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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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…
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…
Airtel Nigeria has just introduced Wynk, a music streaming and download app to give its millions of subscribers unlimited access to international and Nigerian songs on their mobile devices. Wynk will allows its users to stream or download various genres of music from major music labels such as Sony Music, Universal and EMI and create their…
I have never found any reason to use BBM stickers rather than smileys or emojis; and the fact that there’s an extra step to be taken to get smileys is not even helping but I’m guessing stickers are still around because some people, some place use them. Anyway, for the first time since the introduction…
I saw this on while scrolling through Twitter and, well, decided to did more. https://twitter.com/markessien/status/570956145852076032 Google’s Inbox for Gmail shows email as a task manager, with controls for adding reminders to messages or snoozing them for later. Google has announced that Inbox will be coming to the companies that use Google Apps–but first for a…
If like me, you still have a soft spot for BlackBerry phones, then I guess you’d be interested in knowing about the soon to be released device, the BlackBerry Leap (formerly known as the BlackBerry Rio; although not entirely certain). Since it was first leaked a lot of fan-boys wondered whether or not BlackBerry would…
There are over 1 billion smartphones and tablets used for gaming around the world; and Google’s android operating system continues to benefit the most from the growth. Android makes up nearly 75 percent of the the smart-device gaming market, according to a report from intelligence firms App Annie and IDC. Between the fourth quarter of…
One of the leading financial institutions in Nigeria, Diamond Bank incorporated the fingerprint recognition feature into the Diamond Mobile app. This was achieved using the new iOS Touch ID feature, and allowing the users of the app to log into their account’s with their fingerprints. We are pleased to announce the launch of the Touch…
Complustech Nigeria Limited has launched Church+ v2, a solution for churches, fellowships and Ministries to overcome administrative and management dilemmas. The solution is set to reach at least 10,000 churches across the country within the next six (6) months offering better Membership and People Management; Performance Analysis; Accounting; Improves SMS and Email communication. Particularly…
The iOS god has heard our prayers and is reportedly introducing brand new emoji characters that are more racially diverse than the present selection. According to TechCrunch, the new emoji will roll out with the next version of iOS and OS X, later this year. Beta testers got a sneak peek at the new emoji…
Back in July 2014, Nigerian startup, SOLO introduced 3 new smartphones to the market, one of which was the SOLO S500. The SOLO S500 is intended to be SOLO’s top-of-the-line offering as it has the highest specifications of the lot. Spec Highlights Dual-SIM (3G and 2G) 5-inch HD display 1.2 GHz quad-core Mediatek processor. 1GB RAM, 8GB…
The Infinix Hot comes across as a trendy lower cost version of the more popular Infinix Zero. Retailing for just N14,500 and available in a variety of colours – black, white, yellow and red – the Infinix Hot is targeted at the hip and youthful. Here’s a quick review. If you’d rather not read too much, you…
Good news for Blackberry Users Blackberry 10 users! All BlackBerry 10 phones will soon have access to features previously available on the BB Classic only, thanks to the platform’s latest update. Perhaps one of the most notable changes is the addition of Amazon’s Appstore, giving Blackberry users access to a bevy of Android apps [Can…
It’s no secret that Blackberry has been in a rut lately. They seemingly started getting out of that by monetizing the BBM app and putting ads in feeds and invites, not disrupting the chatting experience but certainly disturbing for some people. So if you’re like me and you find the ads bothersome, you might have…
Samsung Electronics is introducing a new range of products to the African market, at the sixth annual Africa Forum in Antalya, Turkey, in the consumer electronics space. Samsung will be presenting its latest flagship products to delegates over the course of the three-day forum. The Africa Forum 2015 whose theme is “One Beat – Beyond…
SOLO is an experience-driven digital content and smartphone company focused on delivering content and services on the mobile platform to African consumers. SOLO was formed in 2012 by a group of telecommunication professionals, led by Tayo Ogundipe, a Nigerian-born, former senior global executive with HTC and Sony Ericsson. Well, SOLO has just teamed up with…
VMK, a company founded by Vérone Mankou, the Congolese entrepreneur behind the first tablet made in Africa, has announced the opening of its first VMK store in Abidjan today, the 19th of February, 2015. This point of sale which is located in the Treichville commune at Zone 3 C, Immeuble Rive Gauche, will exclusively sell…
… you should totally read this review. The Innjoo One is the latest Android flagship by the Dubai-based OEM, Innjoo (“Internet Journey”). Following successful stints with the Innjoo i1s and i2 phones, the company finally decided to take the Nigerian market serious with their first official Nigeria launch event, where the Innjoo One was unveiled.…
Innjoo, the company behind popular budget smartphones like the Innjoo i1s and Innjoo i2, yesterday unveiled it’s 2015 flagship device — the Innjoo One — during it’s first ever launch event held in Nigeria, at Sheraton Hotel in Lagos. The Innjoo One, a low-cost premium offering , is the most visually appealing device produced by Innjoo yet. It…
Flipboard, one of the best reading apps out there, has made its way from mobile devices to the web. Though the experience on the bigger desktop screens is a tad different from what we’ve gotten used to on our mobile devices. The app started as an iOS mobile app and has now worked its way…