Author: Zach_Wilson
Amazon’s refurbished Smart Thermostat is $40 and can help lower your energy bills
Amazon Prime Day brought some incredible deals on Amazon devices that have sadly since disappeared. If you don’t mind buying a refurbished device, you can still save a lot of money on some of Amazon’s best gadgets, ranging from smart displays to smart speakers. However, one of the best and…
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Splunk integrates with another cloud giant in the name of digital resilience
Splunk has announced several new products and services in the name of enhancing digital resilience, including the ability to purchase its offerings directly from the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. In the opening keynote of its Splunk .conf23 event, company CEO and president Gary Steele outlined how he’s been hearing from customers…
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A top WordPress plugin is being hacked to hijack websites
Cybersecurity researchers from Wordfence are warning WordPress users that a popular plugin has a security flaw that is being abused in the wild in ongoing campaigns. Threat actors can use the flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-28121, and carrying a severity score of 9.8, for a number of things, including full website…
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Loot boxes to be restricted by UK games industry trade association
UK games industry trade association UKIE has revealed 11 new recommendations aimed at restricting the sale of loot boxes to vulnerable individuals. It’s hardly news that loot boxes are a controversial topic, however, the 11 industry principles surrounding the see of them in video games published by UKIE have, today,…
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The OnePlus 12’s release date may have just been leaked
The OnePlus 12 will launch at the end of 2023, with a global release following in February 2024, according to one prominent tipster. This claim comes from Yogesh Brar, who’s previously shared accurate reports about other upcoming Android phones. And it makes sense, as it would see the OnePlus 12…
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Leviton updates some smart switches with Matter
Here are the specific products that now work with Matter: Both the in-wall switch and dimmer require neutral wires but support single-pole or three-way installation. Leviton’s no-neutral switches and dimmers aren’t included in this wave of upgrades. The D23LP does seem to be the first dimmable Matter smart plug These…
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