Microsoft contractors reportedly listened to Xbox owners too. Earlier this month, we learned that contractors heard audio snippets from Skype calls and Cortana interactions. Now, Vice reports that …
IKEA to “invest significantly” in its smart home future
Recently, IKEA teamed up with Sonos to launch a pair of smart home products – the Symfonisk lamp speaker and Symfonisk bookshelf speaker – but the Swedish furniture giant isn’t go…
IKEA creates a business unit devoted to smart home tech
It’s clear by now that IKEA is serious about smart home tech between its Sonos-powered speakers and connected lights, but the home furniture giant wants to formalize that commitment. It just …
The PS4 is finally getting a rose gold DualShock 4 controller
Sony is expanding the PlayStation 4’s DualShock 4 collection to include four new colors: “Electric Purple,” “Red Camouflage,” “Titanium Blue” and “Ro…
British Airways is offering VR entertainment on flights
British Airways is set to trial VR entertainment on select first class flights from London Heathrow to New York JFK. From now until the end of the year, customers on these flights will have their o…
Google Nest camera users can no longer disable the status light
Google has notified existing Nest camera, Nest Hello doorbell and Dropcam owners that they can no longer disable their devices’ status light. The company told customers the update in an email…
Apple is reportedly in talks to let Siri play Spotify tracks
You wouldn’t think that Apple and Spotify’s relationship would be thawing out anytime soon, given that Spotify has lodged an antitrust complaint against its streaming rival in the EU. H…
Alexa now speaks as slowly (or quickly) as you need
As of today, users in the US can ask their Alexa devices to speak slower or faster. The change is meant to make Alexa more accessible. Asking the voice assistant to speak slower could help people w…
Nintendo Switch Lite confirmed to have smaller battery than original model
Nintendo recently announced a trimmed variation of its flagship gaming console, appropriately dubbed the Switch Lite. Unlike the original Switch console, though, the Lite can only be played in hand…
Alexa users can now stop Amazon employees listening to their recordings
A policy change means users can now opt out of the software’s “manual review” system Amazon Alexa users were recently disconcerted to hear that their interactions with the smart a…