Category: Gadget
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Newly launched toolkit will protect you from hearing loss
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Thursday launched a safe listening toolkit that will serve to protect music lovers from hearing loss. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the toolkit for safe listening devices and systems was launched at a gathering of staff from WHO and ITU in celebration of the power…
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Samsung foldable phone launch confirmed
Samsung has confirmed date for the launch of its foldable phone that will launch alongside the Galaxy S10 family. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Samsung will launch the foldable phone at the Galaxy Unpacked event set to hold February 20. The South Korean company on Monday confirmed the upcoming launch through a teaser posted on its social…
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Survey reveals number of Nigerians without mobile phone
A recent survey conducted by Pew Research Centre has shown that 39% of Nigerians own a smartphone, 44% own a mobile phone that is not a smartphone and 17% have no mobile phone. With an estimated population of 198,902,448 as of Wednesday, February 6, 2019, based on the latest United Nations estimates, according to worldometers,…
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Huawei set for launch of foldable 5G smartphone
Chinese smartphone maker, Huawei is set for the launch of the first foldable 5G smartphone. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the launch event will take place just a day before Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 kicks off. The smartphone maker made this know via a press invite, that was shared by the official Huawei Mobile Twitter handle.…
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Apple disables Group FaceTime
Apple has temporarily disabled Group FaceTime while it works to release a permanent fix. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports this is coming after a bug with major privacy implications was discovered in Apple’s implementation of the feature. The bug allows an iPhone user placing a call using Apple’s FaceTime video calling feature to hear audio from the…
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CPC advises consumers, dealers as HP recalls computers, mobile workstation batteries
The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has advised consumers with faulty HP notebook computers and mobile workstation batteries to contact their nearest dealer for a redress. Mr Babatunde Irukera, CPC’s Director-General gave the advice in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Irukera urged HP dealers in Nigeria who stocked or sold the products to notify their…
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Xiaomi topples Apple in wearable shippment to Middle East, Turkey, Africa
A report by global technology research and consulting firm, International Data Corporation (IDC) has shown that companies manufacturing wearable devices record a shipment of over a million units of devices in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) region for the third quarter of 2018. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker showed…
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Google gets approval to deploy new sensing technology
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given Google approval to deploy a new sensing technology known as the Project Soli. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Soli is a radar-based hand motion sensing technology that uses miniature radar to detect touchless gesture interactions. It is a purpose-built interaction sensor that uses radar for motion tracking of the human…
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Revealed! 61% of Android apps share users data with Facebook
An investigation by Privacy International has revealed that 61 per cent of apps downloaded and installed on Android smartphones shared users data with Facebook.
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WhatsApp will stop working on these phones from today
WhatsApp announced end of support for a slew of mobile devices a few years ago, and this includes devices that run on BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry OS, Nokia Symbian S60, Windows Phone 8.0, Nokia S40, Android versions 2.3.7 and older, iPhone iOS 7 and older. WhatsApp no longer invests in developing its service for these platforms,…