Year: 2018

Star Trek Online Announces: “Star Trek: Age of Discovery”

CompuScoop Staff July 26, 2018 1

Star Trek Onlinewill follow Star Trek: Discoveryinto the binary star system this fall with the multi-part adventure, Age of Discovery, it’s been announced by Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a leading publisher of free-to-play MMORPGs, and Cryptic Studios. The PC version of the Star Trek-based free-to-play MMORPG’s first Discoveryinstallment will allow Star Trek Onlineplayers to create a Federation Captain from Star Trek: Discoveryand join forces with Starfleet Academy Cadet Sylvia Tilly, voiced by Mary Wiseman.

Further, Age of Discovery’s first installment will introduce a new Discovery-era tutorial, two episodes, new Reputation Tiers, an added Task Force Operation and several other new gameplay features.

Age of Discoveryopens in the year 2256, just after the Battle at the Binary Stars. In the wake of a brutal war against the Klingons, Starfleet Captains now face J’Ula, matriarch of the House of Mo’Kai and sister of T’Kuvma, who seeks to alter the destiny of the Alpha Quadrant. Players must rely on the help of fellow Starfleet Academy Cadet Sylvia Tilly (voiced by Mary Wiseman), who has come home to assist with training and see them off on their first assignment. From there, they will journey to iconic locations fromStar Trek: Discovery,like the Dilithium Mines of Corvan II, explore the new experimental Crossfield class Starship, theU.S.S. Glenn, and defend Starbase 1 from a fearsome attack by the Klingon House of D’Ghor.

Additional details – including the release date for Age of Discovery’s first installment on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation4 – will be announced later this year.

Star Trek Onlineis a free-to-play massively multiplayer online game that allows players to explore the Star Trekuniverse from within. Players can forge their own destiny as Captain of a Federation starship, champion the Empire through the far reaches of the galaxy as a Klingon Warrior, rebuild the Romulan legacy as the commander of a Romulan Republic Warbird or carry out daring missions on behalf of the Dominion as a Jem’Hadar soldier. Captains can also explore iconic locations from the Star Trekuniverse, make contact with new alien species and battle alongside other players in customizable starships. Star Trek Onlineis currently available on PC, PlayStation4 and Xbox One. To download and play Star Trek Onlinetoday for free, visit www.playstartrekonline.com.

Star Trek: Discovery's first season is available on CBS All Access in the U.S. and Space Channel in Canada. It's available on Netflix in the rest of the world.

Via: Star Trek / Star Trek Online

Apple offering pilot episode of upcoming ‘Castle Rock’ show premier from Hulu

CompuScoop Staff July 25, 2018 10

Apple is letting anyone in the United States with an iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV watch the pilot episode of Hulu's new series Castle Rockfor free through its TV app. The episode is available now for users in the U.S., and it will live in Apple's TV app for two weeks (via Engadget).

This coincides with Castle Rock's premiere on Hulu today, beginning with the first three episodes available for Hulu subscribers to watch in full. Over the next few weeks, one episode will launch each Wednesday leading into the finale with the tenth episode capping the first season.

As Engadgetpoints out, Apple's decision to promote the show makes sense as it's one of the most anticipated new series of the summer and should get more people to jump into the company's TV app ahead of the launch of its own exclusive showsnext year. Apple says this is the first time it has debuted a new series before any paywalls in the TV app, and it already offers free episodes of its own shows like Carpool Karaoke in the app.

For the show itself, Castle Rockfocuses on the life of a criminal law attorney who returns to his hometown of Castle Rock, Maine when a new case about a mysterious inmate emerges from the nearby Shawshank State Penitentiary. The show uses numerous stories and locations created by author Stephen King as the backdrop for new characters and a new story in the Maine town.

The episode has already launched, so those interested can watch the pilot of Castle Rockfor free in Apple's TV app right now.

How to get your Health Information inside Apple’s Health App for iOS

Dan Uff July 25, 2018 0

On Monday, we told you how users with an iPhone can now get their medical information inside Apple's Health Application.

Now, we'll show you the necessary steps on how to add this information to the Health app.

Here's how:

1. When inside the Health App, select the "Health Data" icon.

2. Scroll down until you see the "Health Records" option. Select it.

3. Select "Add Account".

4. Scroll down and select the medical establishment that you want the records from.

5. Login with your username (or medical ID) and password.

6. Follow the screens.

This app can save you time by showing you key medical information as well as your medications.

CBS finds its writer for the upcoming ‘Short Treks’ Series coming later this year

CompuScoop Staff July 24, 2018 1

And now it can be revealed. Alex Kurtzman announced at San Diego Comic-Con that four Star Trek: Short Trekswould herald season two of Star Trek: Discovery, one each focusing on Saru, Tilly and Harry Mudd, with Rainn Wilson reprising his role as Mudd and directing that episode. It's since been confirmed that Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon has written one of the four installments, "Calypso."

Chabon broke the news on Instagram, noting that he was on the set in Toronto for the three-day-long filming of the episode, which stars "the blazingly talented" Aldis Hodge and was directed by "the brilliant" Olatunde Osunsanmi, who helmed the season-one Discoveryepisode, "Butcher's Knife Cares Not For The Lamb's Cry, The." Hodge, whose credits include Leverage, Straight Outta ComptonandUnderground, will play Craft, a character who will be new to the world of Discovery.

Star Trek: Discovery's first season is available on CBS All Access in the U.S. and Space Channel in Canada. It's available on Netflix in the rest of the world.

Via: CBS/Star Trek