Intel Unveils Its First Smartphone: Xolo X900
Last year we heard Intel was talking about powering smartphones and tablets and these stories weren’t rumoured. As at December last year, a prototype for an Intel powered smartphone running Android surfaced. Even though Intel didnt really say they were going to be making their own hardware, the news isn’t shocking at all. They have announced their first smartphone called the Xolo X900, and it will be expected to hit the market by April 24 with Indian carrier, Lava.... Read More
Opera Mini 7 For Android Released With Unlimited Speed Dials
Opera Mini 7 has finally been released from Operas Next channel as a stable release. Features largely remain the same except this new version comes with unlimited Speed Dials, You are no longer restricted to 9 speed dials as before. Opera Mini 7 continues to compress data usage on your Android phone. Opera Says up to 90% of the original data cuts out so you use less data and web pages load faster. Opera Mini currently has 170 Million users around the world and... Read More
Co-Creation Hubs March #DevParapo Is About Building Next-Gen Mobile Solutions
As the mobile technology space in Nigeria continues to grow, theres the need to build stuff that solve actual problems. Co-Creation Hubs March Developers Parapo is in conjunction with Qualcomm. Qualcomms Managing Director West Africa Alex Dadson will talk about the companys plans to stimulate growth of the mobile market through the development of technologies and services for 3G devices. Hes also going to Demo on-going work in the Augmented... Read More
Windows Phone Tango Details Revealed
A couple of years ago there weren’t many people who knew what Microsoft’s Windows Phone was, and the number of its real fans was even less. Now, after the contract Microsoft had signed with Nokia, WP has become much more popular, and Microsoft started spending more time and efforts on developing its platform and making it even better. Windows Phone’s legendary Apollo version (which will most likely end up being called WP 8 after all) is still in works, but Microsoft doesn’t... Read More
Nokia Lumia 719 Confirmed By Bluetooth SIG Qualifications
Last year Nokia signed an agreement with Microsoft and announced that a new era – the era of WP smartphones – was coming. Soon after (even unexpectedly soon, I would say) Nokia’s first Windows Phone-based phones were released. Right now we already have the rather affordable Lumia 710 and the stylish and competitive Lumia 800; the Nokia Lumia 900 is also on its way and will be released very soon. There is also a big number of unofficial and rumored devices (like the Nokia... Read More
iPad 3 Announcement First Week of March?
This should probably not come as a major surprise, but the Wall Street Journals tech blog, All Things D, reports that the 3rd generation Apple iPad is to be announced at a keynote in the first week of March. This would not be unexpected as the previous two generations of iPads were announced around the same time frame, and the iPad is due for a refresh. In fact, the iPad 2 was announced by Steve Jobs around this time last year, in a surprise return from his medical leave... Read More
Airtel Ordered To Revert Name and 5% Shares To Econet
Looking at the name change timeline of the company now known as Airtel, its about time for a change of name. Just in time, a Federal High Court has ordered Airtel Nigeria to revert to its former name, Econet Wireless Limited. The court also ordered Bharti Airtel to reinstate Econets 5% stake in Airtel Nigeria. In 2010, Zain sold its stake in its Nigerian business to Bharti Airtel for $10.7 billion despite Econet Wireless refusal as a major shareholder in the... Read More
Nokia Lumia 900 To Launch In March!
The announcement of the Nokia Lumia 900 at CES 2012 was left with a gaping hole most people have longed to be filled: When will Nokias foray back into the US marketplace begin? This question has finally been answered in the recently launched Nokia Developer Newsletter. They make mention of a March release date; The Nokia Lumia 900 phone runs Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5. It is the biggest and fastest smartphone yet. And it will become available exclusively through AT&T... Read More
Are Mobile Devices Destroying Your Body?[INFOGRAPHIC]
With a number of Lagos population embedding themselves in their BlackBerries while driving, this question will definitely have popped up in your head. No, I wont be talking about the number of nerds spending all night on laptops . Apparently Cell phone radiation is one of the reasons a lot of my friends have problems with their sleep patterns. This Infographic lists the different ways devices affect our health and how we can prevent them. Source: Alltop viaMezzmer BinjoBinjo... Read More
Forget Micro-SIM Cards, Heres The Nano-SIM
The nano-SIM is 60% smaller than this regular SIM card Giesecke & Devriednt introduces the nano-SIM: an even smaller SIM card for connected devices. The nano-sim is a third smaller than the micro-SIM found in the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and 3G connected tablets. Its also 60 percent smaller than the regular SIM card and 15 percent thinner. If the nano-SIM is adopted, it will pave way for smaller and thinner devices. It could also mean more space for useful additions like... Read More
