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.
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