Industry sources have revealed some of Google's plans for the future of Android Wear. As most of you surely remember, version 5.1.1 of the wearable OS came out fairly recently and brought about quite a few new gestures and a much-needed rethinking of the main control scheme and menu arrangement. According to some new info, the next iteration promises even more advanced functionality.

One of the main features, said to be in the works is a new single tap gesture, intended for interactive functionality on watch faces. Android Wear users have always been able to bring up the launcher with a single tap on the screen. While that is undoubtedly convenient, is seems that developers have been experimenting with other uses for the single tap, which Google is now picking up on. Currently, there are a few Wear apps in the Play Store that overwrite the aforementioned default behavior and implement some quick toggles or shortcuts, to be activated with a single press.

Apparently the idea has its appeal and has prompted Google to integrate the behavior straight into the OS, so developers won't have to rely on undocumented tricks and hidden buttons to get the effect they desire. This new control scheme might have already been in planning for some time now, since the last Android Wear update made the launcher accessible through a swipe from right to left. Essentially freeing up the single tap. And of course, there is always the familiar "OK Google" voice trigger.

A few leaked pictures provide examples as to what the new single tap gesture can be used for. They include cycling through variants of a watch face and changing up some of its aesthetics. Also, toggling a whole other state on an off. The new control scheme also opens up the possibility to interact with shortcuts on the watch face itself – bringing up more detail, or simply launching an app.

Watch to watch messages is said to be another new feature coming to Android Wear. Apple Watch users already have to possibility to send doodles to one another and Google doesn't want to lack too far behind. The feature is called Together and should allow Wear users to send each other messages, photos, emojis, stickers and also doodles. The following code gives some info on the new feature.

Oddly enough, however, the above snippet is said to come from a single watch face, rather than system-wide code. So, it could turn out to be restricted to a particular watch interface, which is kind of counter-intuitive. In any case, this info is preliminary and while it sounds credible enough, largely unconfirmed and subject to change.

Last, but not least, the next Android Wear update is said to finally put an end to the LG G Watch R Wi-Fi drama and enable the feature. We hope to find more information on the future of Android Wear soon and learn more about the upcoming features, prior to the software rollout, which was initially set for July 28, but will likely be postponed for…

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Microsoft has confirmed that it will be selling Windows 10 on bootable USB flash drives instead of optical media. This will allow consumers to install the OS even on machines that don't have an optical disc drive built-in, such as some of the ultraportable notebooks. The USB drives will also likely be a good bit faster than the discs, making the process quicker.

The OS is now currently up for pre-order on Amazon and is available on a USB drive. You can pre-order the Home edition for $119.99 and the Pro edition for $199.99, if you don't have an existing Windows machine that you can update for…

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Back in May Microsoft introduced one of its interesting new software projects – the Hyperlapse app. It offers a convenient and user-friendly way to build beautiful video sequenced with a hyperlapse effect. The app was originally developed for Windows Phone, along with an advanced paid version for Windows PC – Microsoft Hyperlapse Pro. However, the development team was nice enough to port everything over to Android as well. Now the said app is finished, has shed its beta tag and is available for free through the Play Store.

What the Microsoft Hyperlapse Mobile app does is provide an almost zero-settings approach to creating beautiful video sequences. The software can either record the raw footage itself, or work with a readymade one and the effect speed is also variable – form 2x, all the way to a nauseating 32x. Achieving a pleasant end result is actually not an easy task. There is a lot more to Hyperlapse than simply speeding up playback. A lot of filtering and smoothing over has to be applied, all calculated specifically to match the giver input footage.

This being said, the Hyperlapse Mobile app does require quite a bit of processing power to do its job. Initially, the Android version was limited to a handful of current devices, like the Samsung Galaxy S6, Nexus 5 and Sony Xperia Z3. Now, it seems to have shed most of these strict requirements, but results can vary if your handset is on the low-end side. As a minimum, you need 4.4 KitKat to run the app and once you get it installed, the rest is pretty straight-forward.

We definitely urge you to give it a shot next time you take a walk, or a bike ride for some eye-catching results. A link to the Play Store can be found below. You can also pick up the Windows Phone version if you are on a Lumia device, or a trial of the full PC suite.

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