Californian
company Apple Inc. has announced its fourth quarter earnings. It sold more
smartphones and tablets compared to the same quarter last year but made less
profit.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Obama wasn’t aware that Merkel’s phone was being tapped – White House official
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 3:52 AM
The Wall
Street Journal has revealed that a White House official revealed to it that the
U.S. President Barack Obama didn’t have the information that German Chancellor
Angela Merkel’s cellphone was being tapped.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Quotes for the Week: Stephen William Hawking (1942 - )
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:56 PM
Stephen
Hawking is an English physicist and the Director of Research at the Centre for
Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Stephen Hawking is one
person that has many excuses not to try anything but he is one of the best
theoretical physicists alive despite being disabled.
Stephen
Hawking was diagnosed for Lou Gehrig’s disease at the age of 21. Normally,
anybody diagnosed of this disease is expected to die less than 5 years after
the diagnosis. However, the professor has defied all odds and is still alive at
the age of 71.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Samsung release financial results for Q3
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 3:56 AM
South Korean company, Samsung Electronics Co. has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2013 which is between July and September. The results have shown an increase in profit from the second quarter of 2013.
Posted in Samsung, Smartphones, Tablets
Friday, October 25, 2013
Apple co-founder not impressed with new tablets
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 9:43 AM
Apple
co-founder, Steve Wozniak popularly known as Woz has revealed that he will not
get any of the newly launched iPad Air and the iPad Mini 2.
Samsung has sold more than 40 million units of S4
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 9:32 AM
Contrary to
reports that sales of Samsung Galaxy S4 is struggling, Samsung Mobile chief JK
Shin has moved to oppose the reports with a massive sales figure of the high
end smartphone that took the smartphone market by storm in 2013.
Posted in Samsung, Smartphones
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Apple unveils the fifth generation iPad and the iPad Mini 2
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:35 AM
At an event
at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, Apple unveiled the fifth generation
iPad which is dubbed iPad Air, the iPad Mini 2, and Mac Pro. To is set to
increase massively, the number of tablets Apple has sold which already is 170
million according to Apple.
Nokia introduces phablets Lumia 1520 and 1320, its first tablet 2520
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:23 AM
Nokia has
launched three devices at the Nokia World event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Nokia Lumia 1520 is a 6-inch screen tablets which has seen many rumours even
before the launch. Lumia 1320 is the same screen size with the 1520 but is a
cheaper option with lower specs. Lumia 2520 is the first ever full tablet from
Nokia and it possesses a 10.1-inch screen.
Posted in Nokia, Smartphones, Tablets
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Youtube releases the list of nominees for its first ever music awards
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 7:37 AM
After
announcing that it will hold its first ever music awards this year, which will
be determined by users, Youtube has released the full list of nominees for the
awards that will take place later on the 3rd of November.
Apple overtakes Samsung in the U.S.
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 4:49 AM
Due to the
launch of the premium iPhone 5S and the budget iPhone 5C, Apple has regained
the top spot in the smartphone market in the U.S. for the month of September
according to reports from Counterpoint Research.
Posted in Apple, Samsung, Smartphones
Blackberry Messenger finally on Android and iPhones in hours but…
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 3:33 AM
Blackberry
has revealed that the download of its popular Blackberry Messenger which was
formerly exclusive to Blackberry smartphones will be available to android
smartphones and iPhones in hours.
Posted in Blackberry, internet
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Quotes for the Week: Carl Edward Sagan (1934-1996)
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 4:48 PM
Today
features Carl Sagan, who was an American astronomer and science writer. He was
popular for his writings and quotes.
Here are some
of his quotes when he was alive:
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Lenovo announces A10, its first Android PC
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:04 PM
The biggest
PC maker is trying to test the waters with its new multi-mode laptop which will
run on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Although Lenovo makes tablets and smartphones,
this is the first PC from the Chinese company that runs on the Android
operating system (OS).
Google stock price tops $1000
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 9:57 PM
After
announcements of Google’s financial report for the third quarter of this year,
its share price gained more than 10 percent to break the $1,000 barrier for the
first time since the tech giant went public in 2004.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Fingerprint sensor? No, Samsung Galaxy S5 may have an eye scanner…
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 6:21 PM
When Apple
debuted the fingerprint scanner on the latest iPhone 5S, Apple and Samsung
fans, with different motives, wondered if Samsung was going to copy this (and
probably improve it) or how was it going to top the new technology? Well, new
reports have indicated that Samsung will likely take Apple to the cleaners as
it is rumoured an eye scanner will be used as security instead of a fingerprint
scanner.
Posted in Samsung, Smartphones
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Windows 8.1 is now available to users
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 9:41 PM
Microsoft has
announced on the windows blog today that Windows 8.1, an upgrade of Windows 8
is now available to users of Windows PCs and tablets. Present users of Windows
8 can upgrade to 8.1 free of charge starting from today.
Twitter to list on the New York Stock Exchange as losses continue
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:02 AM
Reports from
Twitter’s S-1 for the third quarter has revealed that the social network,
Twitter, will list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during its
initial public offering (IPO) which is expected to commence on the 15th of
November if reports from insiders are to be believed.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
We still have a lot to cover – Apple
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:15 PM
These are the
words on the invitation to the next Apple event which has all but confirmed the
October 22 date that was earlier rumoured by tech blog All Things D. It is expected
that iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 will be unveiled at the event.
Payments of entitlement of 38,000 PHCN workers has commenced – BPE
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 4:14 PM
The Director General
of the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE), Mr. Benjamin Dikki revealed to the
House of Representatives committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation that
the full payments of entitlements has begun for the Power Holdings Company of
Nigeria (PHCN) workers.
Posted in energy, technology
Tecno can dominate Nigerian smartphone market, and this is how
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:03 AM
When Tecno
initially came into Nigeria, it was responsible for the production of cheap
mobile phones you’d call substandard at best (they’re popularly called China
phones). In a good move though, Tecno has since restrategized and has become an
android vendor which has given a cheap alternative to the expensive high end
smartphones.
Posted in Smartphones, Specials
Monday, October 14, 2013
HTC One Max with Fingerprint scanner announced
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 5:23 PM
Taiwanese
smartphone maker HTC has announced the phablet version of its flagship HTC One
a day earlier than planned due to leaks of specification in the media. The new
device has a 5.9-inch screen which is bigger than the flagship’s 4.7-inch and
it also comes with a unique feature which is the fingerprint scanner.
Posted in Smartphones
Curved Screen Smartphone LG G Flex leaks online
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:57 AM
In less than
two weeks after Samsung announced its first curved smartphone, the Samsung
Galaxy Round, LG is also expected to move fast to give Samsung little space at
the front of the curved screen innovation. The latest leaks of images of the LG
G Flex seem to support this notion.
Posted in LG, Smartphones
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Quotes for the Week: Steve Wozniak (1950 - )
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:12 AM
Steve Wozniak
who is popularly referred to as Woz is an American inventor, computer engineer
and programmer who co-founded Apple Computer with the late Steve Jobs. Steve
Wozniak was responsible for the invention of the Apple I and Apple II computers
in the 1970s.
Mark Zuckerberg buys neighbours’ houses for more than $30m
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:41 AM
In a step to
increase privacy from spying eyes, Facebook co-founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg
has purchased four homes that are adjacent to his 5,617-square-foot Palo Alto
home for a cool price of more than $30 million.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Google to use your profile for advertisements, how to stop it
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:04 AM
Tech giant
Google has revealed through the revision of its policies that accounts of users
of Google products could be used for adverts if you allow Google to do so
through your shared endorsement settings.
We have been nominated for the OYA Awards!
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:15 AM
OYAA 2013: LIST OF NOMINEES
Online
Youth Achievement Awards (OYAA) is an award program aimed at recognizing and
celebrating Young Nigerian owners/moderators of blogs and websites who through
their media are making waves in the online community. OYAA celebrates Online
excellence, Impact and Innovation.
Posted in Awards
Friday, October 11, 2013
Alliance for Affordable Internet formed
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:28 PM
Alliance for
Affordable Internet (A4AI) has been launched in a bid to reduce the price of
broadband services in developing countries. The United Nations Broadband
Commission targets price of below 5% of monthly income worldwide and this is
one of the ways of achieving that.
Toyota unveils assistance for drivers
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:19 PM
Toyota Motor
Company has unveiled the Automated Highway Driving Assist (AHDA) which uses
automated technology to assist drivers during driving in keeping their cars on
the lane and maintaining the required distance between other vehicles on the
road.
Posted in Cars, technology, toyota
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Android is more secure than the iPhone – Eric Schmidt
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 9:06 PM
Google’s
Chairman and former CEO, Eric Schmidt revealed at a Gartner Symposium which
coincided with the announcement of his new book that Android Operating System
is more secure than iOS which power iPhones.
Apple to unveil new tablets this month
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 8:57 PM
People
familiar with Apple’s programs have confirmed that Apple will hold an
invitation only event this month to launch new tablets and even possibly a Mac,
according to reports from All Things D.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
“God particle” wins Nobel Prize for two scientists
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:13 PM
The Higgs
Boson which was discovered by the most powerful particle accelerator in the
world, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, in Switzerland last year has won the
Nobel Prize in Physics for the theorists who initially proposed its existence
about 50 years ago.
Obama supports Samsung products sales ban
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:05 PM
The Obama
administration has upheld United States International Trade Council’s (USITC)
ban on some Samsung products which allegedly infringed on two Apple patents.
Obama’s administration had earlier vetoed a similar ruling that banned Apple’s
product sales for infringing Samsung patents.
Monday, October 7, 2013
NCC plans to provide license for fixed broadband services
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:27 PM
At a news
conference, the Executive Vice President of the Nigerian Communications
Commission (NCC), Dr. Eugene Juwah, and the secretary general of the
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO), Prof Tim Unwin revealed the
plans of NCC to license broadband services for regions and the accompanying
advantage.
LG introduces world’s first flexible OLED display for smartphones
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 9:31 PM
South Korean
company LG Electronics Co has become the first company to introduce a flexible
OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screen for a smartphone and intends to use
the technology to produce a smartphone next year.
Posted in Smartphones, technology
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Quotes for the Week: Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 8:02 PM
Charles
Robert Darwin was an English naturalist who proposed the theory of evolution.
He proposed that evolution could be explained in part through natural and
sexual selection.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Two years ago today… Steve Jobs…
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:39 AM
One of the
most innovative leaders of our generation, Steve Jobs passed away two years ago
(October 5, 2011) after his battle with pancreas neuroendocrine tumor. He was
the co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc when he was alive. Steve Jobs was
born on February 24, 1955.
Friday, October 4, 2013
2.9 million Users’ data compromised in attack– Adobe
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 6:11 PM
The Chief
Security Officer of Adobe, Brad Arkin, has revealed that information about 2.9
million costumers of the company was breached by cyber attackers.
Twitter is not as big and healthy as we thought…
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 4:35 PM
For the first
time, Twitter’s financial accounts became public after it filed the S-1 form
with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in preparation for its
initial public offering (IPO).
Thursday, October 3, 2013
UK to connect Highway to the Internet
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:33 PM
The United
Kingdom has revealed its plan to connect a highway to the internet for the
first time. This project will connect the 50-mile (80km) A14 highway that runs
from Birmingham to Felixstowe.
Posted in internet, technology
Facebook to add 4 social networks to Home
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:27 PM
After a low
acceptance of its Facebook Home Android app, Facebook has decided to add four
third party social sites to the application. The sites to be added include
Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr and Facebook’s Instagram.
Blizzident 3D toothbrush will brush your teeth in 6 seconds
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:21 PM
Dentists have
found a way of brushing your teeth which is a more efficient and faster means.
Posted in 3d printing
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Microsoft investors want Bill Gates to step down
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 7:58 PM
According to
Reuters, three of the top 20 shareholders in the giant software company wants
co-founder Bill Gates – who co-founded the company with Paul Allen about 38
years ago – to resign as the Chairman of the board.
Samsung accused of boosting Galaxy Note 3’s benchmark scores
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:46 AM
After carrying
out extended tests on the newly released Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phablet, tech
blog Ars Technica has concluded that Samsung programmed the device to feign a
better performance than other devices of similar specifications.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Find your Facebook face
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:51 PM
A new web app
The Faces of Facebook has been introduced and it aggregates all the over 1.2
billion Facebook profile pictures into one place.
Windows Phone closing in on iOS in Europe
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:33 PM
It seems
Windows Phone may not be destined to die as recent events may have tempted us
to think. The resurrection it seems is coming right from Europe.
Posted in Microsoft, Smartphones
First ever Youtube Music Awards announced
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:07 AM
Online video
giant Youtube, has announced that it will be holding its first ever music
awards on the 3rd of November this year. This will include music from
established stars around the world and online stars that are popular on
Youtube.
Nominate us for the Nigerian Blog Awards
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:15 AM
We are
pleased to inform you that nominations have started for one of the most popular
blog awards in Nigeria.
Posted in Awards
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