After man
discovered that there is a world beyond the earth on which we live, a world of
moons, a world of other planets and various galaxies, man in holy curiosity
developed the thirst to get more information about other bodies outside the
earth.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Samsung Galaxy S5 to have a metal case
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 3:06 PM
According to
reports from Korean newspaper ETNews, Samsung will consider using metal case
for its coming galaxy smartphone which will likely be the Galaxy S5. It says
Samsung will start producing magnesium and aluminium cases in its Gumi plant by
the end of this year.
Posted in Samsung, Smartphones
Leaks of Samsung Galaxy Gear screenshots appear online
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:55 PM
With the
obvious fact that the Galaxy Gear and the Galaxy Note 3 will in fact be
launched on the September 4 event of Samsung in Berlin, a leak has shown what
the interface may look like and its form of connection to smartphones.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Google Translate to add African languages, including 3 from Nigeria
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 6:39 PM
Google Translate,
Google’s service that helps translate from one language to another has decided
to add five African languages to the popular services.
Nokia introduces the 515, an aluminium feature phone
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:03 AM
Nokia has
announced the introduction of a Series40 phone with premium features, the Nokia
515. With the world going crazy for smartphones, Nokia has decided to test the
mobile phone market with a feature phone.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
New York Times, Twitter compromised by the Syrian Electronic Army
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:55 PM
In a new attack
by the infamous Syrian Electronic Army, the New York Times, Huffington Post UK,
and Twitter were targeted by the group which has been declared as pro-Assad.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
GooPhone to make $99 i5C smartphone similar to Apple iPhone 5C
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 4:37 PM
Chinese
smartphone maker is in plans to make an Apple iPhone 5C clone which will be
released into the Chinese market after the original low budget iPhone 5C is
released into the market.
Posted in Apple, Smartphones
Samsung Exec confirms Galaxy Gear and Note 3 rumours
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:33 PM
The rumours
about the proposed smartwatch Galaxy Gear and phablet Galaxy Note 3 being
prepared for a launch in September before the IFA event is no more a rumour as
it has been confirmed by a company executive.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Facebook is now worth over $100 billion
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 7:51 PM
According to
data from FactSet revealed by Mashable, Facebook’s market capitalization topped
$100 billion on Monday.
iPhone 5C pictures captured in China during testing
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 6:47 PM
The rumours
of the budget Apple iPhones are gathering momentum every day and now, it seems
it is almost a certainty.
Posted in Apple, Smartphones
China’s Internet faced its biggest DDoS attack ever
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 5:57 PM
China was
under a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack for about four hours during
the early morning of Sunday. The attack occurred at approximately 2a.m in the
morning and another intense one occurred at about 4 a.m.
Posted in internet
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Quotes for the week: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 3:39 PM
Alexander
Graham Bell was a Scottish inventor, scientist, and professor who is popular
for his invention of the first telephone that transmitted human voice.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer to step down within twelve months
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:37 PM
Microsoft
Corp. has announced in a press release that its under-fire boss Steve Ballmer
is to retire in the next twelve months after a replacement is found for him.
Amazon tested wireless network in California
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:17 PM
It has been
reported by Bloomberg that Amazon is trying to develop its own wireless network
which will enable it to serve the users of its products like kindle.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Scientists claim to have made the world’s most accurate clock
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:27 PM
Scientists at
the National Institute of Standards and Technology have claimed that the
ultra-stable ytterbium lattice atomic clock is the world’s most precise clock.
Posted in technology, Trends
Leaked shots of gold-coloured iPhone surfaces online
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:03 PM
There have
been a rumour recently about Apple producing a gold-coloured version of its iPhone 5S especially for the Chinese market where gold is taken of very high
value.
Posted in Apple, Smartphones
Thursday, August 22, 2013
PS4 to be available in U.S. and Europe by November
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:21 PM
Sony has revealed
at its Gamescom conference that the new Play Station 4 will be available to
users in the United States and Canada by November 15th and European users will
be able to get their hands on it by the 29th of the same month.
Yahoo had more traffic than Google in the U.S. in July
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:57 PM
According to
analysis company comScore, Yahoo overtook Google in web traffic in the United
States for the first time the May, 2011. The report claimed Yahoo had 196.6
million visitors in July compared to Google’s 192.3 million.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Samsung to launch smartwatch, Galaxy Gear
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:27 PM
There have
been previous rumours of Samsung launching its smartwatch and the Galaxy Note 3
at the IFA conference in Germany by September but the rumours have now gained
more ground as Bloomberg have now added to it.
Facebook, Nokia, Samsung and four other companies to launch “internet.org”
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:02 PM
Facebook in
collaboration with companies like Samsung and Nokia will launch project
internet.org in order to make internet available to about two thirds of the
world population who are currently off-line.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Airtel to offer free data on Nokia Asha phones
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 5:11 PM
Airtel Nigeria
has announced its partnership with Nokia that would see users of Nokia Asha phones
enjoy free data on WhatsApp and Facebook.
Posted in Smartphones, Telecoms
MTN Group reaches 200 million users
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 4:57 PM
MTN Group has
reached a milestone of 200 million users across the countries in which it
operates and has decided to invest heavily in education of countries in which
it has reached this milestone which are countries in Africa and the Middle
East.
Posted in Telecoms
Apple to produce gold-coloured iPhone
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:54 PM
According to
sources who have the knowledge of the matter, the new iPhone from Apple could
have the golden colour which is different from the conventional black and white
which Apple has been producing over the years.
Posted in Apple, Smartphones
Monday, August 19, 2013
Samsung is making a 12-inch tablet
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 3:13 PM
According to
reports from The Korea Economic Daily, Samsung Electronics is planning to make
a 12-inch tablet which will be its biggest yet.
The daily
claim that its industry sources have claimed that Samsung is working on a 12.2-inch
tablet PC that may be available as soon as October this year. The largest tablet
by Samsung is presently an 11.6-inch screen tablet.
Glo launches Bounce in Abuja
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:59 PM
Giant telecoms
company, Globacom limited has extended it Glo Bounce tariff to users in Abuja
especially students.
The tariff
which Glo has made particularly for students and youth was launched at the
Sheraton Hotels on Sunday. Glo hopes that this tariff will increase the
connectivity between students and build a large base of youths on its network.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Quotes for the week: John Davison Rockefeller (1839-1937)
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 6:21 PM
This week, we
are bringing you the quotes of the richest man in history, John D. Rockefeller.
John Rockefeller was the founder of Standard Oil Company.
Facts, Questions, Answers: Hyperloop
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:16 AM
Earlier this
week, billionaire Elon Musk released what he thinks will be a good alternative
to the proposed speed rail project to be embarked on between California and San
Francisco.
Posted in Specials, technology
Saturday, August 17, 2013
ICANN has disapproved Google’s dotless domain proposal
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:18 PM
Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has recently passed its resolution
that disapproves domain names without a dot.
Twitter sets new tweet per second record
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:02 PM
Twitter has
set a new record of 143,199 tweets per second without crashing on Saturday, the
3rd of August. This occurred during an airing of Castle in the Sky in Japan.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Ford Focus is the world’s best-selling car
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:43 PM
According to
Polk’s data of registered vehicles around the world, the Ford Focus is
retaining its lead after the first quarter of 2013, the latest data available.
Posted in Cars
CNN, Washington Post website breached by the SEA
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:01 PM
The websites
of CNN, Time, and the Washington Post were attacked on Thursday by the Syrian
Electronics Army. Some users on washingtonpost.com were directed to the Syrian
Electronic Army’s website which was displayed in Arabic.
Posted in internet
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Wireless device operated without a battery
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:05 PM
Engineers from
the University of Washington have revealed the use of a wireless device without
a power source, mostly in form of battery.
Posted in technology, Trends
Smartphones have surpassed feature phones in sales for the first time
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:47 AM
According to
research company Gartner, the move of consumers from feature phones to smartphones
has finally seen smartphones surpass feature phones in sales for the first time
in the second quarter of 2013.
Posted in Smartphones
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
UPS Cargo Plane crashes, two dead
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 6:17 PM
A large cargo plane flying from Louisville,
Kentucky to Birmingham, Alabama has crashed killing both the pilot and co-pilot
on the flight.
Posted in technology
83% of Facebook users in UK access it from mobile devices
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:17 PM
Facebook has
revealed that it now has 33 million registered users in the United Kingdom. It
also revealed that out of the 24 million users that access it daily, 20 million
access it from their mobile devices.
Samsung reveals dual-screen flip smartphone, Hennessy
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:59 PM
Samsung
Electronics has made its rumoured dual-screen phone official in China. The
Samsung SCH-W789 was unveiled on Wednesday on the Samsung official site.
Posted in Samsung, Smartphones
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
North Korea planning to unveil its own smartphone
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 3:04 PM
According to North Korea Tech, North Korea is
in the latter stages of producing a smartphone that will be exclusively from
North Korea.
Posted in internet, Smartphones
Elon Musk reveals high speed Hyperloop idea
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:47 AM
Paypal, Tesla Motors, and Space X founder, Elon
Musk has revealed a cheaper and faster alternative to the California rail plan
which will see a 610km journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles last for only
30 minutes.
Posted in technology
Monday, August 12, 2013
Samsung planning to appeal USITC product ban
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:09 PM
According to
reports from Korea Times, Samsung will be looking to appeal the latest ruling by
the US International Trade Commission banning its products provided U. S.
President, Barack Obama does not veto the ruling.
Apple may unveil new smartphone, iPhone 5S on September 10
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:17 AM
All ye who
have been waiting impatiently for a new smartphone from Apple, it seems thy
wait may be over in a very short time.
Posted in Apple, Smartphones
Quotes for the week: Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:45 AM
Andrew Carnegie
was a Scottish-American businessman and industrialist. He created the Carnegie
Steel Company that later changed to the U.S. Steel Company.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Apple fights back, import ban on Samsung products looming
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:53 AM
The smartphone
war is set to go on as the U. S. trade council has imposed bans on imports of
Samsung’s old products. The U. S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on
Friday ruled that the biggest smartphone manufacturer Samsung infringes on two
of its rival, Apple patents which are for detection of headphone jacks and
operation touchscreens.
Saturday, August 10, 2013
When Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space…
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:04 PM
Prior to
12th of April, 1961, it was a dream for a man to be in space and orbit the
earth but it was achieved on that day by a man that has come to become one of
the most important names in space technology.
Friday, August 9, 2013
Blackberry open to taking the company private
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:11 PM
According
to reports from Reuters, Blackberry is looking to take the company private to
give it a better chance of surviving in the increasingly hard smartphone
market.
Reuters
report that Chief Executive Thorsten Heins and the company’s board is
increasingly coming around to the idea that taking Blackberry private will give
it room to improve and solve its problems.
Posted in Blackberry, Smartphones
Facebook to introduce video ads in News Feed
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 6:57 PM
As a big
company looking to increase revenue by utilizing the leverage of about 1.15
billion monthly active users and 699 million daily active users, Facebook is
looking at ways to include video ads in its News Feed.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
LG launches new smartphone G2, power button located at the back
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 5:53 PM
LG
Electronics unveiled a new smartphone on Wednesday to add to the array of
eye-catching phones on the Android platform.
Posted in Google, Smartphones
Android Operating System now controls 79.3% of the smartphone market
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:39 PM
According
to the latest data from the International Data Corporation (IDC), Android has
consolidated its lead in the smartphone market with another solid performance
in the second quarter of 2013.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Facebook to roll out ‘story bumping’ in News Feed
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 3:03 PM
In an
effort to make sure that users don’t miss out on the most important posts to
them, Facebook is structuring its algorithms to bump the posts it thinks are
the most important to a particular user to the top of the News Feed.
Whatsapp introduce new voice messaging as it reaches 300 million users
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:09 PM
In its bid
to become the number one internet messaging application (which I think it
already is), Whatsapp has introduced a new feature to make its voice messaging
a better experience for users.
Posted in internet, Smartphones
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
BBM to be available to Samsung galaxy users in Africa
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:07 PM
After
announcement by blackberry in May of this year and a prediction that Blackberry Messenger may be available as early as September this year, it seems it is
becoming a reality faster than we thought.
Posted in Blackberry, Samsung
Amazon owner Jeff Bezos acquires The Washington Post in a $250m deal
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:09 PM
In his
first move into the newspaper industry, the giant online retail store’s owner
has purchased the 135-year old Washington Post Co. in a $250 million coup. The American
newspaper based in the downtown of the nation’s capital announced yesterday.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Kirobo, world’s first talking robot sent into space by Japan
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:17 AM
The first talking robot which can converse with a human being has been launched into space by Japan in a bid to improve the relationship between the robot and its maker, human beings.
Posted in technology
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Quotes for the week: Max Planck (1858-1947)
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:27 AM
Max Planck
was one of the most important physicists that lived between the 19th and 20th
century. He is a popular figure in Physics for originating the quantum theory
which is one of the most important theories in Physics.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Obama blocks ITC ban on Apple’s devices
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:31 PM
In June,
ITC (International Trade Commission) ruled that Apple’s devices that infringed on Samsung’s 3G technology should be banned from the United States in what felt
like a big victory for Samsung back then. The products include iPhone 3, iPhone
3GS, iPhone 4, and iPad 2.
Android Device Manager to allow you to track your lost phone
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:47 PM
The new
Android Device Manager coming to Android 2.2 OS and higher will allow you to
ring your phone and detect its location on the map, a feature similar to ‘Find
my iPhone’ on iOS powered devices.
Posted in Google, Smartphones
Friday, August 2, 2013
We have moved to lolade.com
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:20 PM
This is to inform our precious readers that we have moved the blog from voiceofsagacity.blogspot.com to a new domain.
Posted in Domain
Google’s Motorola launch the awaited Moto X smartphone
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 3:03 PM
The ‘always
listening’ Moto X smartphone has been unveiled by Google-owned Motorola
Mobility. This is the first smartphone to be developed after Google acquired
Motorola in a $12.5 billion takeover.
Posted in Google, Motorola, Smartphones
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Mobile Number Portability has brought mixed fortunes for Telecom Companies
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:57 PM
According
to statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) after
100 days of the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) regime, telecoms operators have
performed differently in the new regime.
Next iPad Minis to have retina display, screen to be produced by Samsung
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:39 PM
According
to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the next iPad Minis coming into the
market will spot a retina display. This is against a report that earlier
surfaced online yesterday that the new iPad Mini is not coming with a retina
display.
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