Watch Dogs tops the sales charts, Windows 8.1 might be heading to low-cost devices with Bing, Battlefield will get a new game this year, and Skype gets a live translation feature. Check out this week’s hottest software news in The Softonic Minute.
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Watch Dogs launches with crashes and performance issues
Watch Dogs launched this week to huge sales numbers, but not everything went off without a hitch: crashes and performance issues were among some of the problems that left players frustrated with the game. Continue reading…
Windows 8.1 with Bing coming to low cost devices
Microsoft announced that it’ll be launching a new edition of Windows called Windows 8.1 with Bing. The operating system gives device manufacturers a low cost version of Windows for its cheaper devices. Continue reading…
Battlefield Hardline trailer leaked, shows cops vs robbers (updated)
Electronic Arts has announced Battlefield Hardline, the company’s brand new series coming out this fall. There were few details about the game, until a trailer was leaked showing a huge preview of what to expect. Watch the trailer.
Skype demos live voice translations, coming to Windows 8 this year
Skype is about to become infinitely more useful to international users: Microsoft showed off its live voice translation tool inside Skype. Called Skype Translator, the tool will debut in Windows 8 “before the end of 2014”. Continue reading…
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