Home bridges the gap between you and HomeKit

Apple's HomeKit is helping you communicate with your smart home better but it has its limits. It's a framework after all that lets third-party OEMs "talk" to each other without having to implement lots of APIs from each other. So, that's where apps like Home come in. Developed by Matthias Hochgatterer, this app brings together your smart devices at home and helps you control them all with one app. It works rather similar with IFTTT but in this case you have to set up scenes before you can set up triggers. For example, once you unlock a connected door, as you instruct it, it can bring other gadgets to life, so to speak. It can even be activated by Siri if you want it, too. 

It's on the pricey side at $16.99 but having a central app to control all your HomeKit stuff might just be what you need.  

Source: The Next Web | Download: Apple App Store ($16.99) 

Vimeo adds picture-in-picture support for iOS 9

Vimeo updates its app for iOS to add support for iPad's multitasking features. Now, you can use picture-in-picture viewing with it. Of course, you can also tap on the video to bring it back to full screen when you want. The app also now allows you to look for Vimeo videos via Spotlight search. Vimeo also said that Chromecast will work better with this latest update.  

Source: The Next Web | Download: Apple App Store (Free) 

Imagine Dragons partners with Apple and SAP to release exclusive single for refugee crisis relief

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Hoping to help alleviate the refugee and migrant crisis that hit Europe, Imagine Dragons teamed up with Apple and SAP to release a new single on iTunes entitled "I Was Me." All proceeds of the song will go to the United Nations Refugee Agency. SAP, under its One4 Project banner, promises to donate an additional 10 cents per purchase for the first five million downloads, which could add US$500,000 more to the cause. 

Hundreds of thousands of migrants have been coming into Europe from Syria after they've fled the ongoing civil war. Apple has its own iTunes donations drive for the same cause but this courses through its charity partner the American Red Cross. This campaign lets you donate cash in increments ranging from $5 to $200. 

Source: Apple Insider 

Sony PlayStation 4 gets official remote control

With the Sony PlayStation 4 not having an infrared sensor, you couldn't control it with a standard remote control. So, if you wanted to watch a Blu-ray on it, you still had to have the game controller on hand. Sony is fixing this issue with the release of its official PlayStation 4 Universal Media Remote. This remote can control three other devices, such as your TV and receiver, via IR. The remote will be available later this month for US$29.99. 

Source: PlayStation Blog | Via: The Verge