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Yasmin Belo-Osagie’s of She Leads Africa New Ad for Microsoft Is Awesome!

Screenshot: Yasmin Belo-Osagie Microsoft ad Yasmin Belo-Osagie, the Cofounder of She Leads Africa — a community that helps young African women achieve their professional dreams — might come across as being shy and reserved, but the new Microsoft ad changed my perception! The 30-second ad is for the new Lenovo Yoga, a convertible laptop created by Lenovo and powered by Microsoft. (more…)

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Kwara State Wants to Be One of the Largest Tech Hubs in Nigeria, Plans to Build N500m ‘Computer Village’ in Ilorin.

Last week, Kwara State Governor, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, performed the groundbreaking of Harmony Hub, Kwara State’s version of the popular Computer Village, in Ilorin. The entire project is estimated to cost 500 million Naira. Speaking at the groundbreaking, the Governor said the Computer Village would directly employ about 600 youths when fully operational. (more…)

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Tips For Choosing A Washing Machine

A washing machine is one of the greatest and most helpful household inventions of the last century. Keeping clothes and all kinds of textile goods fresh and clean has never been easier than with the help of a washing machine. Buying the right kind of a washing machine, the one that matches your needs and budgets, can be tricky due to the variety of machines on the market. However, with our tips you’re guaranteed to make a smart choice! (more…)

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HTC Might Sell Off Its Smartphone Business

According to the rumors, HTC might be selling off its Smartphone business — which would be rather sad given how good their smartphones were (cc the HTC M8). No specific names were mentioned, but people are already suggesting that Google might be the best fit to buy the company’s smartphone business since it had a hand in making the Pixel devices. (more…)

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Your iPhone Secretly Sends Your Call History + Facetime Calls To Apple — Elcomsoft

A digital forensics company in Russia, Elcomsoft, claims that your iPhone sends your call history to Apple and this only happens when you enable iCloud on your device. What might piss you off is the fact that the data — which contains a list of calls made and received as well as the dates, times, call duration and entire phone numbers, plus your Facetime’s voice and video calls  — gets uploaded without notifying users or even giving them a choice. Apple, in turn, retains the data for up to 4 months before it gets deleted. This might not be a big deal until you rememb