Apps & Gadgets
Electronics are getting smaller and smaller, and we all have our own special must-have gadgets. Smartphones and tablets are the most obvious examples of electronic gadgets. Other examples of electronic gadgets include e-book readers, smartwatches, digital fitness trackers, GPS devices and video game machines.
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While owning a cell phone in the early 2000s was a luxury in Nigeria, you could only do a little with the devices. Compared to what is obtainable today, it keeps getting better. What is your mobile phone journey like?
Given the projected increase in cyberattacks that will follow the promises this decade holds for new adventures with mobile phones, here’s how you can stay alert and safe while using smart devices.
You may remember Zzapo Mobile and its incredulous offer of a ₦7999 smartphone. It turned out to be too good to be true.
Battery capacity is a specification people consider when getting smart devices. Soon, phones would have lithium-sulfur batteries that can last much longer than lithium-ion batteries. Here is what else to expect.
A review of the Oppo A9 2020 that retails for ₦89,900 ($248) and was released in Lagos recently
Though nearly similar in every way, we stack up Oppo’s Reno2 and Reno2 F against each other to see which comes out on top. We can honestly say that it was a fun challenge.
The Zzapo 720 smartphone, with 64GB storage and 4GB RAM is retailing at ₦7,999 ($22) for a limited time. Too good to be true? Well, our own Muyiwa Matuluko attempted to purchase it, so you don’t have to risk it. Here’s what he found out.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) released a statement banning volatile MacBook Pro laptops, whose battery have been known to overheat and cause fires, from being carried on aeroplanes in Nigeria.
Four months after officially entering the Nigerian market with its F11 Pro, Oppo has unveiled 2 new smartphones; Oppo A5s and Oppo A1k, in Nigeria. Globally, the Oppo A5s and A1k were originally released in April 2019 and May 2019 respectively. In the Nigerian market, the new releases may be expected to ride off the…
Two months after my review of the Oppo F11 Pro, here are 5 more things I think you should know before buying
Smartphones are getting cheaper, but penetration is still low in Nigeria. What is the solution to this?
The newly launched Oppo F11 Pro looks really good on paper. Our senior editor, Victor Ekwealor shares everything you need to know about it and his verdict
According to a report by the UK Sun in 2016, there were 60,000 mobile phone thefts in London and 446,000 in the United Kingdom. A large number of these phones came to Nigeria as “London-used”. Here’s why the stolen phones market continues to thrive.
The Nokia 6.1 Plus, announced in July 2018 and released in August 2018, is one of the more recent in a line of pure Android (Android One) smartphones by HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones. Before I get to the crux of this quick review, let’s quickly run through the specifications. Specifications Screen size-…
A quick review of the MTN Smart T ‘smart’ feature phone that retails for ₦8,000 ($22) and was released in Lagos recently.
The increasing efforts to connect more Africans to the Internet through the launching of ‘smart ‘feature phones for the continent.