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While summer break has just started for students across the country, that means that the all-important back-to-school shopping season is not far behind. And with it comes a flood of new or updated systems -- everything from traditional laptops and desktops to tablets and hybrids.
But before swiping your credit card on a new ultrabook, all-in-one, or convertible, you're going to want to dive a little deeper into the spec sheets. That's because the latest Intel CPU upgrade -- code named Haswell, but officially known as "fourth-generation Core i series" -- is offering significant battery life improvements in the first wave of laptops we've tested so far. So, unlike the more ho-hum Intel updates we've seen in years past, there's a real-world payoff in seeking out a Haswell-equipped laptop.
On the other hand, if battery life isn't a big concern -- if you're going for a desktop PC, or if you have a "desktop replacement" laptop

SUBSCRIBERS have started making last minutes’ rush to register their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards, with a view to meeting the June 30 deadline set for all SIM cards to be registered in the country.
Nigerian Tribune, which visited some SIM card registration stands in parts of Lagos, including Ikeja, observed that there were long queues of people who wished to have their SIM cards registered.
All the SIM card registration stands visited became a beehive of activities, as registration officers were seen having a hectic time attending to hundreds of subscribers who wished to have their cards registered, in an attempt to avoid having their cards disconnected by their service providers.
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As you can see the message in the picture above, Google will take down any Blogger sites with adult ads, links or content if they fail remove such. The search giant made it known in an email sent to all blogs admins today.

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While we dream of living in space someday, it is not bad for us to make early plans. Ebay owned eCommerce business, Paypal is looking forward to making space commerce a reality.
The company is partnering with the SETI Institute, in an initiative dubbed ''PayPal Galactic'', to discuss how eCommerce can work.in space. The program will be launch on Thursday.
According to PayPal President, David Marcus, "We are launching PayPal Galactic, in conjunction with leaders in the scientific community, to increase public awareness of the important questions that need to be addressed.

Huawei Ascend P6 is no longer the world slimmest smartphone, a new smartphone has taken that record. U meox X5 is now the world slimmest smartphone, the phone measures 5.6mm thick as oppose to Ascend P6, which measures only 6.18mm thick. Thus, it is 0.5mm thinner than the Huawei Ascend P6.
Apart from its thickness, the smartphone is built with amazing features, it comes with 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 3-megapixel front-facing camera. It runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and powered by a dual-core processor.

Apple's new 11- and 13-inch laptops, however, promise to go the distance with all-day battery life. Announced at Apple's WWDC conference earlier this month, the new laptops don't look any different from the outside, but on the inside they have been given complete makeovers with Intel's latest Haswell processors. They also now pack more storage for the price; the 11-inch model with 128 GB of storage, which previously only had 64 GB, starts at $999.
No, the new Airs aren't drastically different -- at least not to the naked eye -- but the small changes go a long way. Quite literally.
A Familiar, But Loved Design
The new could be put on a police lineup with the old and not even the best detective would be able to tell them apart. The exteriors of the laptops are indistinguishable from the previous versions. But that's not

Sony has launched its Smartwatch 2 ''SW2'' at the Mobile Asia Expo in Shanghai today. The device is the world first smartwatch with Near Field Communication support, NFC.

The SmartWatch 2 comes with a 1.6-in., 220 x 176 pixel color LCD display with touch and swipe capabilities. It is easy to read in sunlight and battery time is three to four days with typical use, Sony said. The Android version for the SmartWatch is listed by Sony as "4.0 and later."

Another key feature of the SmartWatch 2 is its access to a rich database of dedicated apps. These apps can be used to personalise the watch and perform a range of unique functions such as taking a photo remotely from your watch (via a smart camera app), controlling presentation slides remotely (via Presentation Pal app), and accessing notifications from messages, calls, emails and social networking sites.

However, the SmartWatch 2 SW2 (its full name) is expected to be available worldwide in September, with the Ultra launching globally in the third quarter, with timing to vary by market.

I bet many of us won't even give it a try. Nik Wallenda is a professional daredevil indeed.

Google has used its customized Street View Trekker and Trolley equipment to map its first skyscraper — the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Google sent its teams up the world's tallest man-made
structure to create a high-resolution 360-degree indoor and outdoor map which guides you through other record-breaking facilities the building offers — including the world's highest occupied floor, the fastest-moving elevators (which reach speeds of 22 mph), and the highest swimming pool in the world. One Google team member even stepped outside of the building to capture the view from one of the Burj Khalifa's maintenance units on the 80th floor. The resulting maps offer stunning panoramic views across Dubai and allow you to experience the luxurious skyscraper inside and out from the comfort of your computer or mobile device

Huawei CEO Richard Yu is optimistic that by 2015 the phone maker would be in the top three of world biggest phone makers. Yu disclosed this in an interview with the Telegraph.
He said the company could achieve it by producing  the best smartphones and offering them at  a more cheaper price to consumers. He,however said the success of  the Galaxy S4 is as result of  Samsung's “hyperbole and enormous advertising spend”, describing the smartphone as ''so-so'' which means Samsung still has a long way to learn to produce products that can captivate the interest of consumers.
Huawei this month, launched what it claims to be the world thinnest smartphone, the Ascend P6, measuring just 6.2mm in thickness.

South Korea's biggest company by market capitalization and biggest mobile phone maker in the world, Samsung, has again thrilled us with the launch of its two new Tabs, the ATIV Q and the ATIV tab 3. Both tabs according to the phone maker, runs on Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, in London.
The ATIV Q has a keyboard that allows users to use it as a tablet and as a laptop. However, Samsung did not disclose price of the ATIV Q.
As for the ATIV Tab 3, Samsung claims it is the thinnest Windows 8 tablet in the world, weighing not  less than 1.2 pounds and comes with  10 hours of battery life. It runs an Intel Atom processor, has a 10.1-inch screen (resolution: 1366x768), 64GB of storage, and comes in white. It too has a 720p camera.
The ATIV Tab 3 will be available in early August for $699.

I know for sure you guys have been waiting patiently for the launch of the Lenovo Miix 10 Windows 8 Tablet, after it was unveiled at the Computex earlier this year. If you are, then good news! Lenovo Mixx10 Wiindows 8 Table has been launched in the US. Lenovo disclose that the device(can be use as a Tablet and as a Laptop) will be price at around $500.
Fully powered by an Intel Atom dual-core processor, the device comes with 64GB of  storage,  Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support, and and optional 3G-GPS connectivity.

I know am not in the best position to pass judgement, but it is very wrong to allow a minor to drive you home, whether you are under the influence of alcohol, or not.
An Australian dad has been charge to court for allegedly allowing his 7 year-old son to take over the wheel, because he was drunk. Police over there say they first saw the car driving without headlights on in the early hours of today, and the father sitting besides him in the passenger sit.
The 41 year-old dad is expected to face court on July 3.
Two months ago, it was reported that a 9 year-old boy drove his father Ferrari in India.

Techno has unveiled its new Android smartphone line up, the Techno Phantom A into the Nigerian market on Monday. The phone maker claims the Phantom A will compete with the Samsung Galaxy tab.
The new Android smartphone is fully equipped with Android 4.1, 8Mp rear-facing camera, good front-facing and a long lasting battery that can offer long hours of talk time.
Phantom A users can download over 800,000 apps from Google Play Store, and offers a smooth web browsing experience.
According to the Public Relations Manager of TECNO Global, Mr.MounirBoukali, the Techno Phantom A is already on sale at Etisalat centres and other accredited dealers across the country.

Seriously these are the worst things about working at Facebook? Oh, come on! these are the best things we all wish for working for a company. Like Alexis Kleinman of Huffpost puts it ''these are just humblebrags''.
So many people(including me) daydream about working for Facebook.Why? our reasons are best known to us. Don't ask me, I won't tell you.

Earlier this year, Facebook was voted as the best place to work by its employees in a Glassdoor's annual survey. But some old and new employees are in agreement that the company is the worst place to work. Why? it's because Facebook offer too

It's been 160 years since the first telegram was sent by an American named Samuel Morse in 1844. Ever since then, the technology have been accepted by all, world over. But on July 14 this year, the first ever telegram will be sent in India.
According to a report, the company running telegram service in India revealed that it lost $23 million yearly. The company also revealed that only about 5000 telegrams are sent in India each day.
In addition, the US postal service disclose in March that it had lost $1.9 billion in the first quarter of 2013.

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has defended his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat as he attacks President Obama over his broken promises.
As he answered readers' questions online, Snowden lambasted U.S. officials for calling him a traitor and said the government won't silence him by 'jailing or murdering' him.
'The US Government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me,' he said in the live chat, which was launched on Monday. 'Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped.'
The Guardian hosted the online chat with Snowden, who has been in hiding in Hong Kong since fleeing the U.S., as reporter Glenn Greenwald received and posted Snowden's answers.

Among his responses, he said he waited until after the election to release the information as he had been hopeful that Obama would make

Sooner or later,  motorcyclists will get to see Google Glass in helmet form, as the project is currently funded on Indiegogo by Livemap with financial backing from the Moscow Department of Science and some other Russia firms.
The motorcycle helmet looks much like the F-35 Fighter jet helmet,  with high-tech solutions and features. It would also come with its own interface — not iOS or Android — and prevent users from watching videos or playing games while riding.
According to Livemap, the motorcycle helmet would spot two 300 mAh batteries, a microphone and digital compass for head movement, while driving.
The motorcycle helmet will be available in August 2014 for $1500(June purchase) and $2000 for purchase after June.
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Venezuelans are now using an Android app to find where toilet paper rolls are still in stocks, due to scarcity of toilet paper rolls in the country.
The app, Abasteceme--which means ''supply me'' in Venezuelan dialect, let individuals locate where toilet paper rolls have not run out. The app has already been downloaded more than 12,000 times.
Venezuelans Economists are in agreement that shortage of toilet paper rolls in the country, should be put to the government price controls.

Auto maker, BMW has unveiled its all new 2014 BMW 4 series, replacing the 3 Series Coupe. The new car is even longer and wider, with a unique design than the 3 Series will and come in two models: the 428i and the 435i, both available with or without xDrive all-wheel drive The 428i derive its thrust from a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder engine, while the 435 gets it thrust from a 3.0-liter-turbocharged inline six.
The two new models will be available later this year. The 428i will sale at $41,425  and $46,925 for the 435i.

At the Toy Show in Tokyo on Saturday, Toymaker, Silverlit built what is believe to be the new world smallest controlled helicopter, the Nano-Falcon.
According to the maker, the toy is made to please not just children, but also adults.
At 6.5m long and weighing 11 grams , the Nano-Falcon was built from cannibalized key parts of smartphones, that is why it is called the world first radio controlled helicopter.
The tiny chopper will go on sale next month for $46.

According to those who knew well about the product, said the technology works in a way called target muscle  reinnervation, or TMR. It employs the existing nerves near an amputation site, providing the person wearing the prosthesis with the ability to control it directly using signals from those muscles. With the product, the wearer will be able to do all kinds of movement easily.
An ex-Army Staff Sgt. Glen Lehman, who was said to have injured in Iraq, tried the new technology and it works so well for him.

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Tired of buying the white and black model of the iPhone? don't worry, Apple will launch two cheaper and colourful iPhone5S this year. Acccording to a source, the iPhone 5S will come in White, Blue, Pink, Yellow Orange and Gold colours variant(as pictured above).
Apple has already discussed price for the cheaper phone and concluded  it will be price at $99.

Yahoo has announced that it will begin to delete accounts that have been inactive for ages, starting on July 15th. Yahoo! made the announcement yesterday, in an attempt to make inactive accounts available for new users to pick. It also gives current owners last chance to log in and keep their accounts Yahoo! IDs active.

If cars can fly, who says bike can't? or many of us might say 'is it possible to take to the sky with a bike? the answer to all these questions is, YES!
Three Czech-based tech companies, Duratec, Evektor and Technodat came together and created a prototype of a flying bicycle. The flying bike weighs 209 pounds, powered by four main helicopter propellers, two main s

Edward Snowden said on Tuesday that he will continue to reveal more about the US government secret surveillance program, and the guy has been holding on to his word. The South China Morning Post reported that it had an interview with the NSA Whistleblower, claiming he said he has evidence to prove that the US government secretly hacking China for four years.
The newspaper revealed Snowden showed document, which it described as 'unverified', showing US Cyber spies targeting China students', Universities and the cream of China's society, but not the military.
The post also revealed Snowden saying ''we hack network backbones---like huge interner routers, basically, gives us access to the comunication of hundreds of thousands of computers without having to hack every single one''. He also added that the USgovernment had launched more than 61000 hacking operations worldwide. Showing no respect to citizen of the said countries.
He told us the reason he flew to Hong Kong is not to hide, but to oppose all that the US government has been doing all these, and ask the people of Hong Kong to decide his fate, if he is wrong.

Facebook has again taken a page out of Twitter book by adding Hash (#) tag feature that will allow users to be in the know of the latest happenings around them.
Facebook launched the tool yesterday. Users will be able to know what people are saying about a topic by adding the hash # symbol. By this, people will able to search for the topic.
If you are Twitter users, you are sure to be familiar with the hash tag feature.
According to Facebook, starting today, hash tag will be click-able on the social network, similar to other services like Twitter, Instagram,Pinterest, Google and Tumblr, hash tag on Facebook will allow you to add context to a post or indicate that it is part of a larger discussion.
The hash tag tool will be available to 20 per cent of Facebook users, and will get to other users gradually. Facebook also disclosed it will add more amazing features to hash tag in the near future.

Samsung has officially announced another device to its smartphone line-up, the Galaxy S4 Zoom, the world first smartphone to bring 10x optical zoom.Tagged as the best smartphone for photographers, the Galaxy S4 Zoom comes fully equipped with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, 13-megapixel CMOS censor and Xenon flash, 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera, 8GBof storage(expanded via MicroSD slot),dual-core 1.5GHz processor, and 1.5GB of RAM.

Samsung has shape TV viewing experience with the launch of its Ultra High Definition TV, S9 into the Nigerian market, over the weekend.
The 85-inch S9, which the electronics maker claims is the world largest Ultra High Definition TV that offers four times the pixels available on smart TVs in  the market.
Coupled with an array of blaze and beauty, the S9 has a freestanding metal frame that lets it to rotate in mid-air.
The S9, according to the Korean technology company, is already available at various Samsung accredited dealers and in stores across the country.

According to research firm, IDC Asus has claimed the third spot of worldwide tablet sales in the first quarter of 2013, after the PC and Tablet maker shipped 2.7 millin units as opposed to last year 700,000 units in the same period. Asus is behind leaders, Samsung and Apple.
It is hovever noted that sales of its Android-base Nexus , moved it to the third position. Asus has successfully sold more than 5 million units of Nexus 7 worldwide. In addition, Android operating system(OS) really helped a lot, since consumers are now opting for Android phones.

Although, the quality of network service offered by telecoms operators in Nigeria, over the past few months, have often been too poor, the number of connected telephone lines is growing so 'fast'. As at March statistics released by the Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, shows that the connected lines in the country stand at 161 million.
In February this year, the country's connected lines stood at 116 million, but saw a 'huge' turnover in March, 117 million lines were added.
Telecom operators such as, MTN Nigeria; Globacom; Airtel and Etisalat all have 114 million subscribers. While Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA operators including Visafone, Multilinks and Starcomms , experienced great loss of subscribers. The active subscribers in February was 2,780,989, lost 87,385 subscribers in March with 2,703,604.
Also, Fixed wired/wireless sectors lost almost 5,000 in March with 405,625 as opposed to 410,664 subscribers in February.

Google announced on Tuesday that it has closed acquisition of Israeli traffic report app, Waze. Google broke the news on its official blog. Google did not disclose price tag of the deal as reported.
According to the search giant, the app will provide real time traffic updates to Google maps, and Android users will provide Google with reliable updates of traffic times on the road.



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Report has it that Edward Snowden, the man who leaked the US Government secret spy program, has check out of the Mira Hotel in Hong Kong on Monday. But, some people believe he is still in Hong Kong,
The hotel members of staff said he left yesterday at noon.

Microsoft will have to sit down and think of offering a better price on its Xbox One than the PS4, if it hopes to gain the market share.
Also, Sony announced that 140 PS4 games are still in  beta of which 100 will be released within its first year.

Sprint has official announced its new $100 smartphone with a two-year contract, the ZTE Vital, which the phone maker expects to compete with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One with amazing specs.
Some of the amazing features of the ZTE Vital are: Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, 13-Mega pixel rear-facing camera, 1MP front-facing camera, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage and the storage can be expanded up to 64GB via a MicroSD slot and a 2500 mAh battery with 15-hours of talk time.

Blackberry Messenger will be available to download for iOS and Android users from June 27. The news was first announced by T-mobile on its Twitter page. Though, Blackberry denied the leak date.

In the eyes of the NSA Edward Snowden is a traitor, but that doesn't stop one Facebook employee Dwight Crow to open a fundraising campaign ''Crowtilt crowdfunding campaign'' for the man who leaked the NSA secret spy program, thereby not allowing them to destroy privacy and internet freedom of Americans.According to Crow, the funds is to reward Snowden for his courage.
He takes a great deal of courage to do something of such. Crow started the fundraising campaign by donating $1000 of his own money. He doesn't care how Snowden spend the money, but just what to say a big thank you!
Meannwhile, Edward Snowden is currently hiding in a Hong Kong hotel after he revealed the US Government secret spy program. He said in China. I quote “the city is commitment to free speech and the right of political dissent.”.

The Guardian revealed his true identity as requested by him since he believed he had done nothing wrong. According to him, he cannot sit and watch the US Government ruin the internet freedom and to disclose data of consumers. From what he said ''I'm willing to sacrifice all of that because I can't in good conscience allow the US government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building''.
Snowden is still holding on to his words, and said to reveal more about the NSA program.

According to my confirmed source, Google has put pen to paper to acquire Israeli traffic report firm and navigation app for iPhone, Waze for $1.3 billion, after a long battle with rivals Facebook and Apple.
It was reported last year that Facebook, Apple and Google were in talks to acquire the startup company. However, Facebook and Apple were not able to reach negotiations, obviously because of the price tag.
Apple dismissed talks that it wanted to acquire the Israeli traffic report firm. I quote Tim Cook words at the D11 conference ''we don't comment on rumour or speculation''.
Facebook screwed up the deal because it couldn't agree to the conditions of the deal which insisted that Facebook will allow Waze employees to continue working in Israel. Facebook did not accept it.
Google, unlike Facebook, agreed to the deal conditions by allowing the its employees to continue working for at least 3 years.
Interestingly, the deal will turn Waze founders into multimillionaires overnight as each Founder will receive not less than $65 million.

The whole episode made him brought up the issue of people using big phones instead of them having smaller phones that could do same functions as the big ones.
There is no doubt it makes perfect sense to have a portable phone, with which one can move around freely. But remember, every consumer has his own need and want. The choice to own a big smartphone is yours. Most of us go out with big phones because t we love to consume content.This is the main reason these phones are made for. The lady did not take the phone with her not because it was too big, but because she lacks the idea of how best to use it.

Google  filed a patent last year that will replace the use of passwords, instead, users will have to demonstrate a frown, a tongue protrusion, an open-mouth smile, a forehead wrinkle and an eyebrow movement.
Although the search giant did not disclose when this new technology will roll out, But I suggest that with the way the search giant operates, it could possibly roll out anytime soon.
Here's how it works
It says the check would work by comparing two images taken from a captured video stream of the user's face to see if the difference between them showed the gesture had been made.
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In his own statement, ''There’s no margin for error at Pikes Pike – you only need to misjudge one of those 156 turns and you’re into the trees or over the edge of the mountain,”. No doubt the Range Rover Sport added to his success.

Lamm, who teamed up with a computer geneticist to research further what we might look in the future(20,000, 60,000, came up with these findings: bigger eyes and larger skulls.
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A typical-looking man and woman