Apps & Gadgets

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Force Apple (and others) to support BlackBerry hardware, demands John Chen

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Do Tecno and Infinix have the best customer service in Nigeria?

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Obiwezy Swap: You only have to save up a little for a new phone

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There’s an app for that

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Innjoo, Infinix, X-touch: The best budget smartphones

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7 mobile apps that will give you a productivity boost

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A non-techie’s guide to picking a smartphone








If you’re not using an Android or iOS phone, then you must be pretty used to getting the short end of the stick in the apps department. BlackBerry and Windows phones are known to have a much smaller (and less interesting) assortment of apps than their counterparts. Well, John Chen, BlackBerry’s CEO isn’t having it…

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Do Tecno and Infinix have the best customer service in Nigeria?

When it comes to customer service, especially when it comes to repairing and fixing of devices, a lot of organisations fail woefully in Nigeria; but Carl Care that services Tecno and Infinix took me by surprise with the amazing service they rendered and their well organised company. I took my phone in for a broken screen…

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Obiwezy Swap: You only have to save up a little for a new phone

Obiwezy, one of our startups to watch in 2015, just launched a service that is set to cement its status as focus-worthy. They really seem hell-bent on bringing Computer Village to us, and I’m more than glad. Obiwezy Swap allows you — as the names implies — swap your old phone for a new one…

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These days, it seems like there is an app for even the most obscure need or interest. Apple in 2009 started using the phrase “There’s an app for that” in TV ads to show off the multitude of apps available for iOS devices through its popular App Store, which opened July 2008 and the slogan…

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Innjoo, Infinix, X-touch: The best budget smartphones

Have you heard of the Infinix, the X-Touch and Innjoo smartphones? Well, until recently, I hadn’t and when I did, I didn’t think there was any merit to them. That opinion has changed now because these three brands have taken the low-end device market in Nigeria by storm. Competition in the smartphone industry is no…

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7 mobile apps that will give you a productivity boost

In the bubbled world of smartphone users, most people now prize their gadgets well above food, and the smartphones themselves now seem like terrible distraction and procrastination enablers. But, like anything, when smartphone capabilities are harnessed in the right way, they can serve as powerful productivity tools. From time management to automation, here are 7…

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A non-techie’s guide to picking a smartphone

I bet you’d be hard-pressed to find anything you spend more time with than your phone — feel free to stop for a second and think about it. The right smartphone should make your life a hell of a lot easier. With the right phone you could manage your appointments, get directions, gauge your fitfam…

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