TAKE YOUR PHONE SECURITY TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Smartphone thefts have become an international plague. Over 2.3M Americans were victims of Smartphone thefts in 2013. Thefts of mobile devices now comprise 40% of all robberies in major US cities. Consumers spend an estimated $30B each year replacing lost and stolen devices. Such figures from Nigeria is however unknown, but have been argued to be as high if not higher (You know your country). The trend is not very far. Up until now there has been no good and concrete way to prevent it.

If privacy and security is number one in your priority features list, you will really want to have a fingerprint scanner in your Smartphone. Top Smartphone manufacturers are now getting the wind of what their customers want and they have started offering a fingerprint sensor in some of their Smartphones. Motorola was the first company to offer this facility in its flagship Smartphone. In 2011, among Android phones, Atrix became the standard-bearer by getting this feature.

Apple followed Motorola adding a fingerprint reader in its Flagship phone iPhone 5s in 2013 and naming it as Touch ID. Soon HTC joined this club by launching One Max just one month after the release of iPhone 5S. Although, touch ID got praise and HTC failed to deliver a reliable and accurate scanner. Samsung had been silent regarding fingerprint sensor technology as it had not added this feature in its Flagship devices like Note 3 and Galaxy S4. Smartphone world was expecting Samsung, Sony and LG to deliver this feature in their high-end devices but things didn’t change in 2013 as far as the aforesaid companies and fingerprint sensor were concerned.

 

In April 2014, Samsung finally launched a phone that boasted fingerprint sensor and that was Galaxy S5. Galaxy S5 featured a fingerprint sensor that worked just like iPhone 5S touch ID as its fingerprint sensor was also located on front panel above the home button. But its method of working was different. To unlock the phone using touch ID, you need to put the finger on Home button, but to unlock the phone using Samsung fingerprint scanner you need to swipe the finger from top to bottom of the sensor.

Bottom line, when Touch ID and Samsung scanner were compared, experts found that touch ID was fairly more accurate than Samsung scanner and thus Samsung lost to Apple in fingerprint sensor technology.
Here we have listed all available Fingerprint reader enabled Smartphones in our store

 

 

 

 

 

Apple I-phone 6

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I-Phone 6 Plus

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Huawei Ascend Mate 7

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USE POWER BANKS FOR LONGER

About the Power Bank

As portable electronic devices have become a crucial part of modern life, keeping them charged is a constant concern. Some products do not hold enough charge to last a full day of heavy use, and it can be difficult to get access to a mains power supply to plug them into, or to find enough time to sit by a power supply waiting for the device to charge. These problems have created a large market for the power bank, a portable charger which can be connected to a wide range of devices including the iPhone, iPad and Android devices.

Like all portable chargers, the PowerBank is very easy to use. It comes with a USB cable which simply needs to be plugged into the device that needs to be charged, in the same way that a charger cable would usually be inserted, and turned on for charging to begin. It is available in many different designs, including various colors and sizes. Some PowerBank models have a key chain attached so they can be added to a keyring. They are all small enough to carry around in a purse, pocket or briefcase.

Charging the Power Bank

One important thing to remember about the power bank is that, like the device itself, it needs to be charged up to work. Therefore, it’s a good idea to charge both the device and the power bank at the same time before going out for the day or away on a trip. This provides the maximum amount of power possible to transfer to the device without any use of a mains power supply.

The power bank can be charged by plugging it into the USB port of a computer or laptop. The power source must be turned on for the power bank to begin charging. Alternatively, for users who don’t have a personal computer, it can be charged from a wall socket with the assistance of an electrical adapter that accepts a USB cable. A power bank will charge more quickly from a wall socket, and will take approximately twice as long from a computer.

Most power banks feature LED lights which indicate how much power it has. This is useful both when the power bank is being charged, and when it is charging the device. In the case of the PowerBank, the LED light is red while the PowerBank is charging up, and the light turns off when it is fully charged. It automatically stops assuming power from the computer or mains supply when it’s full, to prevent over-charging.

LOOK FOR YOUR PHONE USING GOOGLE

   Look For Your Phone Using Google

Life would have been so much easier if we could simply Google for the problems in our lives.

Well, that’s not possible as of now, but your life will get a little easier after I tell you that you can actually Search for your phone in Google. Like, ‘where is my phone’ and it will locate it.

 

Yes, now you can even Google ‘Where is my Phone’ and actually find it.

Though finding the location of your mobile phones was has been around since last few years, but Google has made it quality easy now as you can do it just like you find anything else on Google.
How Does It Work?

Well, you may be aware that you use an OS which is owned by Google, (yes, we are talking about Android) so they are siblings who can ‘speak’ with each other internally.

 

Note:    You have to use on your laptop or your desktop the same Google account that is added to your Mobile.
Head over to Google to see how it works. Not even this, you can do many other things like, check flight status, weather, sunrise/sunset, calculations, currency conversions etc.

You can also set reminders that will notify you on your Android mobile.

7 MOBILE APPS THAT WOULD MAKE YOU SMARTER AND WHY THEY WORK.

While some apps are solely designed for fun, mobile app developers have gone a step higher to develop mobile apps that makes you smarter, help your IQ, increase memory and intelligence etc. Though there is no standard to gauge the best of these sets of apps, the 7 apps have been selected through user experience and reviews.

 

      Ted App:

This app offers marvelous access to the library of TED talks, and it’s an extraordinary approach to find discussions on a scope of subjects from intelligent and interesting speakers. The scope of subjects and labels in TED talks is sweeping and thought provocative, and embedded features, for example, subtitles are astonishingly broad and, for a few talks, accessible in more than 50 dialects. This is a go-to app when in need of information ranging from education to politics, creativity e.tc. The app has an “inspire me” feature. TED which means ‘Technology, Entertainment, Design’ made the developers takes the idea to a logical conclusion, offering what the organization calls “talks from some of the world’s most fascinating people: education radicals, tech geniuses, medical mavericks, business gurus, and music legends”.  Some are famous individual – David Cameron, Ngozi Okonjo-iweala, Chimamanda Adichie – others  individuals who are less well known yet similarly intriguing.

 

      Howstuffworks

This app is a “sanctuary that gets to the heart of comprehending many of life’s inquiries” as stated by a reviewer on the Apps store. It is a compendium of articles, blogs, videos and podcasts with topics ranging from animals, sex, culture, automobiles, politics, money, weapon, science, and entertainment and gives everyone -12+– wealth of knowledge, offering incredible breadth and depth intellectual resource. The content in this app would surely make you smarter.

 

      Lumosity

This is an app to start your day with. This brain training app promises to sharpen mental prowess, boost mental muscle, and improve memory, concentration and more. This masterpiece designed by neuroscientists also provides daily workouts that draw from 25+ brain games to challenge 5 core cognitive abilities with an obligatory stat-tracking to show your improvement over time. New games are added regularly to keep your mind challenged.

 

   ATracker

Time is one of the most limited resources in the world. ATracker is new time-administration iOS application that is custom-made to help you know the measure of time that you spend doing different assignments, for example, research work, leisure activities, day by day routine work, creative writings, office work, calls, etc.

 

It also provides a smart interface that is tailored for you to provide your daily activity. In its quest to make you smarter,  an  ultimate time management tool feature is added to enable its ability to generate accurate pie and bar charts which gives you details on the amount of time that you have been spend doing various tasks on a daily, monthly, or weekly basis.

 

SoloLearn

SoloLearn is an application for tech enthusiast, and developers generally.  This mobile application offers good interactive courses easy to follow and to learn with multiple quizzes. Knowledge is having the right answer, intelligence is asking the right question, an interaction with the world’s largest community of coders called “sololearners” would make you smarter in your coding skills and pop up that creativity in you.

 

Duolingo

Duolingo which has been rated as apple App of the year helps to decrease cognitive decline. The app helps you to learn about 13 foreign languages combining reading, writing, listening, and speaking exercises for maximal effect that makes, for example, Nigerian speak spanish in no distant time. Duolingo gamifies the whole procedure of learning a foreign dialect, serving up bite-sized lessons, in a systematic approach, so that you’re never overwhelmed, and making it more enjoyable to conjugate verbs than it ever was under the attentive age of  linguist tutor.  

 

Elevate

This is a brain training app that helps to elevate your cognitive skills. Elevate enhances attention span, oratory prowess, memory, math aptitudes, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. While some other brain training apps focus on shapes, patterns and colors, Elevate focuses on the spoken and written word for its games. The games are short and fun though while person is provided with his or her own personalized training program that adjusts over time to maximize results.

 

You can add your idea of mobile applications that have made you smarter over the years and also order for mobile phones here that can help you maximally benefit from this applications

HOW TABLETS WORKS

In 2010, Steve Job changed the Tablet Pc is industry with the announcement of iPad tablet device. His announcement truly launched a new era in personal computing industry.  Although the idea of the tablet computer is being existence since 1968, when a computer scientist named Alan Kay proposed that with advances in flat-panel display over the cathode-rays technology, user interfaces, miniaturization of computer components and some experimental work in WiFi technology, you could develop an all-in-one computing device. He further suggested that the idea would be perfect as educational tool for school children. He later published a paper about the device in 1973 called Dynabook. The sketch work of Dynabook show a device very similar to the tablet computer we have today, with a couple of exceptions.

The Dynabook had booth a screen and a keyboard all on the same plane. He also predicted that with the right touch-screen technology, the physical keyboard could be replaced with virtual keyboard, displayed and configured on the screen itself. Alan Kay was truly ahead of his time, and it would take nearly four decades before a tablet similar to the one he imagined took the market by storm. Though there were several tablets that appear in the market between the time since the Dynabook was conceptualized and Apple’s famous iPad.

The entry of Apple into the tablet computer world revolutionized the tablet industry into a viable consumer product and prompted other companies like Google, Microsoft, HP, Samsung etc. to quickly respond with their brands of tablet to take a fair share of the rapidly growing industry.

What’s Stuff about Tablets?

If you have the nerve to crack open a tablet computer you will find out that the components are much similar to that of a regular computer. The microprocessor is smaller than the normal computer and thus generates less heat and is compact enough to occupy less space. Besides the Microprocessor, other components of the found on a typical tablet include;

A rechargeable batteryAccelerometersGyroscopesGraphics processorsFlash-based internal  memoryInbuilt SpeakersTouch-screen controller chipCamera sensors, chips and lensesWIFI or Cellular Chips and AntennasTech Bluetooth

With some brands coming with GPS, NFC (Near Field communication), USB dock etc.

The Accelerometers and gyroscopes help the tablet determine its orientation so that it displays graphics in either portrait or landscape mode. The graphics processor or GPU takes the load off of the CPU when it comes to generating graphics. The WiFi or cellular components let you connect your tablet to a computer network. The tablet Bluetooth receiver or the NFC, allows it to interface with other Bluetooth and NFC devices.

Understanding the Tablet Screens

There are two basic methods of creating touch screens for tablet devices: resistive screens and capacitive screens. Manufacturers have to choose between the two — they don’t work together.

Resistive systems detect a touch on a screen through pressure. Tablets that require a stylus often use resistive screens. But how does it work?

Resistive systems have a layer of resistive material and another layer of conductive material. Spacers hold the two layers apart. When the tablet is on, an electric current runs through both layers. If you put pressure on the screen, it causes the two layers to come into contact with one another. This changes the electrical field for those two layers.

Imagine you own such a tablet and you’ve decided you want to activate a game. You use your stylus to tap the game icon on your tablet’s screen. The pressure from your touch causes the two layers in the resistive system to touch, changing the electric field. A microchip inside the tablet interprets this change in the field and translates it into coordinates on the screen. The tablet’s CPU takes these coordinates and maps them against its operating system. The CPU determines that you have activated the app and launches it for you.

Resistive screens can be susceptible to damage. If you use too much pressure, you may cause the resistive and conductive layers to be in constant contact. This will cause the tablet to misinterpret commands. Resistive screens also tend to have poorer resolution than capacitive screens.

A capacitive system also detects changes in electrical fields but doesn’t rely on pressure. A capacitive system includes a layer of material that stores an electrical charge. When you touch a conductive material to this screen, some of that electrical charge transfers over to whatever is touching it. But the material must be conductive or the device won’t register a touch. In other words, you can use anything to touch a resistive screen to register a charge but only conductive material will work on a capacitive system.

Capacitive systems tend to be more robust than resistive systems since you don’t have to press down as hard to register a touch. They also tend to have a higher resolution than resistive systems

7 MOBILE APPS THAT WOULD MAKE YOU SMARTER AND WHY THEY WORK.

While some apps are solely designed for fun, mobile app developers have gone a step higher to develop mobile apps that makes you smarter, help your IQ, increase memory and intelligence etc. Though there is no standard to gauge the best of these sets of apps, the 7 apps have been selected through user experience and reviews.

 

      Ted App:

This app offers marvelous access to the library of TED talks, and it’s an extraordinary approach to find discussions on a scope of subjects from intelligent and interesting speakers. The scope of subjects and labels in TED talks is sweeping and thought provocative, and embedded features, for example, subtitles are astonishingly broad and, for a few talks, accessible in more than 50 dialects. This is a go-to app when in need of information ranging from education to politics, creativity e.tc. The app has an “inspire me” feature. TED which means ‘Technology, Entertainment, Design’ made the developers takes the idea to a logical conclusion, offering what the organization calls “talks from some of the world’s most fascinating people: education radicals, tech geniuses, medical mavericks, business gurus, and music legends”.  Some are famous individual – David Cameron, Ngozi Okonjo-iweala, Chimamanda Adichie – others  individuals who are less well known yet similarly intriguing.

 

      Howstuffworks

This app is a “sanctuary that gets to the heart of comprehending many of life’s inquiries” as stated by a reviewer on the Apps store. It is a compendium of articles, blogs, videos and podcasts with topics ranging from animals, sex, culture, automobiles, politics, money, weapon, science, and entertainment and gives everyone -12+– wealth of knowledge, offering incredible breadth and depth intellectual resource. The content in this app would surely make you smarter.

 

      Lumosity

This is an app to start your day with. This brain training app promises to sharpen mental prowess, boost mental muscle, and improve memory, concentration and more. This masterpiece designed by neuroscientists also provides daily workouts that draw from 25+ brain games to challenge 5 core cognitive abilities with an obligatory stat-tracking to show your improvement over time. New games are added regularly to keep your mind challenged.

 

   ATracker

Time is one of the most limited resources in the world. ATracker is new time-administration iOS application that is custom-made to help you know the measure of time that you spend doing different assignments, for example, research work, leisure activities, day by day routine work, creative writings, office work, calls, etc.

 

It also provides a smart interface that is tailored for you to provide your daily activity. In its quest to make you smarter,  an  ultimate time management tool feature is added to enable its ability to generate accurate pie and bar charts which gives you details on the amount of time that you have been spend doing various tasks on a daily, monthly, or weekly basis.

 

SoloLearn

SoloLearn is an application for tech enthusiast, and developers generally.  This mobile application offers good interactive courses easy to follow and to learn with multiple quizzes. Knowledge is having the right answer, intelligence is asking the right question, an interaction with the world’s largest community of coders called “sololearners” would make you smarter in your coding skills and pop up that creativity in you.

 

Duolingo

Duolingo which has been rated as apple App of the year helps to decrease cognitive decline. The app helps you to learn about 13 foreign languages combining reading, writing, listening, and speaking exercises for maximal effect that makes, for example, Nigerian speak spanish in no distant time. Duolingo gamifies the whole procedure of learning a foreign dialect, serving up bite-sized lessons, in a systematic approach, so that you’re never overwhelmed, and making it more enjoyable to conjugate verbs than it ever was under the attentive age of  linguist tutor.  

 

Elevate

This is a brain training app that helps to elevate your cognitive skills. Elevate enhances attention span, oratory prowess, memory, math aptitudes, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. While some other brain training apps focus on shapes, patterns and colors, Elevate focuses on the spoken and written word for its games. The games are short and fun though while person is provided with his or her own personalized training program that adjusts over time to maximize results.

 

You can add your idea of mobile applications that have made you smarter over the years and also order for mobile phones here that can help you maximally benefit from this applications

How to Choose the Perfect Laptop for Engineers and Engineering Students

How to Choose the Perfect Laptop for Engineers and Engineering Students Buying a laptop for academic or office work? Not so fast. You should consider these factors.

Much of the academic requirements and office work of engineering students and engineers now oblige the use of computers. From reports, presentations, and computer-aided design, there are several activities that need to have one working computer to meet and beat deadlines. After all, computers make it easier, faster, and more efficient to accomplish a wide variety of tasks. While desktop computers can be much powerful, it is recommended for engineering students and engineers to have laptop computers for one reason: portability. The speed and versatility of desktop computers can already be found in most laptops now thanks to the technology available. But what are the specific laptop requirements required for engineering students and engineers? Let’s dissect that into seven which should be considered before you buy a laptop: the CPU processor speed, hard-disk drive memory, RAM, connectivity, screen size, dedicated video cards, and operating system. In summary, here are the standard requirements for a laptop suited for engineering students and engineers. CPU Processor Speed The CPU does everything in its power to perform more than one instruction per cycle, so you need a relatively fast CPU processor to open and run programs in the minimum amount of time. Just like the Intel i5 or better. Having a CPU speed that is not adequate could mean that you have to wait for long time for the software to boot. You might have experienced this before when running AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or Matlab on a slow computer. Hard-Disk Drive Memory Another important consideration is the memory and storage of the laptop because you have to save everything that you do, which eats up space. Word files, drawing files, pictures, and videos among others should be kept safe in a hard-disk drive. Read more  How is Chemical Engineering Different from Chemistry? The memory that you should have in your laptop is at least 500 GB. RAM Above the processing speed and the memory, the random access memory or RAM is where the real work takes place. This directly affects the computer’s speed – the more RAM your CPU has access to, the faster the computer. An insufficient amount of RAM could damage the computer’s performance. The most-recommended capacity is 8 GB, but 12 GB and 16 GB are also preferred. However, it is worth noting to have a good graphics adapter than a huge amount of RAM. Connectivity Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) and Bluetooth are essential tools that a laptop should have. This will help in sharing your work with others which also help in storing your documents in other devices. Stock photo Screen Size Unless you have a problem with the size of the screen, then this part is not really much of a requirement. A 14- or 15-inch laptop is already fine and enough to display what needs to be displayed. But it’s important to note the screen resolution – the higher screen resolution means more area for multiple windows. The most recommended is the 1920×1080 pixels because of its 1080p true HD quality. Most laptops now come in 3k or 4k quality anyway so that should not be a problem. Dedicated Video Cards As mentioned in the RAM part, it is worth noting to have a good graphics adapter, or video card, than a huge amount of RAM, especially when the processing required is exhaustive like AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and Matlab. The video card has to meet the video processing needs of engineering students and engineers. Read more  Dubai Will Have Regional HQ of China’s Largest Integrated Energy Company A 2GB DDR3 graphics card should be enough, but if the laptop is used in other work like high-end gaming, you should consider a DDR5 graphics like the Nvidia GTX series. Operating System A MacBook or a Windows laptop? Before choosing, you have to consider the applications that you have to use. Remember that OS X has restrictions when it comes to engineering programs, no matter how superb their MacBook is in other aspects. Plus, the CPU and GPU options are below compared with the Windows mobile workstation. There are far more advantages with the Windows laptop because of its versatility and price flexibility.