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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FarmVille 3 – Is It Going To Be One?

The original FarmVille game was developed by Zynga back in 2009. Almost from the very beginning, this farming simulation available on Facebook enjoyed a large group of fans, reaching its peak in March 2010, with a record amount of almost 84 million active monthly users.

Since then, the numbers started declining. However, with the release of FarmVille 2 in September 2012, Zynga hoped to turn the games’ fortune around. FarmVille 2 was a clear improvement on FarmVille, but it has never managed to reach the level of popularity of its predecessor. Still, the numerous die-hard fans of FV keep hoping that with FarmVille 3 the game will see its return to glory days. The question is: are we ever going to see a new and improved FarmVille 3?

FarmVille 3 as a mobile game?

At the moment, there are no rumors surrounding FarmVille 3, which makes the fans wonder why is that. First of all, it looks like Zynga is trying to change its business strategy. As it keeps recording losses, the publisher turns its attention to mobile game development. So if we are ever going to see FarmVille 3, it is most likely going to be released for mobile devices.

Flash as an obstacle

Another possible obstacle is the rapid decline of the Flash platform, due to the fact that Adobe seems to favor HTML5. What this means is that already existing FarmVille titles will be available for some more time and then they will disappear completely. In case Zynga still wants to invest in FarmVille 3, it will face a major challenge of adjusting to the post-Flash world. Again, this seems to suggest that FarmVille 3, if ever released, will be a mobile game.

Uncertain future

For now, since Zynga is facing serious financial problems, we don’t expect any imminent announcement regarding FarmVille 3. The game keeps losing its popularity and with three already existing FarmVille franchise titles released for mobile devices (Tropical Escape, Country Escape and Harvest Swap), it seems unlikely that the producer will risk even bigger losses by launching FarmVille 3. However, time will tell.

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FIFA 19 Release Date Sooner Then Expected

This week, during its E3 conference, EA Sports is set to announce the new FIFA 19. We will not only find out when this game will be released, but also which players will feature on the cover.

Who will appear on the cover?

With every passing day, we are getting closer to the official release of EA’s football game, so it’s no surprise that FIFA’s fans are more and more curious to learn which great players will appear on the game’s cover. In the past, FIFA’s box featured, amongst others, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi.

With the end of the season in most of the important football leagues, we can see the names of the football stars that could potentially appear on the cover circulating the internet. According to various sources, it is very likely that either Ronaldo or Messi will be the face of the game, with some of the influential YouTube gamers leaning towards Ronaldo, who just won the third Champions League title in a row.

Two other possible candidates could be top premier league goal-scorers, Mohamed Salah and Harry Kane, who both had a very good season.

Potential acquisition of UEFA tournaments

It is expected by the community of fans that EA Sports will announce the purchase of the license to present the Champions League and the Europa League. So, it is possible that FIFA 19 will allow you to enjoy a Champions League campaign in a tournament that is very close to the original one.

When to expect FIFA 19?

With the upcoming E3 we should have more details regarding the new game of the FIFA series. EA’s conference will take place on Tuesday, one day before the start of E3, where the company will announce the plans for the new games, including FIFA 19. It is expected that, as usual, the new version of the game will be released in the second half of September 2018.

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Minecraft Bedrock Update Download Available with Improved Cross-Play and Fixed Issues

It has been announced that Minecraft Bedrock will be released for Nintendo Switch in June. According to Mojang, with this update the company will address all the existing issues.

Multiple platforms, one codebase

First of all, the Bedrock update will make it easier for future updates to be implemented on all platforms at more or less the same time. This is extremely important because so far every platform had to get its own version of Minecraft, each with a unique codebase. Because of this, it was much harder for Mojang to release updates, as every platform required a separate update for the game.

Improved Cross-Play

Secondly, different versions of Minecraft created for different platforms meant that cross-play between players that were not using the same platform was much more complicated. The Bedrock update will use just one codebase, thus making it possible for gamers to play with each other using distinct consoles. However, not all platforms will be included in this unification. As usual, Sony wants to stay away from the others, so cross-play between PlayStation and other platforms will be impossible.

One update for all platforms

The Bedrock update of Minecraft will not only improve compatibility between different consoles, but it will also allow for any future updates to be released on all platforms, at pretty much the same time.

Also, the Minecraft Marketplace will become available for Switch users. With this feature, they will gain access to additional content created by other users, such as skins, textures and even entire worlds. Additionally, you’ll be offered some mini-games through the community servers.

The Bedrock update will be available for you at no cost at all in case you already have Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition. If not, you can purchase it from the Nintendo shop online or you can buy a physical copy. You can get your own copy for approximately $30, starting with June 21st.

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iPhone 9 Release Date Delayed Because Of Production Problems

iPhone 9 is about to have a late launch compared to iPhone X 2018, having problems with manufacturing the cut-off LCD that it wants to use this year.

The information comes from the Asian publication Nikkei, this being the second to announce that production for iPhone 9 will begin later than the one for iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Plus, so there might be some truth in this.

iPhone 9 is set to have the final components just delivered in August at Foxconn factories where they are going to be assembled a month later than those that will be used to produce Apple’s iPhone 11. The one month delay between initiating production for the two iPhone models is not unusual if Apple has production problems and what we are hearing about iPhone 9 is not really new, similar information being offered about iPhone X in 2017.

iPhone 9 was initially announced for launch in the autumn of 2018, but it seems it will arrive in October or even November on the market, if Apple’s partners are able to solve problems with the manufacture of LCD screens. It is unclear what affects the production of LCD screens for iPhone 9 in 2018, but it does not matter, because if Apple does not have components, in the end, they can not make the phones. On the other matter, we already know for some time that iPhone 9 will have an enhanced three-camera setup and top AR features.

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Google Chrome vs. UC Browser – Best Speed and Safety Comparison

There are two browsers with a large amount of users worldwide, both of which use an open-source project called Chromium. Let’s take a look at Google Chrome and UC Browser, which put together amount to more than 1.5 billion users. In order to find out what their similarities and differences are, we will try to compare both browsers by focusing on some of their key features.

Availability

Google Chrome is compatible with Android, Windows and Linux operating systems, whereas UC Brower can run on Windows, BREW, Symbian, Android, Samsung BADA, iOS and Tizen.

Speed

When it comes to Chrome, it is equipped with Data Saver, a system that blocks background data usage and optimizes the speed of browsing. On the other hand, thanks to Speed Mode and Cloud Boost, UC can help you get the most of even the slowest internet connection.

Data Saver

Both Chrome and UC Browser have a data saver feature available for users, which compresses webpages before they are loaded by the browser. This comes in handy especially when you want to make sure that you will not exceed your data usage.

Downloading options

While Chrome saves every file in the default location, UC Browser allows you to select the place on your device where you want to save the file.

Safety

Talking about security, UC Browser does not have a good press, as it has been involved in sensitive user data leaks. Overall, it has many vulnerabilities. Google Chrome, on the other hand, is a safe browser that actively blocks phishing websites. Incognito browsing is supported by both Chrome and UC, with one difference: unlike UC, Chrome opens selected pages in a new tab.

Summary

Even though both browsers are based on Chromium, they are not that similar in many aspects. While both have certain features managing data usage and speed, what separates them is that UC Browser is more versatile, whereas Google Chrome is much more secure than the other.

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