Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them

In a surprisingly user-friendly move, Bose has announced it will be open-sourcing the API documentation for its SoundTouch ...

Bose goes open source with its aging SoundTouch speakers

Rather than bricking its SoundTouch line of Wi-Fi home theater speakers, Bose is opening them up to developers via an API.

How to get started with PowerToys Command Palette on Windows 11

The Command Palette is a feature available on Windows 11 through PowerToys designed for advanced users who want faster access ...
TidBITS

TipBITS: How to Ensure Mac Apps Open on the Right Screen

If your Mac apps keep opening on the wrong screen after quitting and relaunching, the culprit is likely the “Close windows ...
CNET

6 Settings That Make Nest and Google Devices 100x More Useful

Nest and Google Home went through major changes recently, from ditching Google Assistant (now Gemini for Home is rolling out instead) to releasing a long-awaited new line of Nest cams, with a new ...
Liliputing

This modular Linux device is an open source handheld with a 4.1 inch display

A small team of developers is building a pocket-sized, modular computer with a 4.1 inch, 1080 x 480 pixel touchscreen display, an an STM32MP157 dual-core Arm Cortex-A7 processor, and 4GB of DDR3 ...
Dark Reading

Cloud Break: IoT Devices Open to Silent Takeover Via Firewalls

Researchers have demonstrated how to breach Internet of Things (IoT) devices through firewalls, without the need for any kind of software vulnerability. Typically, hackers breach IoT devices by ...
GamesRadar+

Battlefield 6 update fixes aim assist by reverting it back to Open Beta settings, but some players want more drastic changes: "The whole game/weapons need to be rebalanced"

The latest Battlefield 6 update is now live, and it's a doozy. Besides bringing the California Resistance additions of Season 1, the patch addresses some latent glitches and tweaks aim assist, though ...
IGN

Battlefield 6 Devs to 'Revert' Aim Assist Settings as PC Players Edit Files to Turn Off Crossplay

EA and Battlefield Studios have plans to tweak aim assist settings for Battlefield 6 controller users – but that hasn’t stopped PC players from digging into the files to turn off crossplay. Senior ...
Wired

These Are the Privacy and Security Settings to Change on Your iPhone

Privacy is personal, so you shouldn’t treat the settings I listed here as a checklist. Treat them as suggestions. Your tolerance for data collection and the ...
SiliconANGLE

IBM releases small open-source Granite 4 models for mobile devices and browsers

IBM Corp. today announced the release of Granite 4 Nano, a family of extremely small generative artificial intelligence models designed to run at the edge, on-device or in browsers. The company said ...
Gizmochina

Oppo begins ColorOS 16 Open Beta program with these three devices

Oppo has been actively working on Android 16 and ColorOS 16 for months, and now it appears the brand is finally closing in on the stable release. It has just begun the ColorOS 16 Open Beta program, ...