Friday 31 October 2014

Microsoft unveils its fitness band- Microsoft Band

Microsoft Band, the first device powered by Microsoft Health, helps you achieve your wellness goals by tracking your heart rate, steps,

Wednesday 29 October 2014

The Windows 7 era has come to an end.

Microsoft will stop selling Windows 7 licenses to PC makers this Friday. So no more new PCs with Windows 7.

Tuesday 28 October 2014

Google launches it's Fit app for Android

Google on Tuesday launched Google Fit, a new fitness app to help you track your activity and stay motivated in your quest for health.

The #Hashtag

If you are on a social media network, you must have seen some of these #hashtags around and might be wondering what they are. Hashtags have now infiltrated contemporary culture and advertising campaigns.

IBM joins in the Fight Against Ebola

The Tech giant, IBM, is using its tech know-how to help curb the spread of the disease in West Africa.

Monday 27 October 2014

Sunday 26 October 2014

Microsoft Drops ‘Nokia’ From Lumia





In Microsoft’s blog post recently, the company finally announced that it will bereplacing the Nokia Lumia brand almost after a year of acquiring Nokia. The software company revealed that its upcoming smartphone range will now be called as Microsoft Lumia.

Simple and Easy Note taking


EZ Notes is truly one of the most user friendly and practical android app out there. Not only is the App extremely simple to use and non-bloated,

Facebook's Rooms app



Facebook Rooms
Facebook released a new app this week- dubbed Rooms - that will let you chat anonymously about topics that interest you.

No More Keys? August Smart Locks


The makers of the August Smart Lock have signed a deal with Apple to offer the smartphone-controlled lock in Apple's retail stores.

Monday 20 October 2014

Apple Releases its much expected Payment Platform- Apple Pay

Apple is also introducing its own form of contactless payments via Apple Pay, which turns the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus smartphones into mobile wallets.

Mastercard partners with Zwipe to create World's First Contactless Card

MasterCard and Zwipe have announced the world's first contactless payment card—with an integrated fingerprint sensor.

Saturday 18 October 2014

Google Nexus 6


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Google has eventually ventured into phablet world with the Nexus 6, its latest Android smartphone. The Motorola-made gadget has a 5.9-inch display, and 1440×2560 resolution, resulting in what should be an eye-popping 496 ppi pixel density.

How would you love to switch carrier on one sim? The Apple SIM

Apple has built a SIM card that lets you switch carrier network between AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile without having to swap it out purchase a new SIM card.

Google's Nexus Player



Google partnered with Asus for the first device, called Nexus Player.

tumblr debuts its first desktop app on the iMac


Blogging platform, Tumblr has just released its first official desktop application with the launch of a Tumblr app for the Mac App Store. The app allows users to post to their personal Tumblr blogs from anywhere on the Mac, whether that’s content like links, images or videos you stumble across online, or files you have saved locally to your computer.

Friday 17 October 2014

The Future of Desktop Computing- The Apple iMac

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Apple announced this year's new iMac, at the Apple event on Thursday, the first Apple
desktop with a Retina display.

Will.I.am unveils new smartwatch in San Francisco

Will.i.am, the award-winning musician and tech entrepreneur, took the stage at Salesforce's Dreamforce conference on Wednesday in San Francisco to launch Puls, a smartwatch.

Apple reveals new iPads; iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3

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Apple, yesterday, revealed the iPad Air 2, which it said is the thinnest tablet on the market, and the iPad mini 3.

Thursday 16 October 2014

The Next Version Of Android Will Be Called Android Lollipop


Google had referred to Android 5.0 as nothing but "L" ever since its debut back at Google I/O earlier this year.

Wednesday 15 October 2014

Tuesday 14 October 2014

The New Skype Qik app



Today, a team within Skype attempts to solve the need of  a Skype app for mobile with the launch of a new video messaging application called Skype Qik, which reimagines how the Skype experience would work if Skype had been built for mobile first.

Samsung announces High-speed Wi-Fi Technology







Samsung recently announced that it has developed 60GHz Wi-Fi technology that provide speeds up to 4.6Gbps.

A Giant move for Innovation in Nigeria- TENT Gathering 2014

Paradigm Initiative Nigeria




The TENT event is hosted annually by Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, and this year's edition would provide a platform for techy students to display their talent, connect with resources, add value to market and inspire innovation, while building a sustainable business that they will run after graduation.

Monday 13 October 2014

Apple to Live-Stream Oct. 16 iPad Event





Anyone eager to find out about the new Apple tablets will be able to follow all the action online. The event, scheduled for an hour or so, starting at 10 a.m. Pacific Time next Thursday, the event will be live-streamed.


Sunday 12 October 2014

Google NOW : A Better Voice Search Than Siri & Cortana


Google NOW , is an intelligent personal assistant developed by Google. It is available within the Google Search mobile application for the Android and iOS Operating Systems, as well as the Google Chrome web browser on personal computers. A new study by digital marketing consultancy company Stone Temple has shown that voice searches on Google Now blow Siri and Cortana out of the water.

You can get coding for as low as $150

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Kano, which promises to teach anyone how to code and build a computer, is now available for $150.

eBay and PayPal to split in 2015


There has been a recent trend in the Tech Industry as large Tech Firms are moving to splitting up and eBay and PayPal are not left out of this as will become separate companies in 2015.

Friday 10 October 2014

The Lenovo Yoga Tab

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Lenovo released three yoga tablets this year. The three Yoga Tablets are powered by the same Intel quad-core Atom Z3745 processor chip.

The Nokia Lumia Selfie App

The Nokia Lumia Selfie is the perfect app for taking selfies with your front or main camera on your Lumia phone and sharing them with your friends on the go.

Linda Ikeji's Blog gets unblocked


Somehow, the Nigerian Blogger, Linda Ikeji, owner of lindaikeji.blogspot.com has managed to get her blog back after hours of it being blocked by Google.

Thursday 9 October 2014

#Bring_Back_LIB Funny OLX joke about Linda

It's funny how Nigerians make jokes out of the things that befall their fellow Nigerians.

Just released: The HTC Desire Eye Phone

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HTC today announced a new phone with a 13-megapixel super-sharp front camera running on the Android OS platform, The HTC Desire Eye.

Could this be the new iPad?

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It's just days before Apple announces it's new iPad model and images and rumors are already making their rounds on the internet on how the device could look like, as well as some new features.

Apple set to unveil next-gen iPads at it's October 16th event

Image credit: Apple


The Tech Giant, Apple, on Wednesday sent invitations to an Oct. 16 event, where it is expected to unveil its next-generation iPad lineup.

Wednesday 8 October 2014

WTF? Linda Ikeji's Blog blocked

Popular Nigerian Blogger in the Blog-O-Sphere, Linda Ikeji, has had her blog- lindaikeji.blogspot.com blocked by Google's Blogger on allegations of copyright infringement by a group of IT experts. This started sometime back when this group forwarded complaints to Google about Linda publishing one of their articles without giving credits to them for it. Google, in response to this had to drop those pages, But has now blocked the entire blog.

Tuesday 7 October 2014

HP, Hewlett-Packard, to split into two individual companies.

The Tech Giant, Hewlett-Packard, confirmed on Monday, its plan to split into two companies.

Facebook acquires Whatsapp Messenger



Facebook in February announced plans to acquire mobile messaging service WhatsApp.

The social network on Monday confirmed the closing of the deal by publishing a document filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Friday 3 October 2014

Wednesday 1 October 2014

Google offers free and unlimited Drive storage for Students

Google on Tuesday announced a new version of Drive that is free for students. Described as an "infinitely large, ultra-secure and entirely free bookbag for the 21st century," the new Drive for Education offering will be available to all Google Apps for Education customers at no charge.

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