Instagram's new app: Boomerang


I am sure most of you have not heard about the new app Instagram released Boomerang . It is available for both iOS and Android devices. Basically, this is Instagram's way of delving into the world of "gif". It is a very fun application that takes a burst of pictures and then loops through them. It takes a while to get use to but it is very fun after you get a hang of it. Go download

Hollup! Etisalat comes out with "Netflix and Chill" Data Plan



Hollup, so Netflix just came into Nigeria yesterday and already Etisalat came out with a plan for it. That is pretty interesting, but looking at the value they can do better, 400naira for 2hours of streaming. How many episodes of a series can i watch with that?.

Twitter to increase tweet size from 140 to 10,000 characters



Yeah, you read right, 10,000. I don't know what they are thinking but one thing i know for sure is that it can't be called a "tweet" again maybe it should be called an "epistle". They could have settle for 180 or 200 characters, at least the fun would still be there. I am sure they have a reason for wanting to increase the character this much, they are still yet to release an official statement.

Netflix and Chill now in Nigeria


Earlier today at CES Netflix announced it's expansion to 130 new countries. Already it is available in 60 countries, and Nigeria happened to be among the countries. Now my problem is, which data are we going to use to watch Netflix, i mean we barely have enough for instagram et al. The only advantage i see here is that Nigerian guys can finally call up their girlfriends for "Netflix and Chill". I hope they offer us good content and better service.

Periodic Table gets 4 new elements


Discovery of four super-heavy chemical elements by scientists in Russia, America and Japan has been verified by experts and formally added to table. So this means all science text books must be updated, chemistry texts books in particular. Finally the seventh row of the periodic table will completed. Last time the periodic table was updated was in 2011 when 2 elements were added to it.

High-Speed Charging: Kinkoo USB Charger


Remember one of the topics we discussed about how to charge your phone faster, well if you have forgotten then here is the link to the post. In that post i talked about how to get the best charger to charge your phone faster. I stumbled on this product on the internet today and it has some magnificent specs and good thing about it is that it charges phone very fast. That's because each of the six ports can deliver upto 2.4A, that's cool huh?. 


This is not a sponsored post, if it was i would have been charging my phone for no reason right about now.

Let's Talk About: Phone Battery Power(mAh)


Hey guys, before we start talking about batteries, you have to understand a simple term called "mAh(milliampere-hour)". mAh is technical term used to measure the amount of electrical charge a battery(phones) can hold. It is also a unit used to quantify how long a battery can last given a constant power draw. The higher the mAh, the longer the battery can last but there is also one major player in this statement, how much power is the device drawing from the battery. mAh is used for smaller batteries while bigger batteries use Ah which is 1000*Ah

If i have a 4000mAh battery on a device and the device constantly draws 1000mA per hour, then the battery can supply current for 4 hours. If the device is constantly drawing 400mA per hour then the battery can deliver current for as long as 10 hours. The thing is, you can't really know how long a battery can last without knowing the discharge rate. We can all agree that this almost impossible on a phone because different functions require different amount of electric charge.

The bottom line is, when you are shopping for your next phone, take a time-out and look at the battery specifications, so as to know what you are actually getting. If you have any questions you can ask in the comment section below.

How to charge your phone faster



Hey guys, if you came here expecting things like "switch off your phone, switch off your data etc", then you are in the wrong place. I want to try to use this post to make you understand your phone charger and the cable, just sit and understand what i am about to say. it's not rocket science.

Firstly, understand this

Power(Watts) = Current(Amp) * Voltage(Volts)
 So, have you ever taken your time to look at those specifications on your charger and tried to understand what they mean. Every charger has a certain amount of Power(Watts) it can output at a given time. The higher the Power the faster the charging(simple analogy). For example

My Sony Xperia Z1 charger specification goes thus

Output
5.0V and 1500mA
Using the formula above
first we just convert the mA to Amp
5.0*1.5=7.5 watts
Good but not good enough
My LG GPAD 8.3 charger specification goes thus

Output
5.0V and 2000mA
using the formula above
5.0*2.0= 10 watts
Now this is better
From the calculations above, i don't have to tell you guys my number one charger for my devices. The thing is that you won't really see the Power(Watts) specs on the charger, that part is left for you to calculate. What you should be checking out for is the Current(Amp) output because that is what really determines how fast the charger can charge a device. At times you will see 2.1A or 1.0A or 1.5A on the body of the chargers, by now i think you should know which is the fastest. 

 Computer USB ports deliver very low Current(Amp) most times 0.5A, that's why it takes time to charge up your phone. Wireless chargers can't charge your phone fast enough too. I know most LG chargers output 2.0A, not all chargers are the same. Some big mAh Power banks have 2 outlets for charging devices, and from the few i have come across, one outlet outputs more Current(Amp) than the other. If you are not busy with the device at the moment you want to charge, just put it on "Airplane Mode", it helps too.

 So guys if you have any question you can ask below and remember to share the post.

Samsung's new Bio-Processor and what it can do


So, guys Samsung is not joking at all, as in this tech thing is their play ground. So they have started mass producing their new Bio-processor and the things it can do, well i don't think i will be running to the hospital anyhow for check ups. I can just sit on my couch and know if i am alright or not.

The chip has five analog front ends for Bio-electrical impedance analysis (BIA), photoplethysmogram (PPG), electrocardiogram (ECG), skin temperature, and galvanic skin response (GSR), which measures body fat, and skeletal muscle mass, heart rate, heart rhythm, skin temperature and stress level, respectively. Stress level? really? hmmm.. To think this SoC uses less power with all these features packed in it.

I am still waiting for the day they will bring a device that can record my dream and then when i wake up i can watch it.

How black wallpaper can save you battery power on Android


Hey guys, today is kind of a good day because today you will be learning something really different. Ok, the topic title already says it all but before we dive into the main details we have to understand the different kind of screen technologies we have. I would have loved to tell you guys what you need to know about touch screens and how they work but it will end up making this post very lengthy, so let's just cut to the chase. There are mostly 2 screen types used on devices, either AMOLED or LCD. These 2 screen technologies are also subdivided but we won't dive into that too, you can always google the rest up.

You see, the 2 screen types emit light using different methods, and they both have their pros and cons. AMOLED screens displays black as black and it also makes colors pop(Samsung's Secret), it also uses less power compared to LCD. That's because when AMOLED screens displays are suppose to show the black part of an image, then those pixels are off(are you getting my drift). Now, LCD on the other hand don't know how to display black clearly, they are always a little bit greyish(HTC why?), that's because LCD uses backlight for screen brightness and that backlight is always on thus the more power it needs. But one advantage the LCD has over the AMOLED is sharper display.

Now, after the whole explanation above, it will be okay to say, if your device is built with an AMOLED display, then you need a black wallpaper in order to conserve battery. Don't think this is some myth, the experiment has been carried out. What about LCD? well, the answer is really funny, to conserve more battery with a device built with LCD display, wait for it....... use a brighter wallpaper, guess you didn't see that coming. The whole explanation behind the LCD's display power conservation can be found here. So guys what are you waiting for start changing your wallpapers ASAP!!.

This is not a sponsored post
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