Daniel Orubo

9 years ago

Facebook Is Introducing Gaming To Its Messenger App

Since Facebook made Messenger a standalone app, they've been pulling out all the stops to make the app as compelling as possible; from video calls to friend-to-friend payments. Well, clearly there is even more to come. Facebook is currently in talks with several develop...

Daniel Orubo

9 years ago

Entertainment

Mad Max: Fury Road is Already the Best Movie Of 2015

You guys already know my Friday morning ritual of scouring the web for the best movies showing closest to me. Well, today was a very special day, because I didn't only find the best movie of the week, but most likely the best of the entire year. Mad Max: Fury Road curre...

Daniel Orubo

9 years ago

Opinion

Here is How A Date With Your Social Media Account Might Go

I found myself going down the YouTube rabbit hole, as I normally do whenever I find free wifi, and I came across a really funny and strangely accurate video by British YouTuber, Emma Blackery that represents what it might be like if we went on a date with popular socia...

Daniel Orubo

9 years ago

Opinion

How NOT To Pitch Your Startup Idea

Yesterday at CcHUB we had our community day, it’s a day for sharing ideas with each other and learning some necessary lessons about our tech landscape. While the entire lesson for the day was great and all, there was a particular sub-topic that struck a chord with me,...

Daniel Orubo

9 years ago

Apps & Gadgets

How To Use Snapchat's New Video Feature

The reason I’m such a huge fan of Snapchat as a social media platform and as a blooming startup is because of the extent at which they actually listen to their users. They really have their ear to the ground and it shows in their latest update, which includes a long...

Daniel Orubo

9 years ago

Entertainment

Nintendo is Bringing Classic Mario To Your Smartphone

Nintendo aims to take the mobile gaming world by storm by rolling out Mario, Luigi and Link on your smartphones come 2017. Nintendo President, Satoru Iwata said the company would aim to have five games out by the end of March, the following year. He also pointed out tha...

Daniel Orubo

9 years ago

Opinion

5 Worrying Assumptions About Working in Tech

I never intended to work in tech, but I stumbled into it this landscape and haven’t had any regrets yet. It's a growing industry filled with endless possibilities. Technology has come to define a large part of the world we live in, and although Nigeria is just settlin...

Daniel Orubo

9 years ago

Ecosystem

9jaFoodie Calls Out HelloFood For Property Theft

I’m seriously tired of how easily Nigerians seem to disregard property rights laws (I feel like Linda Ikeji is to blame, but that’s another story). Today we got to witness another evidence of how bad it has gotten with popular food blog, 9jaFoodie calling out food ...

Daniel Orubo

9 years ago

Opinion

5 Travel Habits of African Tourists

Thanks to its wide diversity of cultures, wildlife, scenery (and Adam Sandler’s movie; Blended), Africa is fast becoming considered by many leisure travellers to be a top holiday destination as ideal for families as it is for honeymooners or those simply seeking luxu...

Daniel Orubo

9 years ago

Internet Culture

5 Techie Stereotypes That Exist For a Reason

“Are you a developer?” See, if I got a credit alert every time someone asked me this question, well, let’s just say I wouldn’t need to be working so many jobs. The thing is that I don’t really blame them for assuming, I mean I do kind of look like a developer ...

Daniel Orubo

9 years ago

Apps & Gadgets

Did Samsung Totally Rip-Off Apple's Ad?

Ok, I just watched Samsung's latest ad for its Galaxy S6 Edge, and I hate to say it – no, I really don’t – but they seem to have really stuck to their tradition of unoriginality. Wait, before anyone calls me an Apple fanboy – which, to be very honest, I am – j...

Daniel Orubo

9 years ago

Entertainment

5 Tech Movies To Anticipate in 2015

I had been anticipating Avengers: Age of Ultron pretty much since the first Avengers movies came out, and needless to say, I wasn’t even remotely disappointed. I mean, I was so excited I decided to do a little research on movies featuring (and made with) cutting edge ...

Daniel Orubo

9 years ago

General

Google+ Just Got a Serious Makeover

Google+, Google’s not-as-popular social network just got a serious face-lift. The company announced this week that it is adding a ‘collections’ feature to its platform. Collections will allow Google+ users to group similar posts into topic-based sections, which ap...

Daniel Orubo

9 years ago

Apps & Gadgets

Snapchat's New Update is A Lot More News-Friendly

Snapchat just launched a new update that lets users message content to their friends from within Snapchat Discover. Yeah, you probably don’t even know what Snapchat’s Discover is, well, this update will likely change that for a bunch of users. Discover, is Snapchat'...

Daniel Orubo

9 years ago

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5 ways to tell that your startup idea probably sucks

Facebook Is Introducing Gaming To Its Messenger App

Mad Max: Fury Road is Already the Best Movie Of 2015

Here is How A Date With Your Social Media Account Might Go

How NOT To Pitch Your Startup Idea

How To Use Snapchat's New Video Feature

Nintendo is Bringing Classic Mario To Your Smartphone

5 Worrying Assumptions About Working in Tech

9jaFoodie Calls Out HelloFood For Property Theft

5 Travel Habits of African Tourists

5 Techie Stereotypes That Exist For a Reason

Did Samsung Totally Rip-Off Apple's Ad?

5 Tech Movies To Anticipate in 2015

Google+ Just Got a Serious Makeover

Snapchat's New Update is A Lot More News-Friendly

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