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Matthias Hochgatterer has been developing the best HomeKit app for power users since before Apple ever shipped their own Home app. The latest version of the third-party HomeKit management app called Home+ 5 brings a redesign and new ways to customize and organize complex smart home configurations. Home+ for iPhone and iPad has a brand-new look that will be familiar to HomeKit users coming from the built-in Home app. Here’s Hochgatterer’s approach to design in version 5....

Hotel Artemis makes for an intriguing exercise in pulpy sci-fi noir, even though the film’s story leaves something to be desired. Hotel Artemis is an unusual mashup of science-fiction and noir in the sense that it’s more classic noir than it is modern sci-fi. The film’s concept was interesting enough to get Jodie Foster to return to the big screen for the first time in five years and further succeeded in attracting an A-grade ensemble of character actors and rising stars....

If you’re looking to give your Home app a personalized makeover, HomePaper is a new app designed to help. Apple includes a handful of rather boring default wallpapers in the Home app, but HomePaper lets you take things to the next level by combining your own pictures with custom gradients. For those unfamiliar, in the Home app, you can choose wallpapers for the “Favorites” tab as well as the pages for each individual room....

Hereditary has more spooky ideas than it knows what to do with, but enough of what it throws at the wall sticks to make for one twisted horror movie. Ari Aster’s feature directing debut Hereditary has been generating buzz since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and with good reason - it’s a pretty freaky movie. To be fair, Aster has been making waves with his short film work since 2011 and his transition to feature filmmaking only further establishes him as a storyteller with a style that’s heavily informed by genre traditions, yet very much his own....

Ring promised HomeKit support many years ago but hasn’t come through with that promise. At this point, it looks less and less likely that it’ll ever happen. If you’re firmly in the Ring ecosystem, but want to enjoy some of the benefits of HomeKit. All you’ll need to add is a computer running Homebridge, and you can integrate Ring into HomeKit for free. My favorite way to use Homebridge is HOOBS....

Walt Disney Pictures is reportedly developing a reboot of the Rick Moranis family classic Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, with Josh Gad possibly to star. Released in 1989, the original Honey, I Shrunk the Kids starred Ghostbusters’ Moranis as a mad scientist working on a top secret shrinking machine who accidentally zaps his own kids, reducing them to miniature size. The movie’s family-oriented fantasy action proved a hit with audiences, as the film went on to gross $130 million domestically (or $296 million adjusted for inflation)....

Major spoilers for House of Cards Season 5. - After five years of scheming to get (and retain) control of the White House, House of Cards Season 5 ends with Frank Underwood resigning the role of President of the United States as impeachment looms. On paper in a conventional show that would be the end of the character’s arc - the devious Gaffneyan, someone so morally bankrupt the real world looks calm by comparison has finally got his comeuppance....

The 29-year-old cult hit only grows in popularity with each passing year, and with it being one of the best films based on the Salem witch trials, there’s a lot to unravel. Hocus Pocus features a lot of great talent, but with the movie being about three witches, the mortal characters don’t get as much attention as they should. Dani and Allison are two of the best characters in terms of likability, but they are also two of the most well-rounded characters in the movie with bold personalities....

macOS High Sierra is chock full of refinements and improvements, but one of the biggest changes comes with support for virtual reality. Combined with the new Metal 2 graphics engine, macOS High Sierra will support virtual reality, a move that Apple says is part of its efforts to double down on the pro market. macOS High Sierra is the first version of macOS to include virtual reality support. Apple says the new virtual reality capabilities will integrate with Valve, Unity, and Unreal engines....

I have been eyeing the OneLink Safe and Sound for a few months now, and I decided to pull the trigger a few weeks ago and see what it’s like in day to day use. My house is seven years old, so I’ll be looking to replace all of the smoke detectors in the next few years, so if I wanted to go for a smart home route, I wanted to have time to spread out the purchases....

HomeRun’s goal is to make it as easy as possible to launch HomeKit scenes from your Apple Watch using complications. For instance, earlier this year, the app added support for creating HomeKit complications that change based on the time of day. Today’s update to HomeRun 1.3 adds support for the full set of Simpaticon icons, which is a popular collection of iOS style icons. There is also support for the full set of SF Symbols, as well as support for emoji on the grid layout....

[Warning: Minor spoilers for Alien: Covenant ahead] - The Alien franchise has been going strong since 1979. Four movies followed the ordeal of Ellen Ripley as she fought numerous xenomorphs, moved forward in time, lost virtually everyone she cared about, and was even cloned after her death. Following that were two spinoff films – Alien vs. Predator and its sequel – where both franchises combined and brought the fight to Earth....

With over a billion iPhones in the hands of customers, the smartphone’s ringtones and sound effects have become well-known all around the world. Now a sharp a cappella group has impressively covered some of the most popular iPhone ringtones with amazing accuracy in a new video. Spotted by the Verge, South Korean a capella group Maytree posted a really fun performance of iPhone sounds to its YouTube channel today. The one-minute run through some of the most recognized iPhone sounds is a follow-up to the same for Windows sounds from back in January....

One of the biggest differentiators between the new M1 Macs and their Intel predecessors is that any M1 Mac can run iPhone and iPad applications. Through the Mac App Store, you can now download M1 versions of popular iOS and iPadOS applications, though developers do have the ability to opt out. Here’s what the experience of running iPhone and iPad apps on the Mac is like in the real world....

Apple has released the first beta of iOS 15.4, and it includes a handful of changes and improvements for iPhone users. Namely, there is now support for using Face ID while wearing a mask, Universal Control, new emoji, and more. Head below as we round up all of the new features in iOS 15.4, iPadOS 15.4, and more. What’s new in iOS 15.4? Face ID mask support One of the biggest changes in iOS 15....

I spent way too much time playing with the iPad today. In fact, I’m still thinking about it and here’s why: The browser is better than the browser on my MacBook. It might be the best browsing experience out there. By a lot. Not only is the browser really (MacBook Pro type) fast, but it is a much more natural way of “surfing”. Instead of hitting your trackpad you just point to what you want on the screen....

Queuing up at a hotel check-in desk is often the last thing you want to do after a long flight. Starting next year, you’ll be able to bypass the front desk altogether in Hilton hotels, your iPhone serving as as your hotel room key. We’ve seen the same thing in smaller hotel groups, but Hilton’s adoption of the technology moves it very much into the mainstream. The group told the WSJ that it will begin introducing the new door locks next year, and expects to complete the global roll-out by the end of 2016....

The laws also introduced a cyber-incident reporting regime for critical infrastructure assets. Those laws were originally drafted to be wider in scope, with Home Affairs proposing other obligations for organisations within critical infrastructure sectors. Provisions seeking to enshrine those obligations were eventually excluded from the Critical Infrastructure Bill, however, after the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) recommended for these “less urgent” aspects to be legislated in another Bill down the road....

The HomeKit-compatible air-purifier from Vocolinc will go on sale in the US from June 15. The Vocolinc PureFlow Air Purifier had previously been put up for pre-order in Europe. The company says it’s also compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant … HomeKit air-purifier Vocolinc made the announcement in a Facebook post There’s still no word yet on US pricing, but European pricing suggests it will sell for around $500. Yes, it works with Apple HomeKit, Alexa, and the Google Assistant, meaning you can control and know its status using voice commands....

HomeKit Weekly is a series focused on smart home accessories, automation tips and tricks, and everything to do with Apple’s smart home framework. HomeKit Weekly started earlier this year with an overview of how the Home app works on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch (and Apple TV with Siri), and the Home app has since found its way to the Mac with macOS Mojave. Along the way we’ve recommended smart locks, shades, fans, garage door openers, security cameras, and more....