Almost every week I have to correct the misconception that most people that I come in contact with have about Android. The general belief is that because the iPhone is a device, Android must mean any touchscreen phone that is not an iPhone; right? Wrong! Android is an operating system that is used to power [...]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has made an official statement to the effect that mobile subscribers will not pay for Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service scheduled to begin in September. I downloaded a copy of the document titled “Nigeria Mobile Number Portability – Business Rules & Port Order Processes – March 2012″ today. Here is [...]
Today it rained cats and dogs at Ikeja and I was caught up in it outdoors. A filling station was my place of refuge from the showers. After a while, a wind showed up and began to send the rain at those of us under the shelter of the station. I had to move. Moreover [...]
Some days ago, I published an article titled “What is the problem with Etisalat BIS and WordPress Mobile for BlackBerry?” In brief, I have been unable to setup and manage any WordPress account on the BlackBerry WordPress app. This article is a sequel to that. I mentioned the following in that article: – that it [...]
I am a big fan of the Windows Phone platform. The clean, elegant and smooth interface is exactly what I want in a mobile. I have been lusting after the Dell Venue Pro for months now. You all know that I live and breath by QWERTY. The Venue Pro’s large 4.0 inch display and nice [...]
oTekBits is an online magazine with daily coverage of everything happening within the startups, technology and developers ecosystem. They got hold of our own Mister Mobility who is chairing for the second year running at Mobile Web West Africa 2012. The intro: Mobile Web West Africa 2012 Conference (MWWA2012) is here, and we are already [...]
Lagos, Nigeria – Popular applications created for BlackBerry®customersin Nigeria are enabling them to getinformation, news and entertainment in simple and easy ways on their BlackBerry smartphones. One example is the Nigerian Constitution App, which first launched in September 2011. The free-to-download app, created by Pledge51, a start-up company owned by local developers Zubair Abubakar and [...]
I have had a PlayBook in the house for a short while and have been putting it through its paces. I have updated it to the latest OS version 2.0.0358 and find it a very rock stable tablet. Plus, all the initial ommissions have been put in – email client being the most prominent. Blackberry [...]
I just recently got the Samsung Galaxy Note. I will be writing a review of it soon, but in the meantime I have some pictures for you to feast your eyes on. And just so you know, I composed this post on the Galaxy Note.
I have been using WordPress Mobile for BlackBerry for months on my Etisalat BlackBerry complete plan without issues. Suddenly, a little over a week ago, I began to get error messages. Shortly after that, the WordPress app stopped connecting. If you are trying to setup a WordPress blog/ account, a connection is not established, and [...]
