Tag: Android

  • Cyber threats: Why you need to backup your Smartphone now

    With the growing numbers of cyber attacks, it is advisable to do a phone backup every now and then, especially as smartphones are more susceptible to these attacks. Some things can’t be replaced if we lose or damage our phone. If you lose or damage your phone, you do not want to be left mopping…

  • Twitter for Android gets automatic night mode

    Twitter has updated its Android app to introduce automatic night mode for all its users. First, the app featured a manual toggle that allowed it to switch to night mode, but with version 7.2, it can now be turned on and off automatically as well. This feature went into beta last week, and has now…

  • How to block pop-up in Firefox

    Browsing the Web on your phone or computer can become a fraught experience if you visit sites that throw a lot of pop-up at you. It is particularly bad on the mobile where it is hard to dismiss these. However, this is slowly becoming less of an issue, as most browsers now allow you to…

  • How to block pop-ups in Opera browser

    In this series, we have talked about how to block pop-ups in Google Chrome and how to block pop-ups in UC browser; this time around is you will find out how to block annoying pop-ups in Opera browser. When you are browsing on your mobile phone with Opera browser, a pop-up can completely take over…

  • How to block pop-ups in UC Browser

    Earlier we treated how to block pop-ups in Chrome, and here, for UC Browser, you will find out how to block annoying pop-ups that tend to take over the entire screen, especially on mobile. Unlike for Google Chrome, UC Browser does not have a standalone setting for blocking pop-ups. Instead, its ad-block function takes care…

  • How to block pop-ups in Google Chrome

    Pop-ups can be really annoying while browsing, especially on mobile as opposed to desktop. They often take over the whole screen and it’s not exactly convenient swiping them away with your fingers unlike on a PC with a mouse. Most browsers like Google Chrome, Opera, UC Browser, and Firefox, offer a built-in pop-up blocker, which…

  • Microsoft launches Modern Keyboard with fingerprint scanner

    Microsoft on Thursday silently unveiled a new keyboard, called the Microsoft Modern Keyboard. Priced at $129.99, the new Modern Keyboard is listed as “coming soon” on the company’s US website with no word when the accessory will go on sale. The highlight of the keyboard is that it comes with a fingerprint scanner that just…

  • How to stop WhatsApp from downloading, saving photos, videos automatically

    WhatsApp is used by over a 1.2 billion people worldwide. It is probably one of the first apps anyone in Nigeria downloads when they get a new smartphone as it has become the default means of texting in the country. However, it can become an annoyance too when it downloads all media files automatically sent…

  • Meet the new ‘seductive’ Twitter design

    In efforts to ‘seduce’ newcomers, Twitter once again is redesigning its app across mobile, desktop and the web. The revamp isn’t a radical departure from its prior look-and-feel or user experience – unlike when it introduced its own stories-like feature called Moments, for example, or when began reordering the tweets in your timeline. Instead, the…

  • Gboard: Best keyboard app gets ‘Wow’ update

    Google’s keyboard app Gboard for Android has got an update bringing several new features. These include phrase suggestions, improved in-place search, and an interesting emoji handwriting feature. These features are available version Gboard v6.3 for Android. The first new feature is handwriting support for emojis. You can now draw your desired emoji on the keyboard,…