A number of charging pads exist to charge and sync your mobile device, but Apple is taking it a step further. The company has filed a patent for a smart charging pad that will actually sync or charge your mobile device depending on how it’s positioned…
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Facebook today released a brand new mobile app for iOS, one billed as a new way to browse both the News Feed and news stories shared on the site — Paper. At first glance, it looks like Flipboard with a Facebook-centric approach, but once you start…
Nigeria’s Muslims have voiced concern about an apparent increase in religious “profiling” after hundreds of terror-related arrests in the country’s Christian-majority south. Last month some 300 traders from the Muslim majority north of the country were…
Amazon Prime is a great deal, and has been since the days it only offered free shipping. Today, the subscription service still includes that free two-day shipping but also adds a large streaming video collection and a digital e-book library to the $…
This morning, a huge list of supposed details regarding Microsoft’s strategy with the Xbox One in 2014 hit the web, and gamers across the Internet have been looking to separate fact from fiction. Among the juicier tidbits include the company’s plan…
One of the single most highly requested pieces of functionality that has yet to appear on iOS is support for system wide third party alternate keyboards. Developers have seen huge success with alternate keyboards on Android, and none have been more…
More than 2,000 people were forced from their homes after a market attack in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram militants that killed at least 52, a relief agency said Thursday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the region said…
The long search for a new CEO—begun when current Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer announced his impending retirement back in August—may soon be coming to an end. A post on Re/code today cites “numerous sources close to Microsoft” as confirming that…
If you’ve been looking for an official, Facebook-developed way to read updates from your friends alongside interesting news stories, you’re in luck. Facebook this morning announced a brand new app called Paper, which will first be available for…
Poisonous rivalries among Nigeria’s top military brass hindered a fight against Islamic militants, forcing President Goodluck Jonathan to fire the army, navy and air force chiefs two weeks ago, he said. The January 16 sackings, along with that of the…
The Bank of England Governor is expected to issue a warning on the economic consequences of Scottish Independence as he delivers an address on currency union. Mark Carney has held talks with Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond in Edinburgh, before…
Back in June of last year at Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference, the company announced its ambitious plans to bring its hit mobile operating system, iOS, to your car. But beyond detailing what apps you’d see in this technological integration…
There are so, so many leaks regarding Nokia’s long-rumored, never-seen Android-powered smartphone, codenamed “Normandy” or “Nokia X” depending on the time of day. Today’s no different, with @evleaks posting alleged specifications for the…
For the past year, we’ve learned a lot about the nature of Google Glass, but Google has been relatively quiet about their expansion plans. More specifically, we knew Google was working on a solution for spectacle-sporting users who want to use Glass…
It seems that last year’s rumors of an Amazon-made, Android-powered game console have come back into fashion, as a post on VG247 today reports that the online retail giant will be releasing said console sometime this year for less than $300. According…
Two Islamic courts in Nigeria have been forced to suspend the trials of 10 men accused of homosexuality because of fears of mob violence, judges and officials have said. An angry crowd last week pelted stones at seven men suspected of breaking Islamic…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa’s days as top dog on the continent are numbered. Booming, bustling Nigeria is about to become Africa’s biggest economy. So pop open a bottle of Moet & Chandon — after all, from 2012-2013, seven Nigerian…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists has secured an insurance policy for journalists who often work in poor conditions across the country and fall victim to accidents and attacks by militant groups. VOA’s Ndimyake Mwakalyelye reports and later talks to…
The number of people killed in a deadly market attack blamed on Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria has risen to 52, police told AFP on Tuesday. “From the verified figures I have in my records, 52 people have been confirmed killed in the attack…
I got a new phone last Friday: the Nexus 5. It’s a delight, and I got it as part of my switch to T-Mobile form Sprint. Before heading to the store to make the switch (right before leaving for a weekend trip), I frantically tried to off-load as much…