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Saturday 30 April 2016

Samsung Pay Now Allow You Withdraw Cash At ATM Without An ATM Card

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99.9% of people can't really do without their phones, some can even forget their wallet or ATM card but not their mobile phone, Imaging you not having your ATM, Samsung has got you covered in as much you are or live in South Korea.


samsung pay to withdraw cash on ATM

Samsung Pay now allow its user to use their Samsung smartphone to withdraw cash in any ATM machine without your ATM card. Though this feature is only available to south Korea to Worri Bank, But Samsung promised to expand its mobile payment services to Canada, Brazil, Singapore, Spain, UK, and Australia. NO Africa yet.

One of the most important feature that set samsung pay apart from other "pay" solution is the ability to work  on any type of POS, both the old and new POS. This will definitely boost the Smartphone adoption rate in the future.

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Thursday 28 April 2016

Breaking News: Dead Body Found In Apple Headquarter In California

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News has been reaching us that a man was found dead in Apple Headquarter in Cupertino, California. Nether Apple nor the local Law Enforcement Authorities has commented on the issue yet but ABC7 News TV reporter in San Jose, Matt Keller says the decease was a man and a gun was located near his body.



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Matt Keller also report that a sheriff spokesperson said the deceased was an Apple employee. Right now police are on the scene. San Jose Mercury News says local fire unit was called to the scene but later left.


The precise details is not yet known but we will update if and only if we have the full details of what really happen. So stay glue to techpill.

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Image Leaked: Blackberry Rome And Hamburg Running Android OS

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Blackberry is to release two Android powered smartphone in 2016, The Blackberry Hamburg and Blackberry Rome. Below is a leaked photos of what they might look like.

Here what the blackberry Rome Look like

Blackberry Rome Leaked Photo

The blackberry Rome has a QWERTY Key which most folks will like but the Hamburg is a full screen Android power smartphones. Below is the Leaked photo of Blackberry Hamburg:

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Blackberry Hamburg Leaked photo

Blackberry Hamburg Leaked Photo
Blackberry Hamburg Leaked Photo

The price for the device is yet unknown, which one will you prefer the blackbery Hamburg or the Blackberry Rome?

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Wednesday 27 April 2016

Meet The Cheapest Laptop In The World

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This is probably the cheapest laptop in the world, Chinese manufacturing company Allwinner is set to launch the cheapest laptop in the world for just $79. This sound crazy right? Allwinner promise to make this laptop available to every home around the world. below are the specifications you might want to check out.



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  • 11.6″ 1366 x 768 display.
  • Allwinner A64 quad-core ARM Cortex-A53
  • ARM Mali400MP2 GPU.
  • 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of flash storage. (higher options available)
  • Remix OS 2.0
The company promised the price will only be reduce if there is a high order, that means if the demand is high then the cost will be reduced.

There is also 14.1- inche version which will be sold for just $99, this is extremely cheap. the price will also be increase if buyer wants the 2G RAM or with a bigger internal memory let say 8GB, 16GB or the 32GB version. The Laptop run on Remix OS, which is the much talk about OS on board, its an android version with many full PC features. You can watch the video below.


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Tuesday 26 April 2016

Apple Is "Outdated" And Losing Momemtum- LeEco CEO

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The CEO of LeEco, a Chinese company formerly known as LeTV says apple has lost touch of innovations, characterizing apple as an "Outdated" company. 

LeEco Ceo Says apple is outdated



The LeEco company release it first electric car "LeSee" this week which it sees as a river to the Tesla Model X, the next day after the release The LeEco CEO Jia Yueting had an interview with CNBC on monday and made a comment saying that the Iphone has "fallen Behind" competition in recent years, pointing to the rejecting momentum sales in china.

Apple has started loosing sales in china, jia said the reason is because Apple's innovation has become extremely slow. He further explain that the iPhone SE release by apple is nothing but a product with a very low level of technology." Describing the company as an "arrogant regime" that embraces "tyranny." 

In An Interview with CNBC, The LeEco CEO said Apple is lacking behind, Below are some of his words:
"In China you can see that Apple has already begun to lose the rapid sales growth momentum," Jia said. "One of the most important reasons is that Apple's innovation has become extremely slow. For example, a month ago Apple launched the iPhone SE. From an insiders' perspective, this is a product with a very low level of technology."

"We believe the next generation of mobile internet will be more open, more ecosystem-oriented instead of being a closed loop... Ironically, Apple's over-dominance, lack of internet-thinking and the closed off nature of its systems, all hindered innovation in the internet mobile industry,"
Apple will be announcing it first quarter earnings on Tuesday, it's expected to see low iphone sales record for the first time ever.

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Get Free Lumia 950 When You Buy The Unlocked 950 XL From Microsoft

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According to the reports from Neowin, Microsoft is offering a black Lumia 950 free to any customers who buy the unlocked 950 XL.


Get free Lumia 950

The purchase has to be made from the company website directly, and the offer is only available to USA and Canada customers only though. The offer valid till May 1st, 2016.

Get yours now from the Microsofte Online store today.

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Nokia Is Set To Acquire Withings- A Health And Wearables Firm

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Nokia is back in mobile business, but not in smartphone yet, so don't get too excited. Nokia is set to acquire Withings - a company located in france which deal with electronics, found in 2008. Withings products include wearables, and others include smart,mobile, and digital health products.


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Withings product catalogs include: Home monitoring cameras, fitness tracking watches, bed sensors etc. I think nokia is set to be in consumer goods business again.

The acquisition process we be concluded before the end of the year.

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Monday 25 April 2016

4 Common Problem Of Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge You Need To Know Before You Buy

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The new Samsung galaxy s7 and s7 edge ain't a perfect phone after all, despite the rant and high publicity. lot of Samsung galaxy s7/s7 edge user now complain of issues that comes with the phone.

samsung galaxy s7 issues and samsung galaxy s7 edge issues


Having said that, this issues is a minor one depending on your rating, but doesn't really under estimate the powerful smartphone. The Samsung galaxy s7/ s7 edge is without thought a powerful smartphone but with the following issues:

4 Common Issues/Complain Of Samsung Galaxy S7/ S7 edge

1. Camera Fail Error
Some user are complaining of camera fail error notification anytime the camera app is been launched, though this is a rare issue but the solution is for you to force stop the camera then clear the camera cache and re open the camera app.

2. Battery Draining
This issue is a common one though Samsung promised to solve this issue on the new Samsung galaxy s7 but it turn out that this issue still remain the same. Lot of user now complain of this issue, the only effective solution is to close unused app from running in background by using third party apps or restricting background data usage under battery settings on galaxy s7 phone.

3. Wi-Fi Not Working Properly
Many users of Samsung galaxy s7 bitterly complain of slow wi-fi speeds, interference from the Bluetooth radio, Gmail refusing to sync over Wi-Fi and various other wireless connection and performance issues. A software updates should retify this.

4. Buttons Problem
Before you buy the Samsung galaxy s7/ s7 Edge please do make sure you check the buttons properly,  some users now complain of Samsung s7 button not working properly.

Are you currently using the Samsung Galaxy S7/Edge? What are the problem you facing Now. Use the comment box below.

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Opera Free Vpn: A Secure Way To Hide Your IP Address And Bypass Firewalls

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Opera this week added a VPN client to its developer version, unlike the paid VPN out there which offer you same service with a price tag, opera VPN allow unlimited data usage and it's free.

opera vpn settings

Opera VPN is directly inside the browser, you don't need any plugins or extension from an unknown third party. So, opera mini desktop user can now boost their online privacy and not just that but also have easy access to all their favourite websites irrespective of where they are surfing from.

opera vpn free

Opera Built-In Vpn Features
  • Hide your browsing activities from other users of your local network
  • Bypass firewalls and access blocked content
  • Hide your IP address from websites, and block many tracking cookies
  • Enhance privacy on public Wi-fi, with strong encryption to the VPN server.
How To Use Opera VPN
To activate opera VPN click on "O" menu, select "settings" Or Preference if you are using Mac, then choose "privacy and security" then toggle the vpn ON 

Having said that, with the new opera free vpn you can choose one of the three virtual location; USA, Canada And Germany.

Do you love opera browser? what's your say about this new VPN. Use the comment box below.

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Wednesday 20 April 2016

Just As WhatsApp, Viber Is Now End-To-End Encrypting Messages And Phone Calls

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Just as WhatsApp, Viber is rolling out end-to-end encryption for all conversions on its platform, the company yesterday in a blog post announced that over more than 700 million people can now communicate securely on the messaging service.

Viber

Viber was acquire by a Japanese company Rakuten in 2014, since the purchase the app has received huge increase, high adaption, with a growth rate of 67%.

The encryption applies to one on one messages, calls, and group conversations. Though, apart from the default encryptions users can also manually encrypt contacts which will be indicated with a green padlock, a red padlock denote a problem in authentications, which mean your conversation is not safe or has been monitored , and attacked by a third party. 

Users can also hide their chat from main screen, the end-to-end encryption will work on all platform be it Mobile, Desktop and tablet version. Update will be rolling out in the next two weeks, user can know when they are communicating securely when they see a grey padlock.

So are you on Viber? what do you think about this Encryptions? use the comment box below.

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Monday 18 April 2016

Tecno W4 Full Specifications And Price: Tecno's First Android 6.0 Marshmallow Phone

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Technology
GSM: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G: HSDPA 900 /1900/ 2100
4G: LTE
SIM Type: Dual-SIM (micro SIM, dual standby)
OS: Android 6.0 Marshamallow

Design
Dimensions: 143.5 x 71.3 x 8.5mm
Weight:
Display: 5 -inch, 720 x 1280 pixels (300 PPI), IPS LCD touchscreen
Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity and Compass

Hardware
Processor Type: Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Processor Name: Mediatek
Graphics Processor:
RAM: 1 GB
Internal Storage: 16 GB
External Storage: microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera
Rear: 8 MP, 3264 x 2488 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Video recording: 1080p@30fps
Front-facing: 2 MP

Multimedia
Music Support: AAC, AMR, MP2, MP3, M4A, MKA,
Loudspeaker: Yes
Video Support: MP4/MPEG4/H.263/H.264 player
FM Radio: Yes

Connectivity
Bluetooth: v4.0
WiFi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, hotspot
GPS: Yes
USB: microUSB v2.0

Miscellaneous
Battery: 2500 mAh
Launch Date: April, 2016
Availability: April 2016
Launch Price: N26,000

Also ReadTecno W3 Full Specifications, Features And Price: Tecno Second Marshmallow Phone

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Friday 15 April 2016

It's Official, BlackBerry Stopped Production Of BB10 Devices: Wave GoodBye To Blackberry 10

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Some few weeks back blackberry has received lot of deadly blow when two most powerful and popular messaging app WhatsApp and Facebook stop it supports on all blackberry devices including the BB10 series.

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Now the company has decide to dump blackberry OS and focus on android OS, a statement made by the blackberry CEO indicate that there will just two updates for Blackberry 10 devices this year and next year. having said that, folks are now left to switch to other android device or wait for the new blackberry midrange android phones nicknamed Rome and Hamburg; one of them will come with a full touchscreen and the other will have a physical keyboard.

According to latest interview with GulfNews, Blackberry CEO John Chen clearly state that this supports will only last for just two years because top government in UK, Germany and U.S.A are using this device. Below are his exact words:
“We will support BB10 for minimum two more years as a lot of governments are using it, such as Canada, the U.S., Germany, and UK.”

...the company will now be focusing solely on its Android phones with the goal of producing “most secure Android smartphone for the enterprise.”
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Tuesday 12 April 2016

10 Most Powerful Smartphones In the World in Q1 2016: Chinese Brands Are Taking Over

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Last year, AnTuTu Scores was released and which went across all platform and the iPhone 6s plus was dominating but this year the story has changed, Chinese brands are now taking over; Xiaomi top the chart this first quarter of 2016.

most powerful phone in 2016


According to Antutu, the rank was given with the below criteria
  • Scores were gotten from AnTuTu Benchmark V6.0 app.
  • The average score of one device model, one chip model from 500 data samples.
  • Scores gotten from 1st, Jan ,2016 to 31st, March, 2016.
Here are the list of 10 most powerful smartphones in the world:

10 most powerful smartphone in Q1 2016

As you can see in the image above containing the top 10 smartphones, its interesting to know that the Xiaomi 5 took the number one spot with antutu score of 136875, followed closely by the Samsung Galaxy S7/Edge with a score of 134599. The iPhone 6S(Plus) took the third position.

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Friday 8 April 2016

Facebook Unveil Messenger Codes, Messenger Username And Messenger Links: All You Need To Know

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Facebook  is working with developers to built chatbots and live chat plugins for business customers, the chatbot will allow businesses to offer automated response systems to respond to enquiries from customers, this tools will be officially announced next week at the social network’s F8 conference.
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According to Facebook, This tool will allow Chatbot for businesses to respond to what Facebook called "structured Messages" instead of businesses to develop their own communication system they can just use Facebook pre-existing tool; which allow customer to communicate with businesses without having to interact with the actual human being. The tool include ability to add “a title, image, a description, a URL and calls to action such as visiting a website, viewing an e-commerce order or making a restaurant reservation.”

In addition to chatbot, Facebook also announced Messenger Codes, Messenger Links, Messenger Username; The company says this tool will allow users to find people or(Businesses) that matters to them and be able to start a conversation with a launch simple set of tools which are built for modern world.

Though the messenger code look like that of SnapChat, each user will have a unique code which other user can scan and start a conversation with, Messenger Links and Messenger username is a new personalize feature in which user can share anywhere online; this Links can be sent directly to your contacts or friends, By tapping the messenger link you can have direct access to the conversation with your friends and colleague.

Facebook also unveil new way to discover live video live; How to know and discover what is trending on Facebook:
Live Video in Trending Topics
It’s now easier to discover Live video in topics that are Trending on Facebook. If relevant Live video is available, it will be included in the Search results pages for these topics so you can get a direct, first-hand look at what’s happening.
Video Search
Our team built a dedicated search experience for the new Live video destination that’s coming to Facebook’s mobile app. Here, you can easily find even more videos across Facebook—just type a few keywords into the search bar at the top of the screen to discover all sorts of videos about things that matter to you, from chefs sharing their recipes to scientists explaining their breakthroughs to comedians trying out new jokes.

Facebook F8 conference will start on April 12th in San Francisco.

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Tuesday 5 April 2016

WhatsApp Introduce End-To-End Encryption For All Messages, Videos And Photos Shared On The Service

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Whatapp is annoucing that all messages, photos, video, and phone calls made over its messaging app will be encrypted end-to-end. What this means is that your conversion will be secure, no one can access the conversation except the people in the conversation, all communication we be encrypted. Even though government want the conversation for investigations or for other reasons; whatApp will not be able to help them, not because they don't want to but because they themselves don't have access to the conversation.

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Though whatapp has been rolling out end to end encryption for the past few years but this really beat em all, The announcement today applies to all platform be it android, window, iOS and more allowing it users to communicate without fear.

WhatApp is the biggest messaging app having more than one billion users worldwide, with this update all messages going on on this app will be truly secure, despite the fact that many folks never expect the company to add such feature.

In the inteview, whatApp founder Brian Action said its all about freedom for the people to express themselves. Below are his exact words:
“Building secure products actually makes for a safer world, (though) many people in law enforcement may not agree with that,” says Acton, who was employee number forty-four at Internet giant Yahoo before co-founding WhatsApp in 2009 alongside Koum, one of his old Yahoo colleagues. With encryption, Acton explains, anyone can conduct business or talk to a doctor without worrying about eavesdroppers. With encryption, he says, you can even be a whistleblower—and not worry.

What are you waiting for, head to playstore to download or update your whatApp now.

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