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Still using an iPad as a Home Hub? Bad news – Apple is about to end support for it
Apple will soon end support for its old HomeKit architecture A note about the change was spotted in the iOS 18.4 beta source code After upgrading, you will no longer be able to use an iPad as a Home Hub It looks like Apple will soon require all users to…
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Dyson vacuums have one big problem and I don’t understand why
As TechRadar’s Homes Editor, I spend a lot of my time testing and writing about vacuums. It is my opinion that Dyson makes some of the very best vacuum cleaners on the market. They’re super easy to maneuver, they’re well-built, and the suction is excellent. Some even have things like…
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Tado thermostat owners are hot and bothered after marketing study raises possibility of subscription fee
Some Tado customers received a notification about a new subscription The message claimed that the Tado app will soon cost £1 per month Tado says it was part of a marketing study and no users have been charged Some owners of Tado smart thermostats are feeling hot under the collar…
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I wasn’t a fan of the new Echo Show 15 and 21, but Alexa+ has changed my mind
We’ve finally seen our first glimpse of Alexa+, Amazon’s new subscription-based, AI-bolstered voice assistant, and it has me eating my hat. No, not because of its new, exciting features, nor because of Alexa’s new, more personable nature, but because just a few days ago, I was dunking on the Echo…
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Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa+ is a lot more fun to talk to than ChatGPT or Siri, and I like it
Now we know that an AI-powered Alexa+ is coming to your Amazon device very soon (assuming you live in the US of course – international release dates are still to be confirmed), we can welcome Amazon back to the virtual assistant race with open arms. Alexa, where have you been?…
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De’Longhi’s new bean-to-cup coffee machine could make you a milk-frothing maestro
The De’Longhi La Specialista Touch is a new bean-to-cup coffee machine It can adapt brewing to suit your coffee beans, and offers five milk textures The machine can also prepare cold brew coffee in five minutes De’Longhi makes some of the best coffee makers we’ve tested here at TechRadar, and…
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