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Top 3 Most Popular Android Launchers

The most significant advantage Android operating system has over Apple’s iOS is the broad customization options. Thanks to them we can personalize our Android-running smartphones in almost every way we want. We can change the icon styles, the theme, the fonts, and so on. However, to do that we either need to download and install themes or to use Android launchers which would change the GUI of our smartphones almost entirely. And here is the top 3 most popular Android launchers.

Top 3 Most Popular Android Launchers

Microsoft Launcher

Initially called Arrow Launcher, the Microsoft Launcher have become one of the best and most popular launchers for Android. Microsoft Launcher is more than just a simple Android launcher, as it’s also boasting some tools for Windows PC users, besides new visuals and lots of gadgets and widgets.

The launcher is also coming out with lots of customization options. Practically, we can personalize everything with Microsoft Launcher, from the dark, light, or transparent themes to the style of the icons and the widgets. Nonetheless, Microsoft Launcher supports Cortana assistant.

Nova Launcher

Nova Launcher is one of the most popular Android launchers because it is the oldest one on the market. Nova Launcher is also allowing users to customize their Android smartphones entirely. It comes with lots of personalization options, letting users change the home screen as much as they like, their imagination being the only limitation.

This great launcher permits us to choose the aspect of the icons and search bar, change the theme and the themes’ colors, switch between different scroll effects, and change the style of the home screen, among many other features.

Evie Launcher

This Evie Launcher is another very popular launcher for Android, and it looks like the stock version of the Android operating system. It features a homepage and an app drawer, both of which are accessible by swiping up. With the app drawer, users can organize the applications in raws or columns, while the home screen drawer permits users to add and customize their widgets.

Evie Launcher is one of the most popular Android launchers thanks to its many customization options and extra features available under the Settings section.

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World of Warcraft Receives New Raid and Dungeon Mechanics Via Update

World of Warcraft launched in 2004 as a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, but it’s still a trendy and appreciated title. World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth didn’t have a great year in 2018, but Blizzard intends to change that in 2019 with new additions and content. In the first World of Warcraft update of 2019, the game receives new raid and dungeon mechanics, as well as other small changes.

The so-called Battle for Dazar’alor rolled out in World of Warcraft, and it seems to be the most special raid in the game’s history. In this one, different from the previous raids, each faction has its mission. The Alliance tries to attack the Horde city, while the Horde has to defend it. To complete the raid, both groups will fight every boss “in a how the other side saw it” flashback.

Along with the new update, the second season of Battle for Azeroth’s player-versus-player also reached World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft Receives New Raid and Dungeon Mechanics Via Update

The new season Battle for Azeroth’s PvP boasts new rewards that gamers can earn through Battlegrounds and War Mode. Thanks to the World of Warcraft update with the new raid, the game also received significant loot rewards that would, most likely, attract the players. Via the patch, Mythic Keystones have their loot drops increased to 370 item level gear.

The Mythic Keystone of the end of the week can now scale all the way up to 410, as reported by Polygon tech news portal.

All these new changes in World of Warcraft, including new raid and dungeon mechanics, as well as the Mythic Keystone improvements and the addition of a fifth circle to the Azerite armor, emerge in the game before the World of Warcraft 8.2 patch which would roll out later this year and which Blizzard presented at BlizzCon 2018.

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Fallout 76 Is Not Going To Become A Free-To-Play Game, Although It’s The Worst Game of The Series

Recently, Bethesda removed physical copies of Fallout 76 from stores in various regions. Soon afterward, rumors have emerged saying that Bethesda has been doing that in preparation for the transition of Fallout 76 to a free-to-play game. But Bethesda is not going to do that, although Fallout 76 is the worst game of the series so that not many gamers are willing to give money for it.

“Fallout 76 goes Free-to-Play, I want my money back. Straight up. 500 Atoms ain’t gonna cut it this time. As a diehard fan, there’d be no coming back to that slap in the face,” said an upset gamer on Twitter. Bethesda replied to him by saying that “there is no truth to this rumor.”

Even though the game will still be available for money, Bethesda cut off Fallout 76’s price considerably. Now, you can buy it from Amazon, for example, with only $40, which is by $20 less costly than the launch price.

Even Though It’s The Worst Game of The Series, Fallout 76 Is Not Going To Become A Free-To-Play Game

Bethesda acknowledged that the fans are not happy with the game and tried to apologize to the gamers by letting them download Fallout Classic Collection, which contains Fallout, Fallout Tactics, and Fallout 2. However, only those who logged into Fallout 76 before the end of 2018 would get this offer. Also, the Fallout Classic Collection is only available for PC, but Fallout 76 gamers on every platform can download it.

Fallout 76 launched with a lot of bugs, disappointing the fans. Also, the sales were way below the level of Fallout 4 in 2015, and there were even fewer players than during the Fallout 76 BETA period. That could mean that gamers had already seen a lot of this game before its official launch so that they started looking for other, new titles.

Besides all that, Fallout 76 can become a decent game if Bethesda would change the game’s basic gameplay systems. The games studio has already done that before with its The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, but achieving the same with Fallout 76 is much more challenging.

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Meizu Zero Is The Smartphone That Boasts Features Apple and Samsung Have Never Thought To Implement

Tech news portals have praised Vivo upcoming “Waterdrop” smartphone since the company announced it a few weeks ago. However, there is another Chinese smartphone, Meizu Zero, that boasts some features Apple and Samsung have never thought to implement in their latest or upcoming iPhone and Galaxy S models.

Meizu Zero has no buttons or holes. It also comes without any ports, meaning that it would charge and connect to other devices via Wireless USB technology. According to Meizu, the Meizu Zero smartphone would support wireless USB 3.0 tech which would give the phone “unrivaled transmission speed.” However, wireless USB technology isn’t popular at all, at the moment, but it defines the future of the industry.

Also, Meizu Zero boasts no speaker or earpieces, meaning that the Chinese smartphone would rely on the Meizu mSound 2.0 in-display sound technology which turns the device’s screen into one big speaker. That’s not new tech, however, as Samsung has its own in-display sound technology that we might experience on Galaxy S10 and other manufacturers also plan to use it.

Meizu Zero Is The Smartphone That Boasts Features Apple and Samsung Have Never Thought To Implement

As reported by the Chinese company, Meizu Zero has no buttons. Meizu Zero boasts in-display fingerprint sensors and a “Virtual Side Button,” as the company calls it, which would allow users to turn the volume up and down and lock or unlock the device. With the mEngine 2.0 haptic engine, the users would receive tactile feedback whenever a “virtual side button” is tapped.

But the most surprising feature of Meizu Zero is the lack of a SIM card tray. Instead, Meizu Zero supports eSIM technology, so it would work only with those carriers that support this tech.

Also, since there is no USB-C port, the Chinese smartphone would rely on wireless charging. Meizu Zero boasts 18W fast wireless charging, branded by the Chinese tech company as Super mCharge Wireless technology. The best part of it is that the smartphone will come with its original wireless charger in the box, so users won’t have to buy the charger separately.

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Twitter Launches A New Web Interface With A New Emoji Button

Twitter, one of the most popular social networks, along with Facebook, launches a new web interface for its web-based version with new features and visuals, including a new emoji button. Besides, there are also new shortcuts added to the interface, plus some a revamped trending section.

Twitter announced that the new web interface is already available for some of the users of the social network. The web-based Twitter version would ask the eligible users to try the new GUI if they want. Twitter, even though noted that the new web interface would roll out for everybody in the future, did not reveal when the new Twitter would launch globally.

“A new twitter.com is coming. Some of you got an opt-in to try it now. Check out the emoji button, quick keyboard shortcuts, upgraded trends, advanced search, and more. Let us know your thoughts,” stated Twitter.

Twitter Launches A New Web Interface With A New Emoji Button and More

Among the most significant updates the new web interface brings, there are tiny shortcuts to make tweeting easier, a large emoji button for users to add emojis much more comfortable than before,  a redesigned trending section, and small aesthetic updates that impact the conversation windows on Twitter.

Twitter concentrated its web-based version into only two columns (from three columns, before), and now, with the new updates, it would be straightforward for users to read and post tweets.

However, keep in mind that this new web interface that Twitter already rolled out for some of its users doesn’t represent the previously announced updates that would include status updates and reply functionality. These two features are not yet available in the final versions of Twitter. Also, we don’t know how many users would enjoy the new and revamped Twitter web interface. Those who are eligible will receive an option in their Twitter accounts to switch to the new GUI.

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