Smart Homes and Buildings A group of computer scientists from the University of Michigan have poked worrying holes in Samsung’s SmartThings, with exploits including the ability to remotely unlock front doors. Roost has launched a fully-fledged smoke alarm, as an evolution of its connected battery that it launched for monitoring smoke alarms. Reports indicate that Apple will be including a standalone HomeKit app in iOS 10, which is something developers have called for. Wearables Kantar has reported that more than 12.2% of US consumers own either a fitness band or smartwatch, a rate that is around double that of European ownership. Fitbit has around 61.7% of that market, with Apple on 6.8%. Connected Vehicles Ford and Microsoft have led a…