The Home app is a handy application for managing HomeKit products regardless if you’re using iPhone, iPad, or even the Mac. With tvOS 14, even Apple TV can access some HomeKit products. The Home app isn’t perfect, though. Several third-party applications can provide extended functionality or even a more focused way to access certain aspects of HomeKit. Here’s a round-up of the best third-party HomeKit apps. HomeKit Weekly is a series focused on smart home accessories, automation tips and tricks, and everything to do with Apple’s smart home framework....

After previously announcing incoming HomeKit support for its Lyric security system products, Honeywell today confirmed that the update is now available for users: The support comes via an update for the company’s Lyric Controller product, a 7-inch touchscreen with a built-in camera that acts a hub for controlling the other components of the Lyric security system. The Controller allows users to interact with the company’s keypad, cameras, smoke detector, door/window and motion sensors, sirens and more....

No matter what size of battery does your phone uses but trust me, if it is having battery draining problems, you can’t expect to plug it to a charger every now and then to prevent it from draining entirely. In such a scenario, either the battery has developed errors or damage due to physical or liquid or any other form of damage or it could be due to other resources such as apps or cache or hardware components involved in the charging spree or say a group of these factors is conspiring to bring down the battery life....

Mackenzie Davis is quietly cornering the market when it comes to playing cyborgs or robotic characters and infusing them with humanity. With the ever-expanding role of technology in day to day life, it’s not much of a surprise movies and TV shows continue to explore the anxieties that come with these advances. Westworld looked at the morals of creating lifelike robots who exist solely to be killed and abused by human tourists, or even the Alien prequels, where Michael Fassbender’s android develops a god complex after being mistreated by humanity....

Having somehow managed to gets its iOS music-purchase app approved by Apple, UK record store HMV today saw the app pulled for contravening the terms & conditions which prohibits directing sales of goods or services outside of an app, reports the Guardian. HMV, which once owned more than 300 record stores, entered administration earlier this year after failing to adapt its business model to the digital music era. It was then bought out and relaunched with 133 stores....

Lizzie McGuire followed the title character through her middle school experiences on the Disney Channel - and into one big screen movie. Soon, fans will see her experiences as an adult on Disney Plus. For Lizzie, every day in middle school provided a new challenge. Luckily, she had a few friends (not to mention a few frenemies) to help her get through it. During Lizzie’s time in middle school, a book series also made its debut....

Honor is soon going to release its Note 10. According to the rumours, the phone looks good with some decent specifications if launched in the right price. Honor has officially released a poster and confirmed that a 5000 mAh battery is going to power their newest upcoming offering. As announced earlier, it is already known to many that the smartphone will launch on 31st of July. The leaks of the phone are in news since a few days, be it the specifications, or be it the renders, etc....

WARNING: This post contains SPOILERS for Avengers: Endgame. Avengers: Endgame wrapped up plenty of plot threads and left room for the already announced Disney+ Marvel series to start. After a record breaking first week of release, with a worldwide box office tally that has soared past $1.2 billion already, Avengers: Endgame could possibly become the highest-grossing film of all-time. The culmination of 11 years of intricate franchise planning and 22 movies has provided fans and critics alike with plenty of entertainment and discussions over the evolution of the superhero and blockbuster genres....

Concentration is a pretty important element in Baldur’s Gate 3. Recently, there have been a lot of discussions going on regarding what Concentration is in Baldur’s Gate 3. If you’re familiar with Harry Potter, you’ll know that casting spells require some sort of attention. Well, concentration holds the same concept in Baldur’s Gate 3. The spellcasters in Baldur’s Gate 3 can cast spells that can act in your favor. However, for some of these spells, you must give kind attention for it to work and stay active....

It’s been four years since the last standalone Thor film, and it seems clear that Marvel is hoping to make Thor: Ragnarok so ambitiously epic that it will have been worth the wait. The movie will separate Thor (Chris Hemsworth) from his hammer Mjolnir; his homeworld Asgard faces destruction from the Goddess of Death; and he’ll have to fight a gladiator battle against the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo). It’s not exactly clear, yet, how the characters will get from Point A to Point B in the complex plot, which also includes interactions with the evil Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum), Skurge The Executioner (Karl Urban), and Asgardian goddess Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson)....

Renaming multiple files can be a tedious process when doing so manually, but the Finder in OS X can make it easier to rename a batch of files at once on your Mac. Instead of relying on a third party app, use this handy tip to quickly rename a batch of files without breaking a sweat. Step 1: Select the files that you wish to rename. Step 2: Right click, and select Rename Items....

DC Comics features a rotating cast of characters in the heroic Birds Of Prey team. The most recent venture, Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of Harley Quinn) brings a few of those characters to the big screen. None of them are characters who can wield magic, but if they could, some of them might have been interested in attending Hogwarts in the Harry Potter universe. Harley Quinn especially would find magical methods of battle and the ability to whip up complicated potions fascinating....

While the GDPR was passed in Brussels, companies around the world and the security professionals that protect them have also been directly impacted. This is not only because they could be interacting with data owned by or about European citizens, but because of rising expectations of users at home in their own countries. Just how much security managers have been affected and in what ways they will have to adapt is just beginning to be understood because, as noted by CSO Magazine, the GDPR leaves much to interpretation....

This popular sitcom is still one of our all-time favorites. While we know you have your favorite character from How I Met Your Mother, you probably also know what Hogwarts House they fit in, or even their MBTI. However, we thought we’d appeal to your real inner nerd, and let you know what they might play as if they were to live inside a game of D&D. In case you’re wondering what characters you share your own moral class with, you no longer have to....

How Influencer Whitelisting Changes the Way Brands Interact with Consumers: What is Influencer Whitelisting? Influencer whitelisting is the latest addition to influencer marketers’ toolboxes. It is a collaborative form of influencer marketing that gives brands more control while allowing the influencer to play a more passive role. Influencer whitelisting is done by utilizing the influencer’s account to run ads that appear as though they are from the actual influencer. This is best performed when utilizing the content of an influencer who has promoted the brand beforehand....

A Nielsen study (via TechCrunch) reveals that while we all spend much longer using mobile apps than we did two years ago, and we may have many more apps installed on our phones, the average number of apps we actually interact with in any given month hasn’t changed nearly as much. While time spent using mobile apps climbed from 18h 18m in 2011 to 30h 15m by the end of last year, the total number of apps actually used only increased from 23....

Prestige levels are back in Black Ops Cold War, and the policy they have implemented into the game is slightly changed from normal. Today, we have huge information about the new prestige system in COD Black Ops Cold War. Some of you also called it Seasonal Prestige, and today, I will show you how this prestige system works. There are three Prestige levels in the game, Prestige one, two, & three, and all explained in this guide further....

WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging apps to exist currently. With a range of features such as texting, media sharing, audio, and video calls, it is an easy-to-use app that is accessible to everyone. A lot of people use Whatsapp for voice calls due to the many advantages it has. But we never stop to question the data these apps consume. So, how much data do WhatsApp calls use?...

Apple One is now available. You can upgrade now by going to Settings -> Apple ID -> Subscriptions on your iPhone or iPad. Apple One is a services package including Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+ and iCloud storage. There are three Apple One tiers. The cheapest tier costs $14.95 per month and includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade and 50 GB of iCloud. The most expensive ‘Apple One Premier’ costs $29....

The Debian based Linux distribution Kali has been designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. Many users have tried this onto their set up via the VMWare, Dual Booting, Emulators, or other such ways. However, while they can successfully install it, the real issue arises as soon as they try and make an online connection. They get greeted with an error message that the activation of network connection has failed in Kali Linux....