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10 Ways to Stop Battery Drain on Your Apple Watch
I started experiencing severe battery drain on my Apple Watch a few days ago. My use pattern often lets me get two days out of it, but things got worse to the point that the watch could hardly make it through the day without a charge. Checking the battery usage from the Watch app > General…
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Samsung Galaxy S9+ (Duos): Unboxing & Quick Review
The Galaxy S9 preorder started shipping out some days ago, and we got our unit on Monday. It’s no longer news that this phone looks quite a lot like the Galaxy S8 except for some little changes here and there. It still has the same general design and button placement. If you have the Galaxy…
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Download Google Camera With AR Stickers For Samsung Galaxy S8 (Android Oreo)
Getting Google Camera to work on Xiaomi Mi A1 wasn’t particularly easy because camera2API wasn’t enabled by default and I wanted to get Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) working. For this, I needed root access and eventually got camera app running smoothly. For Samsung Galaxy S8+, it was pretty easy as no root access was needed.…
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Xiaomi Mi A1 Review: A Solid Mid-Ranger
With lots of Chinese OEMs releasing smartphones every now and then, the market has already gotten to its saturation point. One company that still manages to keep its shoulders above the competition is Xiaomi, a company keeps using the same strategy that made it a success– churning out great devices at competitive price points. Partnering…
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Xiaomi Mi A1 Unboxing & First Impressions
Xiaomi Mi A1 is Xiaomi’s first Android One phone and it was released late last year. As with all Android One phones, Xiaomi Mi A1 runs pure Android OS and that’s a good thing. If you’ve been holding back from picking up a phone from Xiaomi because of the complexities of a custom UI, this…
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Using AirPods With Android & Checking The Battery Level
Update: There’s a free app that does this, but it’s ad-supported. You might want to check it out. I reviewed Apple AirPods last year and it’s a known fact that it works with Android and any Bluetooth enabled device. Although you won’t get all the features on Android, the basics work pretty well. Pairing AirPods…
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Apple Sucks, But These 10 Apple Ecosystem Features Don’t
Like most people say, Apple sucks. Apple’s ecosystem is a jail; once you’re in that beautiful, walled garden, there’s a slim chance of getting out. As expensive as Apple devices are, the restrictions put in place by Apple in the name of security isn’t for everyone. While the iPhone is seen as the best smartphone…
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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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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…