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While these titans and squaring it out on the smartphone segment of the market, one player is slowly but surely curving a niche for itself in the feature-phone segment of the market. We all know what smartphones are, and although it seems like they’ve taken over the mobile phone market, it’s estimated only 30 percent of the world’s population owns one. That means 70 percent either doesn’t want one, can’t afford one, or is looking for an alternative....

A URL is simply the address of a web page, ftp site, audio stream or any other Internet resource. A Uniform Resource Locator, as the name suggests, provides a way to locate a resource on the internet. It is a hypertext system that operates over the internet. The URL contains the name of the protocol to be used to access the resource and a resource name. The first part of a URL identifies what protocol to use....

While a lot of development has been made around the service, not much has changed in its service delivery. In this article and a few that will follow, we (you and I, the consumer), are going to list some of the improvements, modifications and innovations that can be made to this service and hope that the right people are reading. ATM Mobile Money Cash Out I would like to walk into the nearest ATM and withdraw money from my mobile money wallet....

MIL-STD-810 This is a military standard that defines methods required for testing a material for its durability in certain conditions. However, this is not a specification and does not provide absolute immunity against unfavorable conditions. This is because MIL-STD-810 is a set of environmental engineering analysis and lab tests that any device that bears its certificate has been subjected to, and works well under the pre-stated conditions. On the other hand, IP ratings just have to do with how much your smartphone can tolerate water and its resistance to dust....

But what happens when your smartphone’s non-removable battery begins to act up and die? Or if your (non-waterproof) smartphone falls into a pool of water, what should be your next line of action? How do you quickly remove your battery to prevent it from short-charging the phone and damaging other components of your device? Basically, what do you do if your smartphone’s non-removable battery cell is dead or dying?...

RAM is the Random Access Memory in a phone, and any other computer for that matter, is volatile in that, the information stored on it is lost when the phone shuts down. RAM holds the active data of a device for as long as the device is on. On modern smartphones, RAM ranges from 10GB to as low as 192MB. Such a wide range can leave anyone confused. Many buyers find it difficult to settle on the perfect RAM for their next phone....

Update: As of Tue, 25th, Oct 2022, some users are reporting downtime for Whatsapp text and voice calls. Downdetector has received more than 2,000 reports from users in Japan, Indonesia, Uganda, Zambia, Chile, Germany and more countries. It seems to be a global outage. There are no details from Whatsapp social media channels yet. With mobile data and a strong internet connection, users can spend long hours making phone calls without being bothered about running out of airtime....

Not only are clean earbuds advisable health-wise, keeping your audio accessories clean makes their sound quality consistently sound better. Also, personally, I find clean headphones/earbuds comfortable. Why You Should Clean Your Earbuds Let’s use a cloth analogy here once again. Undoubtedly, you leave the house wearing clean and properly laundered clothes every morning, yes? And do they, somehow, become less clean (read: dirty) when you return home later in the day?...

Obviously patches were released by major tech giants, so the best thing to ensure that you are safe is always keep your computer and smartphone updated. However, the WiFi Alliance, the body that oversees the development of WiFi protocol announced WPA3, the next generation of WiFi security that fixes KRACK vulnerability, adds stronger security and introduces several other new features. It’s common for users to ignore strong passwords composed of special characters, numbers and letters and instead go for easy to remember ones like “123password” or “Iloveyoumum”....

Update: We have since learnt that Xiaomi unintentionally announced this phone via a blog post on the website(blog.mi.com) which is where we picked the story from. We are not sure when the phone will officially be released again. Redmi 10 comes packed with flagship-grade features for a smartphone of this caliber to deliver performance that exceeds expectations. The value of Redmi 10 offers speaks for itself. Its outstanding 50MP camera for high-res shots is a first of its kind in its category, making cutting-edge photography accessible to all....

The Redmi Note 10 is coming as a successor to the Redmi Note 9. It comes with improvements to major areas. It features the latest Android 11 OS, better camera quality, and improved fast charging. Related Article: Xiaomi Redmi AirDots 3: A Major Upgrade From the AirDots 2 Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Key Specs Operating System: Android 11Display: 6.4-inch super AMOLED dot display Chipset: Snapdragon 678 SoCInternal Storage: 68GB / 128GB (expandable up to 512GB)RAM: 4/6GB Main camera: 48MP + 8MP +2MP + 2MP quad camera setupSelfie camera: 13MP single selfie cameraBattery type: 5000mAh with 33W fast charging The Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 has a 6....

Xiaomi Mi Key Specifications Display: 6.67 inches AMOLED display, 1080 x 2340 pixels (386 PPI)Storage: 128GB / 256GB built in storage no Micro-SD supportRAM: 8GB / 12GB RAMOS: Android 11, MIUI 12Chipset: Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7nm)Main Camera: 108MP + 13MP + 2MP+ 2MP Quad CameraFront Camera: 20MPBattery: Li-Po 4780mAh, non-removable batteryCharging: Fast charging 33W, wireless charging 30W, reverse wireless charging 10WVariants: Titanium Black, Ice Blue, Pearl White.Sensor: Fingerprint (under display optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer....

In this post, we’ll take you through 5 apps that are alternatives to the iPhone Notes app. Read through. READ MORE: Your Guide to Using the Apple Podcast App. iPhone Notes App: Here are 5 Alternatives 1. Google Keep With Google Keep, you can create, edit, and organize notes. You can also make a list, save a drawing as a note, label, color, or pin notes, archive notes and lists, and set up reminders for your notes....

Number of Daily Active Users: WhatsApp (1 billion) | WeChat (902 million) Total number of users: What’s app (1.5 billion) | WeChat (1.057 billion) But is it (WeChat) as good as WhatsApp? Maybe. Are there any features that WeChat users enjoy that isn’t supported on WhatsApp? Yes, there are. This article aims to point out 5 cool features WeChat has that WhatsApp doesn’t support. Or to rephrase: 5 features that might make you dump WhatsApp for WeChat....

Well we can agree that file sharing is almost inevitable between two or more devices. We are going to share top five android apps that are good for file transfer with high speeds other than Xender. SHAREit This is a free application from Lenovo that enables file transfer between Wi-Fi enabled devices. SHAREit app boasts of over 100 million downloads on Google play store and also acts as an app manager and video player....

No more scratching and waiting in line for airtime cards. You should already be paying for your airtime purchases using mobile money. Maybe, UCC was right to ban airtime scratch cards in the first place? However, even with the ban lifted, market forces of demand and supply have almost phased out airtime scratch cards. If you have played Temple Run (of course you have), finding a scratch card is the equivalent of finding the green gem....

Now before you spend your money on an ISP, here are a couple of questions you need to ask before settling on a service provider thanks to Stephen Senkomago Musoke: Where are you located Do you want ISP for an office location, or for home use How many users does the solution need to support Do you need to support staff who are mobile and on the go or at stationery office What is your typical usage like?...

This post compiles as many iTel smartphones that are currently in the Nigerian market and their prices. iTel Smartphone and Their Prices iTel A36 – N29,250iTel A56 – N30,000iTel A55 – N22,500iTel A33 – N22,000iTel A32F – N23,650iTel A16 Plus – N19,000iTel A16 – N18,000iTel A14 – N15,400iTel A11 – N15,000iTel P33 Plus – N33,000iTel P33 – N29,000iTel P32 – N27,800iTel P15 – N24,500iTel P13 – N23,100iTel P12 – N20,000iTel P51 – N35,750iTel Prime 4 – N31,350iTel S15 Pro – N40,000iTel S15 – N29,500iTel S33 – N37,400iTel S32 – N35,750iTel S13 – N26,950iTel S12 – N28,160...

So Instagram has created this to help keep like items together and neatly organized. You can tag blog posts and YouTube videos. When you add a “hash” and you’re good to go on Twitter and Facebook. Another new thing which is to start today is Instagram users are to find a new section in the app called “Photos of You.” This is a whole gallery of photos devoted to you and you alone....

Screen mirroring/Screen sharing brings to mind Apple’s Airplay, Samsung’s AllShare Cast, LG’s Smart Share, and a few others. To their detriment, these features are often proprietary and as such work best in the exclusive cocoon of their own eco-system. Not much help for someone who doesn’t buy the same brands across the board. But there’s hope. Hooking up your smartphone to your TV using an MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) cable is well and good if you have the cable in question, to begin with....