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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How to Use Android Apps on Windows 10

In some cases users may find a lovely Android app or game that is limited to the mobile platform. Or they simply find the mobile version more enjoyable.

If you are among those that wish to try Android apps on a desktop or PC we have great news. Below you can find a comprehensive tutorial that will allow you to install and use one of the most popular Android emulators that are currently available.

Bluestacks 4

Bluestacks 4 is the most popular Android app player currently available for Windows 10. The program was built from the ground-up with gaming in mind and it promises a performance that is up to six times better in comparison to a standard Android smartphone.

Since it is mainly an app player you will not gain access to the core Android experience but you should be able to try many apps and games. It integrates support for Google Play in order to securely download your desired content without any risks.

How to install the program:

  1. Go to the official website of the program.
  2. Click on the download button and save the installer on your PC.
  3. Go to your Downloads folder and find the installer.
  4. Double-click on it in order to begin the installation process.
  5. Click on the Install now Button
  6. Wait for the installation to complete.
  7. Start the program

There are two ways to download games. You can download them directly within the app and start playing right away, or sign-in with a Google Play account in order to download apps from the Play Store. You can also download the Play Games app in order to receive the achievement and plays certain multiplayer games without issues.

Keep in mind that some apps may look a bit pixelated in full screen mode but that is to be expected since they were designed for mobile devices.

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Best Free Video Downloaders For Windows 10

Streaming videos is now much more accessible than ever, and you can rely on dozens of sites with a lot of content, such as DialyMotion, Instagram TV, Vimeo, Facebook, and so on. But what if you would like to watch videos offline? Unfortunately, all the big streaming platforms out there are not offering that possibility, so all you can do is to rely on the so-called video downloaders. Here are the best free video downloaders for Windows.

While on Android downloading online videos is available thanks to some top-rated apps, such as Vidmate, Tubemate, or Snapchat, on Windows, the situation is different since the programs which permit users to take down videos from the Internet are not promoted much.

Best Free Video Downloaders For Windows

4K Video Downloader

4K Video Downloader is by far the best option you have when you want to download videos from popular streaming platforms, including all the major ones such s Facebook, Instagram, DailyMotion, Vimeo, and more.

With a very user-friendly interface, 4K Video Downloader comes with a great choice of video formats, allows users to download entire playlists from streaming platforms, and it also permits us to only download the soundtrack of the videos in MP3 format.

WinX

WinX is also one of the best free video downloaders for Windows, and it permits users to download online videos for more than 30 streaming platforms, including Facebook, Vimeo, Instagram, DailyMotion, and so on.

WinX video downloader allows us to take down videos in 4K resolution and it also supports multiple downloads at the same time thanks to a well-developed download manager.

aTube Catcher

This app is another excellent video downloader for Windows. aTube Catcher supports batch downloading, converts videos to popular formats, and merge videos, too. It is a great program, permitting users to take down videos from all the leading video hosting sites.

However, even though it is one of the best free video downloaders for Windows, some of the aTube Catcher features are hidden for free users.

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Removing Bloatware and Pre-Installed Apps To Boost Android Performance And Storage Space

Android smartphones are usually coming with many useless pre-installed apps, and many Android users are complaining that these specific applications are impossible to uninstall even though they are not system services. However, removing bloatware and pre-installed apps might boost Android performance and storage space. Here’s how you can pull that off.

That commercial software that is commonly pre-installed on Android smartphones by manufacturers is known as bloatware.

Many users would love to get rid of them because these applications occupy storage space and, sometimes, precious resources that could be used by other, more useful apps users installed.

Also, no offense to Samsung, Huawei, and others, but some of the bloatware pre-installed apps are pretty much useless so there won’t be a tragedy in removing them.

How To Remove Bloatware and Pre-Installed Apps To Boost Performance and Storage Space

Even though you don’t use a specific application, it might run in the background, consuming computing power and occupying storage space that could’ve been used by other, more useful apps.

The most straightforward step to shut down bloatware or pre-installed apps would be to disable it under the Settings -> Apps section. Choose the wanted app and tap on Disable. However, those apps used by the Android system, such as Settings, for example.

Although it is more complicated, we can also uninstall bloatware and pre-installed apps. However, you would have to root your Android smartphone to get access to additional admin privileges. System App Remover (ROOT) is helpful for removing bloatware and pre-installed apps to boos Android performance and storage space.

With System App Remover (ROOT), you’ll be able to get rid of any unwanted pre-installed application, whether it is a system service or not. Thus, be careful not to uninstall apps that might be useful for the Android OS itself. Here’s a short list of applications and services that are safe to remove to boost performance and storage space safely:

  • Browser
  • Downloads
  • Email
  • Gallery
  • Camera
  • SMS/MMS
  • Sound Recorder
  • Voice Dialer
  • Video Studio
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What’s Next For The Upcoming Xbox and PlayStation Systems?

Gamers are preparing for the next generation of consoles, and they couldn’t be more excited. However, while we do know that Microsoft and Sony are currently developing the PlayStation 5 and the next Xbox consoles, not many details are available. Luckily for us, experts did share with us some details.

What to expect from the next consoles?

Marc-André Jutras is the technical director of Cradle Games. Recently he shared with Gaming Bolt some interesting tid-bits about the consoles. For example, he shared with us what he thinks will be different: “One thing that is going to change will be, you will get a lot more focus on the VRAM, which is the big bottleneck right now if you want good 4K games, because 4K frame buffer takes a lot of space.”

The amount of RAM available was also discussed. “I don’t think we will see 16GB of RAM, most games don’t use that much RAM anyway. I think the next generation will be between 8 and 12, probably,” he explained. “What you will see however is probably a good amount of cores. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next gen was Ryzen 2600 or something like that. Because it is really stable, cheap, and has a good amount of cores.”

It is safe to say that these assumptions are most likely accurate. Jutras knows the gaming industry quite well, and his experience is enough to make us believe his words. He also shared some of his thoughts about VRAM:

“So if you end up with a 4K buffer, you need four times the VRAM. So I think you will see, you won’t see shared RAM space next gen like you do with the PS4. I don’t think you will see that because it’s a big bottleneck. You’ll see more VRAM to support 4K and 5K and whatever else comes around. Just how much of that? I wouldn’t be surprised if the PS5 had 8GB of RAM and 8GB of VRAM,” Jutras concluded.

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Apple iOS 12.1.2: Are They Ever Going to Fix the Problems?

iOS 12.1.2 from Apple was always the number one focus, and we keep getting reports of mobile data problems already. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Wi-Fi problems

There are many people out there who still upgrade to iOS 12.1.2, even if they got warnings. We’ve heard that the update is breaking the Wi-Fi, as well. So with problems with cellular data, and then problems with the Wi-Fi, really, is there something good with this upgrade?

People everywhere are complaining about Wi-Fi problems – and only after they’ve upgraded to iOS 12.1.2 – people from South America and North America and even Asia. It seems that people from the United States of America are suffering the most. Everyone seems to be complaining about this new upgrade.

What has Apple to say about this?

After all of these people talking about the new upgrade – and not cute things – Apple chooses to remain silent. It’s funny that the Apple Support service responds to the affected users, but not to help, but to ask them not to talk about this problem publicly.
Apple is right now beta testing the next upgrade – iOS 12.1.3, but the company didn’t really talk about what its update contains. They’re occupied with the legal concerns.

They must fix them as soon as possible

What’s true is that they must address the problems and fix them as soon as possible.
But up until then, you might want to stay away from this upgrade simply. If you can, you might also want to warn those who have no idea what they want to get in. You won’t always see all the problems, but really, why would you get yourself into something like this, for an update that doesn’t change your experience, but it makes it worse.

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