smartphones – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 21 Dec 2024 13:18:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png smartphones – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Smartphones Prevent You From Living In The Moment – Tems https://www.theinfostride.com/smartphones-prevent-you-from-living-in-the-moment-tems/ https://www.theinfostride.com/smartphones-prevent-you-from-living-in-the-moment-tems/#respond Sat, 21 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=398446 Popular singer, Tems has come out to say that she is not the biggest fan of smartphones. She recently had her say during an interview, and fans have been reacting. According to her, she always looks for any reason to leave her phone behind because she’d rather live in the moment and enjoy the several [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/smartphones-prevent-you-from-living-in-the-moment-tems/feed/ 0 OPPO Find X8 Series to Debut MediaTek Dimensity 9400 SOC for Global Markets Combining Ultra Performance, Efficiency & AI Experiences https://www.theinfostride.com/oppo-find-x8-series-to-debut-mediatek-dimensity-9400-soc-for-global-markets-combining-ultra-performance-efficiency-ai-experiences/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:20:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/oppo-find-x8-series-to-debut-mediatek-dimensity-9400-soc-for-global-markets-combining-ultra-performance-efficiency-ai-experiences/ SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 November 2024 – OPPO, the world’s leading smart device brand will bring the flagship MediaTek Dimensity 9400 SoC to global markets in its upcoming OPPO Find X8 and Find X8 Pro smartphones. The world’s first globally available devices to feature MediaTek’s powerful new chipset, the Dimensity 9400 [...]

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]]> Africa’s Smartphone Surge: Q3 2023 Sees a 12% Growth, Reveals Report https://www.theinfostride.com/africas-smartphone-surge-q3-2023-sees-a-12-growth-reveals-report/ https://www.theinfostride.com/africas-smartphone-surge-q3-2023-sees-a-12-growth-reveals-report/#respond Mon, 25 Dec 2023 21:38:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=365471 In the third quarter of 2023, the African smartphone market demonstrated remarkable resilience, boasting a robust 12% year-on-year growth in smartphone shipments despite prevailing challenges in the economy. These challenges encompassed macroeconomic hurdles, import restrictions, and volatile currencies in key markets across the continent. The latest report from the global research firm Canalys shed light [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/africas-smartphone-surge-q3-2023-sees-a-12-growth-reveals-report/feed/ 0 Monitor Your Kids While They Use Their Phones – Pastor David Ibiyeomie https://www.theinfostride.com/monitor-your-kids-while-they-use-their-phones-pastor-david-ibiyeomie/ https://www.theinfostride.com/monitor-your-kids-while-they-use-their-phones-pastor-david-ibiyeomie/#respond Wed, 20 Apr 2022 15:13:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=323316 Pastor David Ibiyeomie has come out to warn parents to stop buying mobile phones for their children who are not yet in the university. He recently had his say while speaking to his congregation, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, he is dishing out this advice because phones expose kids to a lot [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/monitor-your-kids-while-they-use-their-phones-pastor-david-ibiyeomie/feed/ 0 Xiaomi beat Apple to become world’s No. 2 smartphone maker https://www.theinfostride.com/xiaomi-beat-apple-to-become-worlds-no-2-smartphone-maker/ https://www.theinfostride.com/xiaomi-beat-apple-to-become-worlds-no-2-smartphone-maker/#respond Sun, 18 Jul 2021 16:54:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=301134 Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp overtook Apple Inc in the second quarter to become the world’s No. 2 smartphone maker; market research firm Canalys said in a report. Xiaomi took the second spot for the first time with 17% share of worldwide smartphone shipments; up 3% from the previous quarter, according to the research firm. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/xiaomi-beat-apple-to-become-worlds-no-2-smartphone-maker/feed/ 0 IDC Releases Quarterly Report of Smartphone Sales in Market https://www.theinfostride.com/idc-releases-quarterly-report-of-smartphone-sales-in-market/ https://www.theinfostride.com/idc-releases-quarterly-report-of-smartphone-sales-in-market/#respond Fri, 29 Jan 2021 13:03:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=283256 The International Data Corporation (IDC) has released a new quarterly report shining light on the state of the worldwide smartphone market in the three months ending in December 2020. In line with its forecast, the market grew 4.3% compared to the same period in 2019; even though 2020 as a whole saw 5.9% lower smartphone [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/idc-releases-quarterly-report-of-smartphone-sales-in-market/feed/ 0 Feeling bored? See our tips on how you make more of your free time https://www.theinfostride.com/feeling-bored-see-our-tips-on-how-you-make-more-of-your-free-time/ Mon, 13 Jan 2020 18:25:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=244907 We live in a time when we have simply forgotten how to do nothing. This is reinforced by smartphones, through which we are available and busy around the clock. Once social media and the current news situation have been “read to the end”, we are immediately bored. While free time used to be precious, today [...]

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]]> Smartphones Can Be Used To Track Kidnappers – Sunday Dare https://www.theinfostride.com/smartphones-can-be-used-to-track-kidnappers-sunday-dare/ Fri, 26 Jul 2019 00:21:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=236102 Ministerial nominee, Sunday Dare, has spoken up about how mobile phones can be used to track kidnappers. He disclosed this as he responded to questions from the lawmakers during the ministerial screening exercise today. Dare added that kidnapping has been a cause of concern for not only regulators but Nigerians too. According to him, apprehending [...]

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]]> Millions Of Android Smartphones Infected With Malwares https://www.theinfostride.com/millions-android-smartphones-infected-malwares/ Tue, 12 Jul 2016 18:54:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=135642 Not less than nine million Android smartphones have been infected by malware that generates fake clicks for adverts, say security researchers. The software is also surreptitiously installing apps and spying on the browsing habits of victims. The malware is currently making about $300,000 (£232,000) a month for its creators, suggests research. The majority of phones that [...]

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]]> Winners Emerge In This Year Samsung’s “Inspire Bigger Dreams” Campaign https://www.theinfostride.com/winners-emerge-in-this-year-samsungs-inspire-bigger-dreams-campaign/ Wed, 25 May 2016 13:25:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=129856 The Samsung Electronics “Inspire Bigger Dreams” competition has produced three winners. The campaign was aimed at encouraging Nigerians to keep their dreams alive, dream bigger and aspire to greater heights. Mr. Muhammed Nasirudeen Musa, Mr. Ibrahim Ambali, and Mr. Ibrahim Usman Salihu emerged winners out of the entries that were received. The “Inspire Bigger Dreams” [...]

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]]> Apple’s Stock Experiences Worst Week Since 2013 https://www.theinfostride.com/apples-stock-experiences-worst-week-since-2013/ Wed, 04 May 2016 19:24:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=127633 Apple on Friday ended its worst week on the stock market since 2013 as worries festered about a slowdown in iPhone sales and after influential shareholder Carl Icahn revealed he sold his entire stake. Apple Shares, a mainstay of many Wall Street portfolios and the largest component of the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, have dropped [...]

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]]> Will Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge become the Most Anticipated Smartphones Yet? https://www.theinfostride.com/will-samsung-galaxy-s7-and-galaxy-s7-edge-become-the-most-anticipated-smartphones-yet/ https://www.theinfostride.com/will-samsung-galaxy-s7-and-galaxy-s7-edge-become-the-most-anticipated-smartphones-yet/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:31:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=121359 Will Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge become the Most Anticipated Smartphones Yet? That was the question that comes to my mind when I read an article on BlogsRelease website titled “7 Reasons Why the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge are the Most Anticipated Smartphones Yet“. Do you think they will be? Read the full content [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/will-samsung-galaxy-s7-and-galaxy-s7-edge-become-the-most-anticipated-smartphones-yet/feed/ 2 Samsung Galaxy S6 Pre-order Campaign kicks off March 30th [PRESS RELEASE] https://www.theinfostride.com/samsung-galaxy-s6-pre-order-campaign-kicks-off-march-30th/ Thu, 02 Apr 2015 11:16:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=78751 Samsung Electronics West Africa has announced that the FUTURE IS NOW with its latest exciting collection of smartphones, Galaxy S6 edge and S6 duos which will be available for pre-order in Nigeria from March 30th, 2015. The devices will be available in 32GB and 64GB for the S6 edge and 32GB for the S6 duos. [...]

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]]> Magellan Expands Retail Availability of SmartGPS 5390 Cloud Connected Navigation Device https://www.theinfostride.com/magellan-expands-retail-availability-of-smartgps-5390-cloud-connected-navigation-device/ Mon, 11 Aug 2014 17:50:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/08/magellan-expands-retail-availability-of-smartgps-5390-cloud-connected-navigation-device/ SANTA CLARA, CA–(Marketwired – Aug 11, 2014) – Magellan, a leader of innovative GPS devices for vehicles, fitness, outdoor, and mobile navigation, announces the availability of its latest SmartGPS model at major eTailers. The new unit, SmartGPS 5390, is a powerful navigation device that keeps drivers informed, saves them time and money, and provides safer [...]

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]]> Is Android Silver coming in 2015? https://www.theinfostride.com/is-android-silver-coming-in-2015/ Tue, 20 May 2014 08:56:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43774 Trying to figure out the future of Google’s line of smartphones and tablets is becoming something of an industry in and of itself. It’s impossible to know for sure what’s going to happen, but that doesn’t stop every tech writer and blogger from…

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]]> Google Rolling Out Android KitKat to Nexus Devices Next Week https://www.theinfostride.com/google-rolling-out-android-kitkat-to-nexus-devices-next-week/ Fri, 16 May 2014 18:14:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43202 If you’ve got a Nexus device – that includes the Nexus 4 and 5 smartphones and the Nexus 7 and 10 tablets – then you might want to keep your eyes peeled on May 23. A new report suggests that Google will start rolling out the latest version of…

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]]> Finally, Google is selling that Nest Thermostat it owns in Play Store https://www.theinfostride.com/finally-google-is-selling-that-nest-thermostat-it-owns-in-play-store/ Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:24:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=37808 Before today, visiting the “Devices” section of the Google Play Store gave you a look at plenty of the company’s flagship products. Nexus smartphones? Check. Nexus tablets? Check. Chromebooks? Check. Interestingly enough, though, you couldn’…

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]]> Three Pretties Emerge In KCEE’s Fine Face Contest https://www.theinfostride.com/three-pretties-emerge-in-kcees-fine-face-contest/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 07:12:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36356 Three pretties have emerged as preliminary winners of KCEE’s ‘Fine Face’ Instagram Contest, for coming tops with the most ‘likes’, and their good looks have won for every one of them, Samsung Galaxy S4 Phones. To show the Contest’s credibility, KCEE on behalf of MTN presented the Samsung Smartphones to the girls, who ranked 1st [...]

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]]> Google ATAP Reveals Project Ara Developers Kit https://www.theinfostride.com/google-atap-reveals-project-ara-developers-kit/ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 21:35:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=34755 The promise of a world with modular smartphones has just gotten a little more real, as Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects, or ATAP, has released the Module Developers Kit regarding its Project Ara smartphone. The Module Developers Kit, or…

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]]> BlackBerry Will Go Back to its Roots, Focus on Phones with Physical Keyboards https://www.theinfostride.com/blackberry-will-go-back-to-its-roots-focus-on-phones-with-physical-keyboards/ Fri, 28 Mar 2014 18:24:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31488 “The focus is going to be very keyboard centric,” BlackBerry CEO John Chen told Reuters in a new interview published today. For over a year now, BlackBerry has been trying to push consumers smartphones that have looked and felt more like an Apple…

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]]> Why didn’t missing jet passengers use their cellphones? https://www.theinfostride.com/why-didnt-missing-jet-passengers-use-their-cellphones/ Wed, 19 Mar 2014 07:21:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29420 In the age of smartphones and social media, one question surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysian airliner is why none of the passengers tried to contact relatives, as they did during the 9/11 attacks. Even the absence of phone calls or emails…

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]]> Google expands Android platform to wearables https://www.theinfostride.com/google-expands-android-platform-to-wearables/ Tue, 18 Mar 2014 22:18:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29387 Google announced Tuesday it was bringing Android, the dominant platform for smartphones, to wearable devices. The move allows developers to create apps for smartwatches, the first phase of the Android Wear platform. "We've barely scratched the surface…

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]]> Japan Display shares to make Tokyo trading debut https://www.theinfostride.com/japan-display-shares-to-make-tokyo-trading-debut/ Tue, 18 Mar 2014 22:10:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29368 Japan Display, the world's biggest maker of screens for smartphones and tablets and a key supplier to Apple, is to make its debut on the Tokyo stock exchange Wednesday after a $3.2 billion initial public offering. The shares will start trading on Japan…

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]]> Google Could Release Modular Smartphones as Early as 2015, For as Cheap as $50 https://www.theinfostride.com/google-could-release-modular-smartphones-as-early-as-2015-for-as-cheap-as-50/ Sat, 01 Mar 2014 16:17:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=25624 A report from Time this morning indicates that a new brand of modular smartphones from Google, as part of Project Ara, could arrive in early 2015 for as low as $50 at retail. Though you might not be getting the type of phone you’re after for a price…

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]]> BlackBerry Tries Again, Announces New Z3 and Q20 Smartphones https://www.theinfostride.com/blackberry-tries-again-announces-new-z3-and-q20-smartphones/ Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:44:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=24780 Poor BlackBerry. After seeing just about no success with the flagship BlackBerry Z10, an absolutely disastrous launch of the QWERTY BlackBerry Q10, and no further luck with the BlackBerry Z30, to say the company’s portfolio of BlackBerry 10 powered…

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]]> HTC Looking Into Giving One X Owners a Taste of KitKat https://www.theinfostride.com/htc-looking-into-giving-one-x-owners-a-taste-of-kitkat/ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 23:05:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=21980 If you’ve got one of HTC’s last generation flagship smartphones, the HTC One X, then you’ve probably been pretty bummed sitting on the sidelines of HTC’s Android 4.4 KitKat lovefest. While its current One lineup – the One, One Mini, and the…

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]]> Everything We Think We Know About the Samsung Galaxy S5 [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/everything-we-think-we-know-about-the-samsung-galaxy-s5-video/ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:15:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=17908 For months, the tech world has been teased with endless rumors regarding Samsung’s next potential smartphone release, the Samsung Galaxy S5. If it’s in development, which it probably is, it’s a follow-up to one of the most popular smartphones…

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]]> Staples Launches a Technology Trade-in Program, Offers Store Credit for Gadgets https://www.theinfostride.com/staples-launches-a-technology-trade-in-program-offers-store-credit-for-gadgets/ Tue, 21 Jan 2014 20:05:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=12299 Staples joined several other retailers by today announcing a technology trade-in program, which will allow customers to bring in gadgets like smartphones and tablets and exchange them for eCash cards. These eCash cards are basically Staples store credit…

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]]> Ultra HD And Wearable Tech Dominate CES 2014 [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/ultra-hd-and-wearable-tech-dominate-ces-2014/ Mon, 06 Jan 2014 15:13:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8514 Giant "ultra HD" TVs, watches that monitor your health, smartphones that communicate via light rays and a toothbrush that tells your phone how well you are brushing are just some of what the electronics industry gurus predict we will all be looking…

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]]> BlackBerry Scores Small Win With Skype https://www.theinfostride.com/blackberry-scores-small-win-with-skype/ Fri, 03 Jan 2014 23:58:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7829 BlackBerry said that Skype will finally be available to its BlackBerry 10 smartphones beginning in May. Each week, BlackBerry announces a slew of new applications that have been added to the BlackBerry World app store. The intent is to at once inform…

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]]> Smartphones Become Fleet of Virtual Electric Cars in Munich https://www.theinfostride.com/smartphones-become-fleet-of-virtual-electric-cars-in-munich/ Fri, 03 Jan 2014 23:55:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7826 How can you assess the performance of an electric car in the real world as a taxi or commercial vehicle, without needing to put actual electric vehicles in service? Well, as they say, there’s an app for that. In Munich, Germany, a fleet of 130 virtual…

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]]> New Apple Patents for Hover Sensing & Heart Monitor Make Smartphones Smarter https://www.theinfostride.com/new-apple-patents-for-hover-sensing-heart-monitor-make-smartphones-smarter/ Tue, 24 Dec 2013 20:23:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=6331 There’s been lots of news about patents from Apple lately: earlier this month alone, we’ve heard of patents awarded to the iPhone maker revolving around improving the nascent tech behind curved displays, the smart-dock, and facial recognition. Today…

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]]> Apple’s iPhone 5S makes rapid start in China and hits 10% of iPhones in use, data shows https://www.theinfostride.com/iphone-5s-makes-rapid-start-in-china-and-hits-10-of-iphones-in-use-data-shows/ Thu, 12 Dec 2013 07:20:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4443 CounterPoint Research report comes before China Mobile deal, while iOS 7 adoption running faster than last year, statistics show

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]]> Spotify To Add Free, Ad-Supported Streaming on Mobile Devices https://www.theinfostride.com/spotify-to-add-free-ad-supported-streaming-on-mobile-devices/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:29:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3774 I’ve been a supporter of Spotify for quite some time now, but one thing that has always caught me a more than a little off guard has been the strange way Spotify has supported mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets. Essentially, Spotify has…

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