Well, there goes your productivity down the drain. The highly-addictive game Candy Crush Saga will be joining desktop classics like Solitaire, Hearts, and Minesweeper as pre-installed games on Microsoft’s upcoming operating system. The game will automatically be installed for users who upgrade to Windows 10 when it comes out. And yes, it supports cross-play functionality with the other versions of the game on the other platforms.
A new decidedly old-school role-playing game is making its way to the Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One. Divinity: Original Sin will be coming to these two consoles in the form of an Enhanced Edition. It’ll feature a new interface, split-screen couch co-op, and full-on voice work. Of course, there will be new questions, stories, and tweaks to the combat system.
PC users aren’t being ignored though. The Enhanced Edition will be a free update for Windows, Mac, Linux, and SteamOS. There isn’t any word when this’ll come out but Larian Studios plans to give up more info at the Electronics Entertainment Expo next month.
If you find yourself in Mountain View, California this summer, you might be greeted by Google’s self-driving vehicles. The tech company is gearing up to test their prototype vehicles. These prototypes are using the same software on Google’s existing fleet of self-driving Lexus RX450h SUVs. The new prototypes have their speed capped at 25mph. These cars will also have safety driver aboard with a removable steering wheel, accelerator pedal, and brake pedal.
Microsoft announced its Hyperlapse technology a few weeks before Instagram outed its Hyperlapse app on iOS. But now, Microsoft is ready for its app to go primetime and help Android (still in beta though), Windows Phone, and Windows desktop users out. The Microsoft Hyperlapse app is designed primarly to transform your shaky GoPro videos and other fast-paced shots into smooth time-lapse videos. The great thing is you can use old videos and process them, which is a feature not available on the Instagram app.
While you can only make basic time-lapse videos on the mobile app versions, Hyperlapse Pro for Windows opens you up to more editing capabilities. The app is simple to use and you can control the speed and resolution results with ease. A trial version of Hyperlapse Pro is available and all footage you create will have a watermark for now. Microsoft plans to release a paid version of the app but there aren’t any details on availability and pricing yet. If you’re wondering where the iOS version is, Microsoft doesn’t have plans yet to release this version.
Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 6:25PM 