Yesterday, we reported that TECNO, a leading market maker of smartphones in Nigeria is set to fulfill its promised Corporate Social responsibility to illuminate the streets of computer village with solar powered street lights.

The project was eventually commissioned on January 21, 2016 at the computer village, Ikeja, Lagos.

The managing Director of TECNO Telecoms ltd., Mr. Chidi Okonkwo said TECNO the company will continuously invest community-centric projects ot enhance the standard of living of the people in the country.

“It is proven that private corporations with strong community focus in their business agenda tend to prosper better than the other. We’ll like to use this avenue to encourage other businesses and corporations in the area to show commitment to community development by spearheading projects that have lasting impact on the community,” he said.

Dubbed the “Light up Ikeja” project, TECNO donated eighty-eight (88) high end solar-powered street lights, fully installed by Arthur Energy Technology Ltd to its Ikeja host as a token of appreciation for years of peaceful co-existence.

The iFLUX engineered street lights have two years warranty cover and will be constantly maintained for optimum operation by Carlcare, a subsidiary of TRANSSION Holdings as is the TECNO Mobile and iFLUX brands.

“We’re elated as an agency to see what TECNO has done here today and we look forward to partnerships between private corporations like TECNO, who are community-centric and the government to bring life changing projects to the people,” says Mr. Olufemi Odubiyi, the Honourable Commissioner for Science and Technology.

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 Blackberry Limited can still pride itself in the loyal support of its Nigerian clients, they still believe in the companys services,now the is company trying to payback for that loyalty as they disclosed a  BBM design contest for Nigerians, with the purpose to adding a differentiated Nigeria-customized local chat icons known as BBM stickers to the BBM messaging app.

The competition, named  BBM Stickamania Nigeria, is opened to illustrators, graphic illustrators and other creative minds across the Nigerian community.

To participate in this contest, talents are mandated to simply create their innovative signature stickers, the sticker pack that eventually wins the contest will be featured on the  BBM Shop.

Winning this contest is by public  voting system, to win this contests, contestants better influence as much friends and relatives to vote their sticker packs, they can as well leverage the social media to promote their innovative designs.
BBM has created a panel of Jury to assess 20 sticker packs with the most votes from the internet community, thereafter top 3 winners will emerge and 10 runner-ups.

The first prize winner will be opportune to bag NGN500,000 while the second and third place winners will be awarded NGN250,000 and NGN125,000 respectively.

“In Africa, the BBM Shop gets over 20 million views each month and has tallied 60 million total stickers sent and received,” says Matthew Talbot, Senior VP, BBM, at BlackBerry.

He added, “This contest opens the doors for more talented artists and designers to make their own unique stickers come to life in BBM, and we are hoping to see huge enthusiasm in Nigeria.”

 

Much more all top 3 winners will be entitled to receive sales revenue from BBM Sticker Shop.

The 10 runners-up will receive NGN25,000 each while NGN10,000 worth of recharge card will be awarded to 20 voters.

If youre interested in this contest, you can register within now to February 12, 2016. Public voting will begin on February 8 and last till February 19, winners will be announced on February 22.

A version of the competition was seen in South Africa last last year. Winners won exciting prizes including iMac, MacBooks and Blackberry Z10.

If you think youve got what it takes to participate in this contest visit the BBM stickamania page for more information, read the design guide and apply.

3AM Media on behalf of Blackberry limited is administering the BBM Stickamania Nigeria contest, 3AM media is an independent design creative agency.

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How to speed up the Galaxy S6 for faster performance

Keep your Samsung Galaxy S6 quick with our performance tips. / © ANDROIDPIT

Download and install an alternate launcher

If youre having trouble with a slow Samsung Galaxy S6, one of the first things we recommend you do is to swap out your launcher for a new one.

You may be surprised at the changes in performance that various launchers offer compared with others. While some launchers may appear clean and minimal, behind-the-scenes they can have your Samsung Galaxy S6 working overtime. Popular picks such as Nova Launcher, Solo Launcher and dodol Launcher are a safe bet, offering stable performance and a host of features to get stuck into.

A new launcher can make a world of difference. / © ANDROIDPIT

If youre unhappy with the time it takes to browse through your collection of downloaded apps, many launchers offer settings that allow you to adjust page transitions and the speeds of those transitions.

Delete the cache

Over time, the cache on your Samsung Galaxy S6 can fill up with temporary folders that clog up your smartphone and create speed issues. Youll be pleased to know that clearing the cache on the Samsung Galaxy S6 is a straightforward process and something we recommend you do regularly to keep things running smooth.

To clear app cache on the Samsung Galaxy S6, head to Settings > App Manager and tap on the app youd like to deal with. Once youre inside that apps menu, you should see the Clear Cache option, so select it and banish those cache demons. While doing this for your most-used apps can be time-consuming, its worth taking the time to do it.

Clear the cache regularly for best results. / © ANDROIDPIT

For a more in-depth tutorial, take a look at our full guide on how to clear the cache on the Galaxy S6.

Reduce the number of startup apps (Greenify)

Theres a solid selection of tools on the Play Store built specifically to prevent too many applications booting up every time you turn your smartphone on. One of our favorites for dealing with a slow-starting gadget is Greenify, which lets you control memory hogging and annoying background processes.

Greenify is arguably one of the most reliable performance-boosting apps on the Play Store, and its free to download which makes grabbing it a no-brainer. Simply put, the app puts programs into a state of hibernation to reduce the strain they put on the Samsung Galaxy S6 when theyre not in use.

Run apps only when you need them. / © Oasis Feng

Its worth noting that Greenify requires a rooted device to work at its very best, but there are plenty of features tucked into the app for non-rooted users.

Speed up animations

Using some useful Samsung Galaxy S6 settings, its possible to increase the speed of animations and page transitions. The result is a smartphone that feels satisfyingly snappy. Root is not required to try out this trick, so its a tip for the masses.

To speed up animations, head to Settings on the Samsung Galaxy S6. Scroll down and tap Build number multiple times. Doing so will activate Developer Options, which will appear on the same menu. Head inside and youll see the Window animation scale option near the top of the page.

From here, you can adjust transition speeds. We recommend you try 0.5x, head back to the Samsung Galaxy S6s home screen and see if you can spot the difference.

Delete unused apps

It sounds obvious, but its worth having a flick through your applications collection and removing ones that you dont use. A little bit of spring cleaning never hurt anyone, and it certainly wont hurt your Samsung Galaxy S6. Whether youre getting rid of tools that shipped with the phone or games that you downloaded and only played once or twice, every little helps.

No more app clutter. / © ANDROIDPIT

If you enter Edit mode on the Samsung Galaxy S6 by tapping the top right corner of your apps window, its a simple job to remove more than one program at a time. Delete in bulk and youll be treated to a faster, better-performing smartphone.

Factory reset

Sometimes its best to wipe the slate clean and start fresh, and thats exactly what factory resetting the Samsung Galaxy S6 will do. Make sure you back up important data and contacts before you do the deed, because youll lose everything stored on the gadget that wasnt there when you bought it.

New year, new me. / © ANDROIDPIT

Alternatively, you can save important app data, passwords and more to Googles servers by tapping Back up my databefore you hit Factory data reset. The overall process of factory resetting the Samsung Galaxy S6 shouldnt take more than 10 minutes.

Dont rely too much on widgets

Deleting unused apps can work wonders for keeping the Samsung Galaxy S6 performing at its best, but its worth removing resource-hungry widgets too. If youre unsure which widgets are causing the problem, take the time to experiment with different combinations and see what works best for you. Heading into your Battery menu will also help you identify apps that use up lots of juice.

Is there anything weve missed? Let us know how you keep your Samsung Galaxy S6 in good condition by leaving a comment below.

                                                     source :- https://www.androidpit.com

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Meet the Outkiel K10000 smartphone battery that can last up to 360 hours/15 days

The outkiel k10000 Android smartphone device recently went viral a few weeks ago due to its ground-breaking battery up-time innovation.

Meet the Outkiel K10000 smartphone battery that can last up to 360 hours/15 days

There has been an endless research to find the timely technological innovation can give us a better replacement of the use of lithium-ion batteries, since the future is not yet here how about we just use what we have to get what we need. So was the thought of the Chinese tech manufacturer, Outkiel.

This device is said to have outsmarted the bigger models with this big-battery-brainer. Its crammed with a capacitative battery 10,000mAh which was assumed to hold up to 4 times the battery of samsung Galaxy S6, and 550% the up-time of the iphone 6.

May be youve been thinking it will take this device to get charged? Amazingly, it only takes 210 minutes (3hrs.30mins) to get fully charged.

In a recent post we did before this tech discovery where we were helping our audience with simple tips to enhance their smartphones battery we explained that smartphone manufacturers have only been paying quality attention to upgrading the softwares and programs that run many of these devices but not to the power unit that sustains the real use of these devices.

The chinese manufacturer, Outkiel says they are committed to doing both. 

The Outkiel K10000 Android functions does not near premium devices like the iphone 6 and Samsung S6 which put it at a reduced price of $239.99 at gearbest.com. All orders are said to be shipped to 102 countries starting from January 30th 2016. For those who prioritize battery uptime to any other thing, the device might be a good buy.

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Part of a cars bodywork could double up as its battery

Thanks to a new material being developed by Imperial Engineers and Scientists and European Union partners, including Volvo. This new material under-development is designed to be part of the bodywork of a car and could double up as its battery.

The material is capable of storing and discharging electrical energy, and it is also strong and light enough to be used for parts in future hybrid Vehicles, to make them ligher, more compact and more enrgy efficient.

The researchers have recently used the material to create a prototype car boot.


Souce: Imperial College, London

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Pantech has unveiled the Vega Secret Up - a high-end phablet with a 5.6" 1080p display and Snapdragon 800 chipset under the hood. As usual, youll get four Krait 400 cores clocked at 2.3GHz, Adreno 330 GPU and 2GB of RAM.

The rest of the specs include a 13MP rear camera, 16GB internal storage and a 3,150mAh battery. The Android version in charge of operations is 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.

There are some interesting features make the Pantech Vega Secret Up special though. First you get native FLAC support plus Qualcomm DRE audio technology for even richer dynamic range.

Another cool bit is the fingerprint scanner for improved security.

Finally, Pantech says the display is privacy protected, meaning nobody but the user will be able to see whats happening on the screen. It will be interesting to see how exactly Pantech implemented this.

Pantech will be selling a special flip case that will amplify the phones sound and will be vibrating with different sounds and volumes. Pantech claims the case amplifier effect will be the same as the one in a concert hall.

Pantech Vega Secret Up will be available in black and white colors and it will go on sale in Korea this month. There is no word on pricing or international availability just yet.

Source | Via

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