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Huawei To Develop Its Own OS For Smartphones

It has been rumored for a few months that Huawei is developing its own OS for smartphones. When asked about this, the firm’s officials denied the information. But it now seems that they no longer want to hide their project. The Chinese giant has finally admitted that he is working on a new OS to replace Android. Bruce Lee, Vice President of Huawei’s Mobile Products Division, announced this on his Weibo account. So there is no longer any room for doubt.

Huawei to develop a new OS for mobile devices to replace Android

Bruce Lee announced the development of a new OS made by Huawei. However, he did not mention anything about the reasons for this decision. Is the Chinese manufacturer in bad terms with Google? Apparently not, since the two are working together on the development of the latter’s new operating system.

Otherwise, just like Apple, Huawei might also want to have its own OS for mobile devices to add its personal touches more broadly than EMUI would allow. That is very likely, but there is no indication so far that the company wants to move in this direction.

Huawei might develop its own OS for smartphones to tackle the US sanctions

The explanation that remains plausible at this time is that Huawei wants to protect itself from the US sanctions. As you might recall, the United States has increased its attacks on the Chinese manufacturer in recent months.

On the basis of suspicions of espionage, the US, for example, incited its allies to remove Huawei from their 5G infrastructures. In the current geopolitical context, it is, therefore, not out of the question that the American government should prohibit commercial relations between US-based companies, such as Google, and the Chinese tech giant.

Thus, Huawei might anticipate stricter regulations from the US and develop its own OS for smartphones in case the worst happens, and they could not use Android anymore.

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Minecraft Pocket Edition Best Tips and Tricks

You’ve probably played Minecraft for a while now. It’s understandable if you want to learn new things to do in the game. We’ve written this article to give you some tips regarding this matter.

  1. Place torches on furnaces and tables. For this, you’ll need to handle a short process, but you can do it. Just make sure you have a transparent block placed behind the crafting table before you begin. If you see some solid blocks around the crafting furnace, then you need to get rid of them. If you don’t, then the torches will go towards them, instead of towards the top of the bench.
  2. Place block on the side of a torch. You can do that by hovering over the torch right until you see a grid box. You need to right-click on the side of the torch with a block in your hand and it will put the block on the side of it. This is quite good when it comes to helping crossing lava pools.
  3. Place torches under falling gravel and sand to break the gravel or the sand. This will happen as long as the gravel and sand fall two You need to hold a torch in your hand and then break the lowest sand block. As the sand block starts to break, put your torch under it as fast as you can.
  4. You can put as much weight as you want on a torch. This way, you can create a sandstone-free pyramid and many other designs.
  5. Put signs on the top of each other. You can also line them up for getting great details for your buildings. All the signs have grids, just like any other block in this game.
  6. Wooden slabs cannot be affected by the fire. They also have a stronger blast resistance than wooden planks. In case you’re playing on a server that has the fire-spread option enabled, then you don’t need to worry about this matter, your wooden slabs will not get caught by fire.
  7. Redstone travels through half-slabs. This is what allows you to hide them. You need to keep in mind that all red stones are connected, except for the full blocks placed on either end.
  8. Pressure plates will hold water and lava inside of them, and you won’t see any spilling out there.
  9. Also, ladders and signs can stop the water and the lava. This comes in handy especially if we’re talking about mob spawners and secret underwater rooms.
  10. The ice that’s put under the soul sand will let you walk slower than the soul sand. Keep in mind that the soul sand, in the game, is as a smaller block than the rest. This one is good for traps.
  11. Break boats and minecarts by using a bow and an arrow. This way, you’ll get the same drops as you would normally, if you’d break the boat in the standard way. When it comes to a minecart, you’ll get a minecart (yup, again). It’s the same as always.
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Downgrading from iOS 12 to iOS 11.4.1: Your Perfect Guide

If you’re here, you’re probably among those people who updated their iPhone to iOS 12 and are not pleased with all with it. We come with great news: you can go back to iOS 11.4.1. We’ve prepared some steps for you to follow.

Why should you do it, though?

Everybody knows that iOS 12 comes with some issues that make the overall experience bad. It slows down your device and it uses too much of your battery. You need to keep in mind that you cannot downgrade to the last version of iOS after the digital signature expires.

At present, downgrading is possible. But you need to take into account the fact that you only have about two weeks to decide what do to, before Apple stops signing the iOS 11 version. Also, any kind of change you made while you were using iOS 12 will disappear after you downgrade to 11.4.1.

What will you need?

To downgrade, you’ll need the iOS device, be it iPhone, iPod and iPad. Also, the iOS 11.4.1 IPSW file and a computer with Windows or MacOS.

How to do it?

First, you need to get the firmware from Apple’s website. Make sure you get it from a trusted source (never download it from an unknown site). Then you need to dave the file into your computer. Turn off the the Find my iPhone feature right from the Settings – you find it under your name in the iCloud settings. Then, you have to connect your device to the computer. Then, open iTunes. Click on the restore button, and at the same time hold Alt or the option for Mac and Shift for Windows. Then, select the IPWS file from your computer, and then confirm that you want to make the changes.

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Pokémon Go: PvP Trainer Battles to Meet the Players Soon

We all know Pokemon Go is Niantic’s popular game and we come with great news: it’s about to get better! The team behind the game has revealed that the PvP trainer battles are soon to become a thing for the game. The game was released in the summer of 2016 and it soon becomes a bit among players. Since then, there’s been a lot of updates, but none seems even to give the idea of PvP elements that can allow players to fight with other trainers. However, that’s about to change just about now.

In the first year of the release, the game has made 750 million global downloads, and in summer, the money arrived as to $1.8 billion. It’s true, the number of initial players has decreased substantially since it was first released, however, the game kept being updated and came with a friends list, new pokemon additions, and even trading – so some of the players started to play again, some others only met it then for the first time.

How is the PvP going to work

The PvP is set to get back in the game even more players, and Niantic has given us a first look at how those battles are going to work. To make sure that everyone gets access to many players, there are going to be 3  Trainer Battle Leagues: Great, Ultra, and Master. However, there’s a difference between them: pokemon CP (combat points) and Great League, with 1500 CP for each Pokemon, , Ultra League at 2,500 CP for each Pokémon, and the Master League not capped at all.

Players are going to be limited to 3 pokemons for every team for Trainer Battles, and for Great and Ultra, players will have to be more strategic, and not just rely on maxed-out CP.

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Google Play Store is the Biggest Virtual Store in the World

Have you ever wondered who would win if we were to start a competition between Google Play and Apple’s App Store? It seems we finally might have an answer to this dilemma. Modern conversations usually start with a few general questions and don’t miss the opportunity to find out more about the other person’s mobile – what the manufacturer and its operating system are.

Both Android and iPhone users have access to an interactive app store which constantly brings them updated versions of their favourite apps. However, it looks like Google Play is more popular than the virtual store powered by Apple, since it is used on more than 2 billion devices which are powered by Android systems.

Google Play is so popular because it comes preinstalled on the devices that use it. In this case, people can simply look for the app they need, download and install it. According to AppBrain, Android fans can choose from 2.5 million apps existent in Google Play’s library nowadays. Most of them are free, but not all of them.

An updated version of Google Play APK is available for download

There’s no doubt that Google Play is Android users’ best friend. Here they can find everything they need: apps for communication, music, movies, e-books, health, cooking and many more. If you are curious to see which the top choices for each category are we will mention them now:

  • When it comes to games most Android users installed Candy Crush Saga;
  • Facebook is the most popular choice when it comes to social apps;
  • The most popular song is Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran;
  • Adele’s 25 is the most common choice when it comes to music albums;
  • Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James seems to be the most popular book.

Those who want to keep their devices up to date should know that a new update for the Google Play APK is now available for download. This time, is 12.1.18 and before you start downloading it make sure that your software can support the new version.

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