Tag: smartphone
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Android smartphone tips to guide against unexpected low battery power
If you have used your Android smartphone for a long time, you have to know how to check the phone’s battery life in order not to run out of battery power unexpectedly. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports as you charge and discharge your phone’s battery, it slowly becomes less effective at holding power. This means you have…
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BREAKING: ITF Mobile presents first ever made in Nigeria smartphone to Buhari
Indigenous smartphone makers, ITF Mobile has presented the first ever made in Nigeria smartphone to President Muhammadu Buhari. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports ITF Mobile presented the locally made smartphone to President Buhari on Wednesday. The presentation was done at the State House in Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT). The presentation was made by the Minister…
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Whatsapp stops working on some smartphones today
Messaging service WhatsApp will no longer work on millions of smartphones from 1 February. Android and iPhone devices which only support outdated operating systems will no longer be able to run the Facebook-owned app. WhatsApp said the move was necessary in order to protect the security of its users. Smartphones using Android 2.3.7 and older,…
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Smartphone shipments to experience third consecutive year decline
The smartphone market is projected to experience its third consecutive year of declining shipments in 2019, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports worldwide smartphone volumes are forecast to fall by 0.8% in 2019 with volumes dipping to 1.39 billion. However, the smartphone market will begin to…
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Smartphone boom in Kenya creates thriving phone repair business
In downtown Nairobi, Kenya’s Capital, one business that stands out among the hundreds in the streets that bustle with people is phone repair services. Green and red neon signs announcing the services hang from shop after shop as the service providers seek to catch the attention of potential customers. Services offered include replacement of broken…
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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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Sure ways to charge your smartphone quicker
You are about to head out the door, but your phone desperately needs some extra juice before you leave. Thankfully, you can charge your phone faster if you can separate truth from myth. If you remember your high school physics, electricity is measured in watts, which is a product of voltage (in the number of…
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Quick read: 6 modern gadgets that changed our lives
There is no gainsaying we are in the digital age. The digital age has experienced the introduction of modern gadgets that have changed our lives. Meanwhile, the ones that are really old or archaic have either been phased out or significantly improved upon. Whatever the case may be, Jumia Nigeria, the online shop you can…