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Samsung Experience 10 Launcher Is Now Available For Samsung Galaxy Phones With Android 8.0+

As reported by XDA-Developers, an early build of Samsung Experience 10 based on Android 9 Pie rolled out last week, boasting a quite controversial design. However, it’s now only supporting Samsung Galaxy S9 or Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus with Snapdragon chipsets, so users of another Samsung Galaxy models should wait for a final version. Luckily, the XDA-Developers team extracted some parts out of this release, including the Samsung Experience 10 Launcher, and made them available for Samsung Galaxy phones with Android 8.0+. Besides, the devs also extracted the new Samsung Internet 9.0.

The new Samsung Experience 10 Launcher brings new changes

While the new Samsung Experience 10 Launcher is quite similar to the previous one (the 9.5 version), there are some new improvements and some visual changes.

Accordingly, the new Launcher boasts larger icons and new animations for launching Bixby Home. For those who use Bixby Home, the new Samsung Experience 10 Launcher allows it to load faster than the previous version. However, we’re talking here about an extraction made out of an early-build Samsung Experience 10 based on Android 9 Pie so, eventually, when the final variant is live, many other changes might appear.

 

 

How to install the Samsung Experience 10 Launcher extracted by XDA-Developers

According to the official XDA-Developers blog post on this one, you can’t just load up the app on top of your existing launcher installation because Samsung doesn’t allow you to upgrade system apps in that way. However, the team came up with a solution.

After using App Cloner from the Google Play Store to clone the new Samsung Experience 10 Launcher APK, the XDA-Developers managed to come out with a stable version that could be installed and function in parallel to the pre-loaded system launcher.

According to XDA, the new Samsung Experience 10 Launcher APK runs on any Samsung Galaxy device with Android 8.0 Oreo or newer, meaning that it works on Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge, Galaxy Note FE, Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus, Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9 Plus, and Galaxy Note 9.

Grab the new launcher from here.

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Tech

Apple Purchased Shazam, the Renowned Music Recognition App

Apple purchased the popular music recognition app Shazam making it easier for iPhone, iPad, and Mac users to find and enjoy the music they love. Once the acquisition is completed, the Shazam app would become ad-free for everyone to enjoy it without any disturbance.

About Shazam music recognition app

With hundreds of millions of downloads on App Store and more than 100 million on Google Play Store, Shazam is the most famous music recognition app in the world.

Shazam helps users find their favorite songs by simply letting the app “listening” to the music surrounding them. Once Shazam music recognition app identifies the song, the application will reveal the artist’s name, the song’s title, as well as other essential details, such as the album on which the track appears, and other info about the singer.

Besides, Shazam also operates as music, video, and printed documents sharing platform.

According to the latest statistics coming from Apple, the Shazam music recognition app has been downloaded by more than 1 billion times on all platforms and, on a daily basis, users identify songs with the app by about 20 million.

Apple acquired Shazam app

Just recently, Apple announced the purchase of Shazam, the popular music recognition app which is available for iOS and Android, as well. Thanks to this acquisition, the Shazam app would now be ad-free for everyone who wants to use it to identify and/or share music, videos, and documents.

“Apple and Shazam have a long history together. Shazam was one of the first apps available when we launched the App Store and has become a favorite app for music fans everywhere. With a shared love of music and innovation, we are thrilled to bring our teams together to provide users even more great ways to discover, experience and enjoy music,” stated Oliver Schusser, the Vice President at the Apple Music.

 

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Games News

Grand Theft Auto 5 Cheat Codes For PlayStation 4

Well, if you’re not involved in any mission yet and want to have some fun in GTA 5, here is a list of the most important Grand Theft Auto 5 cheat codes for PlayStation 4.

Keep in mind, however, that these codes are not automatically saved in GTA 5 for PlayStation 4 so you’ll have to re-enter them to reactivate the cheats. Also, you cannot use cheat codes while on a mission, and, on the other hand, if you already launched cheat codes, these will be immediately disabled as soon as you start a mission in Grand Theft Auto 5.

Additionally, all your PS4 trophies will be deleted from your current save game so be sure to quick save your progress before using cheats.

While there are many more GTA 5 cheat codes for PlayStation 4, and maybe more new, yet unknown ones will emerge, eventually, below you can find the most commonly used cheat codes in Grand Theft Auto 5.

Grand Theft Auto 5 Cheat Codes For PlayStation 4

Invincibility

Quickly press Right, X, Right, Left, Right, R1, Right, Left, X, Triangle to become invincible for five minutes. Once the so-called “god mode” ends, you’ll have to repeat the sequence to reactivate it. Optionally, you can call 1-999-724-6545537 (PAIN KILLER) with your in-game cell phone.

Full health and armor

Quickly press Circle, L1, Triangle, R2, X, Square, Circle, Right, Square, L1(3) to get full health and armor. You can also activate this GTA 5 cheat code for PlayStation 4 by calling 1-999-887-853 (TURTLE).

Give weapons and extra ammo

There is a time when you might want to have some fun using guns you don’t have yet. That’s when one of the most loved Grand Theft Auto 5 cheat codes for PlayStation 4 comes in. To get all the weapons and extra ammo, quickly tap Triangle, R2, Left, L1, X, Right, Triangle, Down, Square, L1(3) or call 1-999-8665-87 (TOOL UP).

Lower wanted level

When the police is chasing you but you want to lower your wanted level quickly press R1(2), Circle, R2, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left or call 1-999-529-93787 (LAWYERUP) on your in-game cell phone.

Raise wanted level

If you’re bored and want some extra fun in Grand Theft Auto 5, press R1(2), Circle, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right or call 1-999-384-48483 (FUGITIVE) to raise your wanted level and get more police officers and vehicles on your trails.

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Crypto News

Tether (USDT) Stablecoin Doesn’t Affect Bitcoin (BTC) Price, But Influences BTC Trading Volumes

The stable cryptocurrency Tether (USDT) has no impact on the price of Bitcoin (BTC), but it doesn’t affect its trading volume, according to the results of the latest academic research conducted by Professor Wang Chun Wei, of the School of Business at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Tether (USDT) has nothing to do with Bitcoin (BTC) price surges

According to the results of the study, which will be presented in the October 2018 edition of Economics Letters, there is no evidence to suggest that Tether (USDT) emissions cause Bitcoin (BTC) price surges.

The new study contradicts previous research that the stablecoin was manipulating the cryptocurrencies market, leading to the significant surge of Bitcoin (BTC) in December 2017.

Wei’s findings, focused mainly on market valuation and efficiency, used the vector autoregression (VAR) model, which serves to investigate whether or not there is a causal relationship between something in the past and something in the future.

The study was thus based both on the daily information on the commercial activity of USDT and BTC and on data from Omni Explorer, which lists all the addresses of new USDT issues.

Tether (USDT) is, however, influencing Bitcoin (BTC) trading volumes

“We found a positive relationship between Tether’s concessions and the increase in trading volumes the following day. Our VAR estimates show that both Bitcoin (BTC) and Tether (USDT) trade increases after Tether’s subsidies. However, these increases in trading volume do not lead directly to increases in Bitcoin (BTC). The effect is short-lived, and trading volumes return to normal in 5 days,” said Wang Chun Wei.

These findings largely coincide with a report published by Oleksandr Ivanov, a data scientist at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, who also found that there is no correlation between the growth in the volume of circulating Tether (USDT) and the price of Bitcoin (BTC).

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Tech

Facebook Lite 113.0.0.5.95 beta Comes with New Improvements

If you have a low- or mid-range smartphone or your mobile plan does not include enough mobile data, then you should use Facebook Lite. Now, Facebook Lite 113.0.0.5.95 for Android rolled out with new improvements.

Facebook is the most appreciated and popular social network on the planet. Totaling billions of users, the platform created by Mark Zuckerberg is continually updated with new features and enhancements. Now, it’s time for the Facebook Lite app for Android to get upgraded functions and new improvements.

About Facebook Lite

Consuming fewer resources, Facebook Lite offers almost all the functions of the standard Facebook application for iOS and Android. Facebook Lite occupies only up to 2 Mb, so, it’s ideal for users who have smartphones with low storage space, less performing processors, and limited mobile internet.

The app, available worldwide on Google Play Store, lets you use the most important social networking services, including the ability to send text messages, photos, and links. Recently, Facebook also released Facebook Messenger Lite which is the lighter version of the social network’s original instant messaging app.

The standard Facebook app for smartphones or tablets consumes a lot of mobile data. If you are not on Wi-Fi, it would be challenging to make it consume less than the amount of data you’re mobile plan includes. As reported, Facebook uses as much mobile data as 20 videos on Youtube, and that’s huge.

That’s why Facebook decided to release Facebook Lite. Now, Facebook Lite reached the 113.0.0.5.95 beta version about which we’ll discuss below.

Facebook Lite 113.0.0.5.95 beta Comes with New Improvements

Facebook Lite, the lighter version of the original Facebook app, is an official app released by the renowned social network for those who use low- and mid-range smartphones with poor processing performance or low mobile data plan.

Now, Facebook Lite 113.0.0.5.95 beta has just rolled out and comes with new improvements to enhance reliability and speed.

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