TECH

Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival that’s as cheap as $540

Mirror, Mirror on the wall who is the finest copier of them all? Chinese smartphone and smart device maker Xiaomi just announced its first laptop — and boy does it look familiar to products belonging to a company that begins with the letter ‘A’ 😉 The Chinese tech giant is holding a press event to unveil its new Redmi Pro smartphone today, but it also dropped a surprise with the unveiling of the Mi Notebook Air. Even the name sounds familiar, right? (more…)

LIFESTYLE, TECH

22 World-Famous Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Nigerians

We all know that Nigerians are good at claiming their own people whem they do something good! Andit is not a bad thing that Nigerians are just too good! There’s the rapper Wale whose twitter handle brings more money than his performances, Chiwetel Ejiofor from 12 Years a Slave, Tinie Tempah , John Boyega from Star Wars, Uzo Aduba from Orange is the New Black, Seal the ‘Kiss from a Rose’ singer and David Oyelowo from Selma. (more…)

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OAU ILE-IFE GRADUATE BUILDS A ROBOT IN THE U.S

Babatunde Ishola, 28yr, OAU graduate has built Nigeria's first robot. Ishola, who hails from Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State is 3rd of family of five. A first Class Hons. Graduate of the Electrical and Electronics Department of the OAU was part of the OAU iLab team – research collaboration between Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT and OAU, where he learned the development of remote line laboratories, a good substitute to conventional lab. (more…)

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Another iPhone 7 Leak Shows a Shorter and Thicker Device

  As the presumed iPhone 7 release date gets closer, more and more rumors start piling up. The latest leaks include information about the 7′s dimensions. If they’re right, then we’ll see a slightly shorter and thicker phone (7.15 mm vs. 7.1 mm). They also show a slightly larger camera that’s a bit closer to the top right of the phone, suggesting an internal redesign of how the phone’s components fit. Check out the leaks above and let us know what you think. (more…)

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BlackBerry Is Getting Rid of Its Classic Smartphone

BlackBerry has announced that it will be discontinuing its Classic smartphone, in a part of the company’s shift towards focusing on software and services rather than hardware. BlackBerry’s COO and GM Ralph Pini admitted in a blog post, “Sometimes it can be very hard to let go. (more…)