Author: Tony Niameh

Facebook in recent times has made it easy to unfriend contacts by just clicking on the unfriend button. Some of us must have been wondering why our friend count is down as against previous counts. According to Business Insider(Tech), Rachell Zarrell of Buzzfeed (a browser extension for Google Chrome) spotted…

Cupertino giant, Apple has finally released the iOS 8.4. version on compatible iOS devices which introduces the Apple music in a brand new music player. Apple Music allows iTunes users to listen to on-demand music, create playlists, find music suitable for every activity, and more. Apple Music is also accompanied by Apple Music…

Google has just developed a wrist-worn device laced with sensors to give physicians detailed information on patients in real-time, even when they’re away from the hospital. The device can measure heart rhythm, pulse, skin temperature and environmental concerns like exposure to light and noise levels. Andy Conrad, Google’s head of life sciences talking…

Samsung announced today the launch of two neW 4K monitors with AMD’s freesync technology. Samsung unveiled this new monitors, the U24E590D and U28E590D, at its Future of Compute event with the sales of U28E590D starting today while the U24E590D will go on sale next month. The U24E590D and U28E590D come in at 24 inch…

Vice and Multinational company, Unilever are working together to launch a new women’s focused content channel called Broadly. Dove and Vaseline will be sponsors and co-creators of content for the channel. It will launch in August and exist on Vice’s own properties and will also be distributed elsewhere such as YouTube, Snapchat,…

Twitter’s product manager Sachin Agarwal has revealed that the 140-character limit on direct message will be removed in July. The DM revision will be tested in the coming weeks before being widely deployed next month. With this there will be no need to send multiple messages in one conversation. However, Agarwal maintained that the…

Facebook Messenger has successfully crossed the 1 billion download mark alongside with other apps like Facebook, Gmail, Youtube, Whatsapp, Search and Maps.  David Marcus, who leads the company’s messaging business announced this news in a Facebook post. Messenger is the company’s third app to cross the milestone – the Facebook Android…

Redmond Giant, Microsoft has just made official the Xbox One console with 1TB built-in storage. Sales will begin on June 16 for $399. Availability for select markets will be later this month. The 1TB Xbox One features a slightly revamped wireless controller with 3.5m audio jack, redesigned bumpers, and over-the-air firmware…

Baidu is set to launch its own driver-less car later this year. The Chinese Internet search engine company will use this prototype car to test road-readiness of its technology, which will involve the car driving itself but still have human controls. Baidu’s senior vice president Jin Wang made this announcement at the…

Raymond Weil has just released its first Pilot Watch called the Freelance Piper. This was produced in partnership with the aviation manufacturer Piper Aircraft, Inc. to make it the swiss watch brand’s first ever pilot watch. Raymond Weil is a Swiss luxury watchmaker, founded in 1976 in Geneva. It is a…

Google has just launched today the ‘Family Store’, a special section for children and parents in the Google Play Store. This was announced at the developers conference held at San Francisco. With this dedicated store, You can drill down to apps by age — like apps for kids aged 9-12 and those for…

Chinese electronics giant, Xiaomi is set to make its U.S. launch this Monday with the opening of Mi.com, an online store that will sell a selection of the company’s accessories but no smartphones or tablets. The Chinese startup is known for selling devices and accessories at incredibly low prices, and…

Hyundai made an announcement yesterday that it was the first automaker to make Android Auto available on a production vehicle. Android Auto enables owners of Android devices to access aspects of the mobile operating system such as music, mapping and messaging while driving. It is presently launching on 2015 Sonata models with navigation and is controlled…

Instagram has just launched the ‘Highlights’ feature in email to get occasional users to probably engage more. These “Highlights” email messages are sent to a selection of users, showcasing content from their feed that they’ve more than likely missed. Instagram confirmed this in its new email strategy to TechCrunch and says it’s the first…

Facebook on Tuesday unveiled a new feature called Instant Articles that offers faster load times for news stories and interactive features on users’ mobile devices. This tool was introduced to help reduce the frustrating experience users go through when waiting for an article to load after clicking on the link.…

Iwc Schaffhausen, a luxury watchmaker has just announced the introduction of a new watch accessory called the IWC Connect. This digital device fits onto the strap of mechanical IWC watches – at first just the Big Pilot – and provides full activity tracking. According to IWC, this device will be able to…

Luxury Watchmaker, Panerai has added three new models to its Radiomir line. This includes the Radiomir Black Seal 8 Days Acciaio – 45mm (PAM00609), Radiomir 8 Days Acciaio – 45mm (PAM00610) and the Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic Titanio – 45mm (PAM00619).  Popularly called Officine Panerai, It is  a wholly owned subsidiary of…

The International Motor Sport Association has released an official app for both Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone bringing streaming video, radio, and live timing and scoring from several racing events right to your Windows device. The IMSA app developed in partnership with Microsoft brings live race coverage from official IMSA-sanctioned events such as the…

Chinese Smartphone manufacturer, One Plus and open source operating system, Cyanogen have officially parted ways.  OnePlus was founded in December 2013 by former Oppo vice president Pete Lau. It is headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. Cyanogen on the other hand  is an open-source operating system for smartphones and tablets computers based on the Android mobile…

The WhatsApp voice calling feature is currently live and has been officially made available to all BlackBerry 10 users. The update; version 2.12.1.2 includes several other bug fixes and improvements, including the ability to instantly search for individual messages (as well as chats and contacts), improved font scaling, and custom ringtone selection. However, the newest…