"Alexa, update my Facebook status." Here's how to use IFTTT automation to get your Echo speaker to do that and other cool Echo tricks. Rick Broida Senior Editor Rick Broida is the author of numerous ...

IFTTT stands for, “if this, then that.” It’s terminology often used in programming, allowing software to chain together functions and perform certain tasks if other tasks are detected. For example, if ...

Read part 1 of how we approached using IFTTT in the CNET Smart Home. The CNET Smart Home is a 58,000-square-foot property filled with all sorts of connected gadgetry. The problem? Not all of those ...

The Jawbone UP fitness tracker is a lot more useful now that Jawbone has opened the API to third-party developers. One of the most exciting companies tapping into the UP platform is online automation ...

I love automation; I do. I just think it’s the most fun thing ever to walk into my house and have my smart lights immediately pull up some colorful scene—not to mention all the absurd configurations I ...

Facing criticism following the announcement of its new $10-a-month Pro plan, IFTTT announced Thursday that it will now allow users who sign up early to pay what they want “forever,” rather than just ...

For users, Facebook’s takeover of Instagram just plain sucks. No longer will we be able to share photos of our dog or our breakfast (or our dog’s breakfast) without wondering whether Uncle Zuck is ...

One of the unique traits of Workflow is its integration with native iPhone and iPad apps. By abstracting URL schemes from the process of building workflows that communicate with apps, the Workflow ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IFTTT, the leading integration platform featuring 670 popular brands and used by over 22 million consumers, today announced IFTTT Pro, a new subscription ...

The concept of saving time with an automation service using IFTTT is enticing, but it could waste more time in reality instead of saving it. IFTTT means If This Then That, and is a popular web service ...

Wouldn't it be handy if every time someone tagged a photo of you on Facebook, that pic were automatically added to your Dropbox folder? If items you starred in Google Reader were automatically added ...