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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Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Budget Versions Expected With 5G As Well

Samsung seems to follow Apple’s lead in developing three flagship models. We expect a trio of Galaxy S10 models and the South Korean tech giant is also looking to release a 5G version in the United States.

Beyond

The standard S10 has the codename ‘Beyond’, according to Bloomberg which released a report on Friday. The article cited anonymous sources and it seems that the device will have the approximate size as the model released this year, the 5.8-inch S9 model.

It will feature triple cameras on its rear and a front camera placed under the display. These details match the rumors we began to hear these past few months.

Display

Beyond will come with an OLED screen that will appear curved on both sides, having rounded corners and virtually no bezel at the top or bottom. Bloomberg stated that it will also have a fingerprint sensor placed under the screen.

Samsung vs. Apple

The plans of Samsung consist of matching the iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR models. This supposes the creation of a larger ‘Plus’ version and a cheaper one that won’t come with a screen with its edges curved nor with a fingerprint sensor, says the report. The release of a model without a headphone jack is another possible outcome.

Winner

Samsung didn’t forget about their promise of delivering a foldable device. It has the codename ‘Winner’ and it seems that until now the company hasn’t decided between having vertical or horizontal prototypes, although designers feel that the former is easier to hold.

This comes as a bummer since it will not come in November, as we previously hoped for. Also, it won’t feature a fingerprint sensor like the S10, but it will come with an extra four-inch screen on the outside which will let you check messages or emails without having to unfold it.

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Clash of Clans Guide For 3 Star Attacking in TH 11

Clash of Clans introduced a new attacking strategy with its latest balancing adjustments and it has been rising pretty fast for those among us that reached TH 11. This strategy will allow you to level up to 3 Stars even those maxed Town Hall 11 bases. Actually, it represents an evolution or a modification of the B*Witched attack that has proven to be pretty useful in these past months.

Advantage

The nice part of this strategy is that it allows you to perform solid attacks in a Clan War as well if your opponent has an Anti 3-Star design that comes with big compartments.

How does it work?

The strategy has its central point in getting your Witches and Golems to build your funnel on the outside while your Bowlers along with your Heroes will go into the core. Do it right and you are going to have a solid 2 Star – often you will have a 3-Star – even if you come across maxed Town Hall 11 bases.

Pros and Cons

The pros for GoBoWi are: first, it is an easy (kind of mass) strategy to implement; then, you are guaranteed a 2 Star, if you know how to properly build a funnel; you have a good possibility for 3 Stars.

The cons consist of a requirement for solid upgrades to your Bowlers and Witches (Level 3 for TH11 and Level 2 for TH10). Also, you will find it extremely expensive in Dark Elixir.

Troop composition

The spells aspect can be played with a bit, but the main composition is somewhat fixed. The army setup has 15 Bowlers, 10 Witches (5 deployed on each side), and 1 Golem plus another one in your Clan Castle.

The recommended spells are: 1 Poison Spell or 1 Earthquake, 3 Jump Spells, 2 Rage Spells or 1 Rage and 1 Heal Spell, and a Clan Castle Spell: Heal or Rage.

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Grand Theft Auto 6 – Developer Thankful That The Game Doesn’t Come Out In Today’s Political Climate

Rockstar Games are pretty busy right now. Red Dead Redemption 2 has just been released, the online component for GTA 5 is still going strong with the public and in a few weeks we are going to see the launch of Red Dead Redemption Online. However, everybody thinks about GTA 6 and when we are going to see it.

The state of the political climate is an influence

The co-founder of the studio, Dan Houser, went on record with the UK version of GQ and he said that we won’t be seeing GTA 6 too soon, if the political climate doesn’t begin to settle down.

The interview

When GQ asked him for details, he said: “It’s really unclear what we would even do with it, let alone how upset people would get with whatever we did. Both intense liberal progression and intense conservatism are both very militant, and very angry.”

“It is scary but it’s also strange, and yet both of them seem occasionally to veer towards the absurd. It’s hard to satirize for those reasons. Some of the stuff you see is straightforwardly beyond satire. It would be out of date within two minutes, everything is changing so fast,” he continued.

It makes stance

The words of Houser strike close to home. The GTA series has often made fun at the American culture for decades, using it for either plot inspiration or to set the atmosphere in its games. Grand Theft Auto became such a successful franchise because of it, but the current state of the world won’t allow this formula to work.

Problems in real life

GTA used social jokes to improve the gaming experience, but what were once jokes, now they are sensitive subjects of debate. The game simply won’t feel like satire, so it might not work as well as its past iterations. We just have to see if things improve.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Comes with Great Legendary Animals

Red Dead Redemption 2 was released by Rockstar Games on October 26, 2018. By hunting animals players get to explore more of the map and survive in the same time, by getting food and suppliers. From crafting they can also get materials which unblock perks for Arthur’s main characteristics.

Rare animals such as the Legendary Grizzly Bear can be found while playing and it gives supplies such as a legendary bear pelt. It takes a little time and effort to take down a Legendry Animal but it is worth the hunt.

Some of these Legendary Animals are small, some are very big in size but most of them are dangerous and make a lot of damage in a fight. However, if you win the battle they offer materials for crafting and impressive outfits and accessories for your character. If you have too many materials, as they get over the limit of your bag, do not be scared, they will be moved directly to the respective merchants.

Here is the list with all the Legendary Animals and where they can be found.

  • Legendary Bharati Grizzly Bear – Chapter 2 in Grizzlies East, north of the lake O’creah’s Run.
  • Legendary Beaver – in the west of Van Horn Trading Post
  • Legendary Bighorn Ram – Chapter 2 at Cattail Pond
  • Legendary Boar – in the Bluewater Marsh
  • Legendary Buck – in the northwest of Strawberry
  • Legendary Bullgator – Chapter 4 in north of Saint Denis
  • Legendary Cougar – in the  Gaptooth Ridge
  • Legendary Coyote – in Scarlett Meadows, northwest of Northwest of Rhodes and Southeast of the Old Mill
  • Legendary Elk – of Bacchus Station in the Ambarino region
  • Legendary Fox – north of Rhodes in the Lemoyne region
  • Legendary Giaguaro Panther – in the east of Braithwaite Manor
  • Legendary Moose – in the area of Roanoke Ridge
  • Legendary Tatanka Bison –  at the southeast of the MacFarlane ranch at Hennigan’s Stead
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iPhone XR Teardown – Raw and Unfiltered Power

The new iPhone XR has been officially released on the market, and in less than 24 hours tear-down videos were already published on YouTube and some even include X-ray scans.

The device features a rectangular logic board, as expected. The battery is similar in shape to the one found on the iPhone 8 but the cell capacity is quite larger. At an approximately 11.16 Wh, the battery is stronger than the one found on the iPhone 8 or X and only the larger iPhone XS Max battery is superior at 12.08 Wh.

Since the LCD display has a lower resolution in comparison to its OLED equivalents, battery life should be better as the energy consumption is notably lower. Breaking the glass on the back of the device will compromise the entire chassis and the cost to fix it will be quite high.

The XR has also raised waves as the smartphone managed to outperform every Android flagship currently available on the market as it scored awe-inspiring results in the GeekBench 4 benchmark.

The 2018 iPhones were less about new features improvement s and more about raw and unfiltered power, which does make a great difference in daily use as you can run more apps and they all work flawlessly. What makes the XR even more impressive is the massive score it got on the renowned AnTuTU benchmark app, which is used to set the global standard in the mobile world. While the other flagships weren’t able to go beyond 300,000, the iPhone XR reached a mind-blowing 363,500 setting a new landmark for future devices to reach.

The iPhone XR clearly aims to conquer the heart of Android fans and it may gather some significant followers.  Most Android flagships are priced at $800 for the base model, while some phablets like the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 asks for $1000.

With a lower price of $750 for the base model the XR is sure to impress, as it offers the Apple quality and an affordable price.

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