Tech, for the rest of us.
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Apple Music should have a free tier for iPhone owners
I got my first iPod in my second year at the university. It was the all new iPod Touch and not many people on campus had one. I remember not having enough money to get one and I knew I couldn’t ask my dad because he’d…
8 things iMessage could learn from WhatsApp
iMessage’s blue bubbles are very popular among iPhone users and even though the application has seen some amazing updates in recent years including message reactions, a variety of share effects and screens, there are…
Welcome to macOS
A friend of mine recently got a Mac for the first time and asked me to recommend applications. She's a designer/developer and she wanted to feel right at home coming from Windows. After much taunting and inevitably…
How the Apple announcements affect you if you're in Naija
So Apple came out guns blazing again yesterday. Sure there were a lot of leaks before the event but still a few surprises. Mostly in the shape of the Apple Pencil, the new iPhone subscription, and what's up with Apple…
Unfreeze Your iPhone With The Help of Siri.
Ever since I updated to iOS 8, I've been experiencing some unusual behavior. I'm on the latest 8.0.2 and I'm still having the same issues as when I got 8.0. The camera icon from the lock screen doesn't turn of the…
4 Reasons why you should download the Amebo app
So you're in front of your laptop or with your tablet and you open four or five different tabs on your Chrome browser including YNaija, Bella Naija, Naij and maybe 360nobs. You're switching back and forth between tabs…
Things your 16GB iPhone 5S can buy.
The infographic below isn't only about the iPhone 5S. It is about smartphones in general. The iPhone 5S is just a good yardstick because it is outstanding in the world of hundreds of android devices and is significantly…
Drag and Drop
I love taking photos. I also don't believe these photos should just sit on my hard drive so I love sharing my photos. It could be on facebook, instagram or on a blog. It's not everytime you take photos that you have…
Google's Little Dilemma
How do you create an app of one of your most important services for your rival, making the app good enough to leave all the competition in the dust and at the same time not good enough to veer them away from your…
3 Reasons Why You Should Get a Windows Phone
Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 last month and so far it has had relatively good reviews. I have always been a fan of the OS even though I haven't had a chance to use it for a lengthy period. I am looking forward to owning…
Snapseed: iTunes App of The Week
Just in case you don't know, Apple recently started giving away freebies on the AppStore just like they do on the iTunes music store. Last week, it was Cut The Rope Experiments. This time around, it is Snapseed…
App of the Month - BBM (Blackberry Messenger)
Some might argue BBM is not an app because it comes preinstalled with the OS. That's like saying 'Maps' is not an app on android or iOS (iPhone/iPad) because it is there by default. Please. The Blackberry messenger…
How to Burn CD with Text (iTunes)
Requirements: CD or DVD drive capable of burning discs, iTunes 10 and up. First of all, if you don’t burn CDs to play in your car anymore because you have the auxiliary jack or the FM transmitter or even the Bluetooth…
Should you get an iPad? Or any tablet at all?
So the iPad sold more than any computer at the end of last year and with the release of the new iPad its Looking like its going to be the same story all over again. Now you're wondering ‘should I get one? Or should I go…
iOS 5.1 update (iPad 2)
So Apple rolled out the iOS 5.1 update to some of their devices today (iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, iPod Touch 34d and 4th generation, iPad and iPad2) and if you have one of them you are able to upgrade now. We upgraded ours…
4 Reasons to switch over to Gmail.
User Interface Gmail has a very sleek, neat UI that lets the user easily glance and click through mails. This UI makes major controls like ‘Refresh’, ‘Settings’, etc. readily available at the top of the window for easy…
App of the Month–Flipboard
Flipboard is referred to as the world's first social magazine. The fact that it was Apple's iPad app of the year for 2010 is enough to let you have an idea of how really good this app is. First thing you notice after…
The Nigerian iTunes Store – A quick review
If you own an iPhone, iPod touch, or an iPad that isn’t jailbroken, you most likely get all of your apps from the AppStore on iTunes. And up until recently, there wasn’t a Nigerian AppStore so most of the shopping for…
App of the Month–Pulse
So many apps out there for subscribing to your news feeds, this one really shines. Say hello to our favorite app for the month of May: Pulse. Pulse is a reading app that lets you subscribe to, and neatly organize your…
Switching over to Android? Here’s what you need to know.
Google’s Android platform is fast becoming a household name. The search giant has been able to provide the world with an open source mobile operating system that is making hardware manufacturers happy and at the same…
TweetDeck for Chrome - A quick review
TweetDeck happens to be one of the most popular twitter clients especially for power users who tweet from their computers. It all started as an Adobe Air app for Windows before it blew up into Mac and Linux and mobile…
Getting the most out of your browser - Firefox edition
To many, the browser is the most preferred application on their PC. It's the first thing they launch as soon as the computer boots up completely. Even if it's just looking up Facebook, reading news feeds or even doing…
App of the Month - Google Sky Map
Google sky map is an application that allows you to find exact locations of stars, planets and other celestial objects in the sky. The application uses your phone's internal compass, GPS and the current date and time on…
The Android Experience
It took a lot of courage to shell out cash to buy an Android device in a BB world like ours. I had the chance to get a BB Curve or Bold and go home with some change the last time I visited CV (Comp Villa or Computer…
For the Droid X, I rest my case
The Droid X from Motorola and Verizon has finally been released and there could never be an even more perfect timing. Now that Apple has its iPhone 4 antenna problems and some consumers are not really happy about the…
A Javelin in the Storm can make a Bold man’s legs Curve; The BB Craze…
So recently I graduated from college; not with the kind of grades you would hope for, but good enough for one to be thankful he’s out of school :). During the entire grad period, I noticed almost (and I mean almost)…
Information Overload!
This post here was particularly inspired by my brother http://www.dajico.com. We had a discussion about how new products come out almost every time in different categories ranging from PCs to E-readers, to Smartphones…
5 Reasons we don't need new consoles...yet.
Before I start, I'll like to give big props to the folks at G4TV who made this possible when Adam Sessler shared this same piece on X-Play's Daily Video Podcast some time ago. Moving on, a new generation of gaming…
Shining Chrome
So you have been using Windows for years now, your friend has a Ubuntu laptop and that quiet chick in your class just got a Macbook Pro so you have pretty much run your fingers through the hairs of a Snow Leopard. But…
iTweet. Do you?
It is easy to say because you have a Facebook account, Yahoo! account, a MySpace page, the last thing you need right now is Twitter; you don't want an extra account with another password - not again! Well, sorry to…
Trending Topics
I have been away from blogging for quite some time now. Partly because of laziness and on the other hand, occupation. I will like to say though that I'll try to keep this blog updated as much as I can. A lot of new…
Windows 7
Ultimate, Enterprise, Professional,... These are just three of the six different versions Windows 7 will ship in. Don't you think this is too much confusion for consumers?