Innovation is becoming more interesting by the day as tech companies come out with new ways of making the smartphone experience a satisfying one. Unlike many other smartphones, Apple’s iPhone doesn’t have an LED indicator for alerting you to incoming notifications. Obviously, that hasn’t hurt iPhone sales, but wouldn’t it be…
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Tony Niameh
Technology freak and social media specialist. An entrepreneur with experience in banking and wristwatch merchandising
Eurochannel is launching in Nigeria on the new pay-TV provider Montage TV. According to Montage’s CEO, Bamidele Adetunji, “Montage is delighted to go into this partnership with Eurochannel. We are proud to be the first platform to showcase and promote European culture and lifestyle through movies, documentaries, music and television series.…
Skype is offering group video calling for free now. The group video calling system was introduced back in 2010 as a premium service for up to 10 people. This free group calling feature is presently available on Windows, Mac and Xbox one. Skype has had a lot of competition lately,…
The BMW (Bavarian Motor Works) company is preparing to unleash what is called the Luxury beast. This is a sixth-generation 7-Series land mover. Beef up that bank account and get prepared to be horse powered. The Vision Future Luxury concept comprises the latest iteration of BMW’s Vision Head Up Display, which augments…
There is good news here for iPhone 5 owners as the Cupertino company has promised to fix faulty sleep/wake buttons of iPhone5 handsets for free. Before We go further, this applies to US and Canada only while two other countries will be added later as of May 2. This…
Guided Search and Custom exploration are two new products introduced by the visual discovery company: Pinterest. This is an expanded search engine for its mobile apps on iOS and Android which helps you browse your interests more effectively than you can on a traditional search engine. The guided search feature returns a…
iOS device users can now boast about the newly offered 100gb of cloud storage for $1 per year. idrive will offer iPhone and iPad users 50GB of cloud for data backup purposes and 50GB for syncing, thus matching its offer for Android devices. With iDrive, users will be able to back up…
Apple released its latest minor mobile OS update, iOS 7.1.1 labeled as build 11D201, on Tuesday to the public with bug fixes and improvements for the TouchID fingerprint sensor on the iPhone 5S. iOS 7.1.1 is available for download through Software Update in the iPhone and iPad Settings app, packing “improvements, bug…
The acquisition process of Nokia by Microsoft will end by Friday, April 25th in which Nokia Oyj will be renamed Microsoft Mobile Oy( Oy means PLC in Finnish). Originally expected to close last quarter, the $7.1 billion purchase was delayed pending regulatory approval. Nokia has been a household name in…
While the repair caused by the Heartbleed bug is still going on, It is expected that account users are already changing passwords. We have been made to understand that the password change is not enough but at least our part should be done. However, for every reaction, there is a…
If you are still using the Windows 8.0 on your PC , then you have to grab some 3.26 gb of data to install the latest 8.1 version which was released last week in order to receive additional security patches from Microsoft. This is a mandatory update that makes…
Despite the Heartbleed stories in recent weeks, Facebook Inc. has expressed its intentions to join the mobile payment race with remittances and electronic-money services on the social network. Facebook in recent times has been faced with questions of security and privacy but how well they will do in this respect is a big question.…
There has been so much fuss about the heartbleed bug in recent weeks. The NSA (National Security Agency) has also been said to have known about this bug over the years. Heartbleed has been said to be one of the biggest security threats the Internet has ever seen. The question is what…
When you see Amoled, you see Samsung because they are the engines of Amoled but this is not the case all the time as competitors from China and Taiwan are making big strides catching up with Samsung. AU Optronics has taken the wrapping off the world’s highest resolution, 5.7-inch AMOLED…
Mailbox which has been described as the best email app on the Iphone has come to Android and PC. Mailbox is a free email management application for iOS and Android developed by Orchestra, Inc. The application received coverage on numerous technology blogs for its ease-of-use and innovative features, including swipe-based email sorting and filtering. Mailbox…
There was a recall by GM just recently and now it’s Toyota’s turn. Such recalls had led to the death of innocent ones who wanted to enjoy the pleasure ride in a regular new car. Toyota has commenced a recall of 6.4 million vehicles around the world, for problems…
The emerging markets is what brings in the cash now and midrange/feature phones are responsible. Even the flapships are purchased by the rich under flexible payments plans. Nokia has just unveiled feature phones that will not cost more than 40 euros. Good price for such. You get a 2.8-inch QVGA…
It gets to that point in your job career when the name of the company you work for doesn’t matter. Being part of your resume is a plus but there is a limit. Most companies today want the best output, best products, best services but this could be to…
It’s surprising to see that the truth has no place in the world today. Times have changed. Cultures have been diluted. The originality of mankind has lost its flavor and it is drilling down to our daily lives trying to make way into the survival of man. This observation…
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