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Camera Bump on Smartphones: How is it a Problem?
When smartphone enthusiasts and reviewers can’t find a reasonable fault on a smartphone, you hear them nitpicking, baselessly complaining about things like the camera bump. Anyone who knows the basics of what make up a camera should understand why that bump is there and what purpose it serves. But then, how is that tiny bump…
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iPad Pro 10.5 Review: A True PC Replacement?
The 10.5-inch iPad Pro is one powerful tablet I unboxed some weeks back. You can read about my first impressions in that previous article. Just like the bigger 12.9-inch model, it has 4GB or random access memory, and that’s quite of a lot of power for an iOS device. The 10.5-inch finally replaced the iPad Air…
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Want to Rip DVD to MP4? Here’s What You Need to Know First
No matter how good you are at keeping your DVDs, there’s still a chance it might get scratched and eventually get damaged. A deep scratch on the surface might render your favorite disc useless, and this is why you need to backup your DVDs to your computer. Storing DVD movies in the form of MP4…
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Apps for Traveling with Kids
As a parent, two hours in a car with an unhappy child can make you rethink the trip. Four hours on an airplane can make you consider jumping. I was once on a flight from Lagos to Abuja and the passenger’s child cried throughout the trip, at one point I gave my iPad to the…
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Change Video Background With Green Screen Effect on Android, iOS & macOS
This post explains how to use all kinds of backgrounds for your YouTube videos, your marketing videos, or whatever kind of video you want to push out there. You’ve probably watched behind the scenes of popular movies and you’ve most likely seen them using the green screen effect. This is chroma keying and it’s what…
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MacBook Pro 15” (Mid-2017) Review
I decided to upgrade my 13-inch MacBook Pro 2011 to the 15-inch 2017 model, crossing the $2,000 mark on any gadget for the first time. Even though I’ve had to unscrew it a few times this year, the older MacBook Pro still works perfectly but an upgrade was necessary as the computer didn’t seem capable…
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Exposed! This is The App Uber Drivers Use To Scam Riders
A few days ago, I was ranting about Uber’s service and how drivers now engage in fraudulent activities to scam riders. Riders are made up to pay three times the regular fare and it appears Uber isn’t doing anything about this. I’ve reported several fraudulent trips over these last few weeks and it’s getting rather…
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Apple AirPods Review: Worth $159?
The 3.5mm jack is dead. The time to sulk is over, we all now need to brace up and embrace the wireless future. Most of us criticized Apple when the 3.5mm port was removed from the iPhone 7 last year, and even Google took a dig at Apple when it came on stage to announce…
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MacBook Pro 15″ (Mid-2017) With Touch Bar: Unboxing & First Impressions
At the WWDC 2017 held around June, Apple announced the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro, HomePod, and watchOS 4. Apple also refreshed its MacBook Pro and iMac product lines. I got the 15″ MacBook Pro and unboxed it a couple of weeks back. I was using a 2011 MBP which was long overdue for an upgrade.…
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How To Bypass Jailbreak Detection on Uber Driver App
It is not strange seeing app developers block their apps from running on jailbroken devices. Even games like Pokemon Go and Super Mario Run won’t run on jailbroken iPhones. It’s not surprising seeing Uber too taking this approach. Just to stop drivers from being able to fake their location and fool the system, Uber prevents…
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How to Update Apple Watch to watchOS 4
Apple released watchOS 4 for the Apple Watch last month. Apart from new watch faces that intelligently update information based on the time of the day, the new firmware brings changes to the Music app, News app, heart rate monitor and many others. The new watchOS version also features a much smarter Siri and lots of other…
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iPad Pro 10.5-inch Unboxing & First Impressions
The new iPad Pro 10.5-inch model bridges the gap between the huge 12.9-inch model and the 9.7-inch model. I picked this up to replace my iPad Air 2 which has served me for a couple of years now. Although the iPad Air 2 is still pretty much usable, I needed something a lot more powerful…