Tag: Android
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The best way to block spam calls on your Smartphone
The idea for caller ID emerged in 1968, perfected and widely used in the 80s but it wasn’t until recently technology is taking its root in Nigeria that we started adopting its use. The technology had to go through many different engineers and developers, who eventually were able to perfect it. Usually with caller ID,…
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What does this mean? Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to come with Infinity Display
The reborn Samsung Galaxy Note 7R is coming this month, but the Galaxy Note 8 is what phablet fans are looking forward to. New rumours say the phone will pack an Infinity Display similar to the Galaxy S8 duo and the OS out of the box would be Android 7.1.1 Nougat, a version we are…
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Scam apps: How to check if an Android installation, APK file is safe
One of the best things about Android is the amount of control that the operating system gives users. For instance, with an iPhone, if you want to install apps, you have to either use the App Store or jailbreak the phone. With Android, you can use Google Play, or side load the app using an…
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Beware! This WhatsApp scam can hit you big!
Another day, another WhatsApp scam, this time one that tries to trick users into paying charges by saying their WhatsApp subscription has expired. WhatsApp, of course, is free to use, and has been for some time, though the service used to charge a nominal amount as annual subscription fee when it had initially launched. It…
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Something big, new comes to WhatsApp for Android in Pinned Chats Feature
WhatsApp has finally introduced the new pin chats feature for all Android users, which was earlier this month only available to Android beta users of the messaging app. The pin chat feature in WhatsApp allows users to pin favourite chats on top of the Chats tab. With the new feature, WhatsApp users can pin up…
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WhatsApp reports India Top Market for Video Calling Minutes; over 55 million Video Calls made per day globally
After intensive testing, WhatsApp started rolling out the video calling feature in November last year across all platforms globally. Now, after six months of the feature being live, WhatsApp confirms that India is the top country in the world to use the video calling feature. In India, a total of over 50 million video calling…
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Nokia makes smartphone comeback starting in China with Nokia 6
Nokia is making a cameo comeback with smartphones unveiling Nokia 6 running on Google’s Android OS at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017 on Sunday. If you are a cell phone user of a certain age, you likely have a soft spot for the Nokia brand. In the late 1990s and most of the aughts,…
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WhatsApp delivers record 14 billion messages for Indians New Year’s Eve
WhatsApp has announced 14 billion messages were exchanged on the messaging app in India on New Year’s Eve. WhatsApp said 32 percent of the messages were in some form of media ranging from photos, GIF images, and videos to voice messages, the Facebook-owned instant messaging platform said on Friday. The number of messages shared on…
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CES 2017: Asus launches “World’s first smartphone with 8GB RAM”
Asus has launched the ZenFone AR smartphone with 8GB RAM, as well as support for Google’s Tango augmented reality programme and DayDream virtual reality software at the ongoing CES 2017 tech expo. Along with the Asus ZenFone AR, the company unveiled the ZenFone 3 Zoom camera smartphone with 5000mAh battery at the event. The new…