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Android 7.0 Nougat Is Now Rolling Out, Is Your Device Among?

The day has finally come! After 5 months of rigorous testing where it has been available to the public and developers as a preview, Android 7.0 Nougat is upon us. 
 
This first batch of excitement is limited to the handful of Nexus device owners and another insignificant number that happened to have bought that General Mobile Android One smartphone we saw unveiled early in the year. 
 
Surprisingly, the Android Nougat announcement is not accompanied by any new Nexus hardware as has been the case in recent years. It is the usual culprits, i.e. previous Nexus smartphones that are getting Android 7.0 first. Probably, as the inclusion of the General Mobile smartphone indicates, the update will make its way to other Android One smartphones. However, until that happens, the update will only be hitting the Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player and Pixel C over the air (OTA) in the next few hours. As owners of those devices look forward to getting the latest treat from Google, not all Nexus device owners will be smiling. It is the end of the road for an iconic Nexus device, the Nexus 5. At least officially. We all know how strong the Nexus developer community is and as such expect the Nexus 5 to get some Nougat love from other sources. 
 
In Android 7.0, Google is introducing several new features to Android as well as improving on several others. Doze, the feature that detects when an Android device is not in use then powers down apps to save on battery, which arrived at first with Android 6.0, for instance, is getting better. With Doze to Go, the feature will now spring into action even when a device’s sensors indicate that a user is on the move. For the first time ever, Android is officially getting the ability to display two apps side by side in a windowed mode in a feature we’ve come to know as multi-window thanks to the likes of Samsung. There is a new gaming API, Vulkan, with high performance graphics, built-in support for virtual reality devices as Android prepares for the influx of VR-ready devices thanks to Google’s Daydream virtual reality platform. Security enhancements including a new secure boot process (Direct Boot), some new emojis and an updated notification shade are also in tow. 
 
Even though this is the first time that we are seeing Google announce a major Android version without some new accompanying devices to showcase it, we are aware that we will be seeing new Nexus devices before the year ends. Endless leaks and rumours in recent days have pointed to HTC making the next two Nexus smartphones. Even then, they are unlikely to be the first new smartphones to ship with Android 7.0 Nougat. That honour will go to LG’s upcoming V20 smartphone. LG has already confirmed the same and an image on the Android website confirms the company’s claims which were made earlier this month. 
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=> Expanded emoji 
 
=> Customizable Quick Settings in Android 7.0 Nougat 
 
=> It brings with it the ability to set multiple locales and languages, 72 new emoji, multi-window functionality, 
 
=> Ability to quickly switch to the previous app (by double-tapping the multitasking button), 
 
=> It brings the Vulkan graphics API, 
 
=> Newly dedicated VR mode, 
 
=> Doze on the Go for even better battery life when you're on the move, custom Quick Settings, 
 
=> Direct replies from notifications, bundled notifications, 
 
=> A built-in mobile data saver, 
 
=> file-based encryption, and much more. 
 
Android 7.0 Nougat is the way forward and a lot of Nexus devices are ready set to run it.

Android 7.0 Nougat Is Now Rolling Out, Is Your Device Among?

The day has finally come! After 5 months of rigorous testing where it has been available to the public and developers as a preview, Android ...

Prospective JKUAT Students Protest Requirement to Buy Taifa A3 Laptops

In 2015, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology launched a laptop called the Taifa A3. The Taifa A3 was assembled in a partnership between the University and Chinese company Inspur with other organizations such as Chip maker Intel and Microsoft involved. 
 
The University later added the purchase of the device among the requirements for prospective students to be admitted. In letters of admission sent out in August 2015, JKUAT said it planned to issue new students with the devices at a cost of Kshs. 41,000 payable in two installments. Students were expected to pay the first installment of Kshs. 22,000 at KCB Juja branch where they will be issued with the new devices upon finishing their registration. 
 
The plan was however not enforced until now. Students who were to join the University today for their first year have taken to the internet to complain over this requirement for which they cannot opt out. A few students who already possess laptops were also required to buy the devices before being admitted. 
 
 
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The Taifa A3 laptop sports a 2.4Ghz, 4th generation core i3 processor, comes with 4 GB RAM and a 500 GB hard disk. In addition to 3 USB ports and a HDMI port and retails for Kshs. 49,000. This makes it a tough sell owing to the not-so superior specs at that high price point. 
 
Upon launch, the devices were hailed as a noble ideal likely to propel Kenyans capacity in hardware manufacturing which has struggled to keep up with our software output. Noting that companies like Lenovo originated from research facilities of institutions of higher learning, the Taifa range of laptops were seen as a catalyst of innovation. It will be interesting to see how this situation plays out.

Prospective JKUAT Students Protest Requirement to Buy Taifa A3 Laptops

In 2015, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology launched a laptop called the Taifa A3. The Taifa A3 was assembled in a partn...

Why you still need to root your Android device in 2016

There are a lot of reasons that make people to root their android phone regardless to its have many people are not afraid of rooting thier phone but are. 
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1. For custom ROMs. It's not 2011 anymore and custom firmware is not all the rage anymore. Still, if you need to load anything other than official firmware on your Android device, you must root. There are no two ways about it. 
 
2. For custom recoveries. You may not need to flash a custom ROM but you may need a custom recovery like TWRP or CWM for things like flashing some essential scripts, app bundles and the like (assuming you know what you're doing that is). You don't always need root in order to flash a custom recovery but in some cases it is necessary. In some instances, as is often the case with Samsung devices released as of early 2014, you even use the custom recovery to root the device itself instead of the other way round. 
 
3. For Xposed framework. Xposed opens up any phone to a whole world of endless possibilities. 
Seen this on my phone? 
 
4. For apps like Titanium Backup and other applications that still need root, you need root, there are no two ways about it.

Why you still need to root your Android device in 2016

There are a lot of reasons that make people to root their android phone regardless to its have many people are not afraid of rooting thier p...

New Renders Attempt to Piece Together Upcoming Huawei Mate 9

Huawei is expected to go to market with a new phablet before the end of the year. When we’ll exactly get to see the device is not clear at this point with some pointing to IFA 2016 in Berlin in the next few days while others seem to think a late appearance is likely before going on sale on time for the holidays. Whatever the case, it is coming. 
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Whatever the case, it is coming. There’s no doubt about that. 
 
Whether Huawei will stick with the traditional numbering system and make this the Mate 9 or continue from where it left around the same time last year with the Mate S is also not clear. 
 
New renders that attempt to put everything we’ve heard about the device lately together have shown up as you can see in the above header image and the photos below. 
 
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The dual-camera setup that Huawei is now implementing on its devices is expected to hit the Mate series while other novelties like the fingerprint sensor will stay put at the back. Whether the camera will still be certified by German lens maker Leica is another matter altogether. A full HD display, 4GB RAM and a Kirin 960 chip are the other specs being thrown around.

New Renders Attempt to Piece Together Upcoming Huawei Mate 9

Huawei is expected to go to market with a new phablet before the end of the year. When we’ll exactly get to see the device is not clear at t...

Samsung Preparing to Offer Refurbished Galaxy Smartphones on Sale

Even though Samsung is the world’s largest maker of smartphones, it does not necessarily make the most money in the industry. That honour goes to Apple. As such, there are two ways the company can continue making money off its smartphone business: by making more and more new smartphones or refurbishing older smartphones and offering them in the market afresh. 
 
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According to a Reuters report, Samsung will be taking high-end Galaxy smartphones returned by users upon completing their yearly cycle and refurbishing them before returning them back in the market. This could be happening as early as next year. Since they will be refurbished models, the devices are expected to be heavily discounted and could result in increased demand. 
 
So on one side, Samsung could stir some action in the market and gain some more market share while at it since it is a no-brainer to desire the Galaxy Note 7 in November 2017 when it costs half of the crazy $900 price tag it goes for right now. On the other hand, this could in effect eat into sales of newer Galaxy smartphones.

Samsung Preparing to Offer Refurbished Galaxy Smartphones on Sale

Even though Samsung is the world’s largest maker of smartphones, it does not necessarily make the most money in the industry. That honour go...

Twitter Users Can Now Filter Tweets They Don’t Want To See

Twitter, has in recent years been playing catch up amidst stiff competition from Facebook, Snapchat and even Instagram. In announcing its Q2 earnings, the company said it was getting its house in order by focusing on growing users, retention of these users and increasing its revenue per user. 
 
Twitter however, faces a problem in that the amount of data generated by the platform is simply too much and in other instances irrelevant to a certain user. Twitter initially rolled out Moments, which is a way to aggregate tweets in a graphically immersive way. The company describes it as a “visual pulse of what is happening around the world.” Moments is set to roll out to all users across the world making it easy for users to see the funny tweets or memes or even important announcements made that they missed from different spheres. 
 
The company has now added to the service the quality filter setting. The new option available to all users improves the quality of tweets using a variety of signals, such as account origin and behavior. Turning it on filters lower-quality content, like duplicate Tweets or content that appears to be automated, from your notifications. The new feature does not however filter content from people you follow or accounts you’ve recently interacted with but depending on user preferences, one can turn it on or off in your notifications settings. The feature will learn and improve over time based on user needs. 
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Twitter Users Can Now Filter Tweets They Don’t Want To See

Twitter, has in recent years been playing catch up amidst stiff competition from Facebook, Snapchat and even Instagram. In announcing its Q2...

Galaxy Tab S3 Confirmed for September Launch

It is over a year now since Samsung refreshed its premium tablet segment. In sticking with its September release schedule for the Galaxy Tab S, Samsung is set to make its latest high-end tablet, the Galaxy Tab S3, available around the same time that the recently unveiled Galaxy Note 7 makes its debut in several markets globally. 
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Back in June, we got to see purported images of the Tab S3 which seemed to align with previous sightings of the device at the website of Chinese telecommunications sector regulator TENAA. The Galaxy Tab S3 is expected to have minimal improvements over the Tab S2 while maintaining the mid-size and large display configuration i.e. 8.0-inch and 9.7-inch. 
 
We’re already halfway through August so September is not so far off. Hopefully, the Tab S3 will be one of the Samsung guests at IFA 2016 in Berlin at the start of the next month alongside the Gear S3 smartwatch.

Galaxy Tab S3 Confirmed for September Launch

It is over a year now since Samsung refreshed its premium tablet segment. In sticking with its September release schedule for the Galaxy Tab...

Confirmed: Samsung’s New Smartwatch Arrives on August 31st

IFA 2016 in Berlin is upon us and as usual, that means its time to see some new iterations of devices as we’ve become accustomed to over the years. One particular regular guest at IFA every year is Samsung’s Gear smartwatch. 
 
This year, it will be the Gear S3 which will join another upcoming Samsung device, the Tab S3, as Samsung confirmed in an “official invitation” posted on its website as well as its social media accounts. 
 
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The Gear S2 broke with tradition and became the first smartwatch to feature a rotating bezel which functioned the same way a crown does in ordinary watches. The Gear S3 is said to keep that rotating bezel while adding several new features of its own like measuring altitude, atmospheric pressure, speed and distance travelled. This will be thanks to the inclusion of new barometer, altimeter and integrated GPS sensors in the device. 
 
Samsung fansite Sammobile reports that the company will be releasing three models of the Gear S3: Classic, Frontier and Explorer. Last year, the Gear S2 came in two models: Classic and Sport. 
 
We’ve been hearing for a long time now that Samsung would be opening up its smartwatches so that they can be paired with Apple’s iPhones but so far that is yet to happen. The Gear S2 was the first Samsung smartwatch that could be paired with non-Samsung Android smartphones. Will the Gear S3 be the first to be compatible with iOS devices? We have two weeks to find out.

Confirmed: Samsung’s New Smartwatch Arrives on August 31st

IFA 2016 in Berlin is upon us and as usual, that means its time to see some new iterations of devices as we’ve become accustomed to over the...

Instagram Currently Testing a “Save Draft” Feature

Instagram has been rolling out interesting add-ons to its service in recent weeks. The photo sharing service recently unveiled Instagram stories, a Snapchat-inspired addition that allows users to share multiple photos and videos on your Instagram page and they will appear as a montage/slideshow as a story. The feature also allow users to edit and add these stories further by adding text captions or drawing stuff on them. You will be able to see stories from the people you follow in a bar at the top of your feed. 
 
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Instagram told Tech Crunch that the feature is an experiment for the time being, one of the many the company engages in to improve user experience. If launched, this would be an interesting addition for its more than 400 million users.

Instagram Currently Testing a “Save Draft” Feature

Instagram has been rolling out interesting add-ons to its service in recent weeks. The photo sharing service recently unveiled Instagram sto...

Blackberry Ceases Support for the Blackberry Blend App

Blackberry has in recent times been opening up its core applications to all users. The first of such decisions was made in 2013, when the company made available its Blackberry Messenger App (BBM) available to Android and iOS users. Just last week, the firm announced that the Blackberry Hub, a centralized messaging tool was to soon be available to all android users for a fee of $1 a month or with the option to use it with ads. 
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Blackberry has today announced that it will no longer support one its productivity apps, Blend. This decision is a break from the recent trend of opening up its services. Blend is a secure application that allows the user to interact with their BlackBerry smartphone, including the email client, calendar, BlackBerry Hub, text messages and others all from a separate application on your computer or even  tablet (think of a super cool and secure version of PushBullet). You can opt to reply to these messages from within the Blackberry Blend app.  The news was made on Blackberry’s software support lifecycle page which hints that support ceased on 31st July 2016. 
 
 
This is of course a huge disappointment to fans of the service like myself, and I thought Blend was likely the next App to make a crossover to Android and other OSs in addition to the Blackberry keyboard. Termination of support for most Blackberry seems to have taken center stage in recent months. Facebook made the first announcement to this regard in March 2016, stating that support for the Facebook app on BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry OS  versions 7.1 was to stop immediately. WhatsApp also made the announcement stating that support for Old versions of BlackBerry OS, Android and Windows Phone will no longer be supported come 2017. This is certainly an interesting decision by Blackberry.

Blackberry Ceases Support for the Blackberry Blend App

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See Reason Why WhatsApp Is Banning Users Recently - Don't Fall a Victim

Someone just contacted me to narrate his ordeal since today after been temporarily banned on WhatsApp. According to the guy, he is still confused 😕 on why his account was banned but after asking him some questions, i noticed he always sent too many messages to many people on whatsapp who are not in his contact lists. (probably he got them from groups). And this is a violation of whatsapp rules which is unknown to many. 
 
WhatsApp has risen and have started blocking users that violates their rules. Below is an official statement from WhatsApp about this development. 
 
"If we suspect that your account activity constitutes an abuse of our system, your account will be temporarily banned from using WhatsApp. You will receive a warning message in the app that contains the duration of this temporary ban. 
 
During the temporary ban you will not be able to access any part of your WhatsApp account. You will be able to use your account again after the countdown timer runs out. 
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1. Sending too many messages to users who do not have your number saved in their address books. Make sure that you ask all of your WhatsApp contacts to add your current number to their address books. 
 
2. Being blocked by too many people in a short period of time. Make sure you only communicate with people who want to receive messages from you. 
 
3. Creating too many groups that contain users who do not list you in their address books. Make sure that you ask all of your WhatsApp contacts to add your current number to their address books. 
 
4. Sending the same message to too many people. Use Broadcast Lists to send the same message to your contacts. 
 
Meanwhile, the ban normally lasts for about 22hrs but could be more than that depending on the volume of violation. Now, Facebook owners have introduced the same banning stuff on Facebook to WhatsApp. You now need to be careful on your activities on WhatsApp unless you want to create a new account with new number. Just saying.

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All Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Users Will Enjoy Free 15GB Cloud Storage

Recently, Samsung launched its own cloud storage base where users will be able to backup their data which includes personal files, apps, settings and layouts on a regular basis. 
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In a press release few hours ago, Samsung said that users of the latest Samsung Galaxy Note 7 will enjoy up to "15GB of frer cloud storage" for their new amazing phablet as an incentive and launch bonus. 
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You can recall that Google and Apple also boast of cloud storage services.

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As expected, the latest addition to Samsung’s Galaxy Note series arrived last evening. 
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In a break with tradition and in a bid to align its Note series’ naming scheme with that of its flagship Galaxy S lineup, Samsung opted to call the new device the Galaxy Note 7 instead of the Galaxy Note 6 as many would’ve expected since the device is a successor to last year’s Galaxy Note 5. 
 
Naturally, every new Galaxy Note brings with it a few updates to the Note series that have either already been incorporated in that year’s Galaxy S model or are totally new. The Galaxy Note 7 has a mix of both. 
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Samsung Electronics East Africa Mobile Business Lead Simon Kariithi (left) shows off the Galaxy Note 5 in Nairobi. 
 
The Old 
 
For instance, it has that same power efficient Quad HD Super AMOLED display found on the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge as well as the same processors (Exynos 8890 or Snapdragon 820 depending on where you are – the new Snapdragon 821 never made the cut), water resistance, always-on display, the same cameras and the like. 
 
The New 
 
On the side of what’s new, the Galaxy Note 7 is the first device in the world to pack Corning’s new Gorilla Glass 5 and as such its users will at least be guaranteed some better protection for their delicate displays. 
 
It doesn’t end there, with the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung has finally given in and moved to the USB Type-C standard. While this is a welcome change, it means that buyers of the device have to brace themselves for incompatible cables and whatnot. Samsung is including a free USB Type-C to microUSB adapter in the Note 7’s packaging. But there’s still the elephant in the room: compatibility with the Gear VR. 
 
 
 
Many speculated that the Gear VR was the sole reason that Samsung opted to forgo USB Type-C in the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge since it can only accommodate devices with microUSB ports. To make sure that is not an issue, the Galaxy Note 7 has its own virtual reality headset, the “Gear VR for Galaxy Note 7”. Using the USB Type-C to microUSB adapter, the new Gear VR can also be used with Samsung’s other compatible devices like the Galaxy S7. 
 
The new Gear VR is basically the standard model we had a look at not long ago but made to play nicely with the Galaxy Note 7. Nothing new. The price stays the same – $99 or roughly Kshs 10,000. 
 
The dual-edge display found on the Galaxy S7 Edge has also made it to the Galaxy Note. 
 
 
 
In 2016, even budget smartphones have fingerprint scanners so they are no longer the wow feature they once were 2-3 years ago. So, what’s next? An iris scanner. The Galaxy Note 7 has one. 
 
With the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung has effectively removed the 32GB onboard storage option from the device’s lineup. As we saw with the Galaxy Note 3 back in 2013 when the transition to 32GB memory became permanent, expect no future Galaxy Note to have anything below 64GB internal storage. 
 
What makes a Galaxy Note a Galaxy Note is the pen, the stylus meant, primarily, for note-taking on a device that has more often been pitched as one for the business person. The Galaxy Note 7’s S Pen, according to Samsung, has been improved by getting several new features like support for more pen styles, more pressure sensitivity and, the big one, water resistance. 
 
 
The most interesting feature is an add-on from what Samsung introduced last year. As we noted (see what I did there?) last year, the Galaxy Note 5 finally let users take down notes even when the screen was turned off thanks to the Screen off Memo feature. Since the Galaxy Note 7 has brought the Always-On feature found on Samsung’s Galaxy S7 to the Note series, users will be able to pin notes taken when the device’s screen is off to the Always-On display.

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The Galaxy Note 7 is what we call a high end device as the specs is just out of this world. It is powered by the latest Snapdragon 821 processor and also runs the latest Android 7.0 Nougat OS. The device will come in two variants; the 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM variants with similar specs. Talking about the battery, it comes with a 4000mAh battery capacity with flash charging technology and can also charge wirelessly (market dependent) 
 
Below is the run down of the "full specs of the Galaxy Note 7" 
 
Specifications Of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 
 
Technology and Network 
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE 
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 
4G bands LTE 
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps 
GPRS Yes 
EDGE Yes 
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 
 
Design 
Dimensions 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm (6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 in) 
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 
Build Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel 
IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes 
Stylus 
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) 
 
Display 
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 
Size 5.7 inches (~79.0% screen-to-body ratio) 
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~515 ppi pixel density) 
Multitouch Yes 
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 
 
Operating System and Processor 
OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) 
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 - USA 
Exynos 8893 - Global 
CPU Dual-core 2.3 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo 
Quad-core 2.6 GHz + quad-core 1.6 GHz 
GPU Adreno 530 
Mali-T880 MP12 
 
Storage 
Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model 
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model 
Internal 64/128/256 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 
 
Camera 
Primary 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash 
Features 1/2.6" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama 
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 
Secondary 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR 
 
Multimedia 
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones 
Loudspeaker Yes 
3.5mm jack Yes 
24-bit/192kHz audio 
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic 
 
Connectivity 
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot 
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS 
NFC Yes 
Radio No 
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 
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Miscellaneous 
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM 
Browser HTML5 
Java No 
Fast battery charging 
Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) 
ANT+ support 
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation 
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player 
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player 
- Photo/video editor 
- Document editor 
Colors Onyx, silver titanium, blue coral 
 
Battery 
Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery 
 
Launch Date 
Announced Expected 2016, August

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Instagram Has Decided To Become Snapchat With Their New Feature “Stories”

Well, Instagram has announced a feature that (obviously) was inspired by Snapchat’s Stories and they went ahead to shamelessly call it Stories. 
 
The company describes Stories as a “new feature that lets you share all the moments of your day, not just the ones you want to keep on your profile.” Basically what Instagram is aiming here is letting you share multiple photos and videos on your Instagram page and they will appear as a montage/slideshow as a story. Just like Snapchat. 
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Also just like Snapchat, these Instagram Stories will disappear after 24 hours and you will be able to edit these stories further by adding text captions or drawing stuff on them. You will be able to see stories from the people you follow in a bar at the top of your feed or if you want to view someone’s story, you only need to tap on their profile photo. If the person adds a new story on their profile there will be a colourful ring around it. 
 
Basic gestures are used in viewing this stories. You only need to swipe to jump into another person’s story and tap to go back and forward. Also just like Snapchat, when you want to comment on something you saw on a person’s Instagram Story, you only need to tap and send a private message on Instagram Direct. 
 
Instagram also gave information about how to control the audience of your Stories where you can set them to be only seen by your followers or only by you which is great. Interestingly, when you view your own story, you only need to swipe up to see who saw each photo or video in your story and you can go ahead and post it on your profile. 
 
Well, this feature will be rolled out globally to iOS and Android in the next few weeks according to the company and it ushers the Snapchat-irization of Instagram (if there is such a word).

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Snapchat announces location based stickers

Some of the cool features in Snapchat are activated when you turn on your location like for example Geofilters which are overlays that are preset per location. They tag your Snaps and Stories to that location and may lead to them being featured in a Live Story. 
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Well, Snapchat is expanding on that roster of location based features where they are now introducing Geostickers. Just like Geofilters, Geostickers will appear when you turn on your location and you will be able to use them just like any other sticker in your chats or snaps. 
 
Snapchat is probably the only social network company that is doing this currently as others usually offer a huge library of stickers at a go without the need to use a location. However in Snapchat’s case, they have been doing these location based features for a while now and its millions of users will be at home with it. 
 
The company has been bolstering its sticker collection of late from adding them in its huge Chat 2.0 update and on the Snap interface. This does not mean the other networks have been slacking, like Twitter recently rolled out their searchable stickers to everyone and the likes of Facebook have had standard stickers available to their users for a while now. 
 
Unfortunately, these Geostickers are only available in select cities which include New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, Honolulu, London, Paris, São Paulo, Riyadh and Paris. The company didn’t specify when they will be rolled out to other cities. Let us see if Instagram will copy this feature like what they did just recently.

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Facebook has been scaling its Live Video platform for a while now and it has allowed Pages and ordinary users alike to share live broadcasts of events around them. They have also given the platform updates to make people use Live Video more which is great and all but now it seems they want to go a step further. 
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According to Adage, Facebook is testing ads that will be served within live video broadcasts from top publishing parters. “We’re running a small test where a group of publishers have the option to insert a short ad break in their Facebook Live videos,” the company confirmed to the publication via an email. Apparently these video ads will be upto 15 seconds long and will appear 5 minutes into a broadcast according to an agency executive who had discussed how these will appear with the company. 
 
However there is an issue with the slotting of the video ads. Apparently Facebook told advertisers that these ads will be drawn from their already running video ads on the platform but there was a concern due to the fact that during covering sensitive events, these brands wouldn’t want ads to play in the broadcast. 
 
On the issue of revenue share, apparently Facebook could eventually share revenue with the media partners but this is not currently happening during the test. In addition, the company is not certain they will turn these commercials within Live Video into a “full fledged ad product” according to sources quoted by the publication. 
 
So buckle up, you would probably see commercials while enjoying a Live Video broadcast on Facebook soon and it would be interesting to see how the company will sort out the issues presented by the media partners.

Facebook is testing Commercial Breaks on Live Video Broadcasts

Facebook has been scaling its Live Video platform for a while now and it has allowed Pages and ordinary users alike to share live broadcasts...

Gotv Slashes Prices of its Bouquets, adds more Sports Channels

In May, Multichoice’s GOtv announced an increment in the prices of its GOtv Value bouquet from Kshs. 599 to Kshs. 650. Today, the pay tv service provider has reversed this decision and also made changes to its other packages through a price reductions and addition of new channels. 
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GOtv Value bouquet has now seen its price slashed by 28% from KSh. 650 to Ksh. 470 per month. GOtv Lite bouquet on the other hand  will now be charged at KSh. 160 per month or Ksh. 375 per quarter or Ksh. 840 per annum down from Kshs. 1800. GOtv Plus, GOtv’s most premium bouquet will see its price remains Ksh. 920 per month. The price of the GOtv decoder and GOtenna has also gone down to Ksh. 2999 from the previous cost of Ksh. 3999. 
 
Gotv Lite now gives users access to 16 channels from the previous 14 with the addition of Emmanuel TV and SuperSort Blitz to the bouquet.  GOtv Value subscribers will continue to have access to 25 channels including sports, news, general entertainment and religious content. GOtv Plus will now give users access to over 40 channels including Africa Magic channels, Mnet Movies Zone, SuperSport 2, SuperSport Blitz and local free to air channels. GOtv Plus subscribers will also have access to 3 new SuperSport channels SuperSport 5, SuperSport 7 and SuperSport 12 dedicated to the broadcast of the Olympic Games beginning August 5, 2016.

Gotv Slashes Prices of its Bouquets, adds more Sports Channels

In May, Multichoice’s GOtv announced an increment in the prices of its GOtv Value bouquet from Kshs. 599 to Kshs. 650. Today, the pay tv ser...

Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Update Is Now Available For Galaxy A5 Devices

Users of Samsung Galaxy A5 devices have started receiving Android 6.0.1 updates over the air. This update is specifically for the first-generation Galaxy A5 smartphones. 
 
At the moment, those in Europe and South Africa has started seeing the update which brings along Android version 6.0.1 to their galaxy device. It's going to hit more devices in other regions in coming days. 
 
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It's no more news that Android Marshmallow OS offers some new features including Doze, Google Now on Tap, and redesigned app permissions, as part of the new security measures, this update brings latest Android security patches on the card. 
 
However, the update might take some time to hit all the first generation Samsung Galaxy A5 devices as it's always the case with OTA updates. But if you are in a haste to check for the update, simply navigate to your phone settings and click on updates.

Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Update Is Now Available For Galaxy A5 Devices

Users of Samsung Galaxy A5 devices have started receiving Android 6.0.1 updates over the air. This update is specifically for the first-gene...

You Missed Windows 10 Free Upgrade Deadline? Fear Not! Use This Backdoor

Early this year, Microsoft issued out a serious warning to the public concerning Windows 10 Upgrade Deadline. They said that users who fail to upgrade before the stipulated free time will have to pay about $119 after the deadline. 
 
Now, the deadline has come and gone but some people are yet to upgrade their PC to latest Windows 10. While few of these people intentionally decided not to upgrade because of one reason or the other, majority of others who missed the free upgrade did so mainly because of ignorance and lack of awareness. 
 
Having said that, all hope is not lost as it Microsoft have introduced another method to upgrade free of charge by <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade">visiting Assistive technology page</a> (i.e. For Disabled people). Interestingly, Microsoft didn't provide a way to monitor or verify who accesses the page, meaning it is opened to the general public to use. 
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Right now, am even thinking they never meant to close the upgrade stuff like they warned initially. They did it in other to pressurize people to upgrade. That's business for you. 
 
As of the time of this publication, there is no word on when this offer will end. So you now have a second chance to upgrade free of charge.

You Missed Windows 10 Free Upgrade Deadline? Fear Not! Use This Backdoor

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WhatsApp deleted Messages are actually not Deleted, Data found in Encryption Checks

ecurity concerns are most common when it comes to messaging applications and hence these concerns are no exceptions with WhatsApp as well. Previously we heard a lot of them, and now according to some new reports, it looks like the WhatsApp texts are not completely deleted even when you clear, erase or archive everything. This is an interesting information to know since it is necessary to know everything about something that everybody uses on a daily basis on millions of iOS devices. 
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So according to this report, if you are deleting a text, clearing a chat or maybe archiving them, don’t be under the impression that it cannot be tracked or traced again. Few experts set out to run some encryption test and they found out that the app leaves forensic traces of all of your chats. Apparently, the only way to completely get rid of these chats etc. is to delete the app entirely. 
 
It is actually a common problem when it comes to any application that uses SQLite. The reason being, SQLite does not wipe out the databases. So what happens here is, when it is deleted it goes into a “free list”. Apple’s iMessage has this problem and it’s just as bad, if not worse. This is something that Apple has struggled with a lot previously as well. 
 
What does it mean & should you be concerned? 
 
Law enforcement can potentially issue a warrant with Apple to obtain any deleted chats, text messages from it etc. 
Also, anyone with physical access to your computer could copy this data from an existing, unencrypted backup, or potentially decrypt it using some password breaking tools etc. There are countless opportunities like this. 
Well, should you be worried? Not exactly. But this is definitely something to be aware of especially when we use these applications on a daily basis and it revolves around our personal data. 
 
Can this be fixed? 
 
This is an issue about which the software developers should be aware of and design the code accordingly. So more or less, it is based on the design choices of the developer. But still, there are a number of ways through which WhatsApp could fix this issue if they decide to do it in future updates maybe. Considering the fact that the company pushes updates to its application on a timely basis, this should be sorted soon. They recently released a beta version with new features like the callback and voice mail. You can also send bigger sized emojis on iOS devices. However, we still don’t have confirmation about what the developers will be doing on this issue. But we can expect something soon in the near future, so stay tuned for more info on this. 
 
Source <a href="http://phoneradar.com/">phoneradar</a>

WhatsApp deleted Messages are actually not Deleted, Data found in Encryption Checks

ecurity concerns are most common when it comes to messaging applications and hence these concerns are no exceptions with WhatsApp as well. P...

Huawei Honor Note 8 Specifications, Review, Price And Images - 6.6-inches Phablet

After much wait for this device, it was finally launched today and the specs is just wow. This Phablet is automatically the successor to the former Huawei Honor 8 smartphone. The Note 8 is high-end phablet from Huawei with amazing features. 
 
Display 
The device comes with a much bigger "6.6 inches display size" at a resolution of 1440 x 2560 and cool pixel density at 443ppi which offers a much sharper display at any angle. 
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Processor & Storage 
According to a reliable source , Huawei Honor Note 8 uses an octa-core CPU in a 4xCortex-A72 + 4xCortex-A53 configuration and a Mali-T880 MP4 GPU. It features a 4GB RAM and storage options are 32/64/128GB with 23/52/110GB left to the user, respectively. 
 
Camera 
Honor Note 8 packs a 13MP camera lens at the back with optical image stabilization and video recording at 1080p while it has 8MP front facing camera for selfies 
 
SIM Slot 
The device features a hybrid dual-SIM slot that can accommodate a few nanoSIM cards, or one nanoSIM and a microSD card - not our favorite solution. Unfortunately, only one of the SIM cards can use 4G/3G network as the second one is limited to only 2G network. 
 
Battery and Platform 
Huawei Honor Note 8 cones with a powerful "4,500mAh battery" inside and runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow straight from the box. 
 
Price and Pre-ordering 
Currently in China, the Honor Note 8 can be pre-ordered starting today, but the proper sales will start on August 9 and is "priced at $375". According to gsm arena, prices start at: 
 
CNY 2,299 ($345) for the 32GB variant, 
 
CNY 2,499 ($375), and the 128GB . 
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Huawei Honor Note 8 Specs And Price 
 
Technology & Network 
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE 
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA 
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps 
GPRS Yes 
EDGE Yes 
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 
 
Design 
Dimensions 178.8 x 90.9 x 7.2 mm (7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 in) 
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 
 
Display 
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 
Size 6.6 inches (~74.6% screen-to-body ratio) 
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~443 ppi pixel density) 
Multitouch Yes 
- EMUI 4.1 
 
Platform 
OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) 
 
Hardware 
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 955 
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 
GPU Mali-T880 MP4 
MEMORY 
Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) 
Internal 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 
 
CAMERA 
Primary 13 MP, f/2.0, autofocus, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash 
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama 
Video 2160p@30fps 
Secondary 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p 
 
Multimedia 
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones 
Loudspeaker Yes 
3.5mm jack Yes 
- DTS sound 
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic 
Radio FM radio 
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Connectivity 
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot 
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) 
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 
 
Miscellaneous 
Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass 
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM 
Browser HTML5 
Java No 
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player 
- MP4/H.265/XviD player 
- Photo/video editor 
- Document viewer 
BATTERY 
Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery 
Colors White, Gold, Gray 
 
LAUNCH 
Announced 2016, August 
 
Price 
$420

Huawei Honor Note 8 Specifications, Review, Price And Images - 6.6-inches Phablet

After much wait for this device, it was finally launched today and the specs is just wow. This Phablet is automatically the successor to the...

Instagram Will Let You Moderate Comments In A Classic Way

Instagram, just like other social networks, grapple with abuse on their network where trolls freely comment on your post to the point where it becomes cyber-bullying. This sort of behaviour is detrimental to a social network’s experience to a user and may lead to the person quiting it which is a scenario a social network would want to avoid. This is why they usually provide tools to the user for moderating comments on their posts and Instagram is doing just that. 
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According to The Washington Post, Instagram will soon allow its users to filter the stream of comments they receive on their posts. They are doing this like what we see on blogs and on YouTube where they can filter comments or turn off comments. You will apparently be allowed to switch off comments on a “post to post” basis. “Our goal is to make Instagram friendly fun and most importantly, safe place for self expression,” Instagram’s head of public policy gave a statement to the publication. Apparently the company has been testing the feature on “prominent accounts” ahead of its release which is understandable since their posts usually generate a huge stream of comments. 
 
This is actually a great idea to curtail trolls in your Instagram posts and it is good the company decided to emulate the effective use of comment moderation from what we have seen from blogs and YouTube channels. Twitter could learn from Instagram about implementing a feature like this since it is usually plagued by online harassment claims but since it is structured differently unlike other comment friendly networks, this might be a challenge.

Instagram Will Let You Moderate Comments In A Classic Way

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Startup Gebeya is seeking to Bridge the IT Skills Gap in Africa

Four years ago, CODERS4AFRICA (C4A) a network of African software developers and software outsourcing company was featured in the 2012 Information Economy Report prepared by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The report revealed that Africa only impacted about 3% of the $1.3 trillion global IT revenue. C4A took on the challenge to change these numbers by getting more Africans involved through training of African software developers. 
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C4A helped train hundreds of coders in several African countries including Kenya, Senegal, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Tunisia and Ethiopia. The company however faced challenges in training more individuals as well as finding job opportunities for those already trained. 
 
A shift towards conquering this challenge begun with a trip in April 2016 to Silicon Valley by Amadou Daffe the CEO and co-founder of C4A, who is originally from Senegal. Amadou’s trip was in search of investors who will be interested in scaling C4A in a more aggressive and Pan African focused startup. A meeting with Ethiopian investor Hiruy Amanuel, led to the birth of a software engineering academy called Gebeya. Gebeya, means marketplace in Amharic and was initially billed as developer as a service (DAAS) company. 
 
Gebeya’s goal is to produce Africa’s IT talent while at the same time providing an online IT services marketplace for the African and global business market. The company will also seek to expand IT capabilities for its students while helping companies bridge their IT talent needs. Gebeya, an extension of C4A is headquartered in Ethiopia and has offices in Kenya and the USA.The IT Academy Training program will launch in Mid-September in Ethiopia, with a goal of graduating 5,000 students over the next five years. Applications to the program are currently open with the company set to launch in the next 45 day.

Startup Gebeya is seeking to Bridge the IT Skills Gap in Africa

Four years ago, CODERS4AFRICA (C4A) a network of African software developers and software outsourcing company was featured in the 2012 Infor...

Specification, Features & Images of The Upcoming Infinix Note 3 X601

Infinix Mobility is all set to release yet another cool device few days after unveiling Infinix Hot S. This Note 3 will be the successor of the former Infinix Not 2 smartphone and it 8 packs a lot of cool features to compliment that. 
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The Infinix Note 3 is a Phablet featuring a 6.0 inch display screen with basically the same specs as the Hot S. Note 3 will feature fingerprint scanner, metal body and dual-LED flash to support the camera with brighter luminance. 
 
It is coming in two variants but while they two will come with Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS right from the box, they have some major differences as the first variant is coming with Helio X10 MT6795 processor, the second variant will come with MediaTek MT6573 chipset. The first variant also features 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage while the second variant features 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage (expandable to up to 2 TB via TF card 
 
The first variant will come with Helio X10 MT6795 chipset, 3 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage (expandable to up to 2 TB via TF card), 16 MP back camera with dual LED flash as well, and an 8 MP front camera with soft flash as well. Just see the specs below. 
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Infinix Note 3 Specifications 
 
Full metal body 
 
Android 6.0 Marshmallow with XOS 
 
Fingerprint sensor 
 
6.0 inches with FHD IPS 1920 x 1080 display 
 
4500mAh battery with flash charging 
 
2GB RAM + 16GB storage (1st version) 
 
3GB RAM + 32GB storage (2nd version) 
 
13MP back + 5MP front camera with flash for both (1st version) 
 
16MP back + 8MP front camera with flash for both (2nd version) 
 
MediaTek MT6573 processor (1st version) 
 
Helio X10 MT6795 (2nd Verison) 
 
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When Will It Be Launched? 
Expected launch date for Infinix Note 3 is in August 2016. 
 
Also there are more good news as Infinix is reportedly working on new devices as well; 
Infinix Hot 4 and Zero 4 coming soon.

Specification, Features & Images of The Upcoming Infinix Note 3 X601

Infinix Mobility is all set to release yet another cool device few days after unveiling Infinix Hot S. This Note 3 will be the successor of ...