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Blackberry 10 BIS or NO BIS?

Blackberry 10 BIS or NO BIS?

BlackBerry (BBRY) announced at yesterday’s launch that the new smartphones based on the BB10 platform will not support the BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS). It became apparent as Rory O’Neill, Vice President of Product & ...

Feb
3

Nokia Confirms Close Of Last Finnish Handset Factory: 780 Job Cuts To Follow

Nokia Confirms Close Of Last Finnish Handset Factory: 780 Job Cuts To Follow

Nokia today confirmed the close of its last Finnish handset factory in Salo, Finland, with talks coming to a close regarding the number of jobs to be cut. In Salo, 780 people will lose their jobs. It was originally speculate...

Jul
27

New York Times ends support for official BlackBerry, WebOS apps

New York Times ends support for official BlackBerry, WebOS apps

Looks like the New York Times is signaling the death knell for RIM, albeit subtly. In a move that surely underscores the withering faith content companies have for the once beloved platform, the venerable Sulzberger-backed n...

Jul
25

The Samsung Galaxy S III Will Damage If it hits the ground(VIDEO)

The Samsung Galaxy S III Will Damage If it hits the ground(VIDEO)

There isn’t a whole lot of good news to share after watching this drop test go down. The Galaxy S III almost survived unscathed from the first drop, a four-foot fall on its back. Unfortunately, the glass of the camera ...

Jul
22

New phone app can detect stress-inducing messages before a user reads them

New phone app can detect stress-inducing messages before a user reads them

A new mobile phone app can predict the tone of incoming messages before a user reads them so that they are not caught off guard by angry or hostile words. The Android phone app 'Stress@Work', created at the University of ...

Jun
13

New phone app can detectstress-inducing messagesbefore a user reads them

New phone app can detectstress-inducing messagesbefore a user reads them

A new mobile phone app can predict the tone of incoming messages before a user reads them so that they are not caught off guard by angry or hostile words. The Android phone app 'Stress@Work', created at the University of ...

Jun
13

Nigerian Network Operators And Their Appstores-Sham And Ineffective?

Nigerian Network Operators And Their Appstores-Sham And Ineffective?

The new trend by network operators in Nigeria of launching appstores to provide apps and local content to their teeming customers is a welcome development. While the idea is great, what it offers is basically a ''sha...

Jun
10

The Need For Smartphone Subsidy

The Need For Smartphone Subsidy

Mobile Web West Africa has come and gone. During one of the presentations, it was revealed that Blackberry was the leading smartphone platform in Nigeria. Considering the immense popularity of Blackberry smartpphones, that p...

Jun
8

Samsung Game Hub, Video Hub hands-on (video)

Samsung Game Hub, Video Hub hands-on (video)

Sad that Samsung's rumored S-Cloud didn't appear on the scene? Well the arrival of the company's new Video, Game and Music hubs might heal the wounds. Rather than a unified service, the Galaxy S III will have access to three...

May
3

My Problem With Opera Mini On Android

My Problem With Opera Mini On Android

I use Opera mini for my browsing needs because it offers compression thereby reducing browsing cost. However, I have discovered a very annoying problem with opera mini on Android. When a page loading, switching to another a...

Apr
21

BlackBerry Blade: Game Changer or Too Little, Too Late?

BlackBerry Blade: Game Changer or Too Little, Too Late?

Most people know that BlackBerry maker, Research In Motion is falling behind its rivals and having quite a hard time keeping up with the likes of iOS and Android OS that continue to eat into RIM's market share. However, Resear...

Apr
3

RIM: Doomed To Sink?

RIM: Doomed To Sink?

A candid diagnosis of the troubles facing Research In Motion delivered by freshman chief executive Thorsten Heins was a welcome change for its stake-holders, but his prescription for returning the BlackBerry maker to health ...

Mar
31

The Mobile OS World - iOS

The Mobile OS World - iOS

Apple's much coveted child, the iOS has its footprints in the sands of time in the Mobile OS industry. It seems whatever Apple touches turns into gold. The iOS is simply a gorgeous OS that runs all Apple products from the iPhon...

Mar
26

The Mobile OS World - Windows Phone OS

The Mobile OS World - Windows Phone OS

Windows - does that name ring a bell? The Windows Phone OS is a Microsoft-powered OS that succeeds the Windows Mobile OS. While its predecessor was not amongst the top operating systems, is this new kid on the block ready to re...

Mar
26

The Mobile OS World - Android OS

The Mobile OS World - Android OS

Cupcake, Doughnut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich, anyone hungry? I am sure a lot of you are ready to feast on such mobile goodness, flavoured to take our tongues on a trip. I want to get lost i...

Mar
26

The Mobile OS World - BlackBerry OS

The Mobile OS World - BlackBerry OS

Research in Motion's much touted BlackBerry OS runs its line of BlackBerry smartphone handheld devices. The OS produces multi-tasking and supports specialized input devices that have been adopted for use in its handhelds, parti...

Mar
25

The Mobile OS World - Symbian OS

The Mobile OS World - Symbian OS

Android OS, iOS, Symbian OS, Blackberry OS and Windows Phone OS:what do all these have in common? If you guessed mobile operating systems, then you are absolutely right! These operating systems run on devices ranging from sm...

Mar
25

The Bug Sony Doesn't Acknowledge Exists

The Bug Sony Doesn't Acknowledge Exists

At the start of the year, I got a pleasant and timely gift. I had been dreaming of getting an Android phone. There I was with one of the better ones, smiling and rejoicing over my Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo. Powerful specs com...

Mar
24

Samsung Galaxy S III Alleged Official Photo And Specs Leak

Samsung Galaxy S III Alleged Official Photo And Specs Leak

The Samsung Galaxy S III rumors keep coming in and different sources are beginning to agree on some key specs. You should still take what the rumors say with a pinch of salt, but these seem slightly more credible than most o...

Mar
22

Afrinolly App Review

Afrinolly App Review

Despite heavy criticisms, Nollywood (the nigerian movie industry) has come a long way. It is very popular among the ladies. However, the most ardent fan will readily tell you Nollywood is filled with junk. So how do you sepa...

Mar
18

Globacom Nigeria Launches An AppStore

Globacom Nigeria Launches An AppStore

Telecommunication networks in Nigeria have begun a new trend of developing appstores for their customers. It began with Etisalat which launched an appstore exclusively for its blackberry users. Globacom Nigeria recently laun...

Mar
17

App Review: Google Goggles

App Review: Google Goggles

Google Goggles is an Augumented Reality app that allows your smartphone to "see the world" and give you feedback. It allows you to search, not through text you type into a query box but through images you snap with...

Mar
10

Autocorrected Text Messages See Two American Schools Closed

Autocorrected Text Messages See Two American Schools Closed

Casting a shadow over the usually funny text autocorrect, two schools in the US were closed after a text accidentally included the word 'gunman'. A misspelled text message caused two American schools to be closed yes...

Mar
2

Airtel Finally Upgrages To 3G

Airtel Finally Upgrages To 3G

Despite its competitive data bundles, many internet users have been reluctant to switch to Airtel for their internet needs. The main reason for this was Airtel's lack of 3G. For heavy internet users, 3G is indispensible....

Mar
2

Google Makes It Easier To Track App Performance

Google Makes It Easier To Track App Performance

Hey publishers, need more ways to breathlessly track just how well your app is doing on the Android Market ? Fear not, the store is getting a number of new observable metrics. Publishers can now track their app's performan...

Mar
1

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