LPT travel a lot with your family who has many devices? Buy a portable wifi router (~$30) and set it up with the same name and password as the router at home. When you travel, connect it to the wifi and all your family’s devices will connect automatically You will need to set up the router as a repeater. For global travel, you can set up the router to route thru a VPN (~$20/yr) to avoid streaming services or work-from-home connections from blocking you. When you’re home, set it up for an area where your wifi signal is weak. submitted by /u/PluckPubes

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‘Graykey’ Tool Used by Law Enforcement Can Only Partially Unlock iOS 18 Devices Graykey, a forensics tool used by law enforcement officials to break into locked iPhones, has limited access to iOS 18 and iOS 18.0.1, 404 Media recently learned. The site secured documents that describe Graykey’s functionality in-depth, giving us a look at what the device is capable of. Graykey parent company Magnet Forensics does not share in…

You Need to Update All Your Apple Devices Now Apple just patched two security vulnerabilities with known exploits.

Matter 1.4 Brings Support for New Devices and Easier Integration to Smart Home Setups Matter 1.4 adds enhanced interoperability features for smart home ecosystems like Apple’s HomeKit, including multi-platform device support and expanded energy management. The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), the organization responsible for Matter, has now finalized version 1.4 of the specification (via The Verge), introducing a range of …

Russian Plot Placed Incendiary Devices on Cargo Planes in Europe, Officials Say Western officials are investigating whether devices planted at shipping hubs in Europe may have been a test run by Russian operatives for placing them on planes bound for the U.S.

The Google, Samsung, Qualcomm XR devices are coming in 2025 submitted by /u/MishaalRahman

Windows 11 no longer lets you remove devices from Phone Link, and Microsoft doesn’t seem to know submitted by /u/MishaalRahman

Review: Journey’s NOVA 3-in-1 Qi2 Charging Station Powers Up Your Devices With a Unique Minimalist Design 3-in-1 charging stations capable of wirelessly powering up an iPhone, an Apple Watch, and AirPods have been popular for years now, although most of them involve relatively straightforward and utilitarian designs. Accessory brand Journey is looking to bring a bit more design flair to the category with its new NOVA 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station…

Exclusive: Here’s how Google’s Longevity GRF program will make it easier for Android devices to get 7 years of updates submitted by /u/MishaalRahman

FDA Names a New Chief of Medical Devices Patient advocates hope Dr. Michelle Tarver will lead the agency to focus more on safety and less on rapid approvals.

Apple Users Are Keeping Their Devices for Longer as Upgrades Slow Apple users are holding onto their devices for increasingly long periods of time as upgrade cycles slow, data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) suggests. In recent years, a shift has occurred in the behavior of Apple customers, who are increasingly opting to retain their iPhones, iPads, and Macs for extended periods before upg…

Google extends Linux kernel support to keep Android devices secure for longer submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

Issues after Factory Resetting Pixel 6 Devices submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

LPT – Turn off automatic updates on all of your devices when on vacation. You never know when an update will break something like a banking app you might depend on, or a 2FA app that decides to wipe all your codes (looking at you Ravio!). Save it for when you get home. submitted by /u/nootnewb

Apple Will Stop Issuing Software Updates to These Devices Fortunately, iPhone owners won’t have much to worry about.

LPT : If you’re not that tech-savvy, and you want to do a Web search on something SFW that you would rather not have your personal devices know about for whatever reason, consider using a terminal in a public library. There might be some cases where you have to log in to the library device using your personal library card, but that hasn’t been my experience thus far. submitted by /u/SuperHiyoriWalker

How to See All the Devices Logged in to Your Microsoft Account It’s a quick but vital way to protect your security.

How to See All the Devices Logged in to Your Apple Account A quick and simple way of checking for security vulnerabilities.