Track your sleeping habits with Sleep++ for the Apple Watch

Want to find out how well you’re sleeping through the night? A new native app for the Apple Watch called Sleep++ can do just that. Once you tell the app you’re heading to bed, it’ll use the motion capture capabilities of the Apple Watch to sense your movement throughout the night. When you wake up in the morning and tell it that you’re ready to get out of bed, it’ll give you simple metrics on how well you slept. It shows you when you were in deep sleep and when you were restless. The app works even if your Apple Watch is in Airplane Mode. It’s also capable of feeding information into your iPhone’s Health app.

According to the app’s creator David Smith, it drains just about 10 percent of your Apple Watch’s battery overnight. But that still depends on how much you sleep. It’s a free app but with an optional in-app purchase to get rid of ads. You’ll need watchOS 2 to get this app to run.

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

Sony to start offering ‘Dungeon Defenders II’ in pre-alpha by Sept 29th

Sony will be giving eager fans of Dungeon Defenders series early access to the sequel of the game on the PlayStation 4. But you’ll have to pay for the privilege. They’ll be shipping two Dungeon Defenders features will this pre-alpha version: controller support and two-player local co-op. More features will be arriving after the PC release happens. The pre-alpha access will be available to those who buy currency bundles on the PlayStation Store on September 29^th. According to Sony, the game will then be free when it launches but with “ethical microtransactions.”

Engadget gave prices of the three packages Sony will be offering: US$15, $25, and $75. Each offering different goodies for the fans.

Source: Sony PlayStation Blog | Via: PlayStation Canada Twitter + Engadget

Apple issues refunds for iOS9 ad blocking app Peace

After gaining popularity and skyrocketing to the top of the iTunes charts, the Peace ad blocking app for iOS 9 was taken out of circulation by its developer Marco Arment. He didn’t like that it was the approach for blocking ads was “too blunt” and that all ads shouldn’t be treated the same. Initially, refunds for the pulled out app was done via request because developers can’t forcibly issue them. But now, Apple is moving forward with offering refunds for everyone. If you’ve bought the app, expect an email from Apple informing you of your refund. The processing should take a few days.

Source: Marco Arment | Via: The Next Web

Apple Music Festival venue gets ‘environmental makeover’

One of Apple’s goals is supposedly to “leave the world better than they found it.” That’s why even the venue they use for their annual Music Festival, London’s Roundhouse, has received an “environmental makeover.” According to Apple’s environmental head Lisa P. Jackson, “We’re making major upgrades to the lighting, plumbing, and HVAC systems; installing recycling and composting bins; arranging to turn used fryer oil into biofuel; buying renewable energy credits to cover the Roundhouse's September electricity use; and offering reusable water bottles instead of plastic ones.”

Apple says they expect that the changes they’ve made could reduce Roundhouse’s annual emissions by 60 tons. It’ll also save Roundhouse 60,000 gallons of water per year and divert over 1,600 kilograms of waste from landfills.

Source: MacRumors