Author: Henry R. Lares

Henry Lares is still early into his career as tech reporter but has already had his work published in many major publications including Tech Crunch and the Huffington Post.  In regards to academics, Henry earned an engineering degree from Apex Technical School. Henry has a passion for emerging technology and covers upcoming products and breakthroughs in science and tech.

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Vulkan’s 1.1 Update for Run Time Libraries is now Available

Geeks and computer gamers are probably really anxious as they wait for the latest upgrade for Vulkan ever since the announcement of its launch was made. Well, the good news is that the wait is finally over. Those that don’t really know what Vulkan is, keep on reading.

Basically, Vulkan is an API running on multiple platforms, being designed for developing 3D graphics. Hope this makes it clearer as to why engineers and gamers have developed a real passion for this particular tool. If not, then please let us spell it out for you. They love it because it allows them to have things like 3D graphics of real high quality.

What is special about Vulkan is that this program doesn’t put you through a hassle. In fact, it is quite simple to work on your computer but it does so in a unique way. That is because of its way of managing the cores of your computer so that the graphics you are seeing will be drastically improved in terms of quality.

Also, another unique feat which Vulkan boasts is its capability of focusing the work on the GPU, instead of overworking the CPU. This accounts for a far more efficient and faster job. We aren’t done with Vulkan’s greatness. As we said, this is an API that is able of working on a lot of platforms.

This is really great since you can come across APIs which work only on the latest Windows version. Well, Vulkan can be run on different versions, starting with Windows 7, on Linux and on Android as well.

If you are still wondering ‘why do a lot of people love this API?’, then the answer would probably be ‘because they know that Vulkan is like a resistance beam that holds those beautiful graphics together’.

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Should We Disable Avast for Good?

Avast is an antivirus that is really used all over the globe. However, in some cases this happens because it comes preinstalled on your computer or perhaps some other program you wish to install adds it as a bonus on your PC or laptop. Regardless of the scenario, the fact remains that you might want to get rid of it completely.

We aren’t saying that Avast is a terrible antivirus, not at all; it’s just that it isn’t enough to protect your data, not anymore. Also, there are cases where it caused some troubles as well. As a first antivirus, it’s really great. That’s because it is basic and it will keep you safe from minor attacks. However, those that have spent some time on the internet might have already found out that it isn’t much it can do to protect your computer.

You should be looking to add another layer of protection and this brings us to the next problem it causes. Avast won’t let you add another antivirus or even a WAF. This can happen only if you disable Avast and this would be an inspired decision which might allow you to get a better antivirus as soon as possible.

The bad rep of Avast is mainly caused by its ‘ability’ of blocking websites, even those that are your favorites. Even if you can access your go-to website right now, chances are that if you keep using this antivirus, then that website’s time is running out and it will eventually be labeled as a threat.

Last but definitely not least, Avast shares your data. Of course, you can turn this ‘feature’ off, but the process of doing so can be a hassle. That is why you might want to get rid of it and save some time as well.

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Download and Install TubeMate on your PC with an Android Emulator

Sometimes downloading multiple videos from different websites can give you a headache. That is not the case anymore because TubeMate offers us some help. Maybe you heard that it is only for mobile devices. Well…we pulled some strings and now you can use it on your PC too.

Many file formats

The goal of this app is to save and download video formats from the Web. Actually, you can choose the video resolutions and formats that you want because a long list is available such as avi, 3gp, and mp4. In case you only need the audio from the video, you can do that too.

You must use an Android Emulator

There is only one disadvantage that this app has and it is that you need to use an Android emulator. The TubeMate app does not run on the Windows environment which means that you will need to get a third-party app that will help it do that.

How To Get TubeMate On Your PC

As a first step, in order to enable TubeMate on your PC, you need to download the archive file that will let you do so.

  • After that, you need to get BlueStacks app and install it.
  • When that is done you need to open BlueStacks
  • Use the emulator to download the TubeMate apk and install it
  • After all that is done, you can use TubeMate on your PC

The reason why you need to use a third-party source in order to get TubeMate is that it is not available on the Google Play Store. To make sure your PC is safe, do not use known spam sites to download the app from.

You can now use TubeMate on your PC too!

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Clash of Clans – More Successful Than Ever with $41 Million Revenue

Everybody knows and loves Clash of Clans, the strategy game that trains your attention, patience, and sympathy. As a chief of a village, you are faced with wars that your enemies start, or you start as a way of leveling up. This game was launched by Supercell a few years ago, first in the iOS variant and then for Android.

Now, a few years later, this game brought the Finnish developer a revenue of over $41 million for the month of September across Google Play and App Store.

According to Sensor Tower, a market intelligence firm, this app was ranked 18th from all mobile apps for last month. Is not that crazy?

Besides the big amount of money this game brought to their mother company last month, a year-on-year increase of 5.2 percent was also calculated in a comparison to last year’s September. The same sources added that along with this growth, the game has been offering a total earning amount of over $6 billion since it was launched.

Clash of Clans and its popularity

More and more people are downloading the Clash of Clans. We can say that since only last month a number of 5.4 million new players joined the community. Most downloads came from Google Play, approximately 80 percent.

As the moment Clash of Clans has a total amount of 606 million players after the additional number from last month was calculated too.

Supercell’s success is not only due to Clash of Clans, but its other apps are loved too.

One of these games is Boom Beach which, according to Sensor Tower, brought its mother company not less than $820 million since it was launched in 2013.

Are you a Clash of Clans player? Maybe you will end up being one.

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Netflix (Android TV) 6.0.0 Build 2371 Comes with Some New Bug Fixes

You must have heard about Netflix until now, if you haven’t lived under a rock for these last couple of years, of course. Netflix represents the number one subscription service for watching movies or TV shows on the device of your choosing. Netflix (Android TV) 6.0.0 build 2371 is the free app which you can download and use as part of your Netflix account.

This will allow you to use your favorite Android TV device to watch thousands of movies or TV series. In order to start enjoying a free one-month trial immediately, you need to sign up for Netflix, if you haven’t done so already. Let’s talk more about how it works, shall we?

By getting a membership for Netflix, you will gain access to unlimited TV shows and movies for an affordable monthly rate. The mobile app will allow you to watch your favorite video content as many times as you want, at any time and at any place (that has an internet connection, of course). Browse through a selection of thousands of titles that are constantly growing, as new movies and episodes are added on a regular basis.

You can help Netflix suggest what titles are best suited for your taste by rating your favorite shows and movies. You can also start watching something on one device and if you have to leave or other events unfold, switch to another one and resume watching. If you don’t really know if your device is suitable for using this app, then you should head on to Netflix.com

There, you can find a list with all the game consoles, TVs, phones, tablets, Blu-ray players and set-top boxes which you can use in order to benefit from the incredible service that is Netflix.

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