WHY SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 WON'T SELL IN NIGERIA

Samsung Mobile flagship smartphone, Galaxy S5 was launched on the 11th of April. There's no doubt that the high-end device is one of the most highly anticipated smartphones in the Q1 of 2014. Compared to its rival HTC ONE M8, Galaxy S5 was even sold out in Korea before it's launch date in order to satisfy the anxiety and curiousity of consumers.
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         - Samsung Galaxy S5 On Sale Before Official Release

Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with unique and interesting features that makes it different among others. It enables camera from the lock screen, fingerprint scanner located inside the Home button, heart rate monitor on the back just under the camera port also water and dust resistant. It also include key specs like 2.5 GHZ Quadcore application processor, 16MP rear camera, 2800 mAH battery life and Android 4.4.2 kitkat.
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         - Samsung Galaxy S5 Full Specs

However, there are possibilities that Galaxy S5 won't sell much as expected in Nigeria. Wondering why?   

Price:

In a country like Nigeria where the minimum wage of an average worker is #20,000. In a country where an average citizen lives below a dollar per day. Would you prefer to "Cut your coat according to your size" or rather "Cut your cloth according to your cloth"?

It's only 4 out of 100 nigerians that can afford to 'close their two eyes' to buy Galaxy S5 which is presently worth over #110,000. 1 a politician, 2 an entertainer eg. musician, 3 a pastor & a Cyber criminal i.e Yahoo Boys. *Lol*
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         - Why Tecno Is Still Nigerians Choice Of Smartphone in 2014

I agree that the device is of high quality which I guess it actually worths the price. With #110,000 I would rather go for a Laptop maybe HP 2000 Corei 3(6GB) worth #85,000. With a balance of #25,000 left to purchase any other smartphone of your choice.

Come to think of it, you purchase Galaxy S5 after some time it becomes scrap and you sell it like a Tecno Phone - is that sensible?

Second Choice:

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is just like any other smartphone out there. I still emphasize that the device is unique beyond every reasonable doubt but there's so much similar alternatives. Aseize Okaztle
even compared Samsung Galaxy S5 to Sony Xperia Z2, is Z2 better than S5?
I do advice people that before you purchase any gadget, ask yourself: Why do I need it? Will it Satisfy my needs? What's so special about Galaxy S5 that you can't get on HTC, Nexus, Sony, or even Tecno at a reasonable price?

No wonder Nosa Ero Nosa post that Galaxy S5 was considered as a piece of cheap plastic by HTC president.
This post is basically just my own opinion, I'm not trying to blacklist or downgrade any product. Criticism sometimes is good for the business.

If you have any contributions, drop your comments lets hear you out.

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MICROSOFT FINALLY ACQUIRES NOKIA AFTER 8 MONTHS

Today Microsoft has finally announced the acquisition of Nokia's devices and services after 8 months.

"At our core, we are passionate about building technology that will change the world. From the early vision of Microsoft of placing a PC in every home and on every desk, to Nokia connecting billions of people through mobile devices, we have empowered generations. But we could not have achieved any of this without our fans around the world.
Your support has created strong momentum for Nokia Lumia smartphones and they continue to grow in popularity around the world."
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         - Why The Acquisition Of Nokia By Microsoft Was Delayed Till April

Nokia also said:
"And we are committed to continuing our support for feature phones, the Asha family, and the Nokia X family
of devices, announced at the Mobile World Congress in February."

"As Microsoft and Nokia Devices and Services come together as an expanded family, we will unify our
passion, dedication and commitment to bringing you the best of what our joint technologies have to offer.
Together, we can connect and
empower people with one experience for everything in their life in a world where it is mobile first and cloud first."

Are you happy about the move from Nokia? Do you think that this move will benefit all the Nokia users and even make the company Bigger and Better?

If you have any questions or suggestions about the topic, Stephen Elop (Executive Vice President, Devices & Services at Nokia) will answer your questions live in “Ask Me Anything” session worldwide on Monday, April 28 at 1PM GMT.

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CORTANA IS COMING TO EVERY NOKIA LUMIA PHONE [CHECK IT OUT]

It's no more news that windows 8.1 update is now available to some Lumia phones. One of the cool new feature that comes along with the update is the Cortana. It's like your Online Digital Personal Assistant (PA).Cortana is coming to every Lumia smartphone running Windows Phone 8, including the Nokia Lumia 520 , Lumia 1020 , and Lumia 930.

Cortana is powered by Bing and has been designed to make your mobile life easier; sending an SMS, or phoning a  friend. However, it’s capable of much more.

How Does Cortana Works?

Launch Cortana Home by tapping its Live Tile on your Start screen, or by pressing the search button on your device. The first time you interact with Cortana, she (yes, Cortana is based on the female AI in the Halo gaming franchise) will try to get to know you by asking your name, as well as some things you’re interested in. Once pleasantries have been exchanged, Cortana Home will display useful information tailored just for you. This could be flight information taken from email confirmations, or up-to-the-minute traffic data based on your usual route to work. You can ask Cortana to not disturb you during specified times. For the duration of these ‘quiet hours’ your phone will be switched to silent and Cortana will only grant access to the most important people from your ‘inner circle’.

It was developed with the help of real PAs to make the experience more accurate and efficient. Above all,Cortana is loaded with personality that makes her seem almost lifelike.
I guess you can’t wait for to try it?

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ASUP STRIKE UPDATE: AFTER 10 MONTHS ASUP PLANS TO EMBARK ON NATIONWIDE PROTEST

The Academic Staff Union of
Polytechnics (ASUP), on wednesday, said it had concluded plans to stage a nationwide protest over what it described as government’s insensitivity to its lingering strike.

The National President of the
union, Dr Chibuzo Asomugha, told newsmen in Abuja that the protest would take place on April 29. This is coming on the heels of Kebbi State chapter of the union’s decision on Tuesday to call off the 10-month old strike.

Asomugha said failure by the
Federal Government to meet the demands of ASUP and the
Colleges of Education AcademicvStaff Union (COEASU) and the consequent shutdown of the nation’s public polytechnics and colleges of education was
worrisome.
“In fact, we are planning for the protest on April 29 and if it
doesn’t come up on the 29th,
then it would be immediately
after May Day.
“We have been waiting for the
federal government. The strike should have been suspended about three weeks ago but wechaven’t heard from them.
“So, with this kind of development we do not even think there is any measure of sincerity on the part
of the government,’’ he said.

According to him, the strike has lingered and members are
beginning to give in to pressure.
“Ten months into the strike, some chapters are coming under pressure but there are provisions in our constitution to take care of such betrayals."
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         - Check Your 2014 JAMB Result Here

This is so sad, JAMB has come and gone some candidates that scored below 200 are worried to sit for polytechnic exams due to the present strike. When I'm being asked about my opinion in respect of this ASUP Strike, I'll tell them that FG doesn't f**king care about you guys.

MICROSOFT WILL NOW ALLOW APP DEVELOPERS TO RESPOND TO APP STORE CRITICS

If you're using windows app and maybe due to reason or the other you notice some faults or bugs in the app; Microsoft has now made it possible for windows app users to directly contact the app developer about it.

Microsoft is slowly rolling out a program whereby developers can comment on your reviews of their handiwork.Don't panic,the developers won't get access to your personal details, and, if they overstep the mark, you can report them for poor conduct.

Microsoft also made it known that this program could take about some months before it'll be put in place.
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          -  Microsoft To Change The Ranking Of 'TOP GAMES' On Windows Phone Store

This step seems to be in the right direction as it enable you to choose either of the following options:

√ ignore the email
√ respond to the developer
update your review or
√ opt out of all future app review responses.

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HOW TO CHECK YOUR JAMB UTME 2014 RESULT

Following the release of the just concluded UTME result on thursday, JAMB officially released the statistics for the
UTME result. Which are well elucidated below:

According to the Registrar/ChiefExecutive of JAMB, Prof.
Dibu Ojerinde, a total of 47 candidates scored 250 and above, 24 in the Paper Pencil Test (PPT) and likewise 23 candidates in the Dual Based Test (DBT ) modes of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination (UTME) conducted across the country last Saturday.

The JAMB boss also disclosed that in PPT, 275,282 candidates scored below 150; 122,157 scored 150-159; 115,456 scored 160-169; 315,401 candidates scored 170-199 while 108,488
candidates scored 200-249.

According to him, “In DBT,
2,471 candidates scored below 150; 2,830 scored 150-159; 3,808 scored 160-169; 6,678 candidates also scored between 170-199 while 1,309 candidates scored 200-249.

“A total of 990,179 candidates
applied for PPT while 25,325
candidates applied for DBT which amounts to 1,015,504
applicants”. Prof Ojerinde
said universities have highest
number of applicants as
first choice as not less than
995,901 candidates choose
universities as their first choice of institution, 13, 761 candidates choose polytechnics as first choice; 20, 558 opted for colleges of
education while 32 candidates
choose innovative enterprise
institute as their first choice.

He said from the two modes
of exam conducted, there was a total of 36,164 invalid results, 2,494 results were with-held by the board for further scrutinising while 37,315 candidates were absent from the exams. He added that a total of 1, 865 centres were used for the conduct of PPT and 133 centres were used for DBT.

How To Check Your Result For Free

Initially the link that was being used since on thursday to check result was this
http://www.jamb.org.ng/
postregistrationefacility/
VerifyResult.aspx?id=16

But now JAMB has stopped it from functioning. From what I've heard, Cyber cafes now charge #1,300 to buy scratch card in order for candidates to check their results. Up till now, some candidates still haven't check thier results.

So, the only working solution is to download JAMB app to check your result. What you'll only need is your registration number.
Download JAMB app for windows phones HERE

Download JAMB app for Android phones HERE

If you still want me to check your result for you, drop your registration number.

YOUTUBE APP ON ANDROID CAN NOW CAST LIVE VIDEOS

Youtube for Android users has been updated  to version 5.6.31, the previous version was 5.5.27. The update comes with  a couple of new features. The major addition to the Youtube app is the ability to cast live videos to Chromecast.

Live videos are, videos of events happening live and not pre-recorded and previously there was no way to watch this on Chromecast, which has been fixed now.

Other notable includes an Updated Watch Later UI, which is now in tune with the design of the rest of the app.

However, the new Youtube app update has not hit the Google Play Store yet. But  you can download the APK format file and install it on your Android phone HERE

PHOTO OF LG L65 LEAKS ON TWITTER

Evleaks leaked a press photo of the unannoucned LG L65 on Twitter. The image consists of the front and the back of the handset in a white color.

The rumoured specs of the LG L65 include
- a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU,
- 4.3” display, and
- 5MP camera.

There's possibility that the price of the LG L65 will come at an affordable price as we've seen in other LG L series.

We'll keep you updated on the launch date and when it'll be available for consumers.

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