For the first
time since the beginning of Interbrands’ rating of valuable brands in the world
in 2000, Apple becomes the second company to grace the top spot after Coca-Cola
had the position for 12 years.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Quotes for the Week: Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937)
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 8:09 PM
Ernest
Rutherford was a nuclear physicist from New Zealand. He reportedly discovered
the alpha, beta, and gamma emissions during radioactive decay.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Apple hires top Nike designer
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 3:50 PM
Apple Inc.
has apparently recruited top Nike design director Ben Shaffer to fuel more
rumours about Apple’s intent in wearable devices.
16-year-old boy arrested for the biggest ever cyber attack
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 3:39 PM
An
unidentified British 16-year-old boy was arrested secretly in London for his
part in the biggest cyber-attack that occurred earlier this year on Dutch
anti-spam group Spamhaus.
Posted in internet
Friday, September 27, 2013
Superlatives that shows China is a leader in technology
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 5:11 PM
China is one
of the main agents of the resurgence of Asian countries in world development. Many
Asian countries have improved in technology and living standard and are now
among the elites in the world.
Posted in Specials, technology
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Ctrl+Alt+Delete was a mistake – Bill Gates
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 9:10 PM
Microsoft
co-founder and the current richest man in the world, Bill Gates has admitted
that using Ctrl+Alt+Delete to reboot a computer as a way to log into windows
was a mistake.
Samsung to release a smartphone with a curved screen in October
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:15 AM
Samsung
Mobile has announced in a press event in Seoul, Korea that it will be
introducing a smartphone with a curved plastic LED (Light Emitting Diode)
screen to the South Korean market. The event was majorly to show recently
released Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear.
Posted in Samsung, Smartphones
Samsung takes a leaf out of Apple’s book
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:03 AM
Apple recently unveiled its high end iPhone 5S smartphone and the gold-coloured
version has been a hit with consumers as it was out of stock long before other
colours. This eventually led to Apple requesting an increase in production rate
of the gold-coloured device.
Posted in Apple, Samsung, Smartphones
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Pinterest improves features of article pins
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:09 AM
Fast growing
social media site Pinterest has decided to bump up the features of articles
that are pinned to the site. This was revealed in a blog post on the 24th of
September on Pinterest’s official blog by Jon Parise, Software Engineer,
Pinterest.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
At last, Blackberry finds a buyer
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 3:45 AM
Struggling
smartphone maker Blackberry has agreed a deal with Fairfax Financial Holdings
Limited which will see the Canadian company pulled off the stock market and
taken private. The deal to buy blackberry is worth about $4.7 billion which is
the calculated worth of the company at a perilous moment for the company.
Posted in Blackberry, Smartphones
Microsoft is back again with two tablets
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 3:17 AM
At a press event in New York on the 23rd of
September, giant software company, Microsoft unveiled two tablets which are the
smaller Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2. Microsoft has previously been supplying
software to manufacturers but is now involved in making devices to house the
software it rolls out.
Monday, September 23, 2013
iPhone 5S unlocked with a fake finger
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:23 PM
The unique
fingerprint sensor in the iPhone 5S has been made less unique after the German
Chaos Computer Club (CCC) fooled the iPhone’s Touch ID with a fake fingerprint
of the user.
Posted in Apple, Smartphones
Blackberry suspends download of BBM for iPhone and Android
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:13 PM
The only
positive that was expected to come out of last week for Blackberry was the
rollout of Blackberry Messenger to iPhones and Android powered devices.
Blackberry had earlier announced a loss of about $1bn in the second quarter and its intention to retrieve 4,500 of their duties in the company.
Posted in Apple, Blackberry, Google
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Quotes for the week: Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934)
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:18 AM
This is the
first time we will be bringing you quotes from a female scientist and this is a
woman who made a great impact in the field of science while she was alive.
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Blackberry is in trouble…
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 6:39 PM
The negatives
have been more than the positives for the Canadian smartphone maker in recent
times and it seems the negatives are increasing daily and with threatening
details as 4,500 people will lose their jobs while Blackberry lost $1 billion
in the second quarter.
Posted in Blackberry, Smartphones
Friday, September 20, 2013
Stephen Elop to get $25m from Microsoft’s Nokia deal
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 8:33 PM
Digital Spy
has reported that Nokia CEO Stephen Elop will earn up to $25 million when
Microsoft’s deal to buy Nokia is finally completed in early 2014.
Apple increases production of Gold iPhone 5S by 33%
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 8:25 PM
Apple
recently launched its high-end smartphone iPhone 5S in three colours: gold,
silver, and black colours and it seems the demand has been more than expected
for the gold coloured iPhone especially in Asia which Apple targeted with the
device.
Posted in Apple, Smartphones
Google to release next version of Android OS in October
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 8:15 PM
The next
version of the popular Google’s operating system (OS) Android is expected to be
released next month and probably along with the launch of Google Nexus 5.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Some facts about the world’s tallest building
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 6:33 PM
Burj Khalifa
is a special building and one with many superlatives apart from being the
tallest in the world. Burj Khalifa is not only the tallest building in the
world but also the tallest standing man-made object.
Posted in Specials, Structures
Microsoft extends its iPhone, iPad trade-in to other devices
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:39 PM
After a week
in which Microsoft announce a trade-in programme that will see consumers get up
to $200 when they trade their iPhones or iPads for a Windows phone or a Surface
tablet, it has extended the ‘opportunity’ to other devices on other platforms.
Posted in Microsoft, Smartphones
BBM to be available for download on iOS and Android this weekend
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:27 PM
A day after
announcing its new smartphone Blackberry Z30, Blackberry limited has announced
that its highly awaited messaging app will be coming to the two platforms this
weekend.
Posted in Blackberry, internet
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Blackberry announces its biggest and most advanced smartphone
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 6:39 PM
After the bad
reception of Blackberry 10 devices like the Blackberry Q10 and Blackberry Z10,
the Canadian company has tried once again to regain its stance in the
smartphone market with a new, bigger, faster, and improved smartphone.
Posted in Blackberry, Smartphones
Nokia has postponed Lumia 1520 phablet launch to late October
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:49 AM
Contrary to
earlier reports that the Lumia 1520 phablets could be launched as early as the26th of this month in New York, another report has surfaced from Pocket-Lint
that the launch event would now occur in late October.
Facebook and Twitter became available in Iran because of…
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:39 AM
For those who
didn’t know initially, social media sites like Facebook and Twitter were banned
in Iran in 2009 after the Iranian government claimed social media aided the
protests that broke out in 2009 as a result of the re-election of former
president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term.
Apple may unveil iPads and Macs by October
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:27 AM
After its
popular event earlier this month where Apple unveiled its premium iPhone 5S and
the low-budget iPhone 5C, it is expected that Apple will hold another event in
October where it will unveil series of products.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Mark Zuckerberg now in the top 20 richest in the U. S.
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 8:29 PM
Facebook
founder Mark Zuckerberg has broken into the top twenty richest list after
increasing his wealth by more than 100 percent over the past year.
Saudi Prince doesn’t intend to sell his Twitter stake
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 8:17 PM
Billionaire
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has revealed he will not sell his investments in
Twitter before or at its initial public offering (IPO) as he predicted it could
be later this year or early in 2014.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Quotes for the Week: Thomas John Watson Sr. (1874- 1956)
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:15 AM
Thomas John
Watson is the co-founder of the giant International Business Machines (IBM).
IBM went on to be one of the dominant PC makers during the reign of PC in the
tech market.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Stories about an acclaimed Nigerian Scientist
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 8:39 PM
The first
time I heard about him, it was during a course I took in the last semester
(before the ASUU strike of course) which was about patents and inventions. It
mentioned his name as one of the foremost Africans who made great impact in
their fields and in the computing field in this particular case.
Friday, September 13, 2013
NASA’s Voyager 1 becomes first man-made object outside the solar system
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 5:09 PM
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced on Thursday that the
Voyager 1 space craft has become the first man-made object to leave the solar
system and enter the interstellar space.
Posted in science, Space, technology
Michael Dell to buy his PC Company back in a $24.9bn deal
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 4:51 PM
Shareholders
of Dell have agreed with founder and CEO of Dell Corporations in his bid to
take the company private in the face of crash in PC market.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Apple TV may be unveiled in a month time
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:45 AM
The dust of
the unveiling of Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C has not yet settled and rumours
are surfacing of another tech product that may come from the Cupertino,
California tech company very soon.
iPhone 5C is anything but cheap...
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:35 AM
Apple held a
separate event to unveil its two smartphones for the Chinese audience. It has
been assumed and I think correctly that Apple is trying to target developing
markets like China, Asian countries and others with the introduction of iPhone
5C which is supposedly low-budget.
Posted in Apple, Smartphones
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Apple unveils the low-budget iPhone 5C
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:42 AM
Apple Inc. at
its event in California has unveiled the low-end iPhone 5C as one of the
smartphones it is unveiling today. The iPhone 5C was made for the consumers who
may not be able to afford the price of the premium versions.
Posted in Apple, Smartphones
Apple unveils the premium iPhone 5S
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:35 AM
Apple Inc. in
its event today has unveiled the premium iPhone 5S, one of the two phones
unveiled today. To make this post as short as possible, I’ll only brief you on
the most important details of one of the most anticipated smartphones of this
year.
Posted in Apple, Smartphones
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Samsung leads Apple and Nokia in mobile web usage
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:41 AM
Samsung Mobile
continues to lead the global internet usage on mobile devices according to
August data from StatCounter.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Images of Nokia Lumia 1520 phablet leaks
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:29 PM
The news of
Microsoft acquiring Nokia’s mobile unit is not yet out of the public space but
now we have another that may signal the first mobile device to be unveiled
after Microsoft’s deal.
iPhone 5S specs leaks ahead of launch
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:13 PM
Apple iPhone
5S and iPhone 5C is expected to be unveiled tomorrow but there has been a leak
of some of the features the high end smartphone may possess.
Posted in Apple, Smartphones
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Quotes for the week: Steve Ballmer (1956- )
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:22 AM
Steve Ballmer
is the present Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the giant software company
Microsoft. He was in charge during Microsoft’s big rise in the PC market and
obviously during Microsoft’s struggles to gain ground in the mobile devices
market.
Saturday, September 7, 2013
How Glo rescued Nigerians and gained a foothold
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:55 PM
When I
initially thought of writing this post, I didn’t know that Globacom just
celebrated its tenth year anniversary of operations in Nigeria.
BBM for iPhone awaiting Apple’s approval
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:07 PM
Blackberry promised
in May that it will release its popular messenger app BBM to other platforms
like Android and iOS in the summer.
Posted in Apple, Blackberry
Friday, September 6, 2013
Google Glass to have a remote control app
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 7:43 PM
As we all know it’s awkward if you have to talk
every time before relaying a command to your Glass device, that will not be the
case anymore as you will now be able to control it using your smartphone.
Posted in Google
Usmanov sells shares in Facebook
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 7:39 PM
Russia’s
richest man, Alisher Usmanov has sold his shares in Facebook which is being
controlled by his internet investment company Mail.ru.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Yahoo! unveils new logo after 30 days of trials
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 9:59 AM
Another spectacular
change has come around in Marissa Mayer’s reign at Yahoo and it is the change
of Yahoo’s logo which is occurring for the first time since the company was
founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo, 18 years ago.
Samsung introduces the trio of Galaxy Gear, Note 3 and Note 10.1
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:16 AM
Samsung held
the second edition of their unpacked event on the 4th of September where it
disclosed three spectacular products to the watching world ahead of IFA 2013 in
Berlin, Germany.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Sony unveils Xperia Z1 Honami Smartphone
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 8:11 PM
Sony Corporations
has today unveiled its expected Sony Xperia Z1 android smartphone at the IFA in
Berlin, Germany. It is expected that this will be an improvement over Xperia Z
which was launched in January but failed to compete against the biggest phones
of the year yet, HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4.
Posted in Smartphones, Sony
Google Android now has a billion activations, next version revealed
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 9:28 AM
Contrary to
rumours that the next version of the largest smartphone operating system will
be called Key Lime Pie, reality has confirmed it will rather be a different
name, KitKat.
Posted in Google, Smartphones
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Apple’s September 10 event confirmed
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 8:54 PM
Few weeks
back, there were rumours that we could see another version of an Apple iPhone on the 10th of September. The rumours have now been confirmed as Apple has sent
out press invites for the event on the 10th which is next Tuesday. The
colourful invite bears the tag ‘this should brighten up everyone’s day’.
Posted in Apple, Smartphones
Microsoft buys Nokia mobile business and patents
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:35 PM
After a big
buyout in the telecoms industry yesterday, Microsoft has followed suit by
purchasing the mobile phone unit of Nokia for $5 billion and patents for $2.2
billion which makes the purchase amount to $7.2 billion.
Posted in Microsoft, Nokia, Smartphones
Monday, September 2, 2013
Verizon agrees $130 billion deal with Vodafone
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 9:45 PM
American
telecommunication company and the largest wireless provider in the United
States , Verizon Wireless has agreed to buy Vodafone’s 45% stake in Verizon
making the telecoms company all American again.
Lenovo CEO gives $3.25m of his bonus to employees
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 3:07 PM
After giving out $3 million to Lenovo employees last year, CEO Yang Yuanqing has increased his giving efforts to his subordinates this year by giving $250,000 more than last year.
Posted in Gadgets, Smartphones
Samsung Galaxy Gear appears online ahead of launch
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:49 PM
Ahead of the
expected launch of Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear on Wednesday (4th), a
picture has appeared on venturebeat which the site claims is the picture of the
awaited smartwatch.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Events to look out for in September
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 9:10 PM
This is a new
month and we wish you our readers a happy new month.
Over the past
few months, there have been many events slated for the month of September.
Posted in Gadgets, Smartphones
Quotes for the Week: Paul Gardner Allen (1953- )
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:27 AM
Paul Allen is
an American investor and philanthropist. He’s widely known for being the
co-founder of giant software company, Microsoft. He is also the founder and
chairman of Vulcan Inc., a company that manages his business.
HTC employees suspected of selling trade secrets to Chinese firms
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:09 AM
Three members
of staff of the Taiwanese smartphone maker have been accused of selling design
interface of an HTC smartphone that is yet to appear on the market.
Posted in Smartphones, technology
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