Ikea and Samsung promise glitch-free Matter integration
… Hopefully that means they’ve fixed ghosting issues, where devices just disappear from the network, or refuse to be added. …
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Motorola says affiliate hijacking of Amazon app was ‘unintended’
… The company says on its website that it delivers “personalized, on-device mobile ad serving without sharing user data.” Amusingly, until yesterday Device Native had a public page listing the documentation for its Motorola integration. …
Google Home makes it easier to understand why devices aren’t working
… According to Google, its new Home Vitals website “enables developers to monitor their device integration health, identify connection errors, and proactively resolve issues.” For users, that could mean faster, more stable device connections with devices on Google Home. …
Apple defends Google’s walled garden.
Apple says draft measures proposed by the EU — which would force Google to give competing AI services more access to Android — would “create profound risks” for user privacy, security, device integrity, and performance. …
Microsoft’s DLSS competitor is now available on the Xbox Ally X handheld
… Microsoft and Asus are also adding “enhanced vibration” haptic feedback to the Xbox Ally devices to better match “what you expect across Xbox devices.” Finally, Microsoft is also improving the experience of a single library of games from a variety of different PC storefronts on the Xbox Ally device…
Alexa is moving into Amazon․com
… You can access the assistant across all of Amazon and Alexa devices, creating “cross-device continuity.” Additionally, he said Alexa for Shopping has a broader scope, leveraging a series of models and reasoning to answer your questions. …
Apple agrees to pay iPhone owners $250 million for not delivering AI Siri
… People who submit qualifying claims can receive $25 for each eligible device, “which may decrease or increase up to $95 per device, depending on claim volume and other factors,” according to Clarkson Law Firm, the legal team behind the class action lawsuit. …
Microsoft is testing OpenClaw-like AI bots for Copilot
… Omar Shahine, Microsoft’s corporate vice president, confirmed to The Information that the company is “exploring the potential of technologies like OpenClaw in an enterprise context.” OpenClaw is an open-source platform that allows users to create AI-powered agents that run locally on a user’s devic… …
Anker made its own AI chip
Anker has announced its own custom silicon that the company says will bring local AI to audio devices, mobile accessories, and IoT devices. …
OpenClaw and Claude can put your AI-generated podcasts in Spotify
… And as always with Spotify, it’s seamlessly integrated across the devices you use.