Manufacturer apps exist for good reasons—firmware updates, advanced features, and detailed controls. For everyday use, though, they're way more than necessary. I just wanted the lights on or off, ...

These innovative smart gadgets for the kitchen will elevate your cooking and cleaning experience, helping your household run ...

The classic smart plug is a simple affair, a plug-in device that can automate and schedule on-off features for whatever you plug into it, like a lamp, coffeemaker or fountain. Emporia's model is a ...

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If managing a growing list of apps for your smart home feels overwhelming, try these top practices to keep everything organized and under control.

Sanuj is a tech enthusiast with a passion for exploring smartphones, tablets, and smart wearables. He started his tech journey with a Lumia smartphone, diving into Windows Phone. Later, he switched to ...

If you picked up a brand-new LG smart TV this year, you have to get your money’s worth out of that big purchase. Sure, you can sit down and watch cable TV all night long, but that’s not why you bought ...

Smart App Control, a Windows 11 security feature that blocks threats at the process level, now comes with support for blocking several file types threat actors have recently adopted to infect targets ...