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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Top Android VPN Apps That You Can Use In 2019

Using a VPN has numerous benefits. Not only that your personal information will be secured, but you will also be able to access websites and content which are not available in your country, bypassing regional restrictions. We have come up with a list of VPN apps that you can use in 2019.

VPN Unlimited

One of the biggest advantages of this app is the fact that it is extremely fast. With just one click you can start browsing the internet safely. VPN Unlimited also supports almost all platforms, not just Android. You can use it for laptops, PCs, tablets and smartphones. It also has a lifetime subscription which costs only $39.99.

Betternet VPN

This app will encrypt your internet traffic and hide your IP address. Public Wi-Fi will also become a private network. If you want to access any websites with regional restrictions, Betternet VPN will help you. There is also a no log policy which will keep your information safe.

SpeedVPN

SpeedVPN is great because you don’t have to pay anything for it. The app is completely free. However, one of its downsides is the fact that its privacy policies aren’t that well known. However, users didn’t encounter any issues so far. The app comes with plenty of useful features and its speed is good enough to use it.

PureVPN

This is one of the best VPN services out there. The app is simple to use and it works smoothly. You don’t need to worry about your data as the app has a no log policy. It also comes with a large list of server locations to choose from, which means that you can select places from all around the world. It also comes with other features, including VPN hotspot ones or internet kill switch.

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Apple iOS 12.1.2: Good Battery Life for iPhone?

We’ve all seen how, after iOS 12.1.1 cut off cellular data for some users, we believed it needed to act quickly. We are very fortunate that the iOS 12.1.2 is ready to meet the light of the day. Also, is it ready to do so? In such a short time, wouldn’t it cause more problems?

In this article, we’re going to tell you everything we know so far.

Who is this upgrade for?

iOS 12.1.2 can work with all iOS 11 devices, which means that the iPhone 5S or later devices, and iPad mini 2 or later devices, and the 6th generation of iPod touch or later devices are good to go.

It’s true, those compatible devices will automatically be prompted to upgrade, but if that does not happen to you, then you can do it manually, from Settings, to General, to Software Update. For beta testers, things run differently, as you might have to unroll your device for the update to appear.

It has about 85MB, but it can differ since different devices get different updates, so it may vary from an iPad to an iPhone.

What’s bad about it?

iOS 12.1.2 has not to be jailbroken yet, not even iOS 12 releases before this one, so you might want to stay away before you update it to the latest version. But as of now, we don’t really see any chances.

Are there any issues?

This new update doesn’t seem to fix the cellular data problem we’ve talked about at the beginning of the article. Others say that it has a problem with the Wi-Fi. If these problems make their way into our lives, Apple has to think fast and fix them as soon as possible.

However, there are no problems regarding the battery life – which is rare, if we are to be honest – and general stability doesn’t seem to cause any problems.

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Xbox Two: Everything You Should Know About The Upcoming Microsoft Console

The Xbox One is an iconic console and it marked numerous childhoods. However, that era is coming to an end, as Microsoft is preparing to release Xbox Two. More than that, Sony is also preparing to release the next-generation hardware. This means that their rivalry will continue in the future, and it will be interesting to see who wins the next battle.

Three new consoles

It appears that the next generation of consoles from Microsoft might in fact come with three new consoles. The names for them are Scarlett Arcade “Lockhart”, Scarlett Pro “Anaconda” and Xbox “Maverick”. These are solely the codenames for them, and we don’t know whether Microsoft intends to use them.

We don’t know whether Maverick will be part of the Scarlett family. Opinions differ here. While some reports believe that it will be a Scarlett console, others disagree. However, everyone agrees that the console will be released in 2019. It has also been reported that this console will be the cheapest one out of these three.

Meanwhile, it appears that gamers will have to wait a bit longer for Lockhart and Anaconda. It has been reported that these two consoles will be released just in time for the holiday season in 2020. The Anaconda one is expected to be the most expensive one.

Expect some amazing games

It appears that Microsoft has some big plans when it comes to the game lineup. Microsoft reportedly offers an unlimited budget to game studios in order to create the games of their “wildest dreams”. When asked about the budget this is what Microsoft replied: “I don’t think you understand, that’s not our question, our question is what games do you want to make? We are Microsoft and we have the budget, we just want to know what game you want to do, what are your wildest dreams.”

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More and more Android Owners are Willing to Become iPhone XR Users

It’s no secret that Apple smartphones are expensive. It’s true that they put top notch technology in their users’ hands, but a lot of people have given up the idea of buying the latest devices released by the Cupertino-based company because their price is too high.

Even if the demand rate and customers’ interest in buying the newest iPhones is lower than Apple initially expected, the end of this year comes with good news for the company founded by Steve Jobs. It looks like their lower-priced handset, iPhone XR, is convincing more and more Android owners to become Apple customers.

A report recently published by the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners shows that 16% of iPhone XR buyers were people who switched from Android phones. This happened only in October 2018, the month when the handset was launched, but the number increased as time passed. And that’s not all! Around 32% of phones sold in the U.S during that same month were iPhone XRs.

A lower-priced iPhone made a lot of Android users curious to see what it has to offer

The aforementioned report also states that iPhone XR is actually the most popular smartphone from those released by Apple recently. This means that even the company’s regular customers preferred this variant over the more expensive ones. Let’s face it, no tech fan will miss the opportunity of having a phone that combines outstanding technology with a more affordable price.

Apple could turn the launch of iPhone XR into a habit. This means that they might consider releasing a more affordable smartphone with the same top notch features as expensive devices every year. On the other hand, the Cupertino-based company is preparing outstanding releases for next year, so they could be counting on those tech wonders for increasing their number of users.

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Lucky Patcher 8.0 APK: How to Download It for Android and Windows

In case you did not hear of Lucky Patcher, it is an Android or PC app that’s meant to patch applications, create modified APKs (without root access) or create custom patches. It works by using a list of applications that are installed on your device, and it shows the actions they can carry out.

One of the best features of Lucky Patcher is that it can work even on those non-rooted devices, that offer the basic functionality. However, the thing with this is that you gain the full features as soon as the user has root access. It offers a lot of more activities, and we’re going to talk some more about them.

This app allows the users to remove the license verification that’s included on most on most of the apps that are downloaded from Google Play – it helps them work properly. It also helps you in modifying the permissions that are associated with them. It extracts the APK file in order to do backups and defragmentation. It unlocks paid apps and it removes all the Google Ads.

This app is so popular due to the fact that it’s able to hack the Android games, in order to get free in-app purchases and even gain special loot items, which might otherwise cost the user a lot.

How to use it?

For Android devices, you should first download the Lucky Patcher APK v8.0.0. After getting it, install the app and don’t forget to grant it root access.

For Windows 7, 8 and 10

Download the Lucky Patcher just as you would for Android devices, then after the APK is downloaded, download the rooted Bluestacks and install it on your PC or laptop. Then, you need to double-click on the Lucky Patcher APK file you got before. This will make the Bluestacks window appear, and then the app will get installed.

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