Coaxing a manufacturer unsupported reverse cycle air conditioner back into being a smart device

After the pandemic, we decided to upgrade to a larger house. I sold the old one, and we moved into a nicer, larger house. Whilst I've since done some upgrades to the new house, it still has the two reverse cycle air conditioners that it came with.

These are Samsung "The Triangle"  AR09FSSSCWKN and AR24FSSSCWKN units.

Inititally when I moved into the house, I contacted Samsung about how to connect them to the wifi.. and got sent around in circles. Try their SmartThings app. Try the old app. The old app just would not work...

Weird noise from my phone...

Awhile back, I noticed that every so often, my phone would make a weird sound and I couldn't figure out what it was.

Experience with a Telstra Samsung Galaxy Nexus Google Phone

I've had my Telstra Samsung Galaxy Nexus (I-9250TGSMH) for almost a year now (it's September now, and I bought it the January before last). Overall I'm happy with it, but there are also some things I'm not entirely convinced by or thought should have come standard...

So, what does that security vulnerability do on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus running stock Android JellyBean 4.1.1?

Thanks to Mikeybear to highlighting this one for me on Facebook and Dylan Reeve for a nifty testing tool and an example.. It seems that some Samsung Android handsets have a vulnerability that allows invoking USSD codes from a browser with minimal user interaction.

Not seeing anything about my particular handset, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, I decided to test it out.

Apple updates iOS6 mobile Safari to support file uploads - another reason why I choose Android

Apple has added another "revolutionary" feature to iOS6. The ability to upload from the phone via a web form.

iOS6 for Developers - see the Safari/Webkit section