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Your smartphone is quickly replacing your PC as the primary device where you shop, bank, and store your personal information. That means it’s becoming an attractive target for cybercriminals who want to get their hands on your passwords and private information.

Luckily, with some care and the use of the right tools, you can protect yourself from criminals with plans to hijack your phone or access the sensitive data you keep on it. Here are a few security tips for owners of Android smartphones.


Keep your software updated

Your operating system and your applications will regularly receive software updates. As annoying as they can be, these updates often address known security vulnerabilities in the software. So be sure to check for regular updates and download them. To save on mobile data costs, update Android and your apps on a Wi-Fi connection.


Lock your screen

Lock your screen behind a pattern, PIN, password, or a fingerprint (if your phone has a biometric reader) to protect your data from a thief and prevent him or her from running up your phone bill.


Turn off cookies and autofill

Switch off autofill in your browser settings. This feature, which stores and automatically enters logins and passwords for web sites, can expose you to privacy and security risks. If you want a convenient way to securely store and manage multiple passwords, rather use an app like 1Password. This tool creates strong, unique passwords for every site, remembers them, and logs you in with a single tap.


Download apps from trusted sources

Download apps only from trusted sources such as the official Google Play and Amazon app stores. The official app stores scan apps for malware and spyware, offering you a little more protection than you’d get by simply downloading apps from a random web site offering ‘free’ apps. Don’t download Android Package files (APKs) from the web, since they bypass app store certifications and may contain malware.


Install an anti-virus app

Your Android smartphone can scan for malware, but an antivirus app can give you a little more peace of mind. Have a look at the Google Play Appstore to see which ones fit your needs and your budget.


Back up your data

Be sure to back up your data in case your smartphone gets lost, stolen, or damaged. You can do a manual backup to the cloud or find an app to automatically back your data up for you. This will ensure that you can get your information back easily if something happens to your device.


Turn on the Android Device Manager

The Android Device Manager allows you to remotely lock, wipe, and locate your device if it goes missing. With Android Device Manager, you will be able to locate and ring your phone if you misplace it. To set up this feature, look at the security function in your settings manager. Once you’ve configured it, you can access Android Device Manager from any web browser, and gain access to your smartphone.

Source:
http://www.oddytech.com.ng/2015/12/7-ways-to-protect-your-phone-from-been.html?m=1

www.oddytech.com.ng A Tech Blog

nice one
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By d way, d event isn't organized by d government. Rather it's organized by a private radio station in Aba;MAGIC FM with sponsorship from corporate organizations. And this is it's 3rd year.

No u can't.

If you are waiting for me to say that the "No Phone" is a phone with very low specifications, sorry to disappoint you. This is because the "No Phone" is exactly what it says it is, a "No Phone". What do I mean by this?
This is a phone with no touch screen, no battery, and not even a screen. Now does that sound like a phone you would use?
Well the "No Phone" is a useless phone because u can't make a call with it, even an SMS with the phone isn't possible.
According to the manufacture "It comes in three models:
the $5 NoPhone Zero that’s completely featureless and looks like a slab, the $10 NoPhone with completely fake ports and buttons and the $15 NoPhone Selfie with a fake camera plus a mirror. All three ‘phones’, or NoPhones, do nothing.

According to Van Gould, a co-founder of the company behind fake phone company:
NoPhone simulates the exact weight and dimensions of your most beloved gadget in order to alleviate any feelings of inadequacy generated by the absence of a real smartphone.
Surprisingly, it has already sold over 4,000 copies. The Kickstarter campaign that birthed NoPhone raised $18,000 and it began in 2014.

This fake phone may be totally useless but then, if you’re addicted to your smartphone and yo can’t seem to keep your hands off it, having this fake phone with you instead of your real smartphone sometimes might help you you develop some restraint.
A testimonial on the website says:
Now I can eat food without taking photos of it. Thanks NoPhone.
Another one says:
Because of the NoPhone, I haven’t drunk texted my ex boyfriend in one whole week.
Want to cure your smartphone addiction? The NoPhone is being sold on thenophone.com.
Are you going to get this phone As for me: "No Comment".
Source:
http://www.oddytech.com.ng/2015/12/have-you-seen-no-phone-its-worlds-most.html?m=0

Mynd44 and Obinoscopy, una don see this list

By d way,Lalasticlala e be like say ur name dey that list ooh.
Help us carry this thing go HQ, make others see wetin we dey search for internet this year.

Interesting

Dude NOT everything is abt Buhari, this is jst a list showing d things Nigerians searched for this year.

As is customary with Google every year to release to the top giggle searches by each country, this year Google has also released this information.
by Nigerians for 2015.
And without wasting any time let's show you the top Google searches made by Nigerians in 2015.

Top 10 Most Searched Fashion Brands
1. Gucci
2. Chanel
3. Versace
4. Michael Kors
5. Louis Vuitton
6. Armani
7. Prada
8. Cartier
9. Tom Ford
10. Givenchy

Top 10 Trending Event Searches
1. Xenophobia in South Africa
2. Elections
3. Nnamdi Kanu arrest
4. Under 17 World Cup
5. Charlie Hebdo attack
6. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao
7. Muna Obiekwe dead
8. Ooni of Ife dead
9. Lara Fortes & Oshiomole Wedding
10. Diezani Alison-Madueke arrest

Top 10 Most Searched Football Clubs
1. Arsenal FC
2. Chelsea FC
3. FC Barcelona
4. Manchester United FC
5. Liverpool FC
6. Real Madrid FC
7. Real Madrid FC
8. Juventus FC
9. AC Milan
10. Manchester City FC

Top 10 Most Searched People
1. Muna Obiekwe
2. Muhammadu Buhari
3. Lamar Odom
4. Bruce Jenner
5. Bobbi Kristina
6. Nnamdi Kanu
7. Bukola Saraki
8. Jidenna
9. Kiss Daniel
10. Attahiru Jega


Top 10 Most Searched Movies and Series
1. Furious 7
2. 50 Shade of Grey
3. Empire
4. The Flash
5. Game of Thrones
6. Avengers: Age of Ultron
7. 2015 Grammy Awards
8. Straight Outta Compton
9. American Sniper
10. 30 Days in Atlanta

Top 10 Most Searched Songs
1. Melo Melo – Olamide
2.Woju Remix- Kiss Daniel ft. Davido & Tiwa Savage
3. Bobo – Olamide
4. Hello – Adele
5. Woju – Kiss Daniel
6. Shakiti Bobo – Olamide
7. Fans Mi – Davido ft. Meek Mill
8. Godwin – Korede Bello
9. Laye – Kiss Daniel
10. Ojuelegba Remix – Wizkid ft. Drake & Skepta

Now there you have it, what's on the list that you think shouldn't be there? And what do you think should be on the list but it's not there. Let's hear your opinions and suggestions.


http://www.oddytech.com.ng/2015/12/top-google-searches-by-nigerians-in-2015.html?m=0

jaiyejina:
Bros to enjoy the update download both obb and apk, thanks to music plus with psiphon it should cost u a thing...

The new update is dope, now runs very well with commentary on my gionee p4

Fifa 16 runs SMOOTHLY in gionee p4? Isn't that a 1gb RAM phone?
Plz where did u download d one that's running smoothly on ur phone?
Thanks

ddjay:
Truecaller and trumessenger,may God bless you guys for making my phone rest from those RUBBISH SHORT MESSAGES,and NETWORK CALLS

Honestly, that app is just da bomb.

Truecaller has announced that its community has reported 2 million spam calls in Nigeria, with a total of 120 000 spam and unwanted calls detected every day across the country.
unwanted and spam calls they have reported to Truecaller, or receive assistance from the app’s database where spam numbers are listed and marked in red. To further protect smartphone users from spam, Truecaller has taken its cutting-edge technology to the next level with Truemessenger, an SMS replacement app that tells users who sent an SMS even if they are not in your contacts.

Truemessenger does for SMS what Truecaller has done for mobile phone calls – identifies incoming SMS, filters and blocks spam SMS, to keep our users’ inboxes safe and clean.

Source:
http://www.oddytech.com.ng/2015/12/truecaller-community-reports-2m-spam.html?m=1

zerray:
GNLD

but there website looks real.

Hi, plz I jst received this SMS n I think it's an interview invitation. But d message isn't complete. I want to know if anyone here also got d message n if d persons message was complete. Here's d message as I got it:
... by dynamic avenue, Owerri by 9am prompt. Ref code sky 0084. visit us @www.sparchintegrated.org for more info. Goodluck
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Thanks y'all.

D battery case is too bulky joor.

Rajman45:
thanks man

you are welcome

Sirex:
Mehn, some new words just d fly pass my ear or shuld i say eyes rada.
Abeg wats NEGGing n AMOGing??

Believe me, if una try tech these guys NEGGing, within since days they go come back here dey cry say d girl don leave them.
REM say some guys get very bad mouth.

Rajman45:
Please, I try upgrade my m3 to lollipop, but it's not working. It doesn't get above 0% and am not seeing any sign that it's working. I downloaded the file (1.15gb), with 4 folder ( drivers, firmware, sn write tool v, sp flash tool v3) with credit and instructions. txt.. I also downloaded gionee driver for m3, yet nothing to show for it. I follow all the steps written in most site. At stage 9,after switching off the phone, i connect it to the pc with USB cable. It doesn't progress beyond 0%. And if I try switching on the phone, it won't until i reset it .
I do see see brow not enough memory, what does it mean.. When am having 2g in internal memory and 3g in SD card. Am i missing anything thing.. Pls assist me

FIRST OF ALL, make sure d VCOM drivers installed correctly(I believe u must have seen d instructions on how to do that).
NEXT: After following d instructions to where you are told to "switch off ur phone n connect it to d system via USB cable". When u connect ur phone n nothing happens, jst remove d back of ur phone, and u'll see at d top where "Reset" is written. use a pin or tiny broom to press d hole beside where they wrote that "reset", this will prompt d ROM upgrade to start downloading.
Tak kia.

NONE OF D ABOVE.
What I do is SWIPE...

Na to put d phone for washing machine remain naaahhh.

HeavenlyBang:
Never owned an M3, but coming from people who have

-Better battery backup

-Better camera

-4G LTE

Yeah, gionee m3 has ALL that's listed above apart from 4G LTE
#TeamGioneeM3

OK
Well it's a list and ANY type of list makes it to FP these days.

iykepaddy:
Good Morning TYconcepts,

I think she heard u d first time, so wait n u'll definitely get a reply from her.

jaiyejina:
I think ur answer serves the OS right, which reputable School would admit students without jamb?

Thanks for ur contribution.

plz who did clearance today, I need info on how it's done & what's needed. Thanks

jaiyejina:
[b][/b]dude free me now, or are u jealous that I got lollipop on my device? , huh...? , some niggas Sha, OK u won I lied I didn't upgrade it, I downgraded it...

Hating because of lollipop?
The truth is dt there's NO LOLLIPOP upgrade for gionee P4.
And if u check this thread u'll see dt am not even using gionee p4, am using gionee m3,which I've upgraded to lollipop way back in August(u can check that out too in d M3 thread).
Anyway, IF anyone wants to buy ur phone d person shud do ahead n do so. BUT d person shouldn't do so cos he thinks d phone is UPGRADED to lollipop because that's a VERY BIG LIE.
CIAO!!!

jaiyejina:
Hmm..., I smell hate, Nairaland is 5.0.2 a downgrade to 4.2.2, abi some dude forgot their glasses in the toilet... Please mind ur fvckin biz oK

Guy am trying to be civil here, but that seems to be way out of ur league.
All am saying is dt u shud not lie dt d phone is UPDATED to android 5.0.2, while in essence what u really did was to jst FLASH a custom ROM that is on version 5.0.2.
If u wanna sell ur phone tell d whole TRUTH abt d condition of d phone, and don't DECEIVE ur fellow Nigerians jst because u wanna sell ur phone.
As for d hating No comment on that sir.

jaiyejina:
ofcourse yes...,and is the custom rom more recent than the stock?....

I think I heard yes as well

But in ur post u said it's upgraded to Android 5, that's a LIE. If u had said that it's on a custom ROM with Android 5 version, I wouldn't have had any issue with what u wrote.
SHALOM!!!

Miss lalasticlala come n help people so they won't be DEFRAUDED tomorrow ooh...

Beware of 419ners as u shop tomorrow.