{"id":59637,"date":"2014-01-31T17:30:04","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T15:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=59637"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:54:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:54:42","slug":"the-softonic-minute-facebook-hotline-miami-skydrive-and-vlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-softonic-minute-facebook-hotline-miami-skydrive-and-vlc\/","title":{"rendered":"The Softonic Minute: Facebook, Hotline Miami, SkyDrive and VLC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Facebook Paper<\/strong> comes to iOS, <strong>Hotline Miami:2 Wrong Number<\/strong> gets a launch date, Microsoft renames <strong>SkyDrive<\/strong> to OneDrive, and <strong>VLC for Windows 8<\/strong> is on its way to the Windows Store. Check out this week&#8217;s hottest software news in The Softonic Minute.<br \/>\n<!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div>\nDefault player\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\nBy use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C \nfound at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/. \n--><\/p>\n<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p><!-- \nThis script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon\nas the line is read by the browser. If you wish to have the player instantiated only after\nthe rest of the HTML is processed and the page load is complete, remove the line.\n--><br \/>\nbrightcove.createExperiences();<\/p>\n<p><!-- End of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"VideoLAN submitting VLC for Windows 8 app soon\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/videolan-submitting-vlc-for-windows-8-app-soon\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VideoLAN submitting VLC for Windows 8 app<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The open source video player has finally been added to the Windows Store. After a crowd-funding project backed by more than 3000 users, many delays and various technical problems, VLC can finally be used with Windows 8 and RT. <strong>Download VLC for <a title=\"Download VLC for Windows\" href=\"http:\/\/vlc-media-player.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows<\/a>, <a title=\"Download VLC for Mac\" href=\"http:\/\/vlc-media-player.en.softonic.com\/mac\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mac<\/a>, <a title=\"Download VLC for iOS\" href=\"http:\/\/vlc-media-player.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS<\/a> and <a title=\"Download VLC for Android\" href=\"http:\/\/vlc-for-android.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number coming summer 2014\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/hotline-miami-2-wrong-number-coming-summer-2014\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number coming Summer 2014<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The next installment of the violent action game has been scheduled for release in Summer 2014. The developer of Hotline Miami 2, Dennaton Games, has promised to stick to the same plot as part one, but will also include more complex characters and a more difficult mode. <strong>Download Hotline Miami for <a title=\"Download Hotline Miami for Windows\" href=\"http:\/\/hotline-miami.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows<\/a> or <a title=\"Download Hotline Miami for Mac\" href=\"http:\/\/hotline-miami.en.softonic.com\/mac\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mac<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Microsoft SkyDrive renamed OneDrive\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/microsoft-skydrive-renamed-onedrive\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft SkyDrive renamed OneDrive<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>After having to change the Metro name of its interface to Modern UI, Microsoft has once again been forced to do the same with its online storage service, due to legal issues. In addition, it\u2019s rumored that Office Web Apps will be renamed Office Online. <strong>Download <a title=\"Download OneDrive\" href=\"http:\/\/microsoft-skydrive.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OneDrive<\/a> for Windows<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Paper, the latest app from Facebook, launches February 3rd in US\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/paper-the-latest-app-from-facebook-launches-february-3rd-in-us\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paper, the latest app from Facebook, launches February 3rd in US<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The social network announced a new app for iOS. In true <a title=\"Download Flipboard for iOS\" href=\"http:\/\/flipboard.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flipboard<\/a> fashion, Facebook\u2019s Paper lets you see the news via a neatly organized interface. For now, it\u2019s only available for iOS in the US. <strong>Download <a title=\"Download Facebook for iOS\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook for iOS<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"The Softonic Minute\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/t\/softonic-minute\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out all of our past Softonic Minutes here.<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook Paper comes to iOS, Hotline Miami:2 Wrong Number gets a launch date, Microsoft renames SkyDrive to OneDrive, and VLC for Windows 8 is on its way to the Windows Store. Check out this week&#8217;s hottest software news in The Softonic Minute. 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