Skype’s iOS application has been updated again.
So what has changed? Here’s the details:
– Easily switch between headset, speaker or Bluetooth device
– One-to-one chats now appear in the correct order
– New introduction screens for first time use
– General fixes and improvements
If you run Skype on iOS, go ahead and get the update!
Skype for iOS
505 Games and leading independent developer Overkill Software, a Starbreeze Studio, are pleased to announce the DLC for PAYDAY 2, sequel to the 2011 hit PAYDAY: The Heist.
Game Director on PAYDAY 2 David Goldfarb said, “We have a bit of a problem here at Overkill – there are just too many great ideas and none that we were really happy to throw out – so PAYDAY 2 has become just too big to reserve release on Xbox Live and PS 3.”
“It’s an incredible position to be in, having a game that just keeps growing and getting better all the time,” added Head of Global Brand at 505 Games, Tim Woodley. “We wanted to do everything we could to make a game that truly fits the vision of the team at Overkill but most importantly delivers an exciting, rewarding experience for the player – be they a long-time fan or new to the series. We’re expecting great things from PAYDAY 2 and are really looking forward to working with our retail partners all over the world to make it the huge success it deserves to be.”
Payday 2 will be priced £29.99, The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Payday 2 are available for pre-order, those who pre-order gets their ands on the “Lootbag DLC” which includes.
The PC version will be priced at £24.99, the “Lootbag DLC”
But the “Career Criminal Edition” priced at £29.99 will have the above “Lootbag DLC” with added extra
PAYDAY 2 will release for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, via Steam, in August 2013.
Today, Microsoft has revealed a “first look” at Windows 8.1 and outline some of the improvements, enhancements and changes customers will see.
Windows 8.1 will advance the bold vision set forward with Windows 8 to deliver the next generation of PCs, tablets, and a range of industry devices, and the experiences customers — both consumers and businesses alike — need and will just expect moving forward. It’s Windows 8 even better. Not only will Windows 8.1 respond to customer feedback, but it will add new features and functionality that advance the touch experience and mobile computing’s potential.
Windows 8.1 will deliver improvements and enhancements in key areas like personalization, search, the built-in apps, Windows Store experience, and cloud connectivity.
You can even choose your desktop background as your Start screen background, creating a greater sense of unity and familiarity. And the Start screen in Windows 8.1 features a variety of tile sizes including a new large and new small tile, so you can organize your Start screen exactly the way you want it. It’s also even easier to name groups and rearrange tiles. You can now select multiple apps all at once, resize them, uninstall them, or rearrange them. We also found people were accidentally moving tiles on their Start screen so in Windows 8.1, you press and hold (or right-click) to move things around.
You can view all apps just by swiping from the bottom to view all apps, and we’ve added the ability to filter your apps by name, date installed, most used, or by category. You want the Start screen to be about all the things you love. So when you install a new app from the Windows Store, we no longer put that app on your Start screen. Instead, you’ll find these apps under apps view as mentioned above and marked as “new” where you can choose to pin the apps you want to your Start screen.
Windows 8.1 brings variable, continuous size of snap views. You will have more ways to see multiple apps on the screen at the same time. You can resize apps to any size you want, share the screen between two apps, or have up to three apps on each screen if you have a multiple displays connected, you can have different Windows Store apps running on all the displays at the same time and the Start Screen can stay open on one monitor. This makes multi-tasking even easier. Also in Windows 8.1, you can have multiple windows of the same app snapped together – such as two Internet Explorer windows.
The improved Windows Store in Windows 8.1 is designed to show more info than before in Windows 8 with detailed lists of top free apps, new releases, and picks for you on the homepage. The app listing is more descriptive and informative and includes an area for related apps to help with app discovery. Categories are listed with other app commands such as links to your apps and your account information. App updates install automatically in the background as well as they come through the Store. And search is available in the upper right hand corner for finding the apps you want.
In Windows 8.1, the Search charm will provide global search results powered by Bing in a rich, simple-to-read, aggregated view of many content sources (the web, apps, files, SkyDrive, actions you can take) to provide the best “answer” for your query. We think this will really change the way you interact with the Web and with windows making it quicker and easier to get things done. It is the modern version of the command line!
Quick actions include things you would want to do like play a song or video. Results from local files, apps, and settings are easily accessed in the same convenient view by scrolling to the left.
We will be improving all our built-in apps that come with Windows 8 for Windows 8.1. For example, the Photos app now has some new editing features that lets you quickly edit or adjust photos when you view them in the Photos app or open them from other places like the Mail, SkyDrive, and Camera apps. And our Music app has been completely redesigned to help pick and play music from your collection. We plan to talk more about updates to the built-in apps in Windows 8.1 and some brand new apps
The updated PC Settings in Windows 8.1 gives you access to all your settings on your device without having to go to the Control Panel on the desktop. You can do things like change your display resolution, set power options, see the make and model of my PC, change the product key, let me do Windows Update, and even join a domain – all from PC Settings. You can even manage SkyDrive from PC Settings as well and see how much available storage you have (and buy more if needed).
Web browsing continues to be one of the most popular activities on any device. That’s why with Windows 8.1, you also get Internet Explorer 11 (IE11). IE11 builds on the advancements in IE10 and is the only browser that is built for touch. IE11 will offer even better touch performance, faster page load times and several other new features we think you will enjoy. For example, you can now adjust the appearance of modern IE11 to always show the address bar and you can have as many open tabs as you like. And you can access your open tabs in sync across your other Windows 8.1 devices.
PCs today are evolving for a world of mobile computing where people interact with their devices through touch, and we designed Windows 8 for this. But we also recognize there are many non-touch devices in use today – especially in the commercial setting. As such we’ve focused on a number of improvements to ensure easier navigation for people using a mouse and keyboard.
We’ve improved the way you navigate to Start with the mouse by changing the Start “tip” to be the familiar Windows logo. The new tip appears anytime you move the mouse to the bottom left corner of the screen, and is always visible on the taskbar when on the desktop. There are also options to change what the corners do, and options to boot into alternate screens. For example, if you prefer to see the Apps view versus all the tiles, you can choose to have the Start screen go directly to Apps view.
Are you ready for Zombies then you love 505 Games today announced How to Survive, a new IP coming to the Xbox Live for Xbox 360, for PlayStation 3 and Windows PC via Steam.
Featuring a robust crafting system, unique survival guide and a host of playable characters, How to Survive strands players on a remote archipelago off the coast of Colombia in the aftermath of an unexplained accident … but you’re not alone. In order to survive, you must fulfill the most basic of needs – seeking out food, water and shelter, as well as crafting dozens of tools and weapons from fishing rods to Molotov cocktails.
Players can also team up with other survivors in local and online multiplayer story and challenge modes to take on a growing array of the infected. How to Survive is being developed by EKO Studios and is due for release this Autumn.
Today Samsung has officially announced the much-rumoured Galaxy S4 Mini. A compact version of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone, the lightweight device runs Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) and comes with a 4.3-inch HD Super AMOLED display and a 1.7GHz dual core processor.
The handset, which weighs 107g, also sports an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 1.9-megapixel HD front-facing camera, which come with the same features as the original S4 such as Sound&Shot, Panorama Shot and Story Album.
The Galaxy S4 Mini will come with 8GB of internal memory (user memory approximately 5GB) and microSD up to 64GB and will be available in two colours – White Frost and Black Mist.
The UK shipping date is due to be announced soon, after the device is launched to the press at Samsung’s London event on 20th June.
Other features include the S Translator, which instantly translates text or voice on applications including email and text messages, and the S Health app, which enables users monitor their calorie balance.
Simon Stanford, Vice President of IT & Mobile Division, Samsung Electronics UK & Ireland, said: “Demand for the Galaxy S4 has been phenomenal since it launched in April.
“We hope to build on this success with the Galaxy S4 Mini. This new handset is the ideal smartphone companion for anyone who wants a compact device packed with innovation.”
Random House UK has today launched stage one of the BLACK CROWN Project, an infectious new kind of narrative gaming experience.
Available now at www.blackcrownproject.com, BLACK CROWN marks Random House’s first move into gaming as it seeks ways to broaden the platforms it publishes on.
Written by debut author Rob Sherman, players of BLACK CROWN join the shady Widsith Institute as clerks, whose work is managed through the application of bespoke diseases, to facilitate the task of categorising and analysing the Institute’s archive of diaries and journals, belonging to the world’s greatest explorers, those who travel beyond the edge of the world.
Over the course of the story, users will begin to learn about the mysterious figure of the Miasma Eremite, who journeyed to the town of Loss, through the exploration of numerous bizarre objects and documents brought back to the Institute from its singular civilization.
Prepare for a weird and wildly imaginative experience, as you don the Dutch Frame, meet the mysterious clerk Wayle, confront the terrifying Shushbaby, descend to the Marvel Ouse and begin to uncover the nefarious Black Crown project.
The narrative will be an organic process, updated and added to in several stages after stage one’s month-long running time.
“Black Crown represents Random House’s ambition to push the boundaries in online storytelling, experiment with new business models and launch a debut author in a groundbreaking way,” says Dan Franklin, Digital Publisher, Random House Group. “Rob Sherman is a superb writer and a rare talent, and I’m delighted to be publishing him in this way.”
Black Crown is powered by Failbetter Games’ Storynexus platform, with bespoke functionality created for the Black Crown project. Additional Miasma features developed by Popleaf.
The entire project will be free-to-play, with opportunities for eager users to make micropayments to unlock story strands, expedite the narrative, and acquire items and status within the world.
For further reading, download the Institute’s latest documents, MOUR MOUR MOUR and LINCOLN’S BEDSHEET from all good ebook retailers.
Robert Sherman was born in Oxford sometime in the late twentieth century, and was brought to London in a car, he imagines. He attended Exeter University and completed a Masters in Creative Writing. He has since worked reading manuscripts, writing plays, poetry, music, screenplays and imaginary videogames (until now).
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today updated their Injustice: Gods Among game for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
Developed from the ground up by award-winning NetherRealm Studios, this free-to-play mobile game delivers stunning graphics and a completely unique fighting gameplay experience created especially for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
The console version will also be available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 now with the Wii U following soon.
The Injustice: Gods Among Us mobile game features a collectible card mechanic and engages players in 3-on-3 tag team combat that pits many of DC Comics most popular icons such as Batman, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Aquaman and more against one another. Fans who also own the forthcoming Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions will be able to unlock content in the console versions that will be available in the mobile game, and vice versa, by registering for a Warner Bros. ID (WBID) account and playing the game.
NEW CHARACTER: LOBO!
Play as the Main Man! Lobo is complete with unique special attacks and his own SUPER MOVE.
Collect Lobo’s own set of Support Cards… including SPACE DOLPHINS!
Lobo’s alien physiology makes him completely immune to POWER DRAIN.
NEW CHARACTERS: RED SON PACK
Red Son SUPERMAN now available!
Red Son WONDER WOMAN now available!
Red Son SOLOMON GRUNDY now available!
Team up with other Red Son characters to increase your power!
Future Red Son characters coming soon!
IMPROVEMENTS
Logging in to WB ID is now more stable.
Fixed issues with Support Cards. Now giving proper bonuses.
The Injustice: Gods Among Us game is available from the App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch or at AppStore.com/Injustice.
And don’t forget to check out our review of Injustice: Gods Among Us and watch me enter Arkham Asylum below:
The new model, which is yet to be confirmed for Europe or North America, will launch alongside a new range of exclusive Touch covers, reports TechRadar.
Microsoft is also planning to release the 128GB model throughout the region, although it currently has no plans to offer the 64GB version.
Microsoft’s Surface Pro has been criticised for its paltry storage capacity, with 64GB models using up 28GB of internal storage on pre-installed apps.
Nintendo has released a new Miiverse update allowing users to post text messages from the web version of the social networking service.
Features added to the web version:
More details surrounding Sonic Lost World have been released by Nintendo.
Sonic Lost World sees Sonic face his most powerful enemy to date – and this time there are six of them. Sonic Lost World will be available exclusively for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS later this year.
Dr. Eggman has harnessed the power of six menacing creatures known as the Deadly Six, but when the Deadly Six rise up against their master, Sonic has to unite with his arch nemesis in order to take on the new enemies head-to-head. Using his dynamic new parkour moves and improved Colour Powers, Sonic must run, jump and race through a variety of ever changing terrains in order to defeat the Deadly Six.
Alongside a single player adventure, the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS versions of Sonic Lost World will feature a range of competitive multiplayer modes. In addition each platform will also contain unique features that take advantage of the consoles capabilities. Exclusive Wii U Colour Powers can be controlled with the Wii U GamePad by tilting, touching, aiming and more. The full game can also be played using only the Wii U GamePad screen and will feature a two player support mode. Sonic Lost World for the Nintendo 3DS is the first handheld Sonic game ever to feature fully realised 3D levels which include exclusive Special Stages and Colour Powers unique to the Nintendo 3DS system.
Sonic the Hedgehog first appeared as a videogame character in June 1991 and instantly became an icon for a generation of gamers. Defined by his super-fast speed and cool attitude, in the years since he first raced on to videogame consoles. Sonic Lost World will be distributed by Nintendo of Europe throughout Europe and Australia when it launches later this year.
Kingston Digital Europe today announced the latest addition to its SSDNow family, the KC300 solid-state drive.
KC300 enables business, mobile and power users to be more productive as the drive maximises power efficiencies in notebook PCs. KC300 provides advanced power management via an LSI SandForce second-generation SF-2281 processor, allowing users to do more from a single charge.
KC300 is the next-generation business drive, replacing the Kingston V+200 and KC100 SSDs. The drive features enterprise-grade SMART attributes, allowing IT departments to monitor wear range data, SSD life remaining write amplification and total bytes written. KC300 comes equipped with Data Integrity Protection featuring DuraWrite technology to extend the life of the SSD by effectively and efficiently reducing the number of Flash writes via an intelligent compression engine without sacrificing data integrity. RAISE™ reduces the number of uncorrectable errors in the drive, over and above standard error code correction.
“Kingston’s new SSDNow KC300 is designed to help business, mobile and power users extend the lifespan and significantly improve the performance of their PC or notebook with higher speeds, greater stability and reliability,” Mathew Mackender Business manager SSD . “KC300 provides greater power efficiency than the traditional hard disk drive, thus allowing users to keep on working longer without having to recharge the battery.”
KC300 is available as a stand-alone drive or as an upgrade kit containing cloning software and other accessories for a desktop and/or notebook system. It is backed by a three-year warranty, free technical support and legendary Kingston reliability.
Kingston SSDNow KC300 Features & Specifications:
· Form factor: 2.5” drive available in 7.0mm with adapter to fit in 9.5mm systems
· Advanced Power Management: extends notebook battery life during typical computing session
· Fast: dramatic performance increase for any system upgrade
· Endurance: Data Integrity Protection featuring DuraClass technology
· Durable: DuraWrite intelligent compression engine extends the life of the SSD
· Dependable: RAISE reduces the number of uncorrectable errors on the drive
· Multiple capacities: the right capacity to meet your storage need
· Guaranteed: three-year warranty, free technical support
· Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0
· Capacities1: 60GB, 120GB, 180GB, 240GB, 480GB
· Controller: SandForce-SF2281
· Sequential Reads: SATA Rev. 3.0 525MB/s
· Sequential Writes: SATA Rev. 3.0 500MB/s
· Maximum Random 4k Read/Write3:
o 60GB: 84,000/ 64,000 IOPS
o 120GB: 84,000/ 64,000 IOPS
o 180GB: 84,000/ 64,000 IOPS
o 240GB: 84,000/ 52,000 IOPS
o 480GB: 73,000/ 32,000 IOPS
· PCMARK Vantage HDD Suite Score: 57,000
· Power Consumption: 0.6 W (MAX) Idle / 1.4 W (MAX) Read / 2.9 W (MAX) Write
· Storage temperatures: -40°C ~ 85°C
· Operating temperatures: 0°C ~ 70°C
· Dimensions: 69.8mm x 100.1mm x 7.0mm
· Weight: 60GB, 120GB, 180GB, 240GB — 86.0g; 480GB: 92.3g
· Vibration operating: 2.17G Peak (7–800Hz)
· Vibration non-operating: 20G Peak (10–2000Hz)
· Life expectancy: 1 million hours MTBF
· Warranty/support: three-year warranty with free technical support
· Total Bytes Written (TBW):
60GB: 47TB
120GB: 94TB
180GB: 141TB
240GB: 188TB
480GB: 375TB
The official Twitter app for the iPhone and iPad has been updated to version 5.7.
The new Tweet composer for iPhone makes sharing photos easy and lets you preview how your Tweets will look. Also:
• Enjoy a more beautiful design on iPhone with wider timelines in all parts of the app
• Receive a notification when a friend has joined Twitter
• Improvements and bug fixes for lists
Today Ubisoft has revealed its lineup of titles for what the company expects to be one of the most significant editions of the E3 in years. At 3 p.m. PDT on 10th June, Ubisoft leads off with an invitation-only media briefing at the Los Angeles Theatre that will feature first looks at Ubisoft’s upcoming lineup, including exclusive next-generation games, innovative editions of popular franchises and new brands and titles. Connected Digital World will be at this years E3 event as always. Bringing you interviews and all the consoles and games you can shake you stick at.
After the press conference, E3 attendees can visit Ubisoft’s booth (#1023 situated in the South Hall at the Los Angeles Convention Center) to check out a number of highly anticipated games, including Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, Rayman Legends, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist, Watch Dogs and more. Throughout the week, there also will be a number of special guests and live performances at the booth.
“This is a pivotal moment for the video game industry, and E3 is the opportunity for us to share our vision for the future,” said Yves Guillemot, co-founder and CEO, Ubisoft, “We have many incredible games in development, and we’re especially excited to share more on our next-gen titles, which will deliver more connected, immersive and interactive experiences to our fans.”
With next-gen games like Watch Dogs already scheduled for release this year and more next-gen titles to be announced during E3.
Ubisoft’s media briefing will also be available to watch live or on demand on Ubisoft’s YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29uRvifupqQ)
All of Ubisoft’s videos and trailers will be available on YouTube (http://www.YouTube/user/ubisoft).
