Google Maps is getting a whole array of improvements to its navigation and the information it provides, Google announced today. First off, the company is improving Live View, the augmented reality navigation feature, which lets users see navigation directions overlaid on top of the real world. Now, this feature is becoming more useful in indoor locations, so instead of just finding places while walking outside, Google Maps can guide you inside places like airports and malls. The feature is available now in some malls in Chicago, Long Island, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle; and it means…
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For quite some time, I faced a screen- flickering issue when using MS Word. The flicker happened when I typed or tried to save the file manually, which is basically CTRL+S. A quick Google search reveals many people have faced similar issues on their Windows 10 PC. Here is a quick fix for such screen flickering issue with MS Word: Step 1: Open a Word document on your PC. Step 2: Click on the File button; on the top left corner. Step 3: At the bottom, you will notice “Options”. Click on it. Step 4: Click on the Advanced from…
Instagram is one of the most popular image-sharing apps on the internet with millions of users and influencers. While some of these accounts have a simple username, others have a name that is hard to forget. Instagram, unlike a lot of social media platforms, gives users the ability to change their boring usernames into interesting ones just by following a bunch of steps. Now, before you get confused, a username is not the same as a display. A display name is unique to every Instagram user, while a username isn’t, not necessarily. If you are looking for a change, here’s…
Images of Samsung’s unannounced Tab A7 Lite tablet have leaked, courtesy of Evan Blass on Voice. The images show a decidedly budget-looking device; with a single rear camera and no flash. Internally the tablet is said to be running a modest MediaTek Helio P22T processor paired with 3GB of RAM and a 5,100 mAh battery. The Tab A7 Lite is one of two “Lite” tablets Samsung is expected to launch in June; if a February leak from WalkingCat is to be believed. The other is the Galaxy Tab S7 Lite; which features a bigger 12.4-inch display compared to 8.7-inches on…
The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has convicted one Olaofe Olamide to one-year imprisonment for engaging in internet fraud. This followed the prosecution of the convict by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to a statement issued on Monday, the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said Olamide was arraigned on March 29 on a one-count charge of possession of fraudulent documents contrary to Section 320 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. Following his arraignment, Olamide pleaded guilty to the charge. Consequently, the prosecuting counsel, A.O. Mohammed, informed the Court of a plea bargain agreement between…
QR codes are popular. From making a digital payment to mirroring your WhatsApp on the web, QR codes have many applications. Did you know that you can also create a QR code for a specific web page on Google Chrome and share it with your contacts? If you did not know about this feature, here’s a step-by-step guide to get started: Sharing pages with a QR code on your computer: Step 1: Open the Chrome browser on your PC. Step 2: Open the page you want to share. Step 3: Select the address bar on the top. Step 4: Click…
A 35-year-old woman, Sukurat Olajoke, mother of six and a resident of Agboole Alakoye in Igbo Ora in Oyo state has been arrested by men of Ogun state police command for killing her own one-month-old baby, and dumped the corpse in Ogun river, in Abeokuta, the state capital. According to the police public relations officer, DSP, Abimbola Oyeyemi said that the suspect was arrested when policemen attached to Enugada divisional headquarters Abeokuta who are on routine patrol with the Divisional police officer SP Baba Hamzat “They saw the woman throwing something suspicious into the river, the suspicious behavior of the…
The Nigeria Police has arrested sixteen suspects including a pastor allegedly involved in series of violent and unprovoked attacks on security operatives and facilities in some states, particularly in the south-eastern part of the country. The Force public relations officer, Mr. Frank Mba in a statement explained that the arrest was made in collaboration with the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force following sustained and intelligence-driven sting operations. Some of the suspects are Ugochukwu Samuel, Raphael Idang, Cletus Nwachukwu Egole, a pastor with the holy blessed trinity sabbath church, Orlu, Imo state, Michael Uba, a prophet with the association…
The police in FCT have arrested five suspects linked with the recent kidnapping at Kiyi village in Abuja. A statement by the Commissioner of Police, Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yusuf Mariam, confirms that the suspects were arrested at Kuje and Daki-Biu area of the state. ASP Mariam said that suspects were arrested during coordinated intelligent operations between Friday 26th-Sunday 28th March 2021 by Police operatives from Dawaki Division and the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad. “The suspects are: one Abdullahi Haruna, Haruna Musa, Iliyasu Adamu, Micheal Paul and Salisu Abdullahi all male”. The command spokesman noted that the suspects confessed to…
Twenty-one suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested at their hideout in Gwarimpa and Dawaki Extension, Abuja and Niger State respectively. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which stated this in a statement issued by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said the arrest was sequel to credible intelligence obtained by the commission on their alleged criminal activities. The suspects were identified as Akpotegho Profit, Aseimo Prince, Ekhaguere Favour, Ekhaguere Esewi, Kelvin Ekhaguere, Temola Adex, Ezuzu Happiness and Ekhiyokwo Emmanuel. Others are Mena Ejife Emmanuel, Clement Ifietekhai, Babatunde Ilori, Ejoor Joseph, Okunuwe Frank Durkio, Agbaga Kelvin, Ajayi Kehinde David, Akinwale Taiwo, Joseph…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Ibadan zonal office secured eight convictions on Thursday, March 25, 2021, before Justice Mohammed Abubakar of Federal High Court, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The convicts are: Olayiwola Olamilekan Adewole, Raji Wasiu Olalekan, Uthman Dolapo Muhammed, Usman Toheeb Olawale, Oyesoji Tosin Isaac, Okegbenro Idris Olalekan, Oluwole Olusukanmi Yinka and Akinlolu akintunde Toheed The defendants pleaded guilty to separate one count of impersonation, following a plea bargain with the EFCC. After taking their pleas, Justice Abubakar convicted and sentenced them to various jail terms and also ordered that they restitute their victims. Olayiwola, Oyesoji, and Usman…
Amazon.com’s social media team bared its teeth this week to go after two big critics in Congress: Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. On Friday, the day that Sanders met with Amazon workers in Alabama, Amazon News tweeted that Sanders’ home state of Vermont’s minimum wage was $11.75. “Sanders would rather talk in Alabama than act in Vermont,” the company tweeted. In his meeting, Sanders urged Amazon workers to vote for the union: “When you stand up and fight; you are taking on here not only one of the most powerful corporations in this country you are taking on the…
It’s been over five years since Mobile World Congress 2016 when Huawei introduced the MateBook, its first Windows 10 PC. A few months later, I hiked out to Manhattan for the U.S. launch event at the observation deck of the World Trade Center. The following year, Huawei split its lineup into three: the MateBook X, MateBook E, and MateBook D. Huawei is celebrating its five-year anniversary in the space, refreshing a big chunk of its lineup, including the MateBook X Pro. Coming in a beautiful Emerald Green color, it now has Intel’s 11th-generation ‘Tiger Lake’ processors. There’s no more…
As the pandemic began to spread and more offices opted for a remote working environment last year; collaboration and communication tools became the norm. Some older players like Microsoft Teams and Google Meet that existed before the pandemic also opened up access to the public. While there’s no official app for Meet so far, Microsoft Teams has apps for almost every modern platform. Like most modern cross-platform apps built to work on Windows, macOS and Linux, Microsoft Teams is based on the open-source Electron project. Electron is based on Chromium, which means every app that runs on Electron needs to…
Apple products are made from various materials that are susceptible to damage if they contact certain liquids or products. To clean your MacBook screen, you should avoid abrasive items such as clothes, towels, paper towels, or similar materials. Instead, use a soft, lint-free cloth to get the job done. Don’t use aerosol sprays, bleaches, or abrasives on your computer. And never spray cleaners directly onto the device. Do use a 70% isopropyl alcohol wipe or Clorox Disinfecting Wipes to gently wipe hard, nonporous, external surfaces such as the display or keyboard. Never submerge your Apple product into cleaning agents…
Ever since foldable displays started creeping their way into smartphones, starting with the forgotten Royole FlexPai, we’ve seen a few wacky concepts in the realm of small displays that transform into bigger ones, be it by rolling or folding. One of the companies to jump on that bandwagon was TCL, but only in concept. At MWC 2019, the company showed off its concept DragonHinge mechanism for folding displays, and then, last year, we got to see a phone with a tri-fold design, as well as one with a display that unrolls to become bigger. What we haven’t seen yet, though,…
New research published by Vodafone UK reveals that there was a 40% increase in the amount of streaming and downloading on its network since the first UK lockdown that began on March 23, 2020. In normal times, it said the peak time for binge-watching boxsets was at 6:30 pm but during lockdown a quarter of adults admitted to watching their favourite shows at 11 am instead. According to the broadband provider, Line of Duty, Friends, and Only Fools and Horses were among the top boxsets over the last 12 months. Other popular shows were Peaky Blinders, Game of Thrones, and…
Having an iPad doesn’t mean you’re forced to use it as a tablet. After all, you can connect a keyboard cover and type away like any other 2-in-1. Even the Apple Pencil makes it feel less like a tablet and more like a computing device that’s thinner than Apple’s MacBook Air. Connect a Bluetooth mouse, and you’ll never need a silly clamshell laptop again. Apple added mouse and also trackpad support in March 2020 with the release of iPadOS 13.4. We show you how to connect a Bluetooth mouse to your iPad, how to change the pointer, and list the…
It has been reported that Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker, will begin building electric vehicles at Great Wall Motors’ factory. In response to the report, Xiaomi said it wasn’t going to provide comments and Great Wall said, in an exchange filing on Friday, that it hadn’t discussed this with Xiaomi. The information that Xiaomi will be using Great Wall’s factory came from three people who have direct knowledge of the matter. Two of the sources said that the vehicles produced at the factory will carry Xiaomi’s branding as well as that they will be aimed at a mass market. To…
Tech is always changing, and so is the way we use it. That means we are always finding new ways to let our guard down for bad actors to snoop on our data. Remember when you shared your address book with that trendy new app? Or when you posted photos on social networks? Those actions may all pose consequences that weaken security for ourselves and the people we care about. Vijay Balasubramaniyan, CEO of Pindrop, a security firm that develops technology to detect fraudulent phone calls; said we should always remember that any piece of our identity we post online…