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C'mon guys, we don't begrudge you your Tecno phones, they get the job done...that is if you don't care much for quality or high performance

Money isn't easy to come by so if you don't have it like some people do then go the Tecno route. No one will laugh at you.

People will only laugh at you when you go about bragging that your 15K smartphone is all that. They will think you deluded and haunted by a personality complex. For surely that must be madness.

Tecno rocks your world? No problem, knock yourself out with it. Let other people with the means make other choices without your derision. Live and let live.

runzlord: If u drink garri cos u have no money does it mean its garri that ull love to see everyday in ur kithen?

LOL

Don't mind these guys. People who are broke desperately trying to make their entry level purchase a premium one. Absolutely hilarious.

Tecno is for people who are on a tight budget and don't have enough money to buy high end phones.

If those rumors are true then guys at Redmond have lost it.

naptu2: Good move. They should also expedite action on the Abuja light rail project.

Only goodness knows what the status of the rail project is. Is it still on going?

puskin: You have answered yourself.

Interesting. And noted.

Personally I'm amazed that these kinds of things even happen and I'm doubly shocked that a woman will put up with this.

Oh well to each his own.

Erm just a question for the moderator or the OP of this thread; isn't it time these discussions are continued in a new thread? This one is 115 pages deep, and usually when the 100th page is reached a new one is opened while this is closed. Used to the norm on NL unless there has been a change in policy or the mods just don't care.

Goodness forbid that this one reaches 300 pages like that of "Team You-Know-Who" keeping track of discussions would be a hassle.

apparition: Strictly speaking the Android is not really an Operating System as Androids generally use the Linux OS.

Another day, another display of ignorance.

Why do people keep calling the place AMINGO when it's AMIGO?

This thread should be pinned to the top.

Moderator!

^^

Will you stop with the FUD already! Gosh

Your post is riddled with too many unfounded statements that it hurts to read.

360 is the standard for which games are developed...

Says who? This is just ridiculous, developers built console games based on PowerPC architecture, an architecture that both the X360 and the PS3 were both structured upon. PC games are based on the X86 architecture so saying that the X360 is the standard for developing games doesn't make sense at all.

the Ps3 cant even multitask properly that is why you have long update time... Yes internet speed is 20mega byte per second you can download one gig of movie in les that 1 minute but the ps 3 is still painfully slow and you can check that online also.

What in the world? Please tell us what you mean by multitasking in a game console then show us how the X360 carries it out and how the PS3 didn't.

the xbox was updated with features every year making it new... smart glass etc... while ps 3 was downgraded removing Linux os support backward compatibility support.

Both the X360 and the PS3 receive regular firmware updates so what are you talking about? The X360 has the smart glass application, the PS3 has the cross play feature with the vita. Kinect and Move are motion based accessories for X360 and the PS3 respectively. Both consoles saw similar lines of feature additions so saying that the PS3 was left 'un-updated', if there is such a word, is just untrue.

How can you say the Bluray player on the PS3 is a waste? Maybe you didn't have need for it but there are many other users who found it a useful utility. It is obvious that your observations are highly subjective and far from accurate. Matter of fact I don't have the strength to continue dissecting your unfounded statements - it is tiring.

awaeardfdfrfd: Sorry if I wrote too much btw wanted my point to go through

Some punctuation would have helped too.

Yeah Nintendo has arguably been the most profitable of the big 3 but in recent times they have started to experience slow sales. The Wii U their next gen console hasn't taken off with a buzz so it is doubtful that the success they witnessed with the Wii will repeat itself again.

I'm tipping Sony for the overall better console this time even though this is premature of me because they haven't fully disclosed what the features of the PS4 are.

benalvino: The 360 was by far the best console last generation or this generation... better multitasking... better graphics... better online experience... more apps... frequently updated... down side was no blueray... but how many people even buy blueray disc?

playstation lost the console war and xbox wins... I had never had the 360... got ps3 and homebrew hack in it... but all my friends had xbox and I say its the best experience.

How did I miss this part of your post? You have spoken like a true Xbox fanboy. Easy on the MS kool-aid will you. The Xbox does not have better graphics than the PS3, both are comparable. Same with online experience. Whatever differences that exist on both consoles are marginal. None can claim to be a true global winner. The Americans like their Xbox just as much as the Japanese and Europeans like the PS3. Interestingly both Sony and MS have incurred serious losses producing their respective consoles so none of them were real money spinners in the end. You may have thoroughly enjoyed gaming on your Xbox but there are many who suffered RROD numerous times. The PS3 for all it's technical superiority was matched in perfomance by the X360... In all both consoles were on the same level, anybody who says one is way better than the other is just a drunken fanboy and that role has come to be treated with disdain by serious gamers.

benalvino: Dude... ok let me put it this way... today's tv are pal secam ntsc etc... all those techs are in it... If you get region 1 disk for PS3 that is region 2... while it may work or works... trust me you cant download content for that game... And I don't see anyone who is even affected by how the 360 region stuff was last time... The 360 was by far the best console last generation or this generation... better multitasking... better graphics... better online experience... more apps... frequently updated... down side was no blueray... but how many people even buy blueray disc?

playstation lost the console war and xbox wins... I had never had the 360... got ps3 and homebrew hack in it... but all my friends had xbox and I say its the best experience.

Its like we are going round in circles

Perhaps this explains what I have said better

PS3 games are not region locked.

A PS3 does have region locks on the following media:
- Blu-Ray movies
- PS1 games
- PS2 games
- DVD movies

There might be some restrictions on DLCs but that doesn't change how the PS3 is classified. (A walk-around on DLC restrictions is to create an account for its specic region but that's a different story now and I can't verify its reliability)

The X1 like the X360 will be region locked according to MS, maybe that's not much of a biggie to some folks but there are others who consider this a drawback.

OK have had enough of this region locked/free debate. Lets look for other features(of which there are plenty) on the X1 to gripe about.

9ineGames: hahah u guys are funny!! @bawss1 you have to listen *(not trying to side anyone here)but @benalvino: is 100% correct!!!!i personally have experienced this b4 *

100% correct how? You read my post earlier that said for the most part the PS3 is a region free console right? If it were region locked then PAL games wouldn't work on an NTSC console at all. Where you have encountered restrictions probably had to do with the odd number of SECAM games. Heck, read the link Benalvino posted.

Eitherway this doesn't detract from the fact that MS is handling the release of the X1 in a very bad manner. All this bad publicity may cost them sales in the end.

benalvino: bite me :p

LOL. You were an easy spar and I'm not much of a contestant myself.

benalvino: the reason for my post is not to compare electricity but to prove the ps3 is not region free... The electricity thing is an explanation and the link I provided shows the PS3 is not region free that is the point I am trying to make and except you can prove otherwise am correct

You are correct? Amazing. You stated in your post

benalvino: Here In Nigeria we use American standard electricity suckey DVD and video games... So the games coming here are actually American standard.

Which Nigeria are you talking about? Don't dig yourself deeper in this hole of ignorance. Take some time out to find out which standards apply in Nigeria regarding electricity and video encoding before engaging in discussions of this nature because this is all so laughable. While you are doing that read through the link you posted earlier again and understand; the PS3 allows for games from different regions to on play on it. It is for the most part a REGION FREE console (I say most part because there is a small exception of specific SECAM standard games where restrictions apply)

benalvino: You are unfortunately... Here In Nigeria we use American standard electricity suckey DVD and video games... So the games coming here are actually American standard. To clear it up go to Sony playstation forum

http://community.eu.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-3-Games/Is-the-PS3-Region-Free/td-p/7913384

What are you talking about, in Nigeria the standard voltage for domestic use is 240 V AC(RMS) at 50Hz similar to the UK standard and for video encoding the standard used is the PAL standard just like the UK(even though the UK has since moved to a different standard)
So what you stated in your post is factually incorrect. Most of the games sold in this country are usually of the PAL standard, i.e European and not American. If you looked at the link you referred to you would have understood that PAL and NTSC region restrictions did not apply on the PS3. Peruse the answers given to the the question once again if you didn't get it.

Btw I am in Nigeria.

9ineGames: region lock is nothing new for now!!both ps3 and xbox360*(have region lock)

Incorrect. The PS3 isn't region locked. My console was bought from the USA yet virtually all of my games come from the UK. All that NTSC and PAL ish don't apply on the PS3. I understand the X360 is similar with some minor differences. Why MS decides to reintroduce this feature baffles me... Or maybe not given their anticonsumer approach to building the X1

Off to google translate

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what kind of messed up font is this? Ugh.

Another feature that reduces whatever attraction some people may have for the Xbox One is that it appears the console will be region locked!(http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/26/report-xbox-one-will-be-region-locked/ ) This implies that you will not be able to play games purchased from regions outside the one that the console was made for.

MS is seriously making things easy for the PS4 (if Sony doesn't implement same). Bad start MS, bad start.

^ You obviously don't understand this feature if you think it's just like how PC games work.

Spell check again. THREAD not tread

Still unclear

When one buys the hard copy of a game,i.e a disc, the X1 allows for the owner to install the game to the console's memory and play later on without the disc correct?
What happens when say this same person lends his neighbour the disc and the neighbour installs same disc on his own X1. Note : A trade hasn't taken place, let's just call it an exchange

Is this scenario possible to begin with? Can the 2 gamers play this particular game simultaneously? Or does the first gamer- the owner- lose rights to play the installed game because his license has been revoked?

^
While that is interesting for reselling games how does it affect lending games? If someone lends his disc to a friend does it mean that the owner has the license of the game revoked, as in, he is unable to play it from his console's memory? Questions still remain which Microsoft must address.

25omega: i didn't buy a ps3 but i will def buy a ps4 because i am no longer dealing with xbox

That sentiment is shared by many. I'm still curious why MS decided to do this to themselves.

Spell check: the correct word is "Thread" not Trend

Please take note OP

I'm telling you, Microsoft is off with a bad start on this one.

I noticed super mod Mukina on thread lock-up duty in this section recently. Whats up with Ritchboy?

The X1 is striking all the wrong notes so far. I mean with

-A fee to play preowned games

-The fact that it won’t work without the kinect

-The (unconfirmed) fact that the Kinect will be used to monitor how many people are viewing and then possibly charge content per viewer http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2012-11/kinect-watching-you-watch-television-so-it-can-charge-you-body

-The fact that internet connection is required at least once a day for the console.

Microsoft had better clear the air on these issues - the 'possible scenarios' excuse doesn't cut it