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A closer look at Luna, Amazon's cloud gaming service | Engadget 25 September 2020

With Luna, Amazon has discovered another way to circumvent Apple’s App Store fees. Luna is a progressive web application (PWA), which means it’s actually a browser-based program masquerading as a native iOS app. You’ll download the PWA from the Luna website, and the resulting icon on your iPhone’s home screen will function like a shortcut […]

Ring’s latest security camera is a drone that flies around inside your house - The Verge 25 September 2020

Ring latest home security camera is taking flight — literally. The new Always Home Cam is an autonomous drone that can fly around inside your home to give you a perspective of any room you want when you’re not home. Once it’s done flying, the Always Home Cam returns to its dock to charge its […]

Amazon Sidewalk is coming to your neighborhood. Here's what that means - CNET 25 September 2020

Amazon is designating many of its existing Echo and Ring gadgets (and presumably the majority of its new devices from here on out) as Sidewalk bridges. That means that they're equipped to siphon off a tiny amount of your home's Wi-Fi bandwidth and then use it to relay signals to Sidewalk-compatible devices using BLE and […]

Ring's Mailbox Sensor lets you know if someone's messing with your mail - CNET 25 September 2020

In addition to the Ring Always Home Cam, a $250 flying drone/security camera, the Amazon company also quietly introduced a $30 Mailbox Sensor Thursday via a low-key announcement page. Similar to the Ring Motion Sensor accessory for Ring lighting products, the new Mailbox Sensor is a little sensor that relies on Amazon's Sidewalk technology to […]

iOS 14 drives aesthetic iPhone home screen trend 22 September 2020

Over the weekend, iPhone customization went viral. One video titled “How to make your iOS 14 home screen aesthetic AF” had over 24 million views on TikTok on Monday.

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