AMAZON NOW SHIPS DIRECTLY TO NIGERIA AND OTHERS

The world’s biggest online retailer, Amazon, has decided to extend it’s tentacles to 75 more countries. It is doing so with its Amazon Global programme. This programme will enable international shoppers in 75 countries to order items from the online retail store and have them delivered directly to their home addresses.

The good news is that, 4 African countrieas – Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa are among the 75 countries.

I guess after seeing the success of the e-commerce industry in these countries, they decided as well that Africa is the best place to be.

In the list of good news, they stated that they would estimate the import fee deposit during checkout and provide customs clearance on customers behalf.

With Amazon’s tentacles now in Nigeria, let’s see what kind of game plan it would bring into the already established industry. With the likes of Jumia, Konga, Dealdey, Kaymu and so on in the game already, the gameplay would definitely change.

I must confess, the baby in my womb leaped for joy when I thought of BlackFriday and the possibility of getting those awesome discounts.

TECNO PHANTOM 5

Every device has got it’s own uniqueness, a particular thing in it that satisfies your want. Now imagine a device that satisfies all of your want. Guess what Tecno brings to you, It brings you the its 5^th Phantom device, you remember the super cool Phantom series, actually most of us cannot have enough of these devices.

I guess you can remember what you got from the Phantom A1, then came something better and then better, A2 and …… you get what am driving at, right? So you should expecting this new device to blow off your mind, like literally.

The Phantom 5 will be succeeding the Phantom Z which was a huge success.

It comes with some mouth-watering features, rather top tech features, like those you get on all those high end phones, let me just drop a hint, it’s got a fingerprint scanner, yeah, you heard me right, so it’s not just the pocket leaking devices that assure you of better security now.

Tecno has stepped up it’s game and am sure there is no turning back from this point.

You still think you cannot be wooed by this device, read on the specifications of this device, then come back and thank me.

FACEBOOK: MOBILE USERS INCREASE IN AFRICA

 

Facebook recently released its second quarter figures of its active users in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria.
The report shows that 2.2 million Kenyans use Facebook daily and 4.5 million each month, 7.3 million daily active users and 12 million monthly active users in South Africa and 7.1 million daily active users and 15 million monthly users in Nigeria.
The report also indicated that 95 percent of Facebook users in Kenya are active on Facebook mobile while that of Nigeria and South Africa is at a 100 percent.
Facebook had previously announced that its active user population in Africa had grown by 20% to 120 million in June 2015 from 100 million in September 2014. The company also indicated that more than 80% of its users in Africa access Facebook from their mobile phones.
In it’s bid to capture the region’s growth potentials and help businesses connect with people, grow locally and regionally, Facebook recently opened it’s office in Johannesburg ,South Africa. Facebook stated that it’s team in Africa is focusing primarily on Kenya(East Africa), Nigeria(West Africa)

ANDROID ONE LAUNCHES IN AFRICA

AndroidOne launched in Nigeria a few days back in partnership with Infinix, MTN and Jumia. Inifinix being the OEM, Jumia being the online market to get your device and MTN to better your experience with the device, you couldn’t have asked for more. Making it’s first stop in Africa right here in Nigeria, it is targeted at the developing world and new smartphone users, considering the growth in the number of smartphones sold yearly, with Android owning about 80% of the market.

LENOVO A319

Today, we would taking a trip down the Lenovo A319 lane. It’s a phone Lenovo claims was made for Music Lovers. Lenovo A319 has been among the trio phones Lenovo phone has been advertising a lot lately. The others include the Lenovo A536 which and the Lenovo A328. Let’s see why Lenovo is aggressive with it’s advertisement of these phones. Like I mentioned above, it was designed for Music lovers.

LENOVO A5000

We have been talking a lot about the cool Lenovo phones out there of late. Lenovo phones are making a big mark in the market and their users cannot stop talking about the wonders their phones do.

We took a journey down the A6000 lane sometime ago, today, we wold be taking a look at the Lenovo A5000 which is I call the better version of the A6000.

A5000 has a lot more mouth watering features, and trust me, this is a phone you really want to have in your hands.

GOOGLE: NOW OWNED BY ALPHABET

In a statement released on the 10^th of August, 2015, Segrey stated that in the original founders letter 11 years ago, it was stated that “Google is not a conventional company. We do not intend to become one.”  They have gambled on some businesses like Google Maps, Youtube, Chrome and Android which has amassed  billions of users.

LENOVO A536

We would be taking a look at an old Lenovo phone. It was released last year and it’s quite a good phone we would go back in time to see the specifications that captured it’s users heart and whether the charm could work on you as well.

It’s the Lenovo A536. Yeah, we are going to see what it feels like to own this device and also see things from it’s own point of view. Grab your popcorn or anything beside you, probably your purse and be ready for a ride of your life.

GOOGLE PLUS NOW A CHOICE

With Google+ Photos shutting down, and Google Photos taking over, Google made another major announcement about its social network, Google+. Google announced that your Google profile will no longer be your identity in all its products. Up until now, Google made it compulsory to have a Google+ account to access most of its products thereby making the underperforming social network have an inflated number of users.

This change will be trickling out “In the coming months,” and the first product to enjoy the change will be the one that was most negatively impacted by Google’s Google+ obsession: YouTube.

Bradley Horowitz, Google’s vice president of Streams, Photos, and Sharing, says the changes area  response to user feedback: “We’ve also heard that it doesn’t make sense for your Google+ profile to be your identity in all the other Google products you use.” He announced that a basic Google account will be all users need to share content, communicate with contacts, create a Youtube channel and so on. Unlike your public Google+ profile, your Google account is not searchable or followable.

In fact, if you already created a Google+ profile but don’t plan to use Google+, the company says it will “offer better options for managing and removing” your public profile. Horowitz says the changes are meant to strike a balance between the select few who actually like Google+, and everyone else who Google forced to sign up for its social network.

GOOGLE+ PHOTOS SHUTTING DOWN

Google announced on the July 21^st, 2015, it’s plan to shut down its Google+ Photos service after the launch of Google Photos back in May.

 “In an effort to ensure everyone has the best photos experience” it can deliver, Google will be shutting down Google+ Photos starting on August 1^st, 2015. The Android app will be the first to go, and then the Web service and the iOS will follow.

No need to panic as your photos and videos will still be available through Google photos – simply download the new app or visit the Google Photos website to make the simple switch yourself. If Google Photos isn’t your cup of tea and you’d like to move your photos elsewhere, the company also reminds you that you can export all your content from the service using Google Takeout.

Following the acquisition of Picasa in 2004, offering photo storage through Picasa Web Albums, it was rumoured in 2011 that Google would rename the service “Google Photos” and offer unlimited storage.

Two years later, Google did make a big switch, but instead of launching Google Photos, it switched its online photo services over to Google+ Photos.

It took two more years, but Google finally did launch Google Photos and its unlimited storage (with resolution limits) in May 2015. If the original rumours back in 2011 were true, then switch from Picasa Web Albums to Google Photos was a trip that took four years and a detour through Google+ Photos.

TECNO BOOM J7

Imagine the satisfaction you get listening to music via home theatre speakers or that which you get from using those very expensive headsets. Remember zooming into a world you momentarily create for yourself and forgetting all about your worries or you moving your body without taking note of the guy right next to you.

The BOOM offers you all this in a single device. Built with Amazing Audiophile Amplifier Speakers and Cool Music player Equaliser to produce that Boom Sound alongside a dedicated sound chipset. You would be in for the best ride ever. Music lovers, this is just one thing you should not turn your back against.

Coming in a variety of colours to suit your status and an amazing double power amplifier for amazing audio quality, the J7 is a phone every music lover would like to get their hands on.

LENOVO A6000

Lenovo has taken a giant step in winning the hearts of those that want to get a budget priced phone with high specifications.

With the recent release of the A6000 and A5000, I believe they would be hitting the market really big with that. When they got into the Nigerian market a few years back, I can remember telling my friends that it was just a matter of time before we all fall in love with the Lenovo phones and considering the unique design and feel of their phones, I think I might as well be fit to be called a soothsayer. Looking at the rate of advertisement of this two devices, I am pretty sure that Lenovo got them really stuck with pretty much mouth watering features.

I can’t wait to get my hands on their new range of phones, so guys for now, I would be taking you down the lane of A6000, come to think of it, the A in it’s name sounds like it set to offer us the best of all things, looking at it from the grade point of view.

Join me as I take a trip down the world of the A6000 and I must warn the journey might be bumpy.

INFINIX ZERO 2

Infinix is back bigger and better. After the success of the Infinix Zero though it had some issues, the Zero2 was launched early June to offer users the best usage and experience.

With a new Infinix UI, being as light as feather and having a KEVLAR back cover which assures you of toughness and so much stocked into the Infinix Zero2. I guess those of you that dropped your Zero or are still stuck on the Zero would really want to switch to this device. For all those that enjoyed the Infinix Zero, especially those of you that the Zero wowed, I am sure that after reading this, you would really love to switch to the Zero2.

The Zero2 tagged with theNextHero has proved to be the next Hero, being the flagship and being the best out there of it’s kind, it has come to win the hearts of many. 

This phone is stocked with so many mouth watery specifications, I know you cannot wait to know what they are, so grab your sit, feel relaxed as we take a trip round the world of theNextHero and also experience what it feels like to be a Hero.

UPGRADING YOUR SAMSUNG GALAXYS4 TO LOLLIPOP

Hey guys, welcome back. It’s been a while bit it’s good to be back here. Today we are would be taking a look on how to upgrade Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 to the latest operating system, the Lollipop. I observed most people making use of the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 are still stuck on KitKat so I decided to put this up. It is the official update and you do not need to panic but you have to follow my step by step procedure as this would enable you has to not get into some few problems with your device. Like I said, it’s something I have done already, on a couple of S4s so am really sure of what I am saying.

This update has been around for some time now. If you have not gotten the update on your phone, this is basically for you, I guess the update is not yet available for the region but it is available for the phone.  

WHATSAPP CALL ON ANDROID

It’s what we have all been waiting for. That cool feature that would not allow us burn our credit on calls again. It’s called the WhatsApp Call feature.

Having tested this feature and used it, I would say it is better than some VoIPs out there.

It’s quite easy to get it activated.

Just follow the few steps stated below.

GETTING THE FEATURE ACTIVATED

·         You must have the latest version of WhatsApp running on your device. I guess we all know how to do that. 

·         Find a friend who has the feature activated to call you with it. You have to stay on the call for some seconds before it gets activated.

When I had my first call, I ended it almost immediately and as expected, it was not activated.

If you don’t have a friend to help you with the activation, you could give me a shout.

·         And that’s all.

      You would see your WhatsApp homepage like this.

     

INFINIX HOT NOTE

HI guys, we would be taking a look at another HOT thing in town. Yeah, you guessed right, the last HOT thing we talked about was the Infinix Hot and they have launched a higher version of the HOT which means, things just got HOTTER. This one is called the Infinix HOT NOTE, with better specs and better design, I would say if you got this one in your palms, then you practically have the hottest thing in town.

Grab your cup of cold coffee as things are about to really get HOT as we delve into the world of the HOT NOTE.

HUAWEI ASCEND Y600

HI guys, we would be taking a look at another Huawei budget phone today. As usual, Huawei produce jaw dropping phones and we would see where this budget smartphone does that today. It’s quite old as it has been in the market for over a year but I just decided to write on it as it is such a cool phone to have in your grasp. Grab your seat and let’s take a ride in the world of the Ascend Y600.

FACEBOOK AFTER DEATH: CHOOSE AN HEIR

Most people have always wondered what would happen to their social network accounts when they pass on. Facebook has got an answer to that. This is about what happens to your Facebook account when you move on to the other side.

The initial policy on the social network initially allows the deceased user’s family members submit a request to have their pages “memoralized,” but all that has changed now has users now have more control over their own post-mortem profiles.

This is how it works, don’t allow the thoughts of a ghost updating profiles from the other end or maybe a program posting for the deceased. Not at all.

Facebook allows the user to assign a “legacy contact” who will be given powers to decide what happens to the profile when the person moves on.

The legacy contact will be able to write a post that will be displayed at the top of the memoralized page’s timeline, respond to the user’s friend requests, and update their profile and cover photos.

This contact can also download a user’s photos posts and profile information as an archive, but like we all want, there would be restrictions, as they would not be able to post on your behalf, change your settings or view your private messages.

Also, the user can instruct Facebook to delete their accounts when they pass on.

This new feature can be done in your settings under “security”.

Currently it works only in the US and i guess it would soon be extended to other countries with other social networks taking a que from Facebook.

Remember to drop your comments.

SAVED INSTAGRAM VIDEOS

Streaming your most loved Instagram videos over again or trying to show a friend the coolest videos or the funniest videos in vogue takes a real chunk out of our data, it’s something we all get to bear the brunt and some of us end up not streaming those videos again.

Stumbled over this while playing with my phone some days ago and am not really sure whether it’s out there or not but anyways, I love the fact that I figured it out. To cut the story short, all videos you view on Instagram using your devices (Android) are saved on them, cool right. So I would simply be telling you guys where to find and how to view these rib cracking videos over and over and over and…

WHATSAPP ON PC

WhatsApp has unveiled a new service on Wednesday giving users the option to exchange messages using a web browser.

It said the web client is an extension of our phone. The browser mirrors conversations and messages from our mobile devices which means all our messages live on our devices.

This new feature can be accessible via https://web.whatsapp.com, though currently it can only be accessed via Google Chrome browser.

To activate the service, users are prompted to scan a QR code which appears online onto their WhatsApp and you also have to have the latest WhatsApp running on your mobile device.

For this service to function, the user’s phone must remain connected to the Internet at all times and the messages will remain on the user’s phone.

Unfortunately for iPhone users, the desktop service is only accessible on Android devices.

This is a giant step taken by WhatsApp, I don’t really get the reason why the phone has to be connected to the Internet for this service to work, but this is just the first version, hope to get something better in latter versions.

So guys, what is  your take on this new development.

Does it sound great or unnecessary  (you might be wondering why you would want to chat on PC when you can do same on your phone)?

Your views please.

GOODBYE INTERNET EXPLORER

Microsoft, after a long time, about 20 years have decided to drop the Internet Explorer. Since the release of the Windows 8 Operating System, they have been trying to gain back the love of their customers. But I guess the over 20 years of winning and struggling to retain users would probably be coming to an end. Internet Explorer regarded by most as the slowest browser might be taking a bow out as Microsoft recently announced Spartan as the browser for Windows 10, which is their impending Operating System and also the next biggest thing for Microsoft.

Spartan has got some features that the Internet Explorer has not got which includes the fact that t is leaner, faster, and I also guess that have not seen people using Internet Explorer on Mobile phones except for those making use of Windows phone so I guess Microsoft also wants to get into the mobile market with this because it was also for designed for mobile. It has got close integration with Cortana, Microsoft’s voice – activated assistant, which would bring users relevant information like flight delays without even having to visit an airline’s website. Spartan’s has also got a note-taking mode which turns the web into a canvas, letting users scribble notes on live websites and send off them to friends, classmates, family and colleagues.

Since they are thinking of mobile, I guess we would be getting the new browser on other Operating System platforms.

This is a great step for Microsoft considering the fact that the Internet Explorer has been stigmatized. Carrying about the brand of being slow, not responsive and so on. If they had continued with the name, I don’t really thing they would have gained the heart of consumers has the name would still have been “Internet Explorer”.

I guess we all can’t wait to get our hands on this new browser so we can really say whether Microsoft has really change a whole lot.

Would like to get your response on this one guys, is this a good one from Microsoft.

HUAWEI ASCEND Y520

HI guys, we would be looking at a Huawei budget phone which was announced in December. 2014. Guess what, it has got some heads turning to look at it’s beauty. And we are going to be doing same today. So grab your heads and let’s turn.

Design: This phone comes in number of variety for you to choose from. Black, White, Pink and Blue. It feels perfect when you hold it. The back cover made with plastic though but has got a unique design that makes you really feel the phone when you hold on to it. With a screen size of 4.5”, I guess you know you have got a great phone on your hand which satisfies the want of those who want the so big phone and those who just want the moderate ones. It’s got dimensions of about 134.2*67*10.2mm which means it’s quite perfect in the hands.

INFINIX HOT

Hi guys, guess we all enjoyed the season break. I for one did. Took a long break. It’s good to be back. We would be looking at the HOTtest thing in town. Yeah, Infinix are really good with timing this days, they released the ZERO at the right time and now, HOT was launched right when the holiday spendings are beginning they released the infinix HOT. A phone to warm us up during the season. Nice one Infinix. And trust, they would never relent in their aim of getting the phone to the customer on time as I believe they’ve got a very good marketing team who help with that. Looking at the success of the Zero, I think they are the best in the business. I know most of us are looking for something to hold on to, to help with this cold, guys, don’t look far the Infinix HOT is there for you. Now, let us all take us take a HOT ride into the world of the HOT.