Sony announces which Xperia phones will get Jelly Bean

The cards are on the table - Sony just announced the update plan of its Xperia line. Here's the list of models that will get updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and also the ones that will remain stuck with 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Sony's latest high-end Xperia phones - the Xperia T, TX and V - will be updated to 4.1 Jelly Bean in mid-Q1 next year. Next up are the global versions of Xperia S, Xperia acro S, Xperia ion, Xperia P, Xperia go and Xperia...

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LG and Google to partner to make next Nexus Device

The new Nexus phone, presumed to be called the LG Nexus 4, has been reviewed ahead of its rumored launch date of October 29th.Onliner, the same website that leaked the LG Nexus 4 several times this week, posted a full review of the device complete with detailed specifications as well as a side-by-side photo op with the previous Nexus smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.The review details some information that we had not known yet including the...

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Pros And Cons Of Jailbreakring, Rooting and flashing

Now when most people purchase their devices, whether it be Android, Symbian, iOS, Java you name it, they look for features which they feel their the default configuration of their device doesn't give them so they decide to tweak it. Am not saying doing this is illegal or anything(Hell the US government considers jailbreaking as totally legal).But before you go ahead messing with your device's ROM or OS, I suggest you take a look at the ups and downs,...

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Kasuwa rebrands: Now Jumia

The new Nigerian e-store Kasuwa recently rebranded to Jumia. Now kasuwa(oops! Jumia)Offers a great deal of products. You can practically buy and/or sell anything on their store. Below is an image of this e-store: To visit this store, follow this link Jumia.com.ng Jumia also offers a pay-on-delivery service for those who can't pay online either because of lack of fund at that particular time or absence of a credit card. If you liked this...

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Google's project glass

Since google's acquisition of the android OS, they have continued to build towards a certain goal :......creating smarter devices which a more aware of its' user's preferences. The project glass is an augmented Head mounted display which enables you do a lot of things without hands but speech! These includ: Geotagging, voice and video call, reminder setting, snapshot taking etc etc. The project glass was unvieled at google I/O keynote 2012 and is available for pre-order to be gotten in 2...

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Web browsers turn OS

With the development of new devices, companies like google have decided to take the lead. With the acquisition of android from Andy Rubin, Rich Miner and co; they have clearly made their intentions known:To rule the tech world. Even though they acquired the Android OS, they still wanted to create something original which brought about Chrome OS. Mozilla the owners of firefox browser followed suit by creating firefox OS. I'll go into details in upcoming pos...

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Inside Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

With the introduction of Android 4.1(Jelly Bean) in the Nexus 7 and Nexus Q, I have been wondering: What's new in Jelly Bean? The following have be either introduced or modified Project Butter Project butter is a new framework that makes Jelly Bean faster and less battery consuming. How? With the frame, CPU and graphics chips working hand -in-hand to make transitions faster. The frame also makes the CPU slow down when your android device is not...

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Problems of Wi-Fi in Nigeria

Today was disappointing(not totally though) why? I tried to connect to the church auditorium's Wi-Fi but to no avail! I saw up to 10 hotspots! while 7 were blocked, the others were 36mbits/sec!!!. Now the problems with that were : #1 the wifi distribution wasn't even and didn't cover a long distance. #2 the speed was whack!!. 32 mbits/sec? ha! even GPRS isn't that slow!. #3 This is kinda personal: Its supoosed to be free!! When I tried to connect, I was redirected to the login page! What about those that need to upload or stream live??!!.When...

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Good and bad side of tethering

Hi there! I was doing some research on tethering and decided to share. Tethering has to do with the sharing of a network with one or more devices. Note on mobile devices this is referred to as tethering while on computers it is referred to as reverse tethering. Most smartphones these days have the ability to tether while some dont. The main advantage is the ability to boost or provide data connection for other devices but the main disadvantage is that it drains battery juice. This is just a summary thou...

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Using Cloud based services

Hello fellow nerds! I take it that you've heard about cloud computing if not read up here!. Okay today I decided to give it a shot. Am used to using SSDs for back-up. But I decided to try out the opera link. I signed up then started synchronizing, logged in at link.opera.com and voila everything was there! Also tried it on UC web and same result. So now i fear no virus or crash coz its all in the cloud! Wanna try it? go to link.opera.com(for ope...

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Samsung Galaxy SIII full specs

It only measures 8.6mm thick and weighs only 133 grams. It has a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED (1280×720) Pentile (no Plus) display, Exynos 4 Quad processor @ 1.4Ghz for HSPA version, and 1GB of RAM. An 8MP autofocus rear camera with flash, Zero Lag Shutter and BSI Image sensor while the front camera is 1.9 MP HD with flash and also features the Zero Lag Shutter. Offers full HD 1080p Recording and Playback for videos, comes in 16GB/32GB/64GB plus a microSD expansion, 2,100mAh battery, GPS with GLONASS, 802.11n Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 4, 21Mbps HSPA,...

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How to save you tube videos

Ever seen a video you like and would want to keep but didn't know how? Then just follow the following steps to download: 1. Download java if you don't have it installled on your system. Download here. If you already have it installed, skip this step 2. Get the you tube url eg: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c6W4CCU9M4 then add save before the youtube e.g www.saveyoutube.com/watch?v=9c6W4CCU9M4. 3. Download the format you want and voila! there you have it! Enj...

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MyOwnDP

Ever wanted to visually communicate your status, mood or express the way you think or feel via instant messaging platforms from your mobile phone? MyOwnDP.com now lets you download uniquely and creatively designed display pictures that speak for you visually. The site was conceived by a team of creative professionals with a mission to the give users a delightful experience and a convenient platform to download images that help them communicate and express themselves in creative and humorous ways. With over 15 different categories from Love to...

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Test Post

This blog was created to get out all my nerdy habits... NB: If you are not a nerd or geek( IT related) Please leave now!!!...

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Samsung SUPER SD cards

If you ever wanted your SD ormicroSD card to stand up to moreextreme conditions, Samsung isreleasing a line of memory cardsthat the company claims canwithstand serious abuse. This newline of cards is guaranteed tosurvive being submerged in waterfor up to 24 hours, being run overby a 3,200 pound vehicle, or resista magnetic current nearly asstrong as medical magnets. As formore traditional memory cardspecs, Samsung's offering both SDand microSD in two varieties. The"high speed" series offers readspeeds varying from 15MB/s to24MB/s and write speeds...

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ThinkPad Tablet Android4.0 update slated for Q2 ofthis year

Lenovo is planning to release anAndroid 4.0 update for itsenterprise-geared ThinkPad Tabletin the second quarter of this year.That's the word from PCWorld,which unfortunately wasn't ableto nail down a more specific ETA.Still, if thenumerousimprovements Ice CreamSandwich brought to Asus'sTransformer Prime are anyindication, it should be aworthwhile wait for owners ofthe Lenovo device — which justsaw a3G-enabled hardwarerevision back in November. By thesame token, we would hope thatsome extra time in the oven willhelpprevent update hiccupsexperienced...

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Ice Cream Sandwich ROM for Nexus S 4G leaks out

It looks like the wait for Ice CreamSandwich on theNexus S 4G isalmost over: What seems to be anofficial Android 4.0 ROM hasleaked onto the xda-developersforum. The ROM reports its OSversion as 4.0.4, and also comeswith an update to the handset'sbaseband. Google started pushingout anIce Cream Sandwichupdate to the GSM version of theNexus S back in December, andalthough ICS has been availablevia third-party ROMs for a whilenow, there's been no firm date setfor an official update for the 4G.Initial reaction from the xda-developers forum has beenpositive,...

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Get 1000+ Free Recharge on zain for free!!!

A friend of mine just called me to tell me about this new zain awuf and I decided to share. Just follow the steps below to partake of this:Step 1: Recharge 100 naira on your zain.Step 2: Dial *447#. You will recieve a notification welcoming you to the "Big Family"Step 3: Call any 2 zain numbers for as long as possible(the more you talk, the more you money)Step 4: Dial *123*9#. This will tell you how much you have been credited with.I Just tried it and I have 1440NGN.Enj...

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