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iOS 12 Highlights – New Features with Privacy Changes

Yesterday, at the annual World Wide Developers Conference, Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, talked about some new software features for iPhone, Mac, iPad and even for Apple Watch. The company made an announcement about the next iOS 12 software, which comes with a tool that will help users beat technology addiction and which will also see an improved performance.

Less worries about phone addiction

Apple is adding some new tools that will be extremely helpful for those who struggle with phone addiction. There will be an activity report that will keep track of how much time will a user spend on their mobile device. A new setting, “App Limits” will help people decide how many hours they should spend on their phone every day.

Also, there will be more control options for parents, which will allow them to make decisions regarding their children’s usage of the phone.

There will be a focus on augmented reality

A new AR tool called “Measure” was also presented at the conference. This will basically turn your phone into a ruler. There’s been also discussions about how Lego developers are using this technology for their apps.

However, the new iOS 12 will not be available until September, when Apple will announce the new iPhones at its press event.

Privacy changes

The Safari browser will be updated with new anti-tracking and privacy features. Apple also made a quite intriguing announcement. It seems that the “like” and “share” buttons, along with the comment fields from websites, will now be turned off automatically in Safari. This is to prevent users from being tracked on various sites that use cookies and website data to sell them ads.

More changes to come

There will be some updates to other features as well. FaceTime will soon allow users to support video chats with as many as 32 people. The camera in Messages will get some new effects. The next macOS will be named Mojave. New animals and even a ghost will be added to the Animoji feature – this is only for iPhone X users. But that’s not all. It looks like Apple is adding a new option to create an Animoji that looks just like you, which will be called Memoji! Doesn’t that sound like fun?

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Comes with Timed Exclusive Content and New Changes

The special editions for Red Dead Redemption 2 were announced yesterday by Rockstar and it looks like that’s not all. The company also revealed that the game will get some time exclusives on PlayStation 4. Now, we all know that timed exclusivity has been one of the most unpleasant trends in the video game industry. This is what happens when a console manufacturer decides to pay a certain amount of money to a publisher, just in order to not allow content from other platforms to be available for a specific period of time.

Unfortunately, it seems that Red Dead Redemption 2 is going to be part of this as well. So far, there have been no details about what exactly this timed exclusive content will involve, but it’s definitely going to be quite irritating for Xbox players.

The reason why timed exclusive content is one of the most infuriating trends in gaming is basically because people pay the same money for a game, but the content they get depends on the platform they’re going to play the game on. And that’s totally crazy.

We all know what happened when Sony had an arrangement with Destiny. The developer of the PlayStation 4 paid Activision to keep all kinds of things away from Xbox gamers, such as maps, guns and even full strikes. Then Sony did the same with Destiny 2 and quite a few Call of Duty games. Destiny usually has a habit of holding a lot of content back from Xbox players. But not only Sony. Microsoft has done exactly the same for Dragon Age: Inquisition and some other games, including Call of Duty.

Much to our disappointment, it looks like Rockstar decided to follow in both Sony and Microsoft’s footsteps.

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iPhone 9 Leak – How Will The New Phone Look Like?

If you’re an Apple fan, then you’ll definitely want to know how the rumored iPhone 9 looks like. We know by now that Apple is expected to launch three new smartphones this fall and some details about them have just been revealed recently.

A few render images are now available, so you can finally have an idea about how the unofficial phones will look like. We can now take a look at iPhone X2, the 6.5-inch iPhone X2 Plus, which is believed to be the biggest Apple smartphone so far and the cheaper iPhone X LCD model.

From what we could see by now, all three phones are inspired by the design of iPhone X, along with the notch at the top of the screen and the Face ID feature. However, keep in mind that these are rendered images and the final products might not match what we can see now. The cheapest model, the 6.1-inch iPhone could be the one that will vary the most compared to the pictured device, since it is believed that it will come equipped with a LCD display, and not OLED. This could also mean that the phone might have a bigger bottom bezel.

Also, according to the pictures we can see, the iPhone X Plus could be just as big as the Galaxy Note and the iPhone 8.

But how many of these rumors are true? We cannot know yet. There has been a large number of contradictory leaks circulating the internet lately. Some said that all three phones will have OLED screens, denying the cheaper LCD model. Others talked about a triple camera setup on the rear of the handsets, even though the new renders showed a single camera on the cheaper iPhone and dual snappers on the other two iPhones.

All in all, we’ll just have to wait until more details are announced about the upcoming smartphones.

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iOS 12 and Android P Emoji Release Date With New Updates

This has been a good week for all emoji lovers, whether they own an iPhone or and Android phone. There is a new set of emojis on its way and we finally received a release date for it. Let’s see what this exciting update will bring.

Release date

Unicode Consortium finally revealed the release date for a new set of emoji that is supposed to come with the next iOS and Android versions. It appears that the new emojis will become available on June 5. The new emojis will include a hot face, a cold face, a woozy face, a party face, as well as some new body parts, animals and emojis related to science.

“The Unicode Character Database, Code Charts, and Annexes for Version 11.0 will be released on June 5, 2018. The core specification (the PDF chapters) of Version 11.0 is still pending publication due to the extensive editorial work required for the new content additions. Until final publication, the links to individual chapters of the core specification will not be activated. An announcement will be made when the core specification for Version 11.0 is available. In the meantime, implementers can continue to reference the relevant sections of the most recent version of the core specification,” says the Unicode page.

New emojis

The new emoji set comes with more than 150 brand new emojis. If you want some hair diversity, this update will let you choose between white haired emojis, ginger emojis, curly emojis and even bald ones. Additionally, you will notice that there are some super heroes as well as some super villains, and other emojis such as a lab coat. Finally, there are some new faces, such as the pleading face, the party face or the woozy face.

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Clash of Clans – The Attack Strategy Everyone Needs to Learn

The reason why Clash of Clans managed to keep its popularity over the years is that there are hundreds of strategies that players can use. Even though Clash of Clans can be played by anyone, the game is super complex and the difference between a good player and a great player is the strategies that they use. With that being said, today we are going to present players with the most effective attack strategy which is going to help them get a higher rank.

Barbarians and Archers

The most essential attack strategy that all Clash of Clans players need to learn is the barbarians and archers one. These are two of the most basic troops that Clash of Clans have access to and despite their simplicity, they can prove to be quite useful. Clash of Clans players want to recruit as many barbarians and archers as they can and then pair them up with a couple of wall breakers to clear up the path.

Cost Efficient

The best thing about this attack strategy is that it is cost-efficient. If you ever played Starcraft, then you probably heard about “zerg rush”. The barbarians and archers strategy is fairly similar to “zerg rush” because it is cost-efficient and players can use it right from the start of the game.

Collectors Loot

Another great thing about this attack strategy is that it can be used to obtain loot from collectors. Clash of Clans players should be happy to know that they can take all the loot from collectors by only using five or ten barbarians and archers.

Simple to Use

Clash of Clans was originally launched back in 2012, and this means that there is a big learning curve between veteran players and newer ones. Fortunately, the barbarians and archers strategy is simple to use and everyone can give it a try without having to device complicated paths or attack routes.

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