Hackers can hijack your iPhone or smart speaker with a simple laser pointer — even from outside your home

Apple HomeKit devices are easy to set up and control and make great choices for a smart-home ecosystem for iPhone and iPad fans. HomeKit is Apple's smart-home platform; it's approved every device labeled .....»»

Alphabet, Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) most expensive smart speaker, Google Home Max, is discontinued, read more.....»»

David Ferencik/Shutterstock You can't get Audible on a Google Home device natively, but there are two workarounds for playing titles from the audiobook app on your smart speaker. You ca.....»»

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AP Images A Michigan nursing home patient reportedly asked her Amazon Echo smart speaker for help dozens of times before she died from COVID-19. LouAnn Dagen, 66, was o.....»»

A great smart speaker can play music, answer questions, and control other smart home devices through voice commands. Larger smart speakers with premium audio can cost a lot of money, but there are severa.....»»

China-based Hisense is showcasing a host of new TVs at CES 2020, including a refresh lineup of its laser TVs that can be operated under a screenless mode and with a voice remote-control functionality for browsing, enabled by built-in Google Assistant......»»

Elaine Thompson/AP Recordings from your Amazon Alexa-enabled smart speaker can be sent to a team at Amazon to improve Alexa's functionality. But it's possible to prevent your recordings from being sent to Amazon workers. That sa.....»»

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Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it had issued a fix to rectify security flaws in certain of its Blink home camera systems after a cyber security firm found vulnerabilities that could let hackers hijack the device......»»

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Researchers found a way of hijacking voice assistants from the major tech firms using cheap lasers. They discovered shining even cheap laser pointers at microphones in smart .....»»

Google Google just announced the Nest Mini, a $49 smart speaker with a built-in Google Assistant. Nest Mini will be sold at major retailers starting on October 22. The Nest Mini is a follow-up to the Google Home Mini, r.....»»

Smart security cameras that can catch a thief in the act can be a great tool for protecting your home, but they’re also a gateway for hackers to spy on you because they can access them through th........»»

Don’t be so sure your Google Home is an just idle smart speaker device, because apparently it can systematically eavesdrop on your conversations. The company is investigating how more than 1,000.....»»

If you own an Alexa-enabled smart speaker, such as an Amazon Echo or a Sonos One, you probably use it to play music, check the news and weather, and answer trivia. If you also own an August Smart........»»

Illicit apps commonly contain malware that allows hackers to infiltrate home networks — computers, tablets, phones, smart TVs, thermostats, security systems, etc......»»

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Analysts say the smart speaker, which costs $256 more than the average competing device, hasn't proven itself. Apple’s first smart home de.....»»