‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 5 Blu-Ray to feature animated clip of the ‘Dance of Dragons’

If you are brushed up on your Game of Thrones lore, one of the biggest stories coming out of it is the epic two-year-long battle of Daenerys’ ancestors in House Targaryen just about rip themselves apart in civil war. Also known as “Dance of Dragons,” this story will be getting a special bonus in the upcoming Blu-Ray version of Season 5 of the HBO hit. Unlike other special features released before, the exploration of the Dance of Dragons gets a 20-minute animated special that will feature the voices of former and current Game of Thrones actors including Pedro Pascal (Oberyn Martell), Kerry Ingram (Shireen Baratheon), Harry Lloyd (Viserys Targaryen), Mark Addy (Robert Baratheon), Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark), and Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon).

This should tide you over until the next season starts or until you want to revisit (or actually read) the books. But there’s also quite a wait for this as it comes out in Blu-Ray and DVD on March 15.

Source: io9

Microsoft takes out Cortana voice feature on Android

Android fans aren’t happy with what Microsoft did with its virtual assistant on their devices. The tech giant pulled out the “Hey Cortana” voice functionality because of a bug. According to the company, those who used the voice assistant couldn’t access Android’s own voice search feature. It might be weird to have both “Ok Google” and “Hey Cortana” on but there are certain features you can reach with Google’s own voice assistant that Microsoft’s version can’t reach.

Users have taken to the app’s Google Play reviews page to express their dissatisfaction over the move. There isn’t any definite word from Microsoft if they will be bringing back the feature but if they do listen to their users it hopefully will be making an appearance by next year. We really won’t expect them to do so with the remaining days as engineers are most likely on vacation, too.

Source: PCWorld

Apple Music hits some snags with release of Taylor Swift’s exclusive world tour documentary

It hasn’t been an easy ride for Apple Music and Taylor Swift. And now even if Apple has exclusive access to “1989 World Tour Live” documentary film, it started out rather bumpy. There were complaints over Twitter of the stream failing to start or stuttering or dropping every couple of minutes. There were even some who couldn’t find the video. But it seems a few hours after the video hit the service, a lot of those problems have been ironed out.

But while those have been fixed, there are some baked-in issues with Apple Music that The Verge has pointed out. These include the inability of AirPlay to play the documentary on all but the newest Apple TVs and the lack of fullscreen mode on the iPad. These are issues the service has to fix moving forward.

Source: The Verge

Experimental & indie games find their home on Itch.io

Steam isn’t lacking in terms of indie titles. They have their share. But if you want more independent or experimental titles, you might want to head over to Itch.io. The site has both a web app and desktop app for you to use. It features games ranging from small, experimental titles to those that might cost you a few bucks. If you want to scratch that gaming itch (pun very much intended), head over to Itch.io.

Source: Itch.io | Via: Lifehacker