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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The Success of GTA 5 and How it Affects the Release Date of GTA 6

Grand Theft Auto series belong to a top tier of video games, enjoying a lasting success and constantly growing fan base. Its latest title, GTA 5, has managed to remain at the top for the past five years and it still doesn’t show any signs of decline. Regardless of this, the fans keep waiting impatiently for the launch of a new game in the GTA series. Let’s take a closer look at the way in which the popularity of GTA 5 can affect the release date of GTA 6.

GTA 5 – at the top since 2013

The most recent game of the series, GTA 5, has been released in 2013 for Xbox 360 and PS3. Soon after it became available, the title broke the sales and popularity records. Even today, five years since its launch, GTA 5 remains a very influential game and its group of fans, instead of declining in numbers, keep on growing. The reason behind this longevity can be attributed to frequent releases of patches and other downloadable content, as well as an introduction of GTA Online.

As the game remains at the top, it is unlikely that Rockstar will decide to stop investing in GTA 5, especially since there is still a lot of room for improvement. For now, the company seems to focus on upcoming Red Dead Redemption, which is set to further refresh the game. However, it doesn’t stop the community of fans from speculating about the next title in line – GTA 6. It is rumored that once Red Dead Redemption is released, the company will start looking towards the future.

What is the most probable release date for GTA 6?

It is extremely likely that GTA 6 will not be released for the current console generation, which means that at the earliest, we should expect the new title to be launched in 2020 with the arrival of the next consoles by Microsoft and Sony. However, there is a small chance that GTA 6 would be one of the first games released for the next-gen platforms, so its debut will be postponed further in time.

According to Michael Pachter, a game industry analyst, the release of GTA 6 will happen sometime in 2022. This estimate seems to be quite realistic, as it would place the launch of the title near the end of the premier cycle of games developed for the next-gen consoles. At the moment, it looks like we will have to wait for Red Dead Redemption and beyond, to see what the future brings for GTA 6.

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Samsung Galaxy S11 in the Future, Maybe a Samsung Galaxy S20

We know that history is there to give us a lesson right? Do you remember the Huawei P10? After its success, we were expecting the P11. However, the company skipped a few numbers and delivered us the P20 and the P20 Pro.

Richard Yu, the company’s CEO, offered a pretty good explanation as to why that happened. Because they thought that the new version is far better than the P10, they felt that just adding another digit won’t do the new product any justice. That’s how they got up to 20.

July 20th delivered us quite a blow, that we might not see another Galaxy S beyond the S10. Maybe Samsung is shifting its focus on something completely different, like a phone that folds or that looks like a Note but there’s yet another possibility which might be Samsung’s changing its naming convention.

It wouldn’t be the first time that Samsung pulled this on us. In August 2011, when the company introduced the S family of products it became an official naming convention. However, Samsung already had R, W, M, and Y, which means that it could happen again.

In South Korea and the European Union Samsung has registered the A10, A30, A50 and A70 which means that, after Samsung A8, we can expect an A10 or an A30 and so on. This is another clue that the company might try to release a Samsung S20, followed by, perhaps, an S30.

The Galaxy 9 and the Galaxy Note 9 represent the last models featuring a single digit representative. The name convention change could happen in 2020, which is yet another reason for the company to deliver an S20 at the mark of a new decade.

There are even some voices that speak about Samsung opting for simplifying the device names, for example Samsung A30 or Samsung S40. However, since Samsung invested a lot of time and money on furnishing the Galaxy brand, it seems unlikely that this scenario would happen.

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Clash of Clans and Pokemon Go Mix will hit App Stores this Summer

Every smartphone owner must have heard at least once about Clash of Clans and Pokemon GO and maybe even played for a while. For those of you that asked themselves ‘’Hmmm, a mixture of Clash and Pokemon GO would be awesome’’, your wish has been granted. Clash&GO will be launched later this summer and promises an interesting mixture between the two games, highlighting the best features of both.

Developed by Leyland, who also created the popular title Draconius GO, the new offering promises geolocation, city-building and RTS elements, all rolled into one. You will be able to walk around in the real world, stop anywhere you like and start a new village, just like you would in Clash of Clans.  For those who do not enjoy PvP, or do not wish to interact with other people, a single-player campaign will also be available.

The main attraction is the fact that you can manipulate the open-world in any way you desire to Build, demolish, reshape, construct a glorious city or wreak havoc on poorly-defended ones. It is all up to you, should you possess the right amount of CGO tokens (it is a free-to-play title after all). The developers even implied Blockchain functionality (hence the CGO tokens).

In a manner similar to Pokemon GO, the game will use live map data, your location, and your camera in order to construct the AR world in real time. Vacant lots are free to take, hidden treasures await you in some places, and useful items can be collected for later use.

You will also be able to build a classic, static base, which can be upgraded and improved by collecting resources. Should you opt-in for PvP you will also need to defend it from raiders in search of easy prey. Clans will also be an option as you and your friends will be able to contest and conquer territories in order to expand your kingdom.

While the game looks promising it remains to be seen just how good it will be at release.

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Nokia Users Can Now Use VidMate – Installation Guide

If you want to fill up your smartphone with online videos, VidMate is the best app for you. VidMate keeps its popularity and “cool” title by facilitating users with the opportunity to download any online video they desire. After that being said, there is no doubt on how VidMate won its popularity in the Android community and why some millions of people have downloaded it.

Unfortunately, VidMate has also got some disadvantages, including the fact that it can only be used on Android devices and users of other phones cannot take advantage of its amazing features.

But looking at the bright side of the story, VidMate’s developers are working to improve it, so theyversion of the app for users of Nokia smartphones.

VidMate for Nokia Smartphones

If you are a Nokia smartphone, then you will jump out of excitement because you can finally and freely use VidMate.

In order to make it easier for you to put your hand on this excellent app, we have created a step-by-step guide to help you download and install VidMate your Nokia smartphone.

Installation Guide

  1. To download the latest APK version of the app go the official VidMate website
  2. Enable the “Unknown Sources” feature from the “Settings” panel
  3. Tap on the APK from the “Downloads” folder
  4. VidMate will be installed automatically;
  5. Now you only need to wait for the stic VidMate app to be installed.

How to Download Online Videos

After installing the VidMate app on your Nokia smartphone, this app specially created for it will now be able, with no problems, to download online videos. Another significant advantage of this app would be that the users can download the online videos they like through the app’s user interface (UI) which also features a video discovery panel.

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How to Install Xender on your Computer?

Xender is an excellent and world-renowned app that is best at sharing files. With that being said, there is no shock when you realize that better than a few millions of people already have Xender downloaded and the number of users grows day by day alongside with the need of sharing files.

If you are here to find out more about Xender’s premium features and how to take advantage of them, we are here to guide you step by step on how to enable Xender on your PC and start sharing files as soon as you have it.

How do you share files?

Yap, this is the app for you! Xender is famous for being able to share, in a matter of seconds, any of files without any restrictions or blockages.

Everybody can share everything they want from documents to images, and even a fully installed app. Xender makes it easy for us to do this because it is a highly optimized app.

Bluetooth is not needed

Another advantage of Xender’s ability to share files is that no Bluetooth connection is required for any operation of sharing. For sharing data with your co-workers, friends or between personal computers, the only thing needed is for both devices to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network. Furthermore, the speed with which Xender can share files is faster than Bluetooth with 200 times, more specifically it can reach up to 40 Mb/s.

How to install Xender on PC

Because file sharing could not be easier without Xender, it also gives you the possibility to use it on your PC. However, as exciting as it sounds, it is not as easy so down below you have the steps to achieve that.

  1. On a smartphone running on Android, install Xender
  2. After swiping left to right to access the homepage, click on the option called “Connect to PC.”
  3. Now, you need to choose the option called “Create Hotspot.”
  4. Connect the specific smartphone to your Wi-Fi hotspot;
  5. Open the web address displayed by Xender on your browser, and now you can use the app’s features
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