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You can now use one WhatsApp number on two or more phones

Apr 26, 2023

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WhatsApp has announced one phone number can now be used with the messaging app on two or more phones. The app now supports the use of one WhatsApp number on multiple smartphones.

BlackBerry announces date to officially ends support for all of its classic smartphones

Dec 31, 2021

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Ediri Oyibo

in Tech, Technology

BlackBerry classic smartphones

EU donates laptops, smartphones to corpers

Mar 28, 2019

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Ediri Oyibo

in Gadget, Nigeria

The European Union (EU) has announced plan to donate laptops and smartphones to members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports only NYSC members who worked during the 2019 general elections in Nigeria will benefit from the EU donation. The laptops and smartphones are equipments the EU used for monitoring the 2019…

Revealed! 61% of Android apps share users data with Facebook

Dec 31, 2018

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Ediri Oyibo

in Gadget, Internet

An investigation by Privacy International has revealed that 61 per cent of apps downloaded and installed on Android smartphones shared users data with Facebook.

Smartphones trends that made significant impacts in 2018

Dec 13, 2018

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Ediri Oyibo

in Gadget

As 2018 wraps up, we reflect on the smartphone industry and examined top smartphones trends that took centre stage, with at least one feature making significant impact in day-to-day life, in the course of the year. From luxurious Samsung and Apple smartphones, budget smartphones that hit the market in 2018 to multiple cameras everywhere, fast…

Smartphones will consume more than 21GB data per month by 2024 — Ericsson

Dec 2, 2018

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Ediri Oyibo

in Gadget

Telecommunications giant, Ericsson, on Friday estimated that by the end of 2024 a smartphone user would consume more than 21 gigabyte (GB) of data per month. Ericsson made this known in its global mobility report for November 2018 posted on its website. The report says that by 2024, data consumption per month on average would…

Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphones vulnerable to hacking

Aug 8, 2018

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Ediri Oyibo

in Gadget

Samsung’s Galaxy S7 smartphones contain a microchip security flaw, uncovered earlier this year, that put tens of millions of devices at risk to hackers looking to spy on their users, researchers told Reuters. The Galaxy 7 and other smartphones made by Samsung Electronics were previously thought to be immune to a security vulnerability known as…

32 per cent of Smartphone users access Internet in the toilet – research

Jun 22, 2017

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Ediri Oyibo

in Internet

Research findings have revealed that 32 per cent of Smartphone users access news, and other content on the Internet in their bathroom/toilet. Digital News Report 2017 published recently shows that over half (56%) of the population studied, use their devices in personal spaces, up substantially from the figure it published two years ago. “Almost half…

Nokia makes smartphone comeback starting in China with Nokia 6

Jan 11, 2017

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Ediri Oyibo

in Gadget, Technology

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,…

iPhone @10: The best is yet to come says Cook

Jan 9, 2017

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Ediri Oyibo

in Technology

Apple is celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the iPhone, which has revolutionized how smartphones are made and used, but the man at the helm of affairs at one of the world foremost tech firm, Tim Cook, believes the best is yet to come. “iPhone is an essential part of our customers’ lives, and today…

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