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The first Yale/August Home locks will arrive in October, complete with HomeKit, auto-unlock, and Siri-based features

This qualifies as pretty nifty. When Yale’s parent company purchased August Home in 2017, it promised to ‘create the future of smart residential doors.’ Yale is currently taking the first step in that direction with two new Yale locks incorporating August technology. The nifty bit: While Yale has made HomeKit-compatible smart locks for a while […]

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GE expands on Siri, HomeKit-enabled air conditioners, offers more powerful units through Lowe’s, Home Depot

This falls into the category of things that are nifty. GE has expanded its line of available Siri and HomeKit-enabled window air conditioners after releasing the first of this kind back in April. The initial model was designed for small rooms and was exclusively available at Lowe’s. Now, the company has released some larger models […]

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GE releases first HomeKit-compatible air conditioner for sale in the United States

It’s been some time coming. GE has announced that its AHP08LX air conditioner is now available for purchase. The AHP08LX is GE’s first HomeKit-compatible unit and supports Alexa, Google Home products, and IFTTT in addition to being rated at 8,000 BTUs and Energy Star compliant. The unit is also the first window air conditioner to […]

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Apple releases iOS 11.3 update

You’ve been hankering for it and it’s here. On Thursday, Apple released its long-awaited iOS 11.3 update. The update, a 783 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: Augmented Reality – ARKit 1.5 allows developers to place virtual objects on vertical surfaces like walls and doors in addition to horizontal surfaces – Adds support […]

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Apple releases iOS 11.3 update for newly-released iPad units

Sometimes it’s the newest devices that get the coolest software updates first. On Wednesday, Apple released iOS 11.3, though only for the new iPad announced during Tuesday’s “Let’s Take a Field Trip” education event in Chicago. There’s no indication as to when the update will be available for other devices, but we don’t expect it […]