Kristin Mariano

Ebola screening at U.S. airports: Top 3 things travelers should know
Anxiety have risen after the patient infected with the Ebola virus reportedly died and became the first Ebola fatality in the U.S. Thomas Eric Duncan of Houston, Texas was the first man diagnosed with the disease in the U.S. A law enforcement official was admitted to hospital after having contact and exposure to Duncan.

iPhone 7 rumors: Top 5 features that are a must in the next Apple smartphone
Some of the features of the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus fell below the expectations of some users, which prompted new iPhone 7 rumors.

MacBook Air and Macbook Pro 2014 discounts hint imminent release date of new laptops this month
U.S. retailer Best Buy, for example, decided to prolong the student discount for MacBook Air. Students with .edu email addresses can avail of this discount that will knock off $100 from the original price of the laptop. Best Buy posted the following steps in order to take advantage of this deal.

'Watch Dogs 2' release date July 2016 with new characters and locations
"Watch Dogs" follows the story of hacker Aiden Pearce who uses information technology and his hacking abilities to turn the city of Chicago into a weapon against his enemies. However, it is said that a new character will be introduced in the new game. It is still unconfirmed if the new character will be the main or just a new addition to the storyline.

How to download code for 'Pokémon Omega Ruby' and 'Pokémon Alpha Sapphire' special demo version
Gamers who will download the demo version will be able to transfer what earn in the demo to the main game version once the game is released. This inclues items, Mega Evolution Pokémon, achievements, among others. Players need to use the Pokémon Link feature in the game to transfer the items.

'Game of Thrones' season 5 spoilers: Rickon Stark to make appearance, but no Bran and Hodor
Fans will recall that Rickon suddenly disappeared from the series in the third season after his brother Bran decided that it would be safer if they went separate ways. The boy, under the protection and care of wildling Osha, went into the wild. He had not been seen or heard from since.

'Sherlock' season 4 spoilers: Death of a major character
New spoilers hint on what waiting fans can expect in the fourth season of the hit crime drama "Sherlock". Reports have stated that the new season will be darker and more devastating than the previous seasons. Furthermore, fans may see someone exit the show. A character will die next season, based on word spreading in the grapevine.

'True Detective' season 2 spoilers: Actor Colin Farrell confirms production and location of the show
Farrell said that the filming will take place in Los Angeles, which is contrary to what showrunner Nic Pizzolatto reportedly said. According to previous reports, the executive producer of the show was thinking of filming in a less famous town in California. He added that Los Angeles was already off the lis, as he was said to have been looking for the certain "psychosphere ambiance" similar to what was featured in the first season. Moreover, this is probably to avoid large groups crowding on fi

iPhone 6 discounts: Get the smartphone for less
U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless offers its subscribers up to $200 when they trade in their old iPhone 4, 4S, 5 and 5C. The price depends on the overall condition of the handset. The gift card can be used to purchase the new iPhone 6. Owners of iPhone 5S can get as much as $300. With these gift cards, people can take home the new iPhone 6 with no upfront price by just signing a new two-year contract.

'Destiny' game cheats: Five ways to level up quickly
One of the fastest ways to increase one's level in the game is to go bounty hunting. Level 4 players can take on bounty missions. They can go to Tower Watch to Xander 99-40 to get these. The place also serves as the start and end point of every bounty hunt. A player can take on up to five bounties at once. The trick is to choose a collection of bounties that can be completed easily to reap the rewards as well as to increase the level faster.

Nexus X better than Samsung Galaxy S5, Note 3?
Phone Arena tabulated the results of iPhone 6, iPhone 5S, Nexus X, Nexus 5, Samsung Galaxy S5, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, LG G3 and HTC One M8. The graphs show that the Nexus X is far superior in Single Core and Multi-Core results compared to other Android-based smartphones such as the popular Galaxy S5 and Note 3, which makes it a direct competition to Apple smartphones.

Mac Mini 2014 release with OS X Yosemite this month?
The last update of the Mac Mini was made in 2012, which is why users are expecting a refreshed version to be released soon.

Nexus 9: HTC-manufactured tablet appears in new leak debunking metal casing
This is the first time that Google will partner with HTC in making the company's tablet after its successful run with ASUS. The tablet is rumored to be released this month. Android Authority cited sources familiar with Google's plans who claimed that the Nexus 9 release date is set on Oct. 16 alongside a new Android L OS.

Samsung Galaxy S6 release date coming soon as company's profits dip again
The decrease in the company's earnings is attributed to the release of new smartphones at par or far greater than Samsung devices. In the past, Samsung boasted larger screen display compared to Apple's handsets. However, Apple surprised everyone at its press launch last month when it released two new handsets with larger screen displays.

Google Nexus 9 rumors: Launch in Q4 with metal casing?
The rumors were further intensified by NVIDIA's legal document against Samsung and Qualcomm published in NVIDIA's website, which allegedly shows that the Google tablet will be powered by the Tegra K1 chipset and will be manufactured by HTC. However, neither Google nor HTC confirmed the partnership or the existence of the device.

Nexus 7 LTE finally receives Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS update
The update is claimed to bring a myriad of bug fixes found in the 4.4.3 version of the operating system as well as solutions to security issues such as the OpenSSL bug. The software update will upgrade the device to "improve performance, security, stability and fixes bugs."