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How to turn your old phone into a basic PC with less than $25

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How to turn your old phone into a basic PC with less than $25

Your old smartphone has a greater destiny than your junk drawer. Believe it or not, you can turn it into, say, a mini-PC or media streamer. Assuming it packs both USB On The Go support (OTG) and a Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) compatible port, there’s a ton of additional functionality lurking under that its hood. Heck, you can even use a smartphone with a broken screen for this.

Without further ado, here’s how to transform your old smartphone into the brains of an Android-powered PC.

It starts with MHL ports and USB OTG support

Many smartphones from companies like Google, Samsung, LG, HTC, and Sony—among others—ship with MHL ports and have built-in compatibility for USB OTG as well.

The MHL port essentially adds HDMI output capabilities (with 1080p and 7.1-channel digital multi-channel audio support) and remote control functionality to the phone’s micro-USB port—the port you most likely use to charge the phone. USB OTG support gives mobile devices the ability to connect to and work with many different USB peripherals, like storage devices and input devices. Combine the two, and a mobile device with MHL and USB OTG support is capable of connecting to a discrete external display and peripherals like a keyboard or mouse.

A multi-function cradle with OTG MHL support is the key to turning your phone into a PC. Here’s the $25 VicTsing OTG MHL to HDMI multi-function cradle we tested.

You can see where we’re headed here.

A number of companies have released proprietary “docks” for their mobile devices that leverage both MHL and USB OTG, but they tend to be expensive and work only with one particular device. Some third-party manufacturers have also released near-universal multi-function docks, however, that can be had for only a few bucks.

We purchased a VicTsing OTG MHL to HDMI multi-function cradle for only $25. It works with a wide range of devices and offers dual USB ports, a couple of flash card readers, HDMI and audio output, and a charger. By connecting this simple dock to a display and a keyboard and mouse, it can essentially transform a smartphone into a basic Android-powered PC. Throw some Office-style apps on the phone and you’re ready for some actual productivity.

Making the connections

The VicTsing cradle’s port selection.

Using a dock with USB OTB and MHL support is very simple and straightforward. Though we only tested it with a couple of Samsung phones (a Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S4) and an HTC phone (an HTC One X), the process and behavior should be similar with compatible devices.

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The dock has an HDMI output that gets connected to a secondary screen. (A HDMI-to-DVI conversion cable can work if you have a spare monitor laying around). In our tests, both a cheap 1080p monitor and a Toshiba HDTV connected perfectly. The dock also requires power, which comes by way of a standard micro-USB charger; you can connect the included USB cable to a USB port on a TV or monitor, or simply use your phone’s charging cord.

A keyboard and mouse can simply be plugged into the full-sized USB ports. You could use wireless keyboards and mice as well, as long as they use standard USB HID (human interface device) drivers. Multimedia keys and other custom keys on fancier keyboards won’t work.

Once the physical connections are made, ensure the display is configured to use the correct input and simply slide the phone onto the dock, inserting the dock’s male connecter into the phone’s MHL/micro-USB port. When the smartphone is fully connected to the dock, its screen will go dark and output will be sent to the secondary display. Boom! Your old smartphone is now essentially an Android PC. It really is that simple!

On the Samsung smartphones, everything we tried automatically rotated into landscape mode, which made it ideal for multi-media playback or working on office documents.

Getting around

Smartphones with USB OTG and MHL support will typically auto-rotate most content into landscape mode when connected to a secondary display.

Navigating through the various menus on Android can be somewhat clunky when using a keyboard and mouse, but it’s fairly intuitive once you start poking around. Right-clicks act as a back button, while left-clicking behaves like a tap of the touchscreen. Many in-application icons and menus—even the mouse cursor itself—appear oversized on a big screen, but they function as expected.

We wouldn’t trade an actual PC for a smartphone and USB OTG / MHL dock, but for a relatively small investment (especially if you’ve already got the monitor and input devices on hand) you can easily get some work done on one of these setups.

Job Vacancy: Telecom Business Operation Leader, IBM, Ghana

Ebenezer Obasi
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Job Vacancy: Telecom Business Operation Leader, IBM, Ghana

Are you a Bachelor’s Degree holder in IT or related courses with at least 5 years experience in Project Executive experience working multiple commercial outsourced accounts? Here is finally an opportunity to work put your abilities into work.

IBM is looking to add to their number of employees in Ghana and you could be the just the right fit!

The vacancy is open to qualified candidates residing in Ghana. Read on to find more about this job position.

Job description

  • This role constructs partnerships between clients, team IBM, vendors, and subcontractor organizations and manages the implementation of these partnerships to address business opportunities for the IBM Corporation.
  • Have equally balanced skills in five key general management areas of client relationship management, consultative selling, financial / business management, portfolio / program management and team / people management. Be the primary focal point and owner for all activities on a large complex contract.
  • Accountable for meeting revenue, profit, and growth objectives and for improving overall customer satisfaction targets. Responsible to build and maintain strong client relationships at all levels with the objective of being a trusted business partner.
  • Proactively work with client to identify their business objectives, priorities and directions, critical success factors and applies this knowledge to establish and implement an Account Strategy.
  • They translate customer requirements into formal agreements, establishing specific solutions, and leading the efforts that culminate in client acceptance of the results.They have overall responsibility for their contractual cost, schedule, and contractual deliverables. They manage IBM resources and coordinates client resources to deliver services and solutions to support the client organization.
  • They are recognized for business acumen by the customer set they support. The employee leads a functional/business unit.

Key Responsibilities

  • Has successfully managed a Telecom Business Operations/Billing operations team for a commercial outsourced customer
  • Sole customer interface to their TBO or Applications Operations group
  • Manage TBO Team and their skills building
  • Manage TBO Costs Quarter to Quarter both from capex and Open perspective
  • Issue and Risk management of a TBO operations
  • Service Level management of a TBO operations
  • Outage management of a TBO operations
  • Establish and execute a TBO governance structure
  • Interface to customers Application Development team

Skills:

Environment:
Business unit, country, or international professional mastery related to operations, strategies, and objectives in leading edge or critical situations.

Communication/Negotiation:
Teamwork at highest levels. Plan and conduct complex negotiations reaching lasting agreements and commitments.

Problem Solving:
Anticipate, create and define innovative and visionary concepts in strategic environment.

Contribution/Leadership:
Develops and implements product, market, business, or technology strategies with executive review. Has vision of overall strategies. Contributes to policy making. Recognized as an expert and leader by members of a field, related functions, and multi -country organizations. Leads business unit, country, or international teams, conducts special projects, or manages functions or strategic departments.

Impact on Business/Scope:
Accountable for business unit, major country, or international projects or programs. Responsible for committing multiple resources and achieving customer satisfaction, cost, expense, revenue and other business measurements of critical importance. Responsible for quality output/value add for highly visible products, services and future business development.

Required

Bachelor’s Degree

  • At least 5 years experience in Project Executive experience working multiple commercial outsourced accounts
  • English: Fluent

Preferred

At least 10 years experience in Project Executive experience working multiple commercial outsourced accounts

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. To apply kindly visit https://jobs3.netmedia1.com/cp/faces/job_summary?job_id=SO_DEL-0706903

The HTC M9 as Revealed by Leaked Videos.

David Nwonye
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The HTC M9 as Revealed by Leaked Videos.

HTC is just a few days away from revealing its new HTC One M9, but the surprise has been spoiled by a trio of leaked videos. Originally shown off by frequent Android leaker account@Upleaks, the videos below show the M9 in detail, including its design, as well as software features contained in the next version of HTC’s Sense UI.

The first video reveals a thorough overview of the M9, curiously presented in profile view. The phone looks a lot like its predecessor, but has a two-tone metal body. There’s a personalization option that lets you use a source image for theme, and a contextual home screen widget that changes apps based on your location. A new front camera uses UltraPixel tech for optimal low-light shooting, and a rear-facing 20 megapixel delivers more detail and resolution.

The second video shows off a better look at how the HTC One M9’s software features might fit into a user’s actual day, including a photo capture and theming example with a picture from a store window. HTC clearly wants to highlight personalization options, as well as the new meal recommendations built into BlinkFeed.

Finally, a more in-depth look at the camera reveals some of the improved capture abilities, in a variety of lighting conditions, as well as new effects and options build into the camera app for after-capture processing and edits. The videos above might get taken down, but we have a gallery of captures from each that should provide a look everything regardless of whether the YouTube clips stay active.

AMD Battery Life Issue Solved.

David Nwonye
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AMD Battery Life Issue Solved.

Have u ever used an AMD machine and you prefer having an intel instead because of the battery life?, AMD is set out to satisfy your battery life needs.

Intel isn’t the only chip giant championing battery life over performance this year. AMD has revealed Carrizo, a processor range that’s focused heavily on extending the running time of performance-oriented laptops. While there will be double-digit boosts to speed, there’s no doubt that efficiency is the bigger deal here. The new core architecture (Excavator) is just 5 percent faster than its Kaveri ancestor, but it chews up 40 percent less energy at the same clock rate — even the graphics cores use 20 percent less juice.

Not that this is the only real trick up AMD’s sleeve. Carrizo is the first processor to meet the completed Heterogeneous System Architecture spec, which lets both the CPU and its integrated graphics share memory. That lets some tasks finish faster than they would otherwise (since you don’t need as many instructions), and it could provide a swift kick to both performance and battery life in the right conditions. You’ll also find dedicated H.265 video decoding, so this should be a good match for all the low-bandwidth 4K videosyou’ll stream in the future.

The new chip is pretty promising as a result. With that said, its creator will undoubtedly be racing against time. Carrizo is expected to reach shipping PCs in the second quarter of the year, or close to Intel’s mid-year target for its quad-core Broadwell processors. You may find shiny new AMD and Intel chips in PCs at around the same time — that’s good news if you’re a speed junkie, but it’s not much help to AMD’s bottom line.

Microsoft Windows 10 making A Great “UP GOING ” In Mobile Market Share

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Microsoft Windows 10 making A Great “UP GOING ” In Mobile Market Share

Microsoft is doing a great job in the mobile world and the operating System at large.

Today, IDC reported that Android and iOS controlled 96.3 percent of the mobile market in 2014. But Microsoft is always making a go up effort in their new strategy.That means that Microsoft’s Windows 10 strategy, which will see a single operating system stretch from the smallest to the largest screens, is starting in many ways from scratch.

It’s worth keeping in mind how quickly Windows 10’s market share will grow inside of the Windows Phone universe — given that Microsoft will provide free upgrades to a majority of Windows Phone owners whose phones can make the jump, Windows 10 could quickly become the majority platform in the Windows Phone universe. Microsoft’s developer gambit is that it will bring a huge chunk of the Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and Phone 8.1 universe under the 10 aegis in rapid order, creating a massive base for developers to sell into.

Fun game: What is Windows 10’s mobile market share inside of Windows Phone at the end of the year, and what is its tally among the larger smartphone market at year’s end?

Regardless, this new data marks the start of market adoption for Windows 10 on smartphones. Charge of the Light Brigade, or start of a new era? We’ll find out soon.

#Apple Ordered to Pay $532.9 Million after losing Lawsuit over wireless Messaging

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#Apple Ordered to Pay $532.9 Million after losing Lawsuit over wireless Messaging

   #Apple has been Told to pay $532.9 Million for Breaching Gaming-Related   Patents     Infringement

 
 
A Federal Jury in Texas has ordered Apple to pay out just under $532.9 million in a patent infringement case brought by Smartflash LLC regarding technology that the company said iTunes used without permission. Apple had attempted to argue that the patents were invalid. The court ruled in Smartflash’s favor, but chose not to award the entire $852 million the software maker was seeking.
The patents in question were related to “data storage and managing access through payment systems,” according to Bloomberg. Several game developers who took advantage of the tech settled out of court last year, leaving Apple to stand against Smartflash alone.  
Apple said that it saw no reason to pay royalties on the price of a phone when the dispute was over a single feature. As representing lawyer Eric Albritton put it, “People do not buy cell phones for the sole purpose of using apps.”
 
 
Smartflash originally asked for $852 million in damages, saying that it has a percentage of sales of App;e products that access iTunes. The company doesn’t sell anything itself and makes money only by licensing the seven patents it holds.
  
Smartflash isn’t just going after Apple, though. now that this case has concluded, the company is reportedly planning to go after Korean smartphone manufacturer Samsung. The company owns only seven patents, the licensing fees for which constitute its only income.
 

The Launching of Grand Theft Heists for GTA

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The Launching of Grand Theft Heists for GTA

Grand Theft Auto Online Heists is coming March 10

The Launching of Grand Theft Heists for GTA Online is scheduled for March 10th. Heists will bring a brand new four-player cooperative gameplay experience to GTA Online, giving players the chance to team up to pull off a string of intense, multi-part raids and robberies across Los Santos and Blaine County. Over the next couple of weeks, we will have more information about the launch of Heists and about other new features that we will release with it.

Please stay tuned for lots more information in the weeks ahead and for now, check out some new screens showing action from Heists.

#We are happy to bring Grand Theft to you

Sketching on your iPad made easy by Forge

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Sketching on your iPad made easy by Forge

iPad is a great tool for sketching out ideas on the go, and Forge is a digital work space for visual thinking or is an app that makes sketching process a little easier by working less like a drawing app and more like a brainstorming tool.

Forge puts more of a concentration on brainstorming than drawing. You can save multiple drafts of drawings so you can iterate on ideas quickly and then see all those drawings on a big project board. That said, it still comes packed with a ton of adjustable brush sizes and color palettes. The app’s also free to check out, then $3.99 if you end up needing more projects.

Turn on Smart Life with the latest Samsung Galaxy S6 – Samsung Galaxy S6 Specs

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Turn on Smart Life with the latest Samsung Galaxy S6 – Samsung Galaxy S6 Specs

From the front, the S6 looks a lot like the Note Edge — though this time both sides of the screen feature Samsung’s unique curve. And that dark gray metal backside looks pretty nice and is a huge step above anything that Samsung’s produced to this point. Goodbye, fake leather. We can’t say we’ll miss you. Expect to see an end to all these teases when Samsung officially unveils the Galaxy S6 on March 1st. T-Mobile’s website says there’ll be much more to share on that date.

Preliminary Specifications

NETWORK
Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH
Announced: Exp. announcement 2015, March 1

Status
Exp. release 2015, Q1

BODY
Dimensions: 143.3 x 70.8 x 6.9 mm (5.64 x 2.79 x 0.27 in)
SIM: Nano-SIM
– Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
– Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
– IP67 certified – dust and water resistant
– Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

DISPLAY
Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 5.0 inches (~67.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels (~587 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch: Yes
Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4
– TouchWiz UI

PLATFORM
OS: Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset: Exynos 7420
CPU: Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A57
GPU: Mali-T760

MEMORY
Card slot: microSD, up to 128 GB
Internal: 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

CAMERA
Primary: 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels, optical image stabilization, phase detection autofocus, LED flash
Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Secondary: 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call

SOUND

Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker: Yes
3.5mm jack: Yes

COMMS

WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth: v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC: Yes
Infrared port: Yes
Radio: No
USB: microUSB v3.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host

FEATURES

Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
Messaging: SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser: HTML5
Java: Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
– Wireless charging (Qi-enabled) – market dependent
– ANT+ support
– S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
– Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll
– Air gestures
– Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
– MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer

BATTERY
Li-Ion battery: Stand-by
Talk time

MISC
Colors: Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White

New Apple Betas Bring More Diversity To Emoji

Ebenezer Obasi
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New Apple Betas Bring More Diversity To Emoji

Apple is adding more diverse emoji options to both iOS and OS X, new developer preview builds reveal. These includes various skin color options for emojis featuring people, faces, hands and other exposed skin, as well as new country flags that add to the rather limited original set.

The new skin tone options are available as alternates when a user clicks (or taps) and holds on any of the face, hand or people emoji, offering a further six skin color selections for any given enjoy in the People section where it’s applicable (meaning not the space invader, ghost, poo, skull or mask emojis, for instance).

The additional flag set adds 32 to the total collection, including a range of new countries that go beyond a few European, Asian and North American choices. These are offered on their own in the Travel & Places section of the emoji keyboard on iOS, or special character palette in OS X.

Apple had introduced the extended emoji support in code for previous releases, as reported by 9to5Mac back when the last preview build was made available, but the latest builds make them available to any users with access to the pre-launch software.

More diversity for Apple emoji has been anticipated since March of last year, when MTV Act emailed Apple CEO Tim Cook and received an email from Apple’s head of PR Katie Cotton, who said that the company would be working with the Unicode Consortium to make more diversity a part of the standard Apple uses from that organization for its visual messaging icons. Unicode published a draft technical report regarding using modifiers to introduce more diversity in emoji last year, co-edited by Google’s Mark Davis and Apple’s Peter Edberg, and this looks like the result of the efforts proposed therein.

.@kylesethgray @stroughtonsmith pic.twitter.com/UthzD4t8tM
— Zachary Waldowski (@zwaldowski) February 23, 2015

In addition to the diversity changes, Apple has also switched up some of the gadgetry imaging, including offering an iPhone 6 for the smartphone image, and an Apple Watch instead of a more traditional timepiece.

Feeling Intimidated by your ipad? We found a way for you to own and control it

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Feeling Intimidated by your ipad? We found a way for you to own and control it

Do you sometimes get afraid of your iPad device, or you feel like your iPad is in control of how you should use it? Here is a chance to take charge over your device by using the following steps.

these lesson is to teach the user of an iPAD few of the advanced features of the iPad, such as how to organize your iPad, how to launch apps without hunting for the app icon and skipping the keyboard altogether by using voice dictation. If you are still learning the basics, be sure to visit the iPad 101 class before taking on these tips.

iPad Control Center – Quick & Convenient Access to Common Settings on Your iPad

Center gives you quick, convenient access to several settings on your iPad. You’ll find controls for audio, wireless options, do not disturb (DND), rotation lock and brightness, as well as handy buttons for the timer, camera and AirDrop. You’ll also find AirPlay if you have AirPlay capable devices such as Apple TV. You can call up Control Center at any time, even when the iPad is locked.

You activate Control Center by swiping up from beneath the bottom of the screen. Place your finger below the display on the bezel or frame around the screen. Then flick up. The image above shows the entire Control Center. Let’s divide it into three sections, look more closely at each of those sections and address the controls you’re likely to use most often.

In the left section we see playback or transport controls to play and pause content, such as a song or video. Below that you’ll find the title of the item being played or the name of the app that’s generating the sound. This part of the control center gives you a quick way to pause playback or lower volume. This is especially handy when content is “mysteriously” playing and you’re confused about the source of the noise.

In the middle section we find three network (wireless) buttons as well as DND and screen rotation lock. These buttons are toggles. A tap turns each one on or off. When the button is white, the function is active. (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth show as active in the diagram above). Tap Airplane mode to disable all wireless connections: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular and GPS. You can use this option to comply with directions from flight attendants when aboard an aircraft. You can also use this feature to extend battery life, since each of these “radios” draw power. Just remember to turn Airplane mode off when your aircraft lands or when you need to be connected again. When Airplane mode is active, you’ll see a tiny airplane icon in the upper left corner in the status bar of your iPad.

The crescent moon is DND (Do Not Disturb). DND silences alerts, notifications, phone calls and FaceTime calls. This feature is useful when you’re in a meeting or public performance or if you keep your device on your bed stand at night. Once again, remember to deactivate DND when you no longer need it. When DND is active, you’ll see a tiny crescent moon icon in the upper right corner in the status bar of your iPad. Lock rotation prevents your iPad screen from switching between landscape and portrait modes. So when you want your iPad to keep the same screen orientation, activate lock rotation. AirDrop and Airplay require deeper explanations. I’ll deal with those in a later article.

On the top right right you see a slider to set screen brightness. This brightness control saves you a trip to Settings. Below you get instant access to two apps, the alarm/stopwatch/timer app and the camera app. When you need to set or measure a timed event, you can do it quickly right here. You’ll find a world clock under the timer app too. These are the same four tools found in the Clock app. The Camera button immediately activates the Camera app on your iPad. Need to snap a photo or capture a video in a hurry while your iPad or iPhone is locked? Do it from here. You may miss a great shot if you take time to swipe to unlock, enter your passcode and start the Camera app.

To put the Control Center away without making a selection, tap the handle or touch the screen anywhere but the Control Center.

Video: An iPhone Working With An Android Wear Watch, No Jailbreak Required

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Video: An iPhone Working With An Android Wear Watch, No Jailbreak Required

Have an iPhone, but want to use an Android Wear watch? Too bad! Google and Apple are focusing their smartwatch efforts on their own platforms for now, with all signs pointing to them avoiding cross-platform friendliness for as long as possible.

Fortunately, the world has talented modders who can make things right. Here’s a video of the world’s first iPhone-to-Android-Wear connection, no jailbreak required.

MohammadAG, the prolific developer behind many an Android mod, has managed to get notifications to send from iOS to a Moto 360.

The crazy part? Though MohammadAG’s iPhone is jailbroken (note the bouncing message icon on his phone — that’s a jailbreak trick), no jailbreaking is required to make this work.

Instead, MohammadAG says the mod relies on the same ANCS protocol that the Pebble watch uses, which has been built into the iPhone since the release of iOS 7. A custom APK runs on the watch, listening for notifications. This solution limits iOS-to-Android-Wear compatibility to just basic notification support — but it’s a start, right?

Alas, MohammadAG has yet to release the watch app to the public, so this is a one-off thing for now.

How to Borrow Credit from Ghana Service Providers & Payback Later – Spend Wisely!

Ebenezer Obasi
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How to Borrow Credit from Ghana Service Providers & Payback Later – Spend Wisely!

Often, you have heard people tell you, ‘talk is cheap’, and you begin to wonder just how much you have spent on voice calls in the last decade. Here in Ghana, talking and just talking is part of our day to day affairs. Every now and then, we have been cut short in the middle of having a conversation on the phone. You can’t complain, you simply find the nearest kiosk, purchase a credit and continue talking from where you left off.

What if your car broke down in the middle of no-where? Your airtime balance is reading GH¢0.0, you have used your last Pesewas to say farewell to the girl you dropped off? This is where you need to borrow airtime.

The ‘borrow credit’ service in Ghana allows you to take a small loan (in form of airtime) from your network providers and pay back later. With this service, you are guaranteed to never be stranded again as long as you have your cell phone and network coverage in your location.

Borrow Credit from Ghana Service Providers

Even though this offer seems irresistible, the down side is that most network providers like MTN and Vodafone takes back their loan instantly on your next recharge – with Airtel and Tigo, you will need to dial a number to pay back your loan.

Vodafone SOS Credit

Get credit when you need it the most through Vodafone Ghana SOS Credit. Borrow credit when you have less than GHc 1 and pay back the next time you top up. You must be a Vodafone Ghana user for more than 15 days before you can access this service.

It’s simple! Just dial *505# to borrow credit. You can borrow GHc 2, GHc 5, GHc 10 and GHc 15. A service charge of 10% of the requested credit is charged as commission.

MTN Xtra Time

Borrow MTN Airtime Credit and Pay Later

MTN Xtra Time is a service that allows MTN customers to borrow and use an overdraft amount based on the their spend and the no. of years on MTN. To borrow more talk time on MTN Ghana, dial *506# and select your option.  

Glo Borrow Credit

To borrow credit on the Glo Ghana network, simply dial *5321# and select Borrow Credit. Select the amount you want to borrow and send.

Airtel Borrow Me

Dial  *130#. A service fee will also be charged on the amount you borrow. You can track your usage of the borrowed credits by dialing *130*10#.  

Borrow Credit from TIGO

Dial *188# or call 188 and follow the voice prompt to receive airtime to pay later upon recharge. Remember you need to pay for your previous loan before requesting a new one!

Honey Moon Technology For Crazy Lovers

David Nwonye
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Honey Moon Technology For Crazy Lovers

If your dream is to make your honeymoon lovemaking so romantic and memorial, or you have this crazy idea of making love on a star ship then here you really can fulfill that desire.

The Somnus Neu by Yoo-Pod Llc offers a number of high-tech gizmos, including a full audio-visual system and an internet connection, but these aren’t what make the bed romantic. It’s the mechanized curtains and drop-down screen that completely enclose the mattress and the LED lighting above, under and around the bed that provide you with total privacy and mood lighting so you and your partner can feel totally in sync with one another.

Sony Xperia Z3 – Cons, Pros and Why You Should Own One

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Sony Xperia Z3 – Cons, Pros and Why You Should Own One

Sony is set to make a difference in our in world today by bringing about the newest smartphone Xperia Z3.

The high competitions between reputable phone companies had driven Sony into researching and coming up with the latest Sony Xperia Z3, that has the latest premium design and highest waterproof rating capacity. the Xperia Z3 is the premium smartphone that does more by making life more easy and comfortable.

A premium smartphone

This phone has been designed to withstand water for over 30 mins. Today you dive into pool on a hot sunny day, running when it’s raining, taking pictures in a downpour or underwater or wipe your phone when an unexpected spill occur, without considering to drop your phone or with the fear that it’s going to get damaged.


 In compliance with IP65 and IP68, the Xperia Z3 is protected against the ingress of dust and is waterproof. Provided that all ports and covers are firmly closed, the phone is (i) dust tight and (ii) protected against low-pressure jets of water from all practicable directions in compliance with IP65; and/or (iii) can be kept under 1.5 m of fresh water for up to 30 minutes in compliance with IP68. 

Use the Xperia Z3 in the rain or in the pool

Do you want to make great pictures and videos even better?

You can unleash your creativity with our widest ever choice of unique Xperia camera apps. It’s our best smartphone camera yet, to make sure your memories are as vibrant as real life.

PS4 Remote Play

Xperia Z3 is the only phone with a PS4 game. The Xperia Z3 matches the latest gaming with the best Sony technologies. With a super-bright display and digital noise-cancelling technology, immersing yourself in your game has never been easier.


Products Highlight

 

  • GSM / 4G LTE Capable
  • 20.7MP 1/2.3″ Exmor RS Camera Sensor
  • 25mm Sony G Lens + BIONZ Processor
  • 2.5 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 801 Chipset

 

 

Additional Features

 

  • Performance battery life offering up to 2-days of regular usage
  • HighAdreno 330 GPU
  • Display Technology: TRILUMINOS Display for Mobile, Live Color LED, X-Realty for mobile, IPS display
  • Display Construction: Durable tempered glass
  • Sensors: Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, barometer, game rotation vector, geomagnetic rotation vector, gyroscope, magnetometer, step counter, step detector, significant motion detector, proximity
  • Playback/Record Supported Format: 3GPP, MP4, AVI
  • Compatible with the Sony Game Control Mount and wearable tech watches

Sony Xperia Z3 can be purchased from Amazon or any retail store near you. To see more details or purchase this item, click here.

Ultraportable ASUS Transformer Book – Review & Spec

David Nwonye
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Ultraportable ASUS Transformer Book – Review & Spec

The Asus transformer Book T100TA is a beautiful ultraportable 10.1-inch tablet  with Windows 8.1 pre-installed.

You can detach the tablet to work and play anywhere, dock to enjoy the comfortable keyboard, smart gesture-enabled touchpad and advanced connectivity. Style, power and convenience. this beautiful device Transformer Book T100 is sleek, slim and also light — measuring less than 1 inch thin and a mere 2.4lbs docked.

When you need to travel even lighter, simply detach the 10.1-inch tablet and you’re all set to go, with full sized keyboard which can be used on tv screens, stream and watch from a distance with family and friends

Key Specifications

  • 10.1 inches Display Screen with a Max Screen Resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels
  • 1.33 GHz Atom Z2760 Processor
  • 2 GB DDR3 RAM
  • 64 GB Hard Drive
  • Intel HD Graphics Graphics Coprocessor
  • Bluetooth Wireless Device
  • 1 USB 2.0 Ports
  • 1 USB 3.0 Ports
  • 11 hours Average Battery Life (in hours).
  • Windows 8.1 Operating System
  • 1 pounds Weight
  • 1 x 1 x 1 inches Dimensions L x W x H
  • 64.0 Flash Memory Size
  • 1 RPM Hard Drive Rotational Speed
  • No optical drive
  • 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)

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Russia offers its support to North Korea amid the Sony Hack

Jake Bruton
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Russia offers its support to North Korea amid the Sony Hack

EWT is following the Sony Hacks, North Korea’s internet outages, and all other related topics as they develop. See bottom of article for further reading.

MOSCOW –  Russia on Thursday offered sympathy to North Korea amid the Sony hacking scandal, saying the movie that sparked the dispute was so scandalous that Pyongyang’s anger was “quite understandable.”

Washington failed to offer any proof to back its claims of Pyongyang’s involvement in the hacking, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said at a briefing, adding that the U.S. threats of retaliation were “counterproductive.”

The U.S. has blamed Pyongyang for the recent cyberattack on Sony Pictures, which produced “The Interview,” a comedy depicting the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Pyongyang has denied a role in the hacking, but also praised it as a “righteous deed.”

Sony initially decided not to release the film because of threats against U.S. cinemas, but released the movie online Wednesday.

Russia’s ties with the communist North soured after the 1991 Soviet collapse, but have improved under President Vladimir Putin’s watch. Moscow has taken part in international efforts to help mediate the standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs, although its diplomatic efforts have had little visible effect.

Last week, the Kremlin said that it had invited Kim to Moscow in May to attend festivities marking the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.

Commenting on the Sony hack scandal, Lukashevich said that “the concept of the movie is so aggressive and scandalous, that the reaction of the North Korean side, and not just it, is quite understandable.”

He went on to say that Pyongyang had offered to conduct a joint investigation into the incident, adding that the proposal could help ease tensions and reflected a “sincere desire of the North Korean side to study the issue in detail.”

“We perceive the U.S. threats to take revenge and calls on other nations to condemn the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as absolutely counterproductive and dangerous, as they only would add tensions to the already difficult situation on the Korean Peninsula and could lead to further escalation of conflict,” Lukashevich said.

Further Reading:
North Korea’s Internet is Offline     –     Sony Hack: U.S President Vows Responsibility for FBI Claims

via Foxnews

PlayStation Network, Xbox LIVE offline due to Attacks

Jake Bruton
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PlayStation Network, Xbox LIVE offline due to Attacks

The two most popular gaming networks, PSN and Xbox Live, have been offline most of Christmas day due to a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack. A group named the Lizard Squad has taken credit for the attack. This is the same group that credited themselves for an attack on the PlayStation network and MMO games World of Warcraft and League of Legends back in August.

Both service status pages for the Xbox and PSN state (at the time of this writ) that they’re offline. This definitely caps off a rough Holiday for Sony, who recently had their Sony Pictures subsidiary get attacked and sourced as one of the biggest tech topics over the past week and a half. During which, a group of hackers named the Guardians of Peace (GOP) threatened a 9/11 style attack on theaters that would show the leaked Sony Pictures movie “The Interview.”

Sony had decided to pull the film when the U.S. government determined that North Korea had been behind the hack, but recently decided to put the film on services like Google Play and show it in cinemas in the U.S. on Christmas day. The film can be purchased on other services like YouTube and, on Xbox Live.

We’re aware that some users are having issues logging into PSN – engineers are investigating
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) December 25, 2014

Google Bans User Testimonials in Play Store Apps

Jake Bruton
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Google Bans User Testimonials in Play Store Apps

One way of shamelessly making anything you make – especially online – seem like the greatest thing ever is testimonials. Not just in the actual section of a webpage or area dedicated for them, but choosing the best ones to put in the body of text meant to describe your “thing.” Google knows this and seems to think doing so on the Play Store can lead to many of things like unfair advantages, false advertising, etc. So, how do they fix this? By banning the user of testimonials in app descriptions n the Play Store, of course.

“Please do not include user testimonials in your app description. They tend to be dubious and are frequently utilized to include references to popular search terms and competitor apps in violation of the policies outlined here. Let your users speak for themselves via Play’s comment review system,” reads an update to the “Spam, & Placement in the store” section of Google’s developer guidelines.

Basically, Google is preventing app developers from inflating their position on the search results and lists of Google Play as to attain a fair advantage for every developer, in addition to other methods one could use such as repetitive use of keywords in an attempt to boost the presence of the app, using completely unrelated keywords to draw unsuspecting people to your application, and many more.

“To help ensure the best experience for Android users, Google Play policies prohibit the publication of spam. Please do not publish unwanted, deceptive, repetitive, or irrelevant content on Google Play. Not only will it lower your app’s rating and cause negative reviews, it can result in your app being suspended or your developer account being terminated,” reads Google’s guidelines.

Hopefully, this small change to the policy allows more people to get only high quality applications for their device. Believe it or not, there is a lot of scrap-apps (scrapps) on the Google Play store, and most of them are the ones including testimonials in their descriptions.

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Facebook is facing a law suit. Reason? Scanning user’s Messages

Jake Bruton
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Facebook is facing a law suit. Reason? Scanning user’s Messages

From the revelation that Facebook scans through its user’s messages to deliver “tailored” ads, a U.S. judge has ruled that they must face a class-action lawsuit. Facebook’s bid to dismiss the lawsuit, filed by users Matthew Campbell and Micheal Hurley back in 2013, was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton in Oakland. According to the details of the suit, until October 2012, when Facebook had said they stopped the practice, the large social networking company was scanning through user’s private messages for website URLs. This information was then used to deliver tailored advertisements to the user. By doing so, Facebook violated the federal and state privacy laws, which they broke by reading their users’ personal and private Facebook messages without their consent.

Facebook had shown that the Electronic Communications Privacy Act covered the practice to the district court. The social networking giant also stated that it discloses to all users that the company might use the information they receive from the users about them for data analysis.
However, Judge Hamilton wasn’t satisfied with Facebook’s explanation. She stated that Facebook had not offered a sufficient explanation of how the challenged practice falls within the ordinary court of business. She also added that the disclosure wasn’t specific enough to establish that users expressly consented to the scanning of the content of their messages.
“Facebook’s unwillingness to offer any details regarding its targeted advertising practice prevents the court from being able to determine whether the specific practice challenged in this case should be considered ‘ordinary,’” added Judge Hamilton.

Facebook is continuing to stay silent on any comments about the case.
Google is also under the hammer for the same message-scanning practices, though they aren’t facing a class-action suit like Facebook. Many experts in the field believe that the result of both of the lawsuits will have a major impact on how we use technology to communicate in the future.

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