A few years back, we talked about the slow down in innovations in the mobile device sector. Now, reality is starring us in the face. Now, what differentiates the Samsung from the TECNO? They have the same OS, and same terrible camera. Under the hood differences are not noticed by the average Joe. Now, why…
About three years ago, 10 major mobile devices manufacturers, including Apple, Nokia and Samsung, committed to a voluntary agreement to work towards a universal charger based on a micro USB connector, in an effort to reduce unnecessary waste. But no such universal charger has been settled on, and Apple appears to have backtracked on the…
So you finally decided to move your WordPress blog or site to arthurwales.net but you have no clue how to go about it. Or maybe you do but you find all this database thingy a bit tricky. And perhaps, that has been the only reason you have stayed on with your present hosting company even…
No matter what you are looking for, you most likely want the highest quality you can get – at the right price too. Hosting is no different. Everywhere you turn nowadays, there are countless web hosting companies just a click away. How do you sieve the wheat from the chaff? And how do you separate…
The veil has finally being lifted from the Geek Store (geekstore.com.ng), an online discount electronic store that aims at making available and affordable, modern gadgets and accessories to everyone in Nigeria. For a country where most residents are reported to live on less that US$1 a dollar, paying for most of these gadgets is almost…
I disliked Blackberry smartphones for both objective and subjective reasons. So it may be viewed as hypocritical that I still went ahead to get one for myself, albeit the entry level 8520. While I find the Blackberry largely uninteresting in design and features, its capabilities as an email device of choice is largely indisputable and…
Is it just me or are there other men out there who have a problem with the almost endless periods their wives (or women) spend chatting on their Blackberries? Anyone? I have always given the Blackberry its due respect for what it stands for and what it has been able to achieve but I have…
I have followed with keen interest the ongoing debate about the data guzzling capabilities, or otherwise, of the android OS platform. Expectedly, most of the arguments made in favour of the IOS or Android platforms have been mainly subjective. An objective analysis of this subject, admittedly, is quite difficult. CNET summarizes this adequately; “It is…
People hack into their phone for varied reasons. For me, my earliest attempt at such “hackscapade” was when I ported “Cooked” ROMS on to my HTC Universal about 7 years ago. Over time, I have lost count on the number of devices that I have tried to extend their limits. My list includes: Ported Debian…
Every technological transition comes with advantages and disadvantages, as the new replaces the old. The same thing is present as ebooks continue to gain market share from hardcopy books. However, one very prominent book that has been the subject of a lot of discourse is the Christian religious book, The Bible. Since the mobile phone…
I took delivery of my spanking new Toshiba Thrive tablet in December 2011 and the first thing that hit me was, “Men, this thing is big!”. The thickness of the Thrive is, conservatively, about twice that of the iPad 2. And the 10.1 inch screen is noticeably larger than iPad’s 9.7 inch screen. At the…
