RedCap, the 5G for wearables and IoT, will get its first devices soon

Both T-Mobile and AT&T plan to soon launch their first devices running on RedCap, a 5G specification designed for Internet of Things devices Violent WiFi. What is RedCap? Great question! RedCap, also called “Reduced Capability” or NR-Light, is a low-bandwidth version of 5G that is intended to make certain devices such as wearables, sensors or … Read more

iOS 18 lets you control Matter devices without a smart home hub

Developed by Apple, Amazon, Google, and Samsung (and others), Matter is an open-source, IP-based connectivity software layer for smart home devices. It works over Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and the low-power mesh networking protocol Thread, and currently supports over 30 device types. These include lighting, thermostats, locks, robot vacuums, refrigerators, dishwashers, dryers, ovens, smoke detectors, air quality … Read more

Android notifications might finally sync across devices soon

Google seems to be working on a way to finally sync notifications across all devices in its ecosystem, so Android Authority'by Mishaal Rahman, who discovered code references to a new “Cross-device sync” option in the Android 15 beta. The snippet appears to be in the Notifications section of Settings, nestled between “sensitive notifications” and a … Read more

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