The Contact Application that ships with most Symbian smartphones has always been a bit lame. At the basic level, all you need is the ability to search for your contact, and (video-)call / sms / MMS that person.  If that contact is not already stored in your contact list, you can just enter a new…

RIM has warned BlackBerry users and IT departments to disable JavaScript on their handsets, after the identification of a security flaw that could give hackers unauthorized access to the smartphones after visiting a compromised site. The loophole, which affects devices running BlackBerry 6, could in theory allow access to devices’ memory cards and any data…

After setting up the network, you need to confirm that the two computers are "seeing" each other or, better put, are able to communicate with each other. One important thing i failed to mention in my first post is that both PCs must have the user account passworded. Do that if you have not. Remember…

Peer to Peer (P2P) Networking is probably the simplest form of computer networking available. Wikipaedia defines the word PEER as a group of people who share a similar or equal status. Likewise, for computers in a peer to peer formation, each computer is equally privileged and are equipotent participants The option of whether to use…

One aspect of computer technology that i have been most fascinated about is Networking. At one time or the other most of us would have come across application of basic or obvious forms of networking, say, connection of multiple computers to a single printer or sharing of a single internet access among different computers. In…

A  mobile device is called ‘mobile’ because the intention is for it to be taken with you and not carried about. We want to be able to flash out that device in an instant, check something on the web, and return it to our pocket. In referring to ‘mobile device’, I am referring to anything…

Research In Motion is planning to bring its beloved BlackBerry Messenger app and service to Android, and eventually to iOS as well. And best of all, it may likely be free! It would, however, be a stripped down version as they might not be able to share photos, location, or videos.

Even with the flurry of activities in the tablet form factor sector, it is hardly surprising that Nigeria seems to have been sidelined.Not for lack of interest but largely due to the prohibitive price tags placed on these devices. The ipad2 and the motorola Xoom, two flagship tablets, have their price tag as high as…

The ipad 2 was finally unveiled today by, who else, Steve Jobs! Still being retailed at the prices of the first ipad iteration, starting at $499 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only model, it features an A5 processor for a 2x faster CPU speed and 9x faster graphics speed with the power consumption of the original…

Build quality and design The Xoom does not appear to diverge from the standard tablet form-factor that we have come to expect, with slightly rounded corners and edge-to-edge glass that surrounds the LCD with a gloss black bezel. On the backside, Motor...

Software Piracy, as defined by Wikipedia refers to several practices which involve the unauthorized copying of computer software. There is an unspoken consensus, especially in this part of the world, regarding Software Piracy. For computer users to be productive, certain tools must be present on their computers. This includes, but is not restricted to, an…

In the recent past, I wrote about a few utilities I find indispensable on my personal computer. These included : [EveryThing / UltraSearch]  - for speedy hard disk content search [Turbo Type] – a highly customizable word auto-completion – as you type [Clavier+] - an awesome keyboard remapping tool [TheSage] – Dictionary, thesaurus. General reference…