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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Opera Mini vs. UC Browser – Which One is the Best Google Chrome Alternative?

Google made a clever decision when it decided to pre-install Chrome on all Android powered smartphones. This didn’t only help improve the browser’s popularity, but it also made it look like Android fans don’t have any reason to try out other browsers. We are not saying that Google Chrome is a bad browser by any means, but there a couple reasons why people might want to give UC Browser or Opera Mini a try, especially since Google Chrome is infamous for draining RAM power.

UC Browser

In case you didn’t know, UC Browser holds the title of being the most popular browser in India and China. Is there something that those two regions know and we don’t? Well, the reason why UC Browser is so popular is that it has been designed to enhance download speeds.

The browser ships with a special download manager that takes download speeds to the next level and it also helps users manage their files. Not just that, but UC Browser users will find out that downloading files will not slow down the way they browse the web because pages will load at the same speed.

Opera Mini

Just like UC Browser, Opera Mini excels at downloading files, but this is not the only thing that it excels at! As its name implies, Opera Mini is tiny in size and this makes it ideal for more mid-ranged smartphones that don’t benefit from a large internal storage space.

In addition, Opera Mini features data compression which helps the browser reduce the amount of mobile data consumed while browsing the web without being connected to a stable Wi-Fi network. We should also note that Opera Mini features a friendly UI (user interface).

Final Thoughts

UC Browser and Opera Mini are high-end browsers that offer a premium level user experience. Both are superior to Google Chrome when it comes downloading files, but Opera Mini takes the cake in this comparison because it is specially designed to lower how much mobile data people use on a daily basis.

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15-inch MacBook Pro vs. Dell XPS 15 – An Unexpected Outcome Comparison

Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro is an amazing laptop that is renowned for its processing power. However, today we are going to test the laptop by putting it head-on against Dell XPS 15-inch. Apple and Dell’s laptops are both of premium quality and comparing them to each other will tell us whether the 15-inch MacBook Pro or Dell XPS 15-inch is worth our money.

Design

One of the things that Apple is renowned for is the design that it uses on its devices. The 15-inch MacBook Pro is the best laptop Apple has to offer and it should come as no surprise that it’s equipped with a sleek design. To make things even better, Apple’s laptop is also lighter than all its predecessors.

Even though Dell XPS 15 also ships with a cool-looking design, it pales in comparison with the 15-inch MacBook Pro. Apple has the advantage because its laptop is thinner by 150g and the design is simply stunning.

Under the Hood

There are two models of Dell XPS 15 that interested customers can purchase. The first one is powered by an Intel Core i5 chip while the more expensive model is fueled by an Intel Core i7. Furthermore, Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro is only available with an Intel Core i7 under its hood and while this might not be a bad thing by any means, it does imply that there isn’t an affordable version of the laptop.

Moving on to memory, the 15-inch MacBook Pro is available with 16GB of RAM under its hood. On the other hand, Dell XPS 15 comes with either 8GB or 16GB of RAM. In terms of graphics, Dell XPS 15 ships with Nvidia’s GTX 1050M and 4GB of GDDR5 memory while Apple’s laptop offers a Radeon Pro 555 and 560 GPU alongside 2GB of graphics memory.

Final Thoughts

From the looks of it, Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro takes the cake when it comes to design but falls short in terms of specs. Dell XPS 15 is better because customers can purchase a more affordable version of it while Apple fans are restricted to a couple of customization options.

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Essential Crypto Trading Strategies to Avoid Bankruptcy

Investing in cryptocurrencies is a risky business and there’s no doubt about that. Just take for example how the crypto market unexpectedly crashed when 2018 started. Nonetheless, today we are going to present the three essential crypto trading guidelines that are going to help every new investor get a better understanding of what they should and shouldn’t do. With that being said, let’s get into it!

Follow Bitcoin

Even though new investors might not want to invest in Bitcoin because the buy-in is quite expensive, this doesn’t mean that Bitcoin should be discarded. Closely following Bitcoin is the best thing that new investors can do because its price usually dictates how the market goes.

For example, if Bitcoin price is pumping then altcoins price is highly likely to go down because investors are going to sell their altcoins and start purchasing Bitcoin instead. In addition, history shows that whenever Bitcoin goes up, the entire crypto market starts moving.

Don’t Invest All Your Money

The most important tip that we can give new investors is to never invest more than they can afford to lose. As previously mentioned, the crypto market crashed in January 2018 and this caused many investors to go bankrupt, especially since the prices were higher than usual at the end of 2017. Also, investing a smaller sum makes it easier to not get FUD (Fear, uncertainty and doubt) whenever an altcoin dips.

The Long Run

While there might be tens of stories about people who invested a couple hundred dollars at the right time and became millionaires overnight, this is highly unlikely to happen nowadays. Prices go up and down every day because the crypto market is highly volatile and predicting when that happens is nearly impossible. Therefore, we advised new investors to look at the long run and only invest in cryptocurrencies that they believe in.

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Clash Royale vs. Hearthstone – A Battle Between the World’s Best Mobile Card Games

Clash Royale is one of the most popular mobile games in world with millions of daily active players. However, the game’s popularity started dwindling when the folks at Blizzard decided to release a mobile version of Hearthstone. The two games are competing in the same bracket being card games and today we are going to find out which one is worth our time the most.

Complex Strategies

The reason why there are so many people playing card games is that they get to create complex strategizes and use them to defeat their foes. Clash Royale and Hearthstone feature a wide range of cards that synergize with each other and players can use them to counter-attack and dismantle their opponent’s moves.

While the two games share the same combat style, we have to give it to Hearthstone when it comes to complex strategies. The game has hundreds of cool cards that have special abilities such as Taunt (forces all enemies to attack the card) and Death Rattle (special ability when the card is destroyed).

Choosing a Class

One of the coolest things about Clash Royale is the fact that the game doesn’t limit players to a single role. Players can use their imagination to create strategies and roles that they enjoy. On the other hand, Hearthstone gives players the ability to choose one of the following roles: Shaman, Warlock, Hunter, Mage, Druid, Rogue, Paladin and Warrior.

Fun Gameplay

Truth be told, both games are super fun to play. Hearthstone features a turn-based gameplay that relies on mana crystals, while Clash Role is focused on filling up Elixirs. However, Clash Royale gets the upper hand when it comes to gameplay because it is more fast-paced and also because “anything goes”.

Final Words

From the looks of it, Hearthstone is the more polished game that features better lore and card designs. However, Clash Royale excels when it comes to gameplay and players are the ones who need to choose between fun combat or beautiful design and complex strategies.

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Macbook Air 2018 Release Date, Incredible Features and Improvements

Apple laptops have gone through many phases in recent years. A warning has gone a long way from the Macbook Plastic series to the MacBook Pro series, while MacBook Air has been replaced with the ultra-slim 12 “MacBook. It seems, however, that 2018 could be the one in which MacBook Air could return to public attention with an up-to-date and lower-priced design, which could provide more than ten percent increase in Apple laptop sales.

The date of launching is nearer than we expected

The MacBook Air 2018 is about to be produced in about 6 million units in 2018, so Americans have big expectations about sales of the new product. The big problem will be that the world hopes the new MacBook Air 2018 to be cheap, and with a Retina Display it could have a higher price than some of its customers would like.

To new MacBook will be available in the second quarter of 2018, with a lower price than the $ 999 at which the current MacBook Air is currently listed. The lower price would ensure an increase of 10-15% compared to 2017 for sales of Apple’s portable computers.

The incredible features, the new laptop has

The MacBook Air 2018 is expected to include a 13.3-inch diagonal screen retina, identical to the one used in the MacBook Pro, with a resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels. The new Retina screen for the MacBook Air 2018 will be bought by Apple from LG, after trying to buy cheaper screens in China but did not find the desired quality. The MacBook Air 2018 will have new screens delivered by LG from April, and production should have begun at the end of May or early June. Quanta will produce 70% of the units of the new MacBook Air 2018, while Foxconn will produce 30% of them, and the new laptop should be announced at WWDC 2018 in June.

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