All About Smartphones

Facebook has gone through series of changes since its inception, not only on the web platform but also on the mobile platform. The transformation that Facebook as gone through over the years have equally paid off but analysts are saying that Facebook continues to lose users especially among teens and young adults. While the above speculation might be true to an extent, it still doesn't change the fact that Facebook is still the most used and popular social media site i n the world. However, its always good for positive changes to be implemented in other to make things lively and to keep maintaining that first position. Consequently, Facebook will reinvent again for the mobile era and would present to us something it has called Paper come February 2014. On Monday, iOS users will have the opportunity to try out a new reinvented version of Facebook that have never been seen before. Its more cooler and flashier than what we may have seen before. This Paper

We told you guys of the ongoing project by BlackBerry to bring BBM to older android devices, Android Gingerbread OS devices to be precise. The reason for this can't be farfetched seeing how much users Whatsapp and Kik messenger are boasting about. Blackberry want to increase their user base too. The good news is that the BBM for Gingerbread OS devices is set to be released for February, no specific date communicated but we now have access to the leaked version of the BBM build. This BBM is slightly different for the ones you see on Android 4.0 and above and also different for the one on iPhone. The difference being that the top bar is black (blue for the higher versions). For now, that is the difference we notice between the two kinds of BBM.  If you are a Android Gingerbread device user, you can grab the BBM app below for testing. Don't forget to give us feedback on what you think about it. Download BBM for Android Gingerbread Like our Facebook page

BlackBerry 10 latest update 10.2.1 added a lot of new features and enhancements to the BlackBerry 10 devices. Among the new features is the ability to install android apps directly on the phone without issue.  So, I have decided to give you tips on how to install the original Instagram, Fruit Ninja, Temple Run and Candy Crush on any BlackBerry 10 phone running the new 10.2.1 software update. Why these 4 apps stated above? Well its because they are not available for BlackBerry and they are very popular for both Android and iOS device users. Why must you be left out of the fun just because you use a BB smartphone? Follow the steps below and you are good to start enjoying these apps too. 1. Click on any of the links situated at the bottom of this page for any of the apps you are interested in. 2. Download the apk file of the app 3. Go to where you downloaded the file to and install it by clicking on it. 4. Voila, you now have the app installed on your

The rumour of Lenovo wanting to buy Motorola was confirmed few hours ago and the deal finally went through.  Lenovo which is a strongly emerging Chinese computer company was making a bid to buy Motorola from Google few days back when the rumoured leaked. However, at the end of close of business yesterday, the company was able to successfully buy the handset unit of Motorola which also comes with portfolio of patents.  Lenovo paid Google $2.91 billion to acquire Motorola according to the info on Google's website which is really far away from what Google herself paid to acquire Motorola few years back ($12 billion).  Lenovo will pay cold cash to Google up front, which equates to $660 million, along with $750 million in stock, while the rest of the $1.5 billion will be paid out in the coming three years.   This may suggest a kind of loss by Google in this regard, however, Google doesn't see that way. Google had been experiencing difficulties in turning

BlackBerry 10.2.1 update is now live worldwide for all BlackBerry 10 devices. BlackBerry 10.2.1 is one with the most significant update so far bringing huge number of makeovers, new features and enhancement of existing features.   If you are ready to update to the latest version, just follow these steps. Its advised that you do a backup before you do a major OS update. 1. Go to settings and look for the Software Update to check manually if the update is available in your country and for your carrier. If you did see the Update, just click on it and let the update begin downloading. You can let it do its thing in the background while you go about your business. At the end of the download, you would be prompted to install the update. 2. In case the method above didn't bring out the update, you can plug in your device to the PC and then let BlackBerry Link search and fetch you the update. If you see the update, you can then download and install to your computer

Smartphone apps pop here and there all the time, some are terrible and some are good but some are very hilarious especially when you think of the concept and what it does.You would really laugh while reading this especially seeing the video of how it works here . Usually bra is just bra, with hooks for the females to clip to safely strap the bra to protect and hide their chest. But, this bra is different, its an automatic bra that doesn't electronic hook. The bra works by measuring the wearer’s heart rate, and sending the reading to an iPhone app. The app then determines the true-love quotient (100%) and – if it is reached – pops the clasp, freeing the breasts within. And of course, a raised heart rate is the perfect error-free metric for determining whether to unclasp a boulder holder. Let’s imagine some other situations. Running a marathon? Don’t run too hard, or your support will be magically ejected. Running from a suspicious man in an underground

Today buying a smartphone that would is serve you completely isn't a matter of just price alone anymore. Other things are now factored in before making the choice to buy a certain kind of smartphone for use. For older people, say from 40 years old upwards, what they might need from a smartphone may be totally different from a teenager or young adult. Consequently, its imperative to help you decide on the best choice of smartphone for you. Operating System (OS) Operating system for mobile devices are on of the deciding factors to purchase a mobile phone. A lot of people think all smartphones are Android phones which is just funny.  There are 4 now 4 major operating systems you find on recent smartphones. They are Android, iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry 10 OS. Android Phones Android phones are those phones that have the Google operating system running in them. Android OS  in its self is based on the Linux Kernel and is designed basically for touchscreen smartp

One of the great things of having a smartphone is that you want to watch videos, sometimes, you don't want to stream the video online but you want to download and watch at your convenient time. While Android devices have a variety of YouTube video download apps, which are not too efficient except for my all time favourite TubeMate , iOS devices can't really boast of much of these apps that are truly efficient in doing what they are supposed to do. Enter MxTube MxTube is an app which you would only find in Cydia meaning that its available ONLY for jailbroken iDevices. If you want to jailbreak your iOS 7 device, follow this guide . The app is hosted under BigBoss packages so chances are that you would find it if your Cydia packages are up to date. To download, go to Cydia and search for MxTube, even though it has  not been updated to support iOS 7, yet it still works. So download it and install the app. The app will create its icon on your home screen. MxTube

Occasionally, I like to go through the Apple app store looking for new apps that stand out. Sometimes, the search isn't too yielding and sometimes, the search is worth it. Today, I happen to stumble upon an app called Confide: Your off-the-record Messenger app created by Confide Inc. What can Confide do for you? It lets you send messages that are can't be spoofed by someone that is not intended. If the original recipient receives the message and reads it, the message gets deleted automatically. This means that the message isn't stored at all. Furthermore, someone can't do a screenshot of the message. If an attempt to do a screenshot is made, the sender would be notified immediately and the message scrambled. Message sent according to the maker are private and encrypted, which means that its not susceptible to sniffing. When a message is receive, you can glide your finger over the message to view what's in the message. Furthermore

BlackBerry is set to release its newest version of the BB 10 operating system version 10.2.1. The BB 10.2.1 is scheduled for release come January 28th 2014.  Why is their so much anticipation for this new BB10 update? Find out after the break. BB10 version 10.2.1 is going to be having a lot of new features and makeover to a big part of the OS. One of the features is  that on installation to any BB10 device, FM Radio will become usable to listen to local radio stations.  Another feature is the new awesome picture password that we have been hearing about.  A picture of it is shown below. BBM video and natural sound is greatly enhanced in this new 10.2.1 update that we are expecting on the 28th of January. Also, new call screen that looks like that of Android would be seen. Customized individual ring tone for BBM, Whatsapp, sms etc. Allow reaction to answer message in lock screen etc Furthermore, the battery indicator will have the thunderbolt signal beside th

iOS 7.1 beta 4 was released just a couple of days back and the feedback from testers and developers is that Apple patched some of the exploits which the Evad3rs used in the Evasion7 tool to jailbreak iOS 7. Evasi0n 7 was the tool released by the Evad3rs team just before Christmas to jailbreak all iDevices running iOS 7.0 to 7.1 beta 2. By the time Apple released 7.1 beta 3, there were indications that Apple have started putting things to start patching the exploits.  On releasing iOS 7.1 beta 4, it was noticed that Apple have patched critical exploits used by the Evasi0n tool used in jailbreaking the new iOS 7. What this means is that it won't be possible yet to jailbreak the iOS 7.1 beta 4. According to @iH8sn0w, there won't be any update to the Evasi0n tool to try jailbreaking iOS 7.1 beta 4. Invariably, people that value their jailbreak should stay away from the iOS 7.1 beta 4. At the moment, there is no word on whether the Evad3rs team will make a

There are two most important buttons on the iPhone that you won't want to lose. That is the Power button and the Home button. If your power button is faulty you are going to feel it as you won't be able to perform many actions like screenshot, DFU mode options among others. yet another one you don't want to get faulty is the Home button. While there are few times in a day we use the Power button on the iPhone, the Home button is used several times daily. During this frequent usage, the button could get weak. In other to avoid this, the following tips should help in making the home button last longer. 1. Use Assistive touch Assistive Touch is one great feature that comes with the iPhone. Its a virtual Home button bundles into iPhone and it has being since the first iPhone.  With the virtual Home button, you can do most operations that the physical home button would do except to put a device into DFU mode which is something you do rarely. To activat

The number of social media platforms and apps are inexhaustible thy are so much you get confused on which one to really buy into. However, the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are easy to just buy into due to their popularity among other things. Path may not be as popular as Facebook, Twitter etc yet its quite interesting to see quite a few people on the platform. Path which was launched in 2010 is a social media platform for sharing images and messages. Path app which is already available for iOS and Android for quite some time now is now finally available for Windows Phone devices. Just like the Path app for iOS and Android, the Windows Phone version maintains the charm, design and stability. The design fits well to the square form of the Windows Phone and everything just works as it should. If you would like to get the app which is in its beta phase, follow the download link just below and you would be fine. Download link: Path for Windows Phone

Samsung soon to be released flagship smartphone have been in the news for some time now. One of the information we already have is that the device will have a fingerprint scanner just like the iPhone 5S and will also feature two different casings; one with a metal casing and the other with aluminium casing. Aside this, something new has reached us, which is a new redesigned TouchWiz user interface that would be coming with the new Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone aside with the 551PPI display that is rumoured to be slammed on the device. The interface which is similar to that seen on the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro tablet (pictured above) will be ported into the Samsung Galaxy S5. This means that the icon set will change and the home screen will be more dynamic to show things that are more relevant to the user something akin to the Windows Phone design. The screenshots shown below shows that Samsung is more about providing consumers with rapid information that they need more t

Infinix is set to launch two new smartphone by the beginning of the second quarter of this year. The devices are called the Infinix Alpha 8 and Q2. According to sources, the device will pack in an octa - core processor clocked at 1.5GHz.  The Alpha 8 will reportedly have a 5.5 inch touch screen display while the Q2 would have a 5.0 inch touch screen display. Furthermore, both devices would have 13MP rear and 5MP front cameras attached to them. At the moment there is no word on the Android version that would be slammed on the devices but we are sure it won't be less than the Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2.  We also do not have word on the RAM size that would be on the device but we are sure that the new generation Mediatek chip that was launched around November last year would be in the Alpha 8 and Q2. Mediatek MT6592 is that new chip having 8 processing cores that can run simultaneously offering the ultimate combination of performance and power-efficiency unlike