The world stocked up on laptop and desktop computers in 2020 at a level not seen since the iPhone debuted in 2007; and manufacturers still are months away from fulfilling outstanding orders, hardware industry executives and analysts said. Remote learning and working has upturned the computer market during the coronavirus pandemic; zapping sales of smartphones while boosting interest in bigger devices, which had become afterthoughts to iPhones and Androids over the last decade. “The whole supply chain has been strained like never before,” said Gregg Prendergast, Pan-America president at hardware maker Acer Inc. Annual global shipments of PCs, the industry’s…
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Gunmen have killed two persons at the high-level area of Naka, the headquarters of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Sewuese Anene, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. Anene said gunmen carried out the attack in the early hours of today, adding that two persons were arrested at the scene of the crime by police. “On 27/12/2020 at about 1 am, a gunshot was heard in the High-Level area of Naka town and police officers were deployed to the area. Two persons were arrested at the scene of the crime while…
A man armed with a knife killed seven people and wounded seven others in northeastern China on Sunday, state media reported. The attack — which police said appeared to have been “random” — reportedly took place at 8.14 am local time (0014 GMT) in the city of Kaiyuan in Liaoning province. The attacker was later arrested in a local bathhouse, they added. An inquiry has begun, the Kaiyun public security office said in a post on the Twitter-like Weibo website. Stabbings are relatively common in China, where firearms are banned and are often used in random attacks by angry citizens…
The kidnapped chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria in Kaduna State, Apostle Emmanuel Bako and his wife, Cindy have regained freedom from their abductors. The cleric and his wife were kidnapped on Friday Evening at Albarka praying camp in Jema’a Local Government. But in a statement on Sunday, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the PFN chairman and his wife had been released. Meanwhile, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has expressed his relief and happiness over the development and offered his best wishes to the cleric and his wife.
Two Nigerians have been charged in a UK court over the hijack of an oil tanker in the English Channel. The two Nigerians were identified as Matthew John Okorie, 25 and Sunday Sylvester, 22. Both men were charged with endangering the Nave Andromeda and appeared at Southampton Magistrates’ Court. The two Nigerians were part of a group of seven Nigerians who were arrested after being discovered on board an oil tanker on October 25, the Daily Mail reports. The ship – the Nave Andromedia – which set sail from Lagos, was approaching Southampton, Hampshire, its destination when the men were…
Encrypted messaging app Telegram will launch pay-for services in 2021, its Russian-born founder Pavel Durov said Wednesday, as the growing company needed “at least a few hundred million dollars per year”. “Telegram will begin to generate revenue, starting next year,” Durov said in a statement. “We will be able to launch countless new features and welcome billions of new users.” Durov, 36, said he did not plan to sell the company and therefore needed to look for other ways to come up with funding. Telegram is a popular social media platform in a number of countries, particularly in the former…
If you’ve been lucky enough to receive a shiny new iPhone, you’re in for a treat. Whether it’s the smaller iPhone SE; the supersized iPhone 12 Pro Max, or anything in between, Apple has continued pushing the envelope for phone performance. If you’re new to the ecosystem, or it’s been a while since you switched devices, there can be a fair amount to learn as part of the initial setup process. Luckily for you, we’ve put together this guide to not only getting your new phone ready for use; but transferring settings from your existing device, too. Let’s get started.…
The Lagos State Police Command says it has intensified its strategies to curb crimes and criminality, particularly traffic robbery in its bid to ensure hitch-free celebrations across the state. In a statement on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the arrest of three suspected traffic robbers at the Agidingbi area. He explained that the suspects were apprehended at about 11:30pm on Tuesday by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) during one of the command’s undercover operations around Ikeja. “The suspects, on sighting the RRS operatives, took to their heels but were given a hot…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Mr Zakari Ya’u Idris, the Village Head of Madaka in Rafi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The Chief of Staff to the Chairman of Rafi LGA, Mohammed Mohammed, confirmed the murder of the village head on Saturday. Idris was killed a week after he was abducted by his captors who invaded Madaka community on Sunday last week, where they murdered three persons and abducted the village head for a second time. Mohammed revealed that the bandits had earlier contacted the family of the deceased to pay a ransom of N800,000. He…
Residents have fled their homes as Boko Haram terrorists attacked four villages in the southern part of Borno State. According to local sources who are on the run, the attack is ongoing as of 9pm on Saturday. Eyewitnesses reports that the insurgents rode in at least 10 Toyota Hilux vans, and they were first seen around Mandara Dirau at about 1pm. The insurgents were said to have proceeded unchallenged through parts of villages identified as Debiro, Tashan Alade, Tirgitu, and Shaffa town shooting sporadically, looting food items, and setting houses ablaze. Villages attacked are situated within Hawul and Shaffa Local…