This is what happens when you don't value your own name? Your reasoning is just why many of us hates our traditional names and decides to go for English names or foreign names. Mercedes Benz was named after the owner, same goes to many others. Why do we hate our own ways and prefer STRANGE offers?

It’s the month of love and MTN is here again with a special offer to make the Valentine’s day a great one indeed for its subscribers. The mobile operator tagged this valentine’s day special offer as #WeMoveWithLove.

On Valentine’s day from the hours of 1pm-6pm, MTN has partnered with Tecno to give customers the opportunity to send gifts to their lovers, friends, and family. MTN customers stand the chance to send either a smartphone courtesy TECNO or a N5,000 Jumia voucher Courtesy MTN.

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Chinese smartphone brand Infinix Mobility has unveiled the Infinix Smart 5 with 6.6-inch display and a whopping 5,000 mAh capacity battery. The handset is the successor of the Smart 4 that was launched last year.

The Infinix Smart 5 is built around a 6.6 inch HD display with 720 x 1600 resolution and powered by a MediaTek Helio A25 MT6762D clocked at 1.8 GHz octa core. The processor is paired with 2GB / 3GB RAM and storage capacity of 32GB/64GB.

As per the camera department, the main camera is equipped with 13 MP sensor and supported with two AI sensors -- 13MP + QVGA + QVGA. In the selfie section, the smart 5 boast of an 8MP sensor supported with dual flash.

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In the light of keeping students busy while being locked at home due to pandemic, MTN is dishing out FREE 500MB DAILY to them in order to get access to educational content at no data cost, giving them access to 15GB FREE monthly in total. This can also be used to access selected government E-Learning sites. The free data is available on mPulse website for students to access.

MTN mPulse is an innovative prepaid service specially designed to equip young students in Nigerian schools with relevant life and digital skills for success in a constantly evolving world, helping them to Learn, Play and Shine.

How MTN mPulse Free 500MB Daily (15GB Monthly) Works

The MTN mPulse free data is valid for one day and will expire at 11:59pm of the same day it was received. After expiry all used data would be cleared from the bonus ....

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MTN Nigeria has of recent been revamping its products & services and its data section is not excluded. The operator has again updated its Data Transfer service.

What is MTN Data Transfer?

MTN Data Transfer service (also known as Data Gifting) allows you to transfer data from your active data balance to your friends, buy data for friends, and request data from your friends. In essence, you can use the service to send and buy data bundles for your other smart phones, modems and tablets. The service is available to all customers on the MTN network.

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Transsion Holdings subsidiary Tecno has in the recent years been enjoying a good market share in Africa and decent share in other regions where it is present despite the presence of brands like Xiaomi, Samsung and Nokia. This seems to be necessitating the recent change in the brand’s strategy. Tecno which is previously poor in terms of pushing updates to its smartphone has announced the rollout of Android 11 Developer Preview for its latest smartphone – Tecno Pouvoir 4.

The Pouvoir 4 is the first smartphone powered by a MediaTek SoC to be joining the developer preview program for Android 11. Apart from Google’s Pixel series, other brands like OnePlus, Xiaomi, and OPPO have released similar Android 11 beta builds for their phones. However, all the models on the program before now are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs.

The Pouvoir 4 features a MediaTek Helio A22 (MT6761) chipset and even though it was possible to technically flash Android 11 GSIs on non-Snapdragon devices, a build officially compiled by the OEM ensures better stability.

TellForce Blog recalls Tecno also participated in the Android Q beta testing in 2019 with the release of a pre-release build of Android 10 for the  Spark 3 Pro. Tecno Spark 3 Pro is powered by an Helio A22 chipset.

Since this is a pre-release build, it comes with several limitations such as possible problems with apps, stability, battery, or performance on the device. Also, some apps might crash or may not function as expected when running on this release. This includes Google’s apps as well as other apps. In addition, users may experience the issue of some apps or icons getting obscured by the water drop screen and poor camera output.

If own a Pouvoir 4 and want to install Android 11 beta 1 on it, simply follow the quick guide below:

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MTN Timed Based CallerFeel is a value added service that lets you to set a particular preset message as your CallerFeel status for a fixed time duration. This preset messages provide callers with information regarding your current status, especially when and where you cannot take phone call.

What is CallerFeel? it is a service that allows you to express yourself through short messages that will appear on your callers’ phone screen when they call your line. The message will appear as a pop-up notification. You can also use smileys and emoticons to make your message more exciting.

Timed Based CallerFeel Description

The below are the seven categories of predefined messages from which an MTN subscriber can choose from;

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MTN has yet again announced a new service that can prevents its customers from getting stranded while in the need to connect to the world. Dubbed MTN Bundle Completion, it is a service that allows MTN subscibers to purchase Data bundle, XtraValue bundle and Social Bundle when you have insufficient airtime by dialing *606#.

This service is just the modification of the XtraTime and XtraByte services that have been existing before now. Now, subscribers have a lot of options to pick from.

Eligibility Criteria For MTN Bundle Completion Service

>>You must be eligible for the Xtratime/Xtrabyte service.

>>You must have an insufficient airtime balance to activate the bundle.

>>You must have available XtraTime credit limit.

>>You must select a bundle that is within his/her allowed credit limit.

Products Available For Bundle Completion

Bundle Completion feature is ONLY available on Select Data, XtraValue & Social Bundle as listed below:

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With lockdown currently restraining all students to their various homes due to COVID-19 pandemic, institutions have been coming up with several ideas that can prevent brain redundancy and trying to bridge the gap caused by the pandemic. Some schools have been busy engaging their pupils through video chat, websites and other means that can keep their students busy. In this light, MTN Nigeria has joined the movement by dishing out the free 500MB to visit government e-learning sites.

The FREE 500MB for Government e-learning websites is a daily 500MB data bonus used to browse selected e-learning websites for primary, secondary and tertiary education.

As earlier mentioned, this was done to provide students access to educational content to keep themselves occupied this period.

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The Free 4GB YouTube Night streaming is a freebies available in the 2GB at N1200 monthly data plan to enable customers have more value for their money and excellent YouTube night streaming experience.

This service is exclusively available to all MTN Customers who purchase the 2GB monthly data bundle at N1200. Glo has similar offer on its network, click here to read more.

How To Free 4G YouTube Night Streaming

The FREE 4GB YouTube Night can be activated using the following channel below;
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MTN Share N Share is a service that allows subscribers to transfer airtime between two MTN lines. The service used to be completely free until the introduction of transaction fee in January 31, 2017. However, the mobile operator seems to taking the current situation caused by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic into consideration to review the service.

Aside the review on the fee, there are some other updates made on the service. Below are the following updates made to the MTN Share n Sell Service;

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As the current Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is yet to show signs of slowing down, the whole world has been restricted to their homes in order to curb the spread of the deadly disease. The government of most countries, have announced a mandatory lockdown that prevents citizens going out of their homes. However, there are some people that are naturally stubborn, decides to go on with their normal way of living. Thus, so as to prevent this, the law enforcement agents in Tunisia have deployed a police robot for patrolling the streets of Tunis, the capital of the country.

Police Robot Used To Prevents Roaming In The Streets Of Tunisia

The Interior Ministry of Tunisia has deployed a lot of these patrolling robots known as PGuard. These black-coloured PGuards are essentially the official employees of the Police force. When they see a citizen in a deserted street, it rolls up to them to ask them why are they out on the streets.

These robots are manufactured by a Sousse-based company, Enova Robotics. Before the pandemic, Enova Robotics have been working for many private firms, according to the Chief Cales Officer, Radouhane Ben Farhat. Aside producing the PGuards, the company also manufactures robots for the healthcare industry, similar to Diligent Robots’ Moxi.

How PGuard Police Robot Works

The PGuard Police robot makes use of a thermal-imaging camera and LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology to perform its duty. It is also equipped with loud-speakers and microphones to enable communication between the citizens and the Police Department. 

Below is a video shared by the Interior Ministry of the country on Facebook to showcase the PGuard. In the video, the PGuard can be seen stopping many of the citizens to query the reason for their movement on the streets. The robot is basically controlled by Police personnel from the Control Room.

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Few days ago, Nigerians took to their social media handles to call on Telecommunication companies, for the need to reduce data costs or even introduce freebies. The Federal government followed up by admonishing the service providers to cut down the call rate and data to support their subscribers in the face of lockdown, necessitated to prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19).

Then, in response to that request, MTN Nigeria started by giving out 300 SMSs to its subscribers for communicating with their love ones. And now, Glo has also responded by introducing an ultra-affordable data bundle subscription - 1.25GB for N200. The data bundle is on available for usage on Sundays.

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Infinix Mobility has unveiled its largest smartphone and named it Infinix Note 7. The phone is powered by the latest Mediatek Helio G70 CPU which is the key selling point of the device. The phone is built around a large 6.95-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 720 x 1640 pixels.

The Mediatek Helio G70 CPU has a dual-core 2.0GHz Cortex-A75 and hex-core 1.7GHz Cortex-A55 CPUs, along with Mali-G52 GPU, paired with a 6GB RAM and 128GB in-built storage.

As far as camera is concerned, it features a four camera setup with a ring design, similar to what we have on the recently announced Redmi Note 9 Pro. In the setup, the main sensor is a 48-megapixel lens with F/1.8 aperture, assisted by a 2-megapixel macro lens, a 2-megapixel depth and a Super low light video sensor. On the front, you will get 16-megapixel sensor for your selfies shots.

The Note 7 comes with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and a slot for dual 4G VoLTE SIMs. There is also a smaller version called the Note 7 Lite, that also comes with a 5000mAh battery and run on Google Android 10 out of the box. Checkout the full specs of the Infinix Note 7 in the table below.

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As part of its efforts to drive awareness and usage for Ayoba messaging app during this prevailing Coronavirus (COVID-19) movement restrictions. We will be educating you on Ayoba messaging app and the features available in it.

With this MTN's Ayoba free messaging app, you can get free access to;

1. COVID-19 updates - On ayoba app, go to channels and subscribe to free Global Coronavirus Updates (attached screenshot)
2. Ayoba games
3. Ayoba News

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As more cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) are confirmed around the country, telecommunication service providers have reassured Nigerians of constant internet service connection in order to enable them access to timely information on the virus and to stay connected with their loved ones.

In the same bid to keep its subscribers abreast of the latest update on the spread of the virus with in the country, MTN Nigeria is offering its customers free access to some websites that provides update on the spread as well as those that educates people on how to protect themselves.

The leading telecom giant is giving out free daily 100MB to subscribers to visit the special health/Coronavirus websites listed below for updates on Covid19. 

www.health.gov.ng
www.ncdc.gov.ng
www.covid19.ncdc.gov.ng
www.who.int
www.africa.cdc.org

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Facebook has backed away from its plans to start showing ads on its messaging platform, WhatsApp, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, which alleged that the company in recent months “disbanded a team that had been established to find the best ways to integrate ads into the service”.

The report, which quotes unnamed sources said to be familiar with the developments, further claims that the company has already deleted all the ad-related code from WhatsApp.

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One of the most requested features by Twitter users is the ability to edit tweets, but perhaps it’s time for users to give up and forget about that wish ever becoming real. The reason for saying this is because of a recent video interview with Wired, Twitter’s founder and CEO, Jack Dorsey.

He said that while the company has considered bringing on an Edit button, it is pretty much not pleased with its implementation because it will be going against the very essence of the platform.

Answering a question on whether the site is planning to introduce an edit button for Twitter in 2020, Dorsey replied with a emphatic ‘No’. According to him, the ability to edit tweets will go against the very essence of the platform, which was envisaged as an alternative to text messaging, what with its 160 character limit and all.

“We started as an SMS, text message service. And as you all know, when you send a text, you can’t really take it back. We (want) to preserve that vibe, that feeling”, he said.

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Microsoft is finally making the new Edge web browser available to download for Windows and Mac after over a year in the testing phase.

The new Edge browser is based on the Chromium open source project, which makes it similar to Google Chrome in that regard. Microsoft announced the new Edge back in December 2018, when it decided to forego any further development of its own browser engine in favor of switching to the Chromium codebase.

This first stable build is Microsoft Edge 79 (because the company is using Chromium versioning). This will update independently on a "roughly six-week" cadence.

Where To Download Microsoft Edge Chromium Version

1. You can download the first stable version of the new Edge for Windows and Mac over here.

2. Also, if you're running Windows 10, you will be receiving the new Edge as an update, at some point in the next few months.

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What a cool way of starting a new decade for our Opera in Nigeria. Following the recent free browsing promo by the company, it has again joined hands together with MTN Nigeria to launch three special data plans for Opera Mini and Opera News users on the leading network.

According to Opera, the data plans are designed to offer you the same amount of MBs the regular data plans offers you but yet at less cost. This is thanks to Opera apps' built-in data saving capabilities with up to 90% savings.

As earlier stated, the data plans can only be use on Opera Mini and Opera News.

How To Subscribe To Opera Data Plans

To start using your Opera data plan, simply follow these three steps.

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is this earning just for 2019 alone

Earning of the decade (10 Years)

Who would have imagine the name Pablo Escobar would ever find a way to trend in the technology world? It’s almost 26 years ago now that the notorious drug lord died, and now a smartphone which bears the name Pablo Escobar Fold 1 has been launched. The device comes as a surprise as we never saw it coming. Not only is the smartphone promoted as having a durable design, but the device is also unarguably the cheapest foldable phone that we’ll be seeing for a long time to come. It has a starting price of $349.

Pablo Escobar Fold 1 Specs and Features

Apart being the cheapest and one of the first foldable smartphones around, the Escobar Fold 1 is equally one of the cheapest Snapdragon 855 devices. Yes, for that amount, you get a snapdragon 855 chipset onboard and wait for it, 8GB of RAM as well as a massive 512GB expandable storage.

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Chinese smartphone maker Tecno Mobile has a new entry-level Android smartphone with large 6.52 inch screen design, superb fullview display and high resolution better viewing angle with the perfect screen ratio. Meet the Tecno POP 3 Plus.

Tecno POP 3 Plus bridges the gap between affordability and premium quality. It enables its user live the best lifestyle through its innovative features and amazingly, it’s made for everybody and anybody across all social economic class.

The POP 3 Plus is more effective on social networks or watching videos for more fun without having to wait, thanks to 4G support.

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MTN has announced a newly Revamped TruTalk Plan. MTN TruTalk is a prepaid tariff plan that allows MTN subscribers enjoy a FLAT rate of 11kobo/sec for calls ACROSS ALL local Network in Nigeria after paying a daily access fee of N7.

Without Access N7 Free?

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Leading mobile operator in Nigeria has revamped its Awuf4U offer and now called it AWUF4U- x5.

The special offer is available for all MTN prepaid and postpaid customers.

Customers on MTN AWUF4U-x5 offer:

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According to BusinessKorea, Samsung Electronics has taken a legal action against LG Electronics over a recent OLED TV commercial to the Korean Fair Trade Commission (FTC). Samsung Electronics alleged LG Electronics violated the “Fair Labeling and Advertising Law” as well as the “Fair Trade Law”.

It claims that LG’s recent adverts insinuates that there are “defects” on its QLED TV and 8K TV technology. Samsung Electronics objects to LG’s OLED TV commercial which says that Samsung TV black colour is inaccurate.

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October 20, 2019 is the 15th anniversary of the current most popular version of Linux. It all started with the official release of Ubuntu 4.10, which debuted as Ubuntu 4.10 ‘Warty Warthog’ on October 20, 2004. It is the first version of Ubuntu.

Ubuntu is an open source GNU/Linux operating system based on desktop applications. Ubuntu is based on Debian GNU/Linux and supports x86, x64, ARM and ppc architectures, built by a global professional development team (Canonical Ltd). Its name was derived from the word “ubuntu” in Zulu or Hausa in southern Africa, similar to the Confucian “benevolence” idea, meaning “humanity”, “my existence is because of the existence of everyone”, is a traditional African one. Cool!

Ubuntu has achieved good results since the release of “Warty Warthog”. Currently, the distribution is the most popular version of Linux in the market. According to data from w3tecs.com, Ubuntu leads the other Linux distributions with a market share of 37.4%, while Debian ranks second with 21.2%.

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USSD airtime recharge option is one of the fastest, (in fact the fastest on some occasions) and the easiest. It also comes in very handy when traveling or stranded in a new location and you are in need of urgent top-up for either data or voice calls.

It is far better than even the banks’ apps and third party apps in terms of convenience, since you do not need to login and go through the hassle of typing a password. USSD does not also requires internet connection to get your airtime topped-up.

In fact, one of thing that makes it preferable to other options is that It is completely free, but that is about to change as banks will soon start charging people for using USSD to top-up.

MTN has started sending SMS to its customers regarding the End User Billing for Bank USSD Services. The SMS reads;

“Yello, as requested by your bank, from Oct 21, we will start charging you directly for USSD access to banking services. Please contact your bank for more info.”

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The closest and most popular console now is our smartphone. Gaming on phones keeps advancing and that has made mobile handsets become the console of millions of users.

The extensive catalog available on Android offers us opportunity to choose from a multitude of high-quality games and many of them are free. Well, one of the classic football titles on consoles has just arrived at Play Store, the PES 2020. Technically it comes with the name of eFootball PES 2020.

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