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Smartphones Of The Future: Improvements That We Would Like To See

In the past years, mobile phones have managed to become a vital part of our lives. It is also easy to see that technology is evolving quickly and we will definitely see some major improvements for smartphones in the future. We have come up with a list of features that would make our lives easier. Let’s take a look.

Enhanced health monitoring

Health monitoring will definitely become better in the future and we might even receive real-time updates about our blood pressure, heartbeat or body temperature. This information will also be sent to your healthcare provider.

Translation

The future should also bring real-time language translation. It could be really useful to have smartphones that are able to translate foreign languages during phone calls. This feature would be especially useful for businesses.

Recognizing your movements

Facial and voice recognition might be just the beginning. Smartphones should become able to recognize our movement patterns. For example, you will only be able to unlock your phone if there are natural movements. If someone else would threaten you to unlock your smartphone, the device should be able to detect the change in your movements and alert the authorities.

Acting as a controller

Smart houses are another thing that will become in the future, and they need to be controlled. Your smartphone should become the controller for all the smart technology in your home. You should be able to use your phone in order to turn on the lights, switch the TV channel or even open the door.

The physical form will become outdated

Smartphones should evolve beyond their physical form. In the future, we can expect wearable projectors and flexible screens that will replace the regular phone. This would make it a lot easier to take your device with you anywhere you go.

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Games News

Get Better at Clash Royale in Five Easy Steps

Clash Royale does not look like such a difficult game but for a first-time player, it might. Each one of the 80 cards is unique so you will need to learn a lot if you want to become a pro.

  • Do not leak elixir

You and your opponent get generated elixir at the same time. You are both offering him a big advantage and waste elixir when while he plays unit you are waiting on the full elixir.

By destroying the towers, you win the match, and you need to do that using units. The units can be purchased using elixir so the more elixir you have, the more units you have and your chances of winning grow.

Do you not know when to play units? Use them to defend yourself by playing them right away. If you do not need defense, dropping them when the elixir hits nine would be a wise choice as you will not waste elixir.

  • Do not activate the king.

Two princess towers will be shooting at your units at the start of the match while the kind is simply watching. He will get angry if you attack him so it will begin shooting your units as well.

There are only disadvantages when you activate the king, and besides that, we bet you do not have those 20 Fireballs necessary to destroy him completely so DO NOT ACTIVATE THE KING.

You can avoid any failure by being careful when you aim your spells and at the same time learn to use them well. Wait for the opponent to play something and fireball that do not fireball a lone tower.

  • Do not just drop units at the bridge.

If a single unit will be dropped at the bridge, you will not be able to support your attack with the elixir you have. The opponent will defend it with no difficulty being helped by the enemy towers.

It is not difficult at all to defend a single unit which was dropped at the bridge so avoid doing that.

Multiple units can be defended but by better players so until then, play safe.

You can rush with a deadly combo on the bridge and surprise you opponent but relying on luck does not work for every trial. To win as many times as possible, play it safe.

Relying on luck will not make you better either but safe and patient playing will. This does not bring quick wins, but you will not lose as much.

Defend on your side of the arena

Your best defenders are the towers. They do a lot of damage, they shoot fast, they are always there ready to defend, and they have a big range too.

You can gain advantage and defend the enemy units more easily with the help of the towers.

It is even better when your king is activated as it is a good defense against Miner, Goblin Barrel or Graveyard.

  • Do not overcommit on defense, space out your troops.

A very important part of this game is the spells. You mainly use them on offense, and if you put all your units close to each other when the opponent attacks, it will take them only one spell to bring you down.

  • Try to defend with the minimum of units possible.

Make sure your troops are far from each other when you defend so a single spell will not kill them.

Bonus tip: Don’t BM

BMing means laughing at you opponent and spamming others. It is short for Bad Manners.

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News Tech

The Latest Tech Billionaire Looking to be a Media Mogul is Marc Benioff

When a tech CEO is asked nowadays how he or she feels about buying a news outlet you might not see the surprise in their eyes. Instead of dismissing it as a ludicrous question, it is more probable that the person comes with a very thoughtful answer. There are some of Silicon Valley’s residents that are quite intrigued about such an idea. Of course, there are others that vehemently oppose such a scenario as well.

This Sunday, some gossip started going around that Salesforce’s CEO, Marc Benioff, would pay Meredith $190 million in cash for owning the Time magazine. Actually, it wasn’t gossip, the news was announced on Sunday that the Time deal is happening. Marc and his wife Lynne feel that this is more of a family investment so it doesn’t have anything in common with Salesforce.

They were quoted saying that “we are honored to be the caretakers of one of the world’s most important media companies and iconic brands”. They aren’t alone in this kind of venture, as Laurene Powell Jobs owns the majority of The Atlantic, Patrick Soon-Shiong owns the L.A. Times and Jeff Bezos himself owns The Washington Post.

Officially, all three of the fresh media moguls pledged that they won’t interfere with their respective news organization, instead they will focus on improving the product side. Benioff is, apparently, trying to do something similar with Time. He said in a statement that “Lynne and I will take on no operational responsibility for Time, and look only to be the stewards of this historic and iconic brand”.

It seems that the leaders of the tech industry are focusing more and more on preserving certain fundamentals of our society which are currently in danger or under attack.

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Crypto News

Lightning Network Daemon 0.5 Launched by Lightning Labs To Facilitate Usage

Lightning Labs, one of the teams developing Lightning Network (LN), released version Lightning Network Daemon 0.5 version. The new version will include improvements in privacy, transaction security and will facilitate interaction with light version customers thanks to Neutrino.

The new update was announced on Lightning Labs’ official site with a statement released on September 14th.

“We’ve made significant improvements to the security of user backgrounds, and we’ve also added another Tor option, and we’ve made many improvements to optimize performance and increase reliability,” the release note reads.

The main feature in the Lightning Network Daemon 0.5 is the use of Neutrino to facilitate the employment of users with mobile devices and tablets to interact with the main Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain using Lightning Network without having to run an entire node. Thus, Lightning Labs’ goal is to provide greater security and privacy to these clients.

New Lightning Network Daemon 0.5 version implemented the Neutrino protocol

“Neutrino drastically reduces the CPU usage, memory, storage, and bandwidth needed to use Lightning Network, as it is no longer necessary to run a full Bitcoin (BTC) node,” according to Lightning Labs. Also, they added a new level of security for managing data on the network with data loss protection features that now guarantees LN users to retrieve information from their channels even when a device is lost or corrupted.

This new version also includes double payments detection and an authentication scheme called Macaroons. Additionally, developers deepened the ability for users to use the Tor Browser to more effectively protect data about their Internet connection when interacting with Lightning Network.

Lightning Network Dameon 0.5 will include new elements in the payment infrastructure, but as the improvements are directly made to the LND code and operation, users will only notice these new features when using the microtransaction network.

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Crypto News

Millennials Are More Interested in Cryptocurrency Investments, But They Do It Without Professional Financial Advice

According to a study ordered by the mobile payment platform Circle, aimed at Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers, and published on September 12th, Millennials men showed an interest in investing in cryptocurrencies by about 2.5 times higher than women. On the other hand, while 1 in 4 Millennials expressed interest in acquiring digital assets, in the Baby Boomers group the willingness to invest is by ten times lower.

The study considered the opinions of 3,000 people, segmented into three age groups, namely, Millennials, Generation X, and Baby Boomers.

The cryptocurrencies represent a greater attraction for the Millennials since a quarter of them admitted being interested in this type of digital assets, while only between 2% and 10% of Generation X and Baby Boomers are interested in cryptos.

The Millennials are more interested in cryptocurrencies market but are not willing to get professional financial advice for their investments

Those who invest the most are those who are the least willing to request the services of a financial advisor. Only 16% of millennials use one, while 40% of Baby Boomers seek professional advice to invest in cryptocurrencies. In the middle are those of Generation X, among whom 24% solicit professional financial help.

When asked if they are using an application for their investments, the situation is entirely the opposite as half of the Millennials use one, while 30% of Generation X invest via an app, and only 10% of the Baby Boomers do so.

In other words, a complex market like the cryptocurrencies market demands some kind of assistance, only that the younger ones prefer digital tools, while the older ones feel more comfortable with the help of a human expert.

Taking into account only those who invest in the cryptocurrencies market, the Millennials are those who risk more than the other two groups, since 29% of them have invested more than $1000, 29% have spent between $500 and $1,000, while the remaining 42% of the millennials have invested less than $500.

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