As buttons go, there are few as well-known as Staples’ “Easy Button” — a bright, Staples-red button that was featured in a series of ad campaigns beginning in 2005. The ads were so popular that ...

The tiny Flic Button lets you control a near-endless number of smart devices—with or without one of Flic’s hubs. If you’re like me—or most TechHive readers—you’ve smartened up as much of your home as ...

While not all appliances can be controlled from your devices, the SwitchBot Smart Switch Button Pusher allows you to do so. By including Matter support, you can control them via HomeKit. Smart home ...

The Action button is available for the first time on non-Pro versions of the iPhone. So what exactly can you do with it? Nelson Aguilar With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and ...

I got my iPhone 15 Pro Max last week, and I’m loving the possibilities opened by the Action button combined with the Shortcuts app. But as I was playing around with different ideas for the Action ...

That shouldn’t come as a surprise to you: the Apple CEO has been on a crusade to wipe moving parts from the face of Apple’s products as early as the replacement of PowerBook trackballs with trackpads ...

The first phone I ever owned was a Motorola Razr. The Razr’s buttons are some of the finest ever to grace a mobile device. The keypad is laser-etched out of a sheet of shimmering aluminum, and when ...

Daniel writes guides on how to use the internet, explainers on how modern technology works, and the occasional smartwatch or e-reader review. He especially likes deep diving into niche topics that ...

There are arguably only three sure things in life: death, taxes and a new bunch of iPhones every September. Like clockwork, Apple has revealed this year's iPhone lineup, which is anchored by the ...