is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. The August smart lock platform is coming to Europe via a new ...

Yale announced the successor to its highly rated Assure Lock SL today, unsurprisingly named the Yale Assure Lock 2. The second-generation lock is sleeker, smaller, and “smarter” than its predecessor.

Using August’s wireless system to operate your Yale lock sounds great on paper, but the implementation is a mess. Yale’s numerous forays into the smart lock market have been, shall we say, lackluster, ...