This week the world mourned the death of classic BlackBerry phones… after first realizing that they weren’t already (entirely) dead. BlackBerry stopped making phones running BlackBerry OS software years ago, and has been phasing out support for the devices ever since. But the company announced it was pulling the plug on legacy services used by […]
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4 Comments on Researchers expose Amazon, Google smart speaker vulnerability that could let malicious apps spy on you
Researchers expose Amazon, Google smart speaker vulnerability that could let malicious apps spy on you
4 Comments on Researchers expose Amazon, Google smart speaker vulnerability that could let malicious apps spy on youThe smart speaker space has exploded over the past few years, as Amazon, Google, Apple, and others have continued to crank out internet-connected, voice activated speakers that you can control by talking to them. But some folks have been wary of putting devices with always-listening microphones in their homes, and reports have indicated that there’s […]
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Google’s Android Things is now aimed at OEM partners building Smart Speakers and Displays
1 Comment on Google’s Android Things is now aimed at OEM partners building Smart Speakers and DisplaysWhen Google launched the Android Things platform a few years ago, the idea was to offer an Android-based operating system for Internet of Things gadgets as well as a platform that anyone could use to build IoT projects using Google’s SDK and popular devices like a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. Now Google says it’s […]
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Amazon takes another baby step toward paying Alexa skill developers
Mobile app stores are filled with a combination of free and paid apps and games, with many of the free titles subsidized by ads or optional in-app purchases. But so far we haven’t really seen that replicated in the brave new world of third-party apps or “skills” for smart speakers and voice interfaces. You can […]