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A Quick Look at the ‘Jekalo’ Ridesharing App

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Eskimi App Comes To Windows Phone

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The Windows 10 SDK Preview Is Here: Now You Can Start Building Universal Windows Apps

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Thinking of Buying The Innjoo Leap Tablet? Here’s What You Should Know

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7 Awesome Features You Didn’t Know The Infinix Hot Note Had

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Priced At 14k, The Lumia 430 Is The Cheapest Windows Phone Yet

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The Huawei Honor 3C Lite Has Got Remarkable Battery Life

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Nigerians Now Use Their Smartphones For Everything, Says Consumer Barometer

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Lenovo A536: Unboxing and First Impressions

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Wiko Getaway: Unboxing and First Impressions

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Innjoo Leap Tab: Unboxing and First Impressions

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4 awesome Nigerian apps that deserve your attention

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The App And iTunes Stores Are Down For All iOS Users

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Is The SmartWatch Apple’s First Step Into Fashion?

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Gamsole releases teaser video for upcoming endless runner game, Gidi Run

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The SOLO S500 phone brings a lot to the table

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Weird Find: SeeYoo, The App That Helps You Say “On My Way”

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Here’s The Trailer Of ChopUp’s Latest Easter Game – Chicken Escape

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Are You A Startup Founder? BlackBerry Wants You To Buy Their New Touchscreen Smartphone

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Huawei Honor 3C Lite: Unboxing and First Impressions





















A Quick Look at the ‘Jekalo’ Ridesharing App

It was the March edition of the CcHub‘s Developers’ Parapo and the final item on the agenda was the usability testing of Jekalo – an application in its demo stage that helps people to offer or join a ride based on proximity. The name Jekalo is a Yoruba phrase for ‘let’s go.’ How does Jekalo help you? The platform uses the…

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Eskimi App Comes To Windows Phone

Eskimi is social networking and messaging app that helps users connect with strangers all over the world.With over 19 million Monthly Active Users globally, Eskimi is most popular among Nigerians who make up about 50% of that number.  This has plenty to do with the fact that Eskimi is lightweight and very data-friendly. Which is…

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The Windows 10 SDK Preview Is Here: Now You Can Start Building Universal Windows Apps

Microsoft yesterday announced the release of  the first technical preview of the Windows 10 Software Developer Kit. This preview (not the final release) is aimed at helping developers better grasp Microsoft’s idea for Universal Windows Apps, as they continue to work on finishing Windows 10. A Universal App is one which can run across different form factors –…

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Thinking of Buying The Innjoo Leap Tablet? Here’s What You Should Know

Running Windows 8.1 over Intel’s Bay Trail 1.3 GHz Quad-core processor, the Innjoo Leap is marketed with the tagline “Works like a PC, Plays like a Tablet”. But can it live up to that hype? Spec Highlights Full Windows 8.1 PC Operating System 8-inch display 1GB RAM 1.33 GHz Intel Bay Trail Quad-core processor 5 MP back camera,…

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7 Awesome Features You Didn’t Know The Infinix Hot Note Had

The new Infinix Hot Note is as big as phablets come. The 5.5-inch Android powered phone boasts a 4000 mAh battery that can fast charge from 0 to 100% in 90 minutes – if you use the bundled charger – and can take you through nearly 2 days of above average use, on one charge.…

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Priced At 14k, The Lumia 430 Is The Cheapest Windows Phone Yet

Microsoft just pulled another stunt at the lower end of the smartphone pyramid. Yesterday the company announced a new addition to the Lumia family – the Lumia 430. Retailing at $70 (~ N14,000), it is the cheapest Windows Phone device to date. The Lumia 430 features a 4-inch display, 2MP back camera, 0.3 MP front,…

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The Huawei Honor 3C Lite Has Got Remarkable Battery Life

The Huawei Honor 3C Lite, or Huawei Holly if you like, is a 5-inch Android KitKat device running on a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and GB of RAM. It is not to be confused with it’s predecessor, the Huawei Honor 3C. As the name implies, the Honor 3C Lite is designed to be a “lighter”…

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Nigerians Now Use Their Smartphones For Everything, Says Consumer Barometer

Mobile devices have made life easier, most especially smartphones. Most glaring among the improvements shown from using smart devoces is the increased ease of shopping. The sharp  growth in use of personal devices around the globe has changed the face of online shopping in Nigeria. Individuals no longer have to manually browse for products in…

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Lenovo A536: Unboxing and First Impressions

The Lenovo A536 is an Android smartphone from Chinese OEM Lenovo. Spotting a 5-inch Display it comes with 1GB of RAM, 8GB internal memory, a 5MP rear camera, 2MP in front and all this is powered by a 1.3 GHz Cortex A7 processor. Of course it has Dual (regular) SIM functionality. It also comes in…

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Wiko Getaway: Unboxing and First Impressions

The Wiko Getaway is a Quad-core Android KitKat smartphone from French OEM Wiko Mobile. Here’s a first look at the device Spec Highlights Dual SIM (micro and nano) 1.3 GHz quad-core processor 5-inch IPS LCD display (294 ppi) with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection Android KitKat 4.4.2 16GB internal, 1GB RAM, expandable memory up to…

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Innjoo Leap Tab: Unboxing and First Impressions

The Innjoo Leap is an 8-inch tablet by Innjoo, the same company that brought us the Innjoo One “flagship killer”. However, unlike its Android-powered smartphone counterpart, the Innjoo Leap ships with Windows 8.1 with Bing, which is essentially the same flavour of Windows that powers full-fledged PCs. Spec Highlights Windows 8.1 Operating System 8-inch 188…

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4 awesome Nigerian apps that deserve your attention

The general perception among smartphone users in Nigeria, it would appear, is that they’re aren’t many “good enough” Nigerian apps. This is probably why if you did a quick anywhere around you, you’ll almost always find that they occupy a very minute percentage of most Nigerians’ smartphones. In my opinion, this isn’t necessarily because Nigerian apps…

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The App And iTunes Stores Are Down For All iOS Users

If you have been trying to buy anything that isn’t hardware from Apple, you should know that the App, iTunes and iBook stores are down for all iOS users right now. Apple confirmed on its services status dashboard that the iOS and Mac App Stores, as well as the iTunes Store, are “unavailable for all…

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Is The SmartWatch Apple’s First Step Into Fashion?

Yesterday, I along with the rest of the Apple cult following – and the world – watched the proper unveiling of the Apple Watch. Not the tease, the full monty. Of course as with apple the prices are on the high side, ranging from $349 to $399 for the Apple Watch Sport; $599 to $1,099…

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Gamsole releases teaser video for upcoming endless runner game, Gidi Run

Gamsole has released a teaser video in anticipation of its soon-to-be-released game title, Gidi Run. Gidi Run is a three dimensional endless runner set in Lagos, and is based the relationship between Policemen and transport workers. The comical video teaser features Musa, a truculent cop who has set up a makeshift checkpoint at which he…

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The SOLO S500 phone brings a lot to the table

The SOLO S500 is the official flagship of the SOLO Phone line. With 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, 5-inch display and an 8MP primary camera, it has the best specs of the 5 SOLO phones released till date. It is also obviously the most value for money, as it is the only model that comes bundled…

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Weird Find: SeeYoo, The App That Helps You Say “On My Way”

SeeYoo, a ‘pre-meeting app’, that is available for iOS and Android, lets you alert friends that you are OMW (on my way), chat with them during your journey, and share your exact whereabouts on a map. The app also includes “push-to-talk” voice messaging, where you just tap and hold on the microphone on-screen button to…

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Here’s The Trailer Of ChopUp’s Latest Easter Game – Chicken Escape

Easter is coming and ChopUp is asking all of us to join them in doing something  different this Easter. The company will release a new game: Chicken Escape. The premise: Don’t kill the chicken. Spare it, and let’s help it escape. Here and taking a play out of Rovio Games’ book is ChopUp’s latest game,…

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The Blackberry Leap is BlackBerry’s latest foray into making touchscreen phones, but this time, there’s a twist. Blackberry believes that this new smartphone will appeal to the young people and startup founders audience in particular. The Blackberry Leap features a 5″ 1280 x 720 display, 2MP front facing, 8MP rear facing cameras, 2800 mAh non-removable…

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Huawei Honor 3C Lite: Unboxing and First Impressions

The Huawei Honor 3C Lite (also known as the Huawei Holly) is a lower cost edition of its predecessor, the Honor 3C. It has been specced down to save on cost whilst not compromising overall value. Spec Highlights 5-inch HD 294 ppi Display Android 4.4.4 KitKat 1.3 GHz quad-core processor 16GB internal memory, 1GB RAM 2000…

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