being two steps ahead of potential hazards at all times to protect yourself and your belongings from a variety of risks — both physical and digital. Take it from Jake Johnson,

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Samsung extends LPDDR5 to 12.7 GT/s: Next-gen devices enjoy a nice speed boost
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Samsung extends LPDDR5 to 12.7 GT/s: Next-gen devices enjoy a nice speed boost

February 21, 2025
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Samsung has introduced yet another extension to the LPDDR5 specification at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), increasing data transfer rates to 12,700 MT/s (12.7 GT/s). To increase the speed, Samsung had to add four-phase self-calibration and AC-coupled transceiver equalization to its DRAM chips, which it calls its LPDDR5-Ultra-Pro DRAM.

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With the iPhone 16e, is Apple abandoning budget devices?
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With the iPhone 16e, is Apple abandoning budget devices?

February 21, 2025
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Summary At $599, the iPhone 16e is now in mid-range territory rather than the SE’s budget realm. That makes unfortunate sense in the light of major spec upgrades, and US tariffs on Chinese imports. There are still budget products in Apple’s lineup, but some upcoming hardware releases might change that.

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