83% of Facebook users in UK access it from mobile devices

Facebook has revealed that it now has 33 million registered users in the United Kingdom. It also revealed that out of the 24 million users that access it daily, 20 million access it from their mobile devices.

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Samsung reveals dual-screen flip smartphone, Hennessy

Samsung Electronics has made its rumoured dual-screen phone official in China. The Samsung SCH-W789 was unveiled on Wednesday on the Samsung official site.

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North Korea planning to unveil its own smartphone

According to North Korea Tech, North Korea is in the latter stages of producing a smartphone that will be exclusively from North Korea.

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Elon Musk reveals high speed Hyperloop idea

Paypal, Tesla Motors, and Space X founder, Elon Musk has revealed a cheaper and faster alternative to the California rail plan which will see a 610km journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles last for only 30 minutes.

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Samsung planning to appeal USITC product ban

According to reports from Korea Times, Samsung will be looking to appeal the latest ruling by the US International Trade Commission banning its products provided U. S. President, Barack Obama does not veto the ruling.

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Apple may unveil new smartphone, iPhone 5S on September 10

All ye who have been waiting impatiently for a new smartphone from Apple, it seems thy wait may be over in a very short time.

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Quotes for the week: Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American businessman and industrialist. He created the Carnegie Steel Company that later changed to the U.S. Steel Company.

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Apple fights back, import ban on Samsung products looming

The smartphone war is set to go on as the U. S. trade council has imposed bans on imports of Samsung’s old products. The U. S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Friday ruled that the biggest smartphone manufacturer Samsung infringes on two of its rival, Apple patents which are for detection of headphone jacks and operation touchscreens.

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When Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space…

Prior to 12th of April, 1961, it was a dream for a man to be in space and orbit the earth but it was achieved on that day by a man that has come to become one of the most important names in space technology.

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Blackberry open to taking the company private

According to reports from Reuters, Blackberry is looking to take the company private to give it a better chance of surviving in the increasingly hard smartphone market.

Reuters report that Chief Executive Thorsten Heins and the company’s board is increasingly coming around to the idea that taking Blackberry private will give it room to improve and solve its problems.

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Facebook to introduce video ads in News Feed

As a big company looking to increase revenue by utilizing the leverage of about 1.15 billion monthly active users and 699 million daily active users, Facebook is looking at ways to include video ads in its News Feed.

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LG launches new smartphone G2, power button located at the back

LG Electronics unveiled a new smartphone on Wednesday to add to the array of eye-catching phones on the Android platform.

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Android Operating System now controls 79.3% of the smartphone market

According to the latest data from the International Data Corporation (IDC), Android has consolidated its lead in the smartphone market with another solid performance in the second quarter of 2013.

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Facebook to roll out ‘story bumping’ in News Feed

In an effort to make sure that users don’t miss out on the most important posts to them, Facebook is structuring its algorithms to bump the posts it thinks are the most important to a particular user to the top of the News Feed.

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Whatsapp introduce new voice messaging as it reaches 300 million users

In its bid to become the number one internet messaging application (which I think it already is), Whatsapp has introduced a new feature to make its voice messaging a better experience for users.

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BBM to be available to Samsung galaxy users in Africa

After announcement by blackberry in May of this year and a prediction that Blackberry Messenger may be available as early as September this year, it seems it is becoming a reality faster than we thought.

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Amazon owner Jeff Bezos acquires The Washington Post in a $250m deal

In his first move into the newspaper industry, the giant online retail store’s owner has purchased the 135-year old Washington Post Co. in a $250 million coup. The American newspaper based in the downtown of the nation’s capital announced yesterday.

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Kirobo, world’s first talking robot sent into space by Japan

The first talking robot which can converse with a human being has been launched into space by Japan in a bid to improve the relationship between the robot and its maker, human beings.

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Quotes for the week: Max Planck (1858-1947)

Max Planck was one of the most important physicists that lived between the 19th and 20th century. He is a popular figure in Physics for originating the quantum theory which is one of the most important theories in Physics.

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Obama blocks ITC ban on Apple’s devices

In June, ITC (International Trade Commission) ruled that Apple’s devices that infringed on Samsung’s 3G technology should be banned from the United States in what felt like a big victory for Samsung back then. The products include iPhone 3, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPad 2.

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Android Device Manager to allow you to track your lost phone

The new Android Device Manager coming to Android 2.2 OS and higher will allow you to ring your phone and detect its location on the map, a feature similar to ‘Find my iPhone’ on iOS powered devices.

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We have moved to lolade.com

This is to inform our precious readers that we have moved the blog from voiceofsagacity.blogspot.com to a new domain.

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Google’s Motorola launch the awaited Moto X smartphone

The ‘always listening’ Moto X smartphone has been unveiled by Google-owned Motorola Mobility. This is the first smartphone to be developed after Google acquired Motorola in a $12.5 billion takeover.

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Mobile Number Portability has brought mixed fortunes for Telecom Companies

According to statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) after 100 days of the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) regime, telecoms operators have performed differently in the new regime.

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Next iPad Minis to have retina display, screen to be produced by Samsung

According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the next iPad Minis coming into the market will spot a retina display. This is against a report that earlier surfaced online yesterday that the new iPad Mini is not coming with a retina display.

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