Year: 2019

Star Trek’s Alex Kurtzman talks Picard Series

CompuScoop Staff January 10, 2019 0

What’s Captain Picard been up to all these years? Recently, executive producer Alex Kurtzman spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about CBS All Access’ new Star Trek series.

A follow-up to Star Trek: The Next Generation, the TV show will see the return of Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and explore the next chapter of his life.

In the interview, Kurtzman revealed the new CBS All Access series will be set after the destruction of the Romulan Empire:

Picard’s life was radically altered by the dissolution of the Romulan Empire.

And how did Stewart agree to return as Captain Picard? Kurtzman said it took a really amazing idea:

He threw down an amazing gauntlet and said, ‘If we do this, I want it to be so different, I want it to be both what people remember but also not what they’re expecting at all, otherwise why do it?'”

The Picard series, untitled as of now, is expected to debut in late 2019.

Apple Maps turn-by-turn goes online in India

CompuScoop Staff January 10, 2019 0

Long a staple in places like the U.S. and Canada, turn-by-turn directions for Apple Maps have finally come to the world’s second-biggest country, India.,” Roger Fingas reports for AppleInsider.

“The option gives iPhone and Apple Watch owners a built-in way of navigating India’s sometimes complicated road system,” Fingas reports. “It remains to be seen how well Maps copes, as there are still periodic complaints about accuracy and guidance elsewhere.”

“It’s not clear why support has lagged in India,” Fingas reports. “Turn-by-turn guidance has been available in places like China and Germany for some time, and even in small markets like Andorra, Gibraltar, and Vatican City.”

Apple provides list of TVs that support Airplay

Dan Uff January 10, 2019 0

During this week's Consumer Electronic's show, Apple has been busy updating its web site with information about what hardware supports its Airplay 2 feature.

Now the company has dedicated an entire web page to list what's supported by Airplay 2, including recently announced TVs at CES.

To see the entire list, click here.