Hue’s SpatialAware finally made me appreciate color-changing lights
Hue’s SpatialAware finally made me appreciate color-changing lights

I’ve been a fan of Philips Hue smart lights since the early days. It’s one of the few staples in my ever-changing smart home. However, when the Bridge Pro launched late last year, it wasn’t immediately obvious why I should upgrade. The signature feature, MotionAware – which turns your lights into motion sensors – is […]

Amazon employees ask Seattle to put the brakes on new data centers
Amazon employees ask Seattle to put the brakes on new data centers

On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council will vote on whether to enact a one-year moratorium on new data centers – just two months after several companies proposed building five large-scale centers in the city. Among the moratorium’s fiercest supporters are current employees from the city’s biggest tech giant, Amazon, who joined others to testify in […]

Prince William is bringing homelessness prevention to London Tech Week for the first time
Prince William is bringing homelessness prevention to London Tech Week for the first time

The Prince of Wales will attend London Tech Week on Wednesday for the first time, chairing a panel on how data and technology can identify people at risk of homelessness before they lose their homes. It is the first time homelessness prevention has app…

I’ve covered EOFY sales for 10 years — these are 60+ tax-time tech deals I recommend right now

Don’t fret if you missed out on Amazon’s Mid-Year Sale because all other retailers and brands are offering discounts for their own EOFY sales. Shop laptops, headphones, cameras and more this June.

Instagram is finally letting everyone reorganize their profile grid
Instagram is finally letting everyone reorganize their profile grid

Nearly a year after it was announced, Instagram says it’s delivering the ability to rearrange the posts in your profile grid. It had been available to some people in test groups, but as of June 8th, it’s rolling out widely via the Android and iPhone mobile apps. Until now, the posts on your Instagram profile […]

Apple’s Screen Time updates are too little, too late
Apple’s Screen Time updates are too little, too late

Apple spending a big chunk of its WWDC keynote on parental controls was surprising for several reasons. But the biggest is that, despite all the airtime, it didn’t announce much new beyond a redesigned interface. Almost all the features touted already exist or are upgrades to current options. Why Apple chose to do this isn’t […]

5 things I already love from the iOS 27 beta
5 things I already love from the iOS 27 beta

iOS 27 has only been out for a few hours, and I’ve been messing around with the developer beta on my iPhone 16 Pro. I was most interested in trying out the new Siri AI, but unfortunately, I’m still on Apple’s waitlist for that. In the meantime, I’ve been poking around a bunch of features […]

Apple is using AI to fix Safari’s extension problem
Apple is using AI to fix Safari’s extension problem

Apple is trying to solve one of Safari’s biggest weaknesses with AI. Safari has long lacked the robust library of extensions that its rivals have, mainly due to the stringent development requirements from Apple. But now, Apple is inviting users to essentially vibe-code their own extensions. In a demo shared by Apple, the company showed […]

Where was tvOS 27 at WWDC?
Where was tvOS 27 at WWDC?

Every year, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference gives us a first look at what’s coming next to the company’s many operating systems. But missing from today’s keynote, apart from a single graphic listing all current Apple OSes next to a big “27,” was any mention of tvOS. The whole structure of this year’s WWDC was different, […]