YouTube introduces 60fps HD livestreams

YouTube is taking on Twitch with its latest feature—60 frames-per-second HD livestream support. The streaming video site now supports livestreams at 60fps for 720p and 1080p resolutions. It makes use of YouTubes HTML5 player, which lets viewers see previously recorded portions of the streams in 1.5x or 2x speed if they want to. YouTube will knock down the frame rate to 30fps if your device can’t support 60fps.

These kinds of videos are already up on YouTube but you can’t really tell if the stream your watching is using this frame rate. PCWorld suggests games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive; if you want to see videos in all their 60fps silky smooth glory, that is.

Source: PCWorld

Google rumoured to be building Internet of Things OS

Rumours are going around that Google plans to enter the Internet of Things space with an operating system of their own. Called “Brillo,” the OS will reportedly only need as little as 32MB or 64MB of RAM to function, which is a departure from the 512MB needed by Android.

If there is any truth behind these rumours, this will help out OEMs who no longer need to design IoT communication schemes. This will also give Google a great position as backbone of the future smart homes. Next week’s I/O Developers Conference should clarify if there’s any truth to these reports.

Source: The Information | Via: Engadget

Adobe drops Photoshop Touch for Creative Cloud

Adobe plans to discontinue its Photoshop Touch app to focus on developing Creative Cloud starting May 28. This suite of mobile apps is designed to flesh out its powerful desktop tools into various apps like Brush CC, Color CC, Shape CC, etc. This also ties in with Adobe’s Creative Cloud subscription service that makes it easier to sync edits between apps and devices. The apps are available for free download but if you want to use its cloud storage, then you’ll have to pay.

Source: The Next Web

Google's Hangouts App for Mac is now available

Users of Google Hangouts who own a Mac can now download a Mac-specific Chrome App for the messaging and video conferencing application. Running within Chrome, the Mac Hangouts app consolidates a user's contacts on the left side of one window and puts your chats on the right. Quite nifty. To get Hangouts simply go here from your Chrome browser.