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Five Smartphone and Tablet Brands Owned by Nigerians

1. Bryte Gadgets : Bryte Tablets is a top and fast selling smartphone and tablet brand. With products ranging from Bryte Adults tablet, Children tablet, Bryte smart watch, Bryte power bank and bluetooth speakers. The product is being manufactured in china and assembled in Hong Kong as said. The Bryte headquarters basically in Lagos. (more…)

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Here’s why your future Internet could come through your lightbulb aka Li-Fi

The tungsten lightbulb has served well over the century or so since it was introduced, but its days are numbered now with the arrival of LED lighting, which consume a tenth of the power of incandescent bulbs and have a lifespan 30 times longer. Potential uses of LEDs are not limited to illumination: smart lighting products are emerging that can offer various additional features, including linking your laptop or smartphone to the internet. Move over Wi-Fi, Li-Fi is here. Wireless communication with visible light is, in fact, not a new idea. Everyone knows about using smok

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Nobel Prize awarded for pioneering discoveries in parasite-fighting drugs

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded on Monday to three scientists who discovered treatments for three of the most devastating parasite-borne diseases. Irish-born scientist William C. Campbell and Japanese scientist Satoshi Ōmura were jointly awarded half the prize for their discovery of a therapy to treat infections caused by roundworm parasites. Chinese scientist Youyou Tu received the other half for her discovery of a new therapy for Malaria. Campbell and Ōmura discovered the drug Avermectin, a modified form of which has dramatically reduced cases of

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Here’s how to make perfect diamonds in the microwave

Right now, odds are that one in every four diamonds on sale around the world is ablood diamond - mined in a war zone and sold to finance armed conflict and civil war. And for those wanting to steer clear of such a commodity, it’s becoming nearly impossible to figure out the difference between a clean and a dirty diamond. Which is why the market for lab-made diamonds is slowly but surely growing, offering a cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and ethically sound option that looks just as pretty as its natural counterpart. "To a modern young consumer, if they get

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9 Sure Ways to Protect Your Eyes during Computer Use

Most jobs nowadays including mine involves some degree of computer usage, meaning almost everyone will be spending time in front of a computer. Unfortunately, this can result in eye strain or injury. In order to avoid this, you’ll have to properly protect your eyes both in front of and away from the computer. Sit far enough away from the screen. This is usually considered at least an arm’s length away from the screen. To make sure your computer is positioned right, try the high-five test: if you can’t properly high-five your computer screen with a full arm extension, yo