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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Sony Breaks the Ice With New PlayStation 5 and an Eight-Year PlayStation 4

Even if Sony has started to mention new information about the company’s future PlayStation 5, it seems that they are not done with PlayStation 4 either. It is still going strong and consumers don’t feel the need for a new hardware or consider the platform out-dated. So, the discussions about Sony’s products are either focused on the future PlayStation 5 or on keeping the PlayStation 4 on the market for longer.

Sony is almost as important as Nintendo, a position which will enable the company to gain even more market share in the future but it shouldn’t be distracted by using more resources for one console than the other.

The PlayStation 4’s popularity

In 2018, PS4 will be on the market for five years. Sony may follow the PlayStation 3’s trend of lasting over seven years and go even further to confirm that it will last for three years or more, breaking the company’s record of such a lasting presence. Its lifespan may have been extended, but fans need to know what a future PlayStation will bring to the table.  The company will consolidate the PlayStation 4 in order to catch the consumers’ attention and raise brand awareness for its next console.

The shift from the SNES-era systems to the PlayStation and from the PlayStation to the PlayStation 2 made Sony what it is today. The PS4 has introduced the 4K gaming together with Xbox One games but it seems that it would remain the last “traditional” console generation after the PlayStation 5 will be launched. However, the technological advancement will be a subtle one, making it easy to understand that consumers are really satisfied with the PS4.

The future PlayStation 5

Sony’s console will be the closest thing to a cutting-edge successor, leaving the days of testing proprietary hardware and Emotion Engine far behind. Whatever configuration of hardware Sony will use, it will look almost as a linear evolution of the PS4. The PS5 is expected to perfectly run your digital library of PS4 games, depending on the Blu-Ray drive. Since losing an entire library of digital games would be a great drive not to switch to a different platform, it would additionally lock consumers into their console choice.

Sony hasn’t made all the decision regarding the PlayStation 4 yet but it would be surprising if the company hadn’t already tried PS5 prototypes with a hybrid home console model for Switch or even with an eGPU for a portable device. However, in such cases, the hardware would likely be compatible with the PS4. The next console model will certainly have an upgraded hardware for the first time in Sony’s platforms.

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H1Z1: Battle Royale on PS4 gets Improvements and Fixes with Open Beta May 25 Patch and Bug Tracker

H1Z1: Battle Royale fans receive great news as a patch filled with improvements and fixes just landed. The team tells gamers on Twitter that all of their feedback has helped them a lot in tracking down issues and fixing them. A Reddit post highlights the most important improvements and fixes that are included in the patch. Here are the essential changes that you will be able to enjoy:

Updates and bug fixes

  • The duos have been unlocked and it’s open for play.
  • The minimap has been enhanced in order to be more performant.
  • The rendering issues that were found in more locations of the world when you’re driving a car have been resolved.
  • The medical items will no longer play footstep sound effects.
  • The party leader will always see the fifth member of their team in the lobby UI.
  • The issue where the PSN profile photo wasn’t always loaded for all team members has been fixed.
  • The throwables are playing their proper animations from now on.
  • Marauder and CNQ-09 have appropriate pick-up items.
  • Marauder and KH-43 are showing the correct icons in the death screen panel.
  • The crate opening audio now sounds correct regarding distance.
  • A few issues that could have crashed the game have been fixed.

Currently tracked issues

  • It seems that some gamers may still see stuck/”infinite” queue time issue and be restarting the app seems to help.
  • The team is still working to make sure that all gamers who ordered the Nemesis Pre-Order Bundle receive their items.
  • The team is also still working on fixing the issue where controls seem stuck or where they lose focus.
  • There are some players who reported that they group up for Five matched but they get placed in separate lobbies, and the team is currently investigating this issue as well.

For the complete list of improvements and fixes we recommend that you read the whole Reddit post here.

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MacBook Pro 2018 Leaks – Will It Have Significant Upgrades?

The MacBook Pro line has had various problems and complaints regarding its design and functionality. The new MacBook Pros could come either in June at WWDC or later this year in fall. The biggest problems have been the butterfly-switch key design and the lack of an USB Type A port. Many people are wondering what does Apple have in store for MacBook. However, according to DigiTimes, the processor upgrade will be the only update.

Design: A bezel-free MacBook?

According to Apple’s best and worst brands report, MacBook’s design is more of a downfall rather than a significant feature. The single problem a bezel-free design would have is the webcam position but other systems have already succeeded in shrinking the bezels while keeping the webcam in place (Dell XPS 13).

Keyboard: Getting rid of the butterfly-switch key design?

This type of keyboard design has been considered fragile and sometimes difficult to write properly – having to press multiple times on certain keys. Unfortunately, it isn’t bound to happen. However, Apple is working on a crumb-resistant keyboard.

The processor: The biggest obstacle

Apple will invest in Intel’s 8th Generation processors from which a quad-core Lake Kaby Lake R Core i5 or Core i7 is the most obvious choice. This would increase performance and double the number of cores. The second option is the Intel’s Kaby Lake G CPU with AMD Radeon Vega processors with a better graphic for Photoshop users, gaming and movie editing. Apple usually uses AMD’s graphics over Nvidia’s so Apple would choose the second.

Regarding chips, Apple would be ahead of its competitors and would fix their problems if the company adopted 10nm chips.  Intel has launched Cannon Lake but there are a few laptops with this CPU. This would support more RAM at lower power than the current CPU, maybe a reason why Apple didn’t choose an option with 32 GB RAM.

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GTA 6, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Two – What Brings Them Together?

Five years ago, Grand Theft Auto V was released. Classified as the most profitable game of all time, the title of RockStar Games continues to be relevant in the market due to the wave of updates released at regular intervals. It also helps to have an online component very well set up.

However, fans of the series are looking forward to getting hold of GTA VI. Rockstar publisher has refrained from making any statement about the subject, but some information from sources close to the company has begun to run over the internet.

The big release still waits

Grand Theft Auto 6 should be released sometime in 2021 – 2022. Although that date seems very distant, it is important to note that in the past, around five years, a new Grand Theft Auto has been built.

During the development period, the same source drew attention to the fact that the game is titled Project Americas. It is only when the launch and online trailer arrives that it will be renamed Grand Theft Auto 6. The action of the future game will be played equally in the United States and South America. Depending on the mission he is trying to do, a player will fly from one side to the other between the two regions of the world. Old Vice City could also embody an important role in the game.

In view of the launch of the title for over 3-4 years, it will be interesting to see which platforms will be supported at the time, if not new consoles.

GTA 6, Xbox Two and PlayStation 5

If GTA 6 needs another 3-4 years to release, that means, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Two probably will be already in the stores. But we don’t know the date Microsoft and Sony will bring up their products on the market.

The new fact in the game will be probably a female protagonist, so the game could attract women too.

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Is iPhone NFC Going to Open up in iOS 12?

Apple is getting ready to slacken its tight grasp on the iPhone’s NFC, with reports that the firm intends to give designers access to the secured wireless chip. In the first place added to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in 2014, NFC (or Near Field Communications) was utilized for Apple Pay, the company’s mobile payments system.

From that point forward, Apple has kept NFC on a genuinely short chain. Dissimilar to Android telephones, where NFC is commonly opened up for outsider designers to take advantage of, iOS has been all the more grudging with its entrance. iOS 11 included Core NFC, for instance. However, that only upheld a specific sort of data tags.

Presently, it’s guaranteed, things will get significantly fascinating

As indicated by The Information’s sources, Apple wants to grow the entrance to NFC on the iPhone far, and potentially on the Apple Watch as well. Set to be reported at WWDC 2018, the company’s yearly developer event, it will give designers an extensive variety of potential applications for the radio.

One conceivable would be secure access management. As indicated by the report, Apple workers based at Apple Park, the company’s doughnut molded HQ, are as of now utilizing their iPhones as a door entry system. The smartphones can be held against badge readers and used to access parts of the office where every representative has been granted permission to enter.

The degree past that, notwithstanding, is significant. NFC is usually utilized for travel tickets, and it’s not unfeasible to envision new increments to the Apple Wallet for rail and metro passes, bus passes, and the sky is the limit from there. Apple has some travel pass support with Apple Pay, yet more omnipresent access to the NFC equipment could quickly accelerate that. Not long ago, Google added travel pass support to Google Pay, however so far the system is genuinely scanty regarding support.

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