France has new smartphone 'terror alert' app

France, currently host to football tournament, Euro 2016, has launched a new smartphone app to alert users to possible terror attacks. There are growing security concerns over the tournament.

The application will send users a warning “in case of a suspected attack” and also notify them about 'unexpected defences' like breaching of flood defences. The app is free to download in both French and English and is spearheaded by the French interior ministry.

 Nigeria should have this type of app. Maybe some tech guru or whizkid should think about developing something like this. It would be nice to know if there has been a Boko Haram attack or a herdsmen attack or a strike by the Niger Delta Avengers.

The app will alert users on terror attacks less than 15 minutes after the incident has been confirmed by authorities.

Throwback Thursday- Which of your old phones do you miss?

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Ahhh I miss the good old 3310. Would never break your heart.  Lol! Which of your old phones do you miss?

Batman meets Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and the Phromance just might be epic!- Review

Samsung has created a Batman themed version of the Galaxy S7 edge called Injustice Edition to celebrate the third anniversary of the Injustice: Gods Among Us mobile video game. Last year, it was Iron Man.

For all you Gotham city enthusiasts, The Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition has a Batman logo painted gold on the back. The Injustice Edition package comes with a Samsung Gear VR, Batman wallpapers, a gold-colored Batarang, a phone case that resembles Batman’s armor, Injustice game credit and Oculus VR content vouchers. The Batman colours make the S7 edge even sleeker. So you may get the opportunity of see two things you love the most joined together in intimacy.

For those who don’t know, the specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge includes a 5.5-inch screen size, an all-glass chassis design, a dual edge display, a 12-megapixel camera rear camera, a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, expandable memory that supports up to 200GB, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (U.S.) or Exynos 8890 (international) processor, 4GB RAM, IP68 certified water resistance (up to 5 ft. of water for up to 30 minutes), a 3,600 mAh battery and wireless charging support.  It gives you the slimmest feel in your hand without compromising the big screen size. It has a bigger expandable memory, faster processors and huge RAM. The bigger battery keeps you going for longer and most amazingly for people like me, clearer and sharper pictures.

The S7 edge Injustice Edition release date is slated for June 13th in a few countries like China, Singapore, Korea, Latin America and Russia but will be available in more markets soon. Hopefully, this time it will make it to Nigeria

Are you a Batman and Samsung fan? Will you buy willing to buy this if it comes to Nigeria? Drop your comments below if you please.

Nigeria has the 7th biggest mobile subscription in Africa, Chinese smartphones top sales in Africa - Study

Nigeria is now the 7^th country with the largest mobile subscription. This means, more people are using phones to stay connected. Nigeria’s biggest online retailer, Jumia, revealed this in its second white paper on African Mobile Trends 2016 released on 25^th May 2016. Egypt  is ranked 11^th and South Africa is 14^th, all within the top 15 of the top countries in the world for number of mobile subscriptions

The study also shows that Asian brands are leading the pack in smartphone sales in Africa. Chinese brand Infinix is the biggest smartphone seller on Jumia in Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, Ivory Coast and Egypt. Other big sellers are Samsung and Xtouch in Egypt, InnJoo and Wiko in Kenya, Samsung in Morocco, Itel and Samsung in Ivory Coast and InnJoo in Nigeria. Even offline, Samsung remains the top smartphone brand sold in those 5 markets, monopolizing more than 50% of each market.

So for those of you who yab ‘chinco’ phones as being 2^nd class, you need to think again.  It seems they have brought variety and diversity thus making smart phones affordable in Africa. 

Jumia has begun its mobile week but will we be able to buy? 3 reasons why Jumia mobile week might not be as reloaded as it should

Jumia started its 7 day mobile week yesterday and they tout some of the best phones, tablets and tech gadgets at mouth-watering prices. I mean i saw my Infinix Note 2 being sold for N42,000 and i’m like arrrrrrgh! Should have waited for this, right? Wrong. Most online retail tech companies hold mobile week sales in order to entice buyers and I’m sure Jumia would have made massive sales last year. This year however might not be so rosy for the online retail company. Here’s why-

Price of tomatoes

Seems unlikely but yes you read correctly. The fact that tomatoes now cost practically one for a N100 may affect the sales of online retail giant. Tomatoes are now like gold and people are saving money just to buy tomatoes. So instead of using N26, 000 to buy an Infinix hot note 3, i might as well just buy a basket of tomatoes. #justsaying

Purchasing power has dropped

People who would have been able to buy phones at higher prices last year may be unable to buy them at lower prices this year. The reason is simple enough. Purchasing power has dropped. There have been job cuts, salary slashes, pocket-money slashes and even sugar-daddy money slashes lol!. The effect of the economy is telling on every one. So when i am even barely able to feed, pray tell, where will i get the money to buy a new phone from except i absolutely need it?

Exchange rate

Ahan! The almighty exchange rate. With the dollar exchanging for N348 to a dollar and the pound for N495 to a pound at the Black Market rate, this might just be the spoiler. This time last year, the exchange rate was almost twice as low. Now with the increase and uncertainty, prices of gadgets are skyrocketing and so also are people’s reluctance to buy gadgets at such rates when they could be saving.

It may be a hard sell for Jumia but again, maybe that’s not for me to say because Nigerians love to spend and will still patronise Jumia anyway