Month: December 2021
Nest Doorbells will sound a little more melodious this holiday season
Google announced this Wednesday on its Nest community blog the return of holiday-themed ringtones for Nest Doorbells (via 9to5Google). Visitors arriving for family holiday gatherings can now press the Nest Doorbell and be greeted with sounds of the holidays, including “Winter,” Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and New Year’s jingles. Google did…
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FTC launches lawsuit to block Nvidia’s ‘anticompetitive’ Arm acquisition
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued to block Nvidia’s $40bn acquisition of Arm over concerns that the combined firm would stifle competition as well as innovation in the global chip market. The agency argues that the proposed vertical deal would give Nvidia control over the computing technology and…
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Today I learned you can surf YouTube on old Chromecasts with a hidden phone remote
Did you know the YouTube app on your older Chromecast has a hidden remote control that lets you surface an entire YouTube app that you can scroll? You just need to start casting something to your TV in the YouTube app with the Cast button up top — then hit…
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IKEA’s latest wireless charger appears to be a portable model
IKEA has sold a variety of wireless chargers since 2015, but never one that you could use without plugging into a wall outlet. It looks like that’s about to change with images of a new portable Nordmärke Qi charger making their way online courtesy of a few hawk-eyed Reddit users.…
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Twitter losing design and engineering leaders in restructure under new CEO
Twitter’s new CEO is reorganizing the company, with two top executives being removed as part of the shakeup. A regulatory document explains that Twitter is restructuring its Consumer, Revenue, and Core Tech divisions under individual leaders in an attempt to “drive increased accountability, speed, and operational efficiency.” Kayvon Beykpour, Bruce…
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Pretty much all Wi-Fi routers are vulnerable to attack, study finds
In a shocking revelation, cybersecurity researchers have discovered over 200 bugs in Wi-Fi routers made by nine popular manufacturers, suggesting that millions of the most common devices around the world are vulnerable to attacks. Researchers from IoT Inspector and CHIP examined devices from Asus, AVM, D-Link, Netgear, Edimax, TP-Link, Synology,…
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