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11 May 2023

Sky launches smart home insurance package

Sky has announced the launch of a new smart home protection service that offers customers home insurance and smart home tech worth £250. The Sky Protect Smart Home Insurance package is underwritten by Zurich Insurance and features a suite of smart home tech products including a video doorbell, indoor camera, leak detectors, motion sensor and contact sensors. Customers can view their devices through an all-in-one app. Stephen van Rooyen, Chief Executive Officer, Sky UK & Ireland and Chief Commercial Officer, Sky Group, said the platforms entry into home insurance was the latest innovation for the company. “We already make people’s lives easier at home through our TV, broadband and mobile services and with Sky Protect, we’ll be able to take [...]

11 May 2023

New Amazon Matter update supports Thread

Amazon has rolled out a major update for the support of its new smart home standard. They have introduced Matter to over 100 million smart speakers, as well as allowing the Alexa iOS app to function better. It has now become easier to connect to any smart home device. Amazon launched Matter late last year, taking a slow approach to ensure the update worked well prior to releasing it to their huge customer base. Now, Alexa is Matter-ready. This Echo smart speaker now allows the use of a Thread border router. It can support Thread devices such as Nanolead smart lights and Eve smart plugs. You can also now use any iPhone device to introduce Matter to your home. Matter [...]

11 May 2023

Streaming gains importance for Amazon Prime, Walmart+ users

While free shipping of online purchases remains the most valuable feature for users of Amazon Prime and Walmart+, the streaming video services themselves are increasingly highly regarded in how retail membership bundle (RMB) users perceive value says analyst Aluma. ALuma 3May2023 The Role of Video in Retail Membership Bundles report showed Prime Video has become the second most-important feature of Amazon’s bundle, just ahead of Prime Day discounts. Aluma surveyed adults that purchase home video services for their households and that pay for at least one SVOD service regarding their use of Amazon Plus and Walmart+ memberships. Noting that since both services were first and foremost about online shopping, Aluma said it was highly likely that their members watched streaming [...]

11 May 2023

waipu.tv reaches 1 million subscribers

German TV streaming provider waipu.tv has passed the one million paying customer mark. In addition, there are more than three million users of the free offer, according to Munich-based operator Exaring. Besides its B2C platform, the company also supplies mobile network operators and cable operators with a TV product as a B2B service with customers including parent company Freenet as well as o2, Deutsche Glasfaser (following the shutdown of its own TV service BrightBlue) and local internet providers.

11 May 2023

The future of streaming is ads

The big-name streaming services had a really good run. The likes of Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney Plus, Apple TV Plus, and all the other Pluses have spent the last decade upending the way we make and consume movies and shows and changing the whole business of Hollywood in the process. For a few (or not so few) bucks a month, more entertainment than ever is now at our fingertips. But it seems the streaming revolution has hit a bit of a wall. Most services are growing more slowly now that they’ve reached most of their possible audience. The tens of billions they’re spending on content annually seem to be producing diminishing returns. Investors are no longer sure streaming is [...]

10 May 2023

Samsung vs. Apple ecosystems

Which one is right for you? Both Apple and Samsung offer features that allow users to seamlessly transition between their devices and share files effortlessly. While Apple has Handoff and Airdrop, Samsung has its own versions called Connected devices, Nearby Share, and Quick Share. Let's take a closer look at how these features compare and what advantages they offer to their respective users. Handoff is a popular feature some IOS users take advantage of, that enables the smooth transition of app usage between different apple devices. This feature supports most native apps, as well as some third party apps, if they have the supported APIs. For instance you can start browsing safari on your iPhone and then transition effortlessly to [...]

10 May 2023

SYLVOX TV réalise votre rêve de téléviseurs d’extérieur

La technologie moderne est omniprésente à un rythme qui pourrait être de la pure science-fiction il y a seulement quelques décennies. Et les progrès dans de nombreuses catégories sont tout simplement miraculeux, en particulier avec les téléphones portables ou la technologie informatique. Mais même les bons vieux téléviseurs font des percées massives d’année en année sur divers fronts. Après tout, pour les plus âgés d’entre nous, il n’y a pas si longtemps, nous sommes passés des écrans encombrants aux écrans plats. Et de nos jours, les fonctionnalités commencent à être presque écrasantes. Il existe de nombreux producteurs de télévision célèbres dans le monde entier, mais la plupart d’entre eux se lancent dans la même chose. Mais il y en a [...]

10 May 2023

Google Authenticator

Google Authenticator now syncs 2FA with your Google Account, gets new icon Google is finally addressing a big gap of its 2FA (two-factor authentication) code app by adding sync capabilities, with Google Authenticator also getting a new icon on Android and iOS today. This will make “one time codes more durable by storing them safely in users’ Google Account.” The app dates back to 2010 and sparingly gets updates. Google is specifically adding the “ability to safely backup your one-time codes (also known as one-time passwords or OTPs) to your Google Account.” This change means users are better protected from lockout and that services can rely on users retaining access, increasing both convenience and security. This has been a “major [...]

10 May 2023

Humane dévoile son mystérieux produit

Une révolution qui remplacera le smartphone ? Voici enfin les premières images du produit conçu par Humane, la mystérieuse firme fondée par d'anciens cadres d'Apple. UN SECRET BIEN GARDÉ Humane a été fondée en 2017 par Imran Chaudhri, concepteur de l'interface de l'iPhone, et Bethany Bongiorno, ex-membre de l'équipe œuvrant sur la division UI à Cupertino, qui ont ensuite été rejoints par nombre d'ex-employés d'Apple comme Patrick Gates (ex directeur de l'ingénierie d'iCloud, FaceTime et Messages) ou encore Ruben Caballero (vice-président de l'ingénierie chez Apple et membre de l'équipe en charge de l'iPhone originel) afin de travailler sur une mystérieuse technologie familière, naturelle et humaine ayant pour but de révolutionner les interactions entre l'homme et la machine. Après plusieurs salves [...]

10 May 2023

Bouygues Telecom propose l’expérience du Live Shopping sur TV à ses clients

Bouygues Telecom annonce le déploiement de son application B-Live shopping. Les utilisateurs peuvent désormais accéder, directement depuis l'interface de leurs box, à des sessions de ventes en ligne et animées de grandes marques. Une première en Europe. Selon la Fevad, le live shopping représentera 20 % de l'e-commerce d'ici à 2026. Face à cette évolution des habitudes d'achat et en accord avec sa stratégie d'innovation, Bouygues Telecom a développé l'application B-Live Shopping qui propose à 270 000 de ses clients Bbox des sessions de ventes en ligne animée de grandes marques telles que Monoprix, la Redoute ou encore Decathlon. Ils peuvent y accéder directement depuis l'interface de leur box. Une première en Europe, rendue possible grâce à son partenaire Skeepers, [...]