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Google Play Protect which is Google's solution for your device protection, it has been ringing in our ears since this year's I/O. Some beta testers have even seen it earlier. The rolling out of the new features currently appears to be very slow to all users.

What Does Play Protect Means?
It's basically an anti-malware tool, which monitors app behavior and deals with them if they make any funny move. For more understanding, the Play Store has had several levels of scan for a while now. However, Play Protect takes it to another level.

The new service does not work like a ghost scanner that checks apps that are live on the Play Store. The moment Play Protect gets to your phone, you can actually see its icon and pull your reports from it.

Play Protect will be in the Play Store app and will periodically scan apps on your device and also compare results with functionality of the same apps on other devices. If it discovers something abnormal, you will get an alert, warning and prompting you to delete the offending app. It can also be triggered to scan on demand from the Play Protect tab in the Play Store slide-over menu.

This is actually a good move by Google, considering the influx of actual malware that get inside the Play Store and on to users' smartphones, it was because it was cleverly disguised in innocent, working apps.

Play Protect will also scan 50 million apps in the Play Store per day and mark the "verified safe" ones with its green badge, so you can download with confidence. The new security tool will also become an invisible part of Google's mobile Chrome browser — it will monitor the websites you visit for suspicious activity and raise a red flag when it suspects something wrong going on.

Additionally, the “find my device” feature from the Android Manager seems to be moving to be a part of the Play Protect branding. However, we don't see anything new about its functions at this stage.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/08/google-play-protect-secures-your.html

Samsung recently announced a new smartphone dubbed the Samsung Leader 8, which comes with some pretty nice specifications. Though, you would be stunned to discover that the device is a flip phone. Nonetheless, this flip phone is almost as capable as any other flagship phone on the market.

The Samsung Leader 8 is powered by the Snapdragon 821 processor, which you would recognize as the same processor on the Galaxy S7.

Talking about the memory and native storage, the smartphone boasts of 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.

The device also features a 2,300mAh battery which keeps the light on. Well, that sounds a bit awkward to me, somehow too small but it will keep you through the day, largely owing to the much smaller display, which sits in at 4.2 inches.

The Samsung Leader 8 also has a 12MP camera with an f/1.7 aperture. Furthermore, there’s a fingerprint sensor just below the camera.

However, the phone has more than just specs; it also supports Samsung services you would find on other devices, like Samsung Pay and wireless charging.

This is surely an interesting concept. But Samsung failed to talk about the price or availability. The only available information about the Samsung Leader 8 is that it will be available in China. It also appears that after the official launch, it may only be available in parts of Asia.

In fact, this is not the first time in recent years that companies returned to the idea of a flip phone. Last year, Samsung launched the Galaxy Folder 2, which had mid-range specs rather than the flagship specs on the Leader 8. Also, in June LG launched the LG Exalt LTE.

It positively great to see that the idea of the flip phone is not totally dead, despite the fact that most of the world has moved on from it.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/08/samsung-leader-8-flip-smartphone-with.html

Google has just announced the inclusion of a latest features - a new messaging funtionality that allows users to chat and share videos within the app. The new feature will be available effective August 7, for all YouTube users on mobile devices.

Apart from the ability to share and receive videos in the app, YouTube users would be able chat about the videos they shared, as well as respond with another video, invite more people to the conversation, and a lot more.

All the videos shared by users will be grouped in a new tab on the YouTube mobile app, which will make it easier for users to see what videos their friends have shared recently. Users can even create a conversation group and share their favorite videos.

Remember that the new messaging feature is only available on mobile devices. It can be accessible via YouTube's share button and choosing your phone's contacts list. Another way to use the new feature is by sharing a direct link and adding new friends to chat about the video.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/08/youtube-brings-on-new-way-of-sharing.html

One good thing about YouTube's desktop version is the pack of the special features attached to it. One of those special functionality we are talking about is speed controls: ability to speed up or slow down a video is especially useful for educational videos, or just looking for those tiny details that are not easily noticeable.

Now, YouTube appears to have added speed controls to its mobile application. According to a report from 9to5Google, there is an option to select video speed on YouTube for Android, version 12.29.57, but the option is yet to be available for every user out there. As at the time of reporting, we are yet to have access to such.

The speed options available on mobile seem to be the same as on desktop: 0.75x, 0.5x, or 0.25x the normal speed, or faster at 1.25x, 1.5x, or 2x. In order to bring up those controls, users will need to tap on the dots menu in the upper right corner.

Google has not release any official statement based on this new development, however, the feature seems to be real.

Meanwhile, you can give it a try, do you see the new speed controls.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/08/youtube-introduces-speed-controls-for.html

The AllCall Rio S is a 5.5-inch smartphone that supports 4G LTE services, with a metal frame and an anti-fingerprint coating. The display is 3D glass, protected by Asahi Dragontrail glass.

Find below the AllCall Rio S Specifications and price.

[size=14pt]AllCall Rio S Specifications[/size]

Network
GSM: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G: HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G: LTE 1(2100) / 3(1800) / 7(2600) / 20(800)

SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Software (OS)/Skin
Android 7.0 Nougat
Design & Display
Dimensions: - mm
Weight: - g
Display: 5.5-inch, 720 x 1280 pixels (267 PPI), TFT IPS , 3D curved screen touchscreen, with Asahi Dragontrail Glass protection
Sensors: Gravity, Proximity, Brightness, Compass
Build: Metal frame + anti-fingerprint oil coating
Colours: Black / Golden / Red / Lake Baikal blue

Hardware & Memory
Processor Type: Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Processor Name: Mediatek MT6737
Graphics Processor: ARM MALI-T720 MP1 650 MHz
RAM: 2 GB
Internal Storage: 16 GB
External Storage: Micro-SD card up to 32 GB

Cameras
Rear: Dual 8 megapixels Sony + 2 megapixels, phase detection autofocus, LED flash
Video recording: 1080p@30fps
Front-facing: 2 megapixels, 1080p

Multimedia
Music Support: MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
Loudspeaker: Yes
Video Support: MP4/MPEG4/H.263/H.264 player
FM Radio: Yes

Connectivity
Bluetooth: v4.0
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS: Yes
USB: v2, USB-OTG

Read more at: http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/08/allcall-rio-s-specifications-and-price.html

In order to make its subscribers’ life a whole lot brighter while roaming, MTN has launched a revised Roaming Bundle called HelloWorld Roaming Bundles, effective August 3, 2017.

MTN HelloWorld Roaming bundle is a product that offers MTN Customers generous minutes for outgoing and incoming calls, outgoing SMS and Data at a discounted price while roaming in selected destinations and partner networks.

All MTN Prepaid and Postpaid customers can subscribe to MTN HelloWorld Roaming Bundle.

There are three (3) types of Roaming Bundles available;
1. Combo Bundle – This is made up of outgoing/incoming minutes, Data and outgoing SMS depending on bundle size.
2. Data Only Bundle – This gives you only data volume.
3. UAE Bundle – This gives you Outgoing/Incoming minutes and Outgoing SMS.

Details of the HelloWorld Roaming Bundle including price, bundle elements and validity can be seen in the appendix below

How To Subscribe to MTN HelloWorld Roaming Bundle
You can subscribe to MTN HelloWorld Roaming Bundle by dialling *131*5# and then selecting bundle type of your choice.

When you select a bundle of your choice, the system will then check to ensure that you have enough airtime to complete the bundle purchase.
If you have enough airtime, the system will then:
1. Deduct the applicable bundle fee from your main account
2. Credit your dedicated account with the elements of the bundle e.g. Voice minutes/SMS/data (depending on bundle type)
3. Send a successful purchase notification message

Customers will be able to subscribe to MTN HelloWorld Roaming Bundle anywhere in the world by dialling *131*5# and then selecting bundle type of their choice.

How Check Bundle Balance
To check your bundle balance, simply dial any of the codes below depending on your bundle type.

According to MTN, Subscribers will still be able to enjoy the current HelloWorld Discounted Tariff and SuperRoamer Free Incoming Call offers.

This would be very interesting for customers travelling for Hajj or summer holiday to activate this great product.

Note: The regular roaming bundles has been discontinued after launch of HelloWorld Roaming Bundle.


Summary Of The Bundles

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/08/mtn-introduces-helloworld-roaming-bundle.html

Before Google integrates YouTube Red and Play Music services, people who loves music can get a new features that are initially available only with a subscription.

YouTube Red is a premium service that requires a monthly subscription fee but one of the features that its subscribers enjoys on a regular basis has now been made available for free to YouTube Music users.

Beginning with the latest update, YouTube Music now have the option to save songs, albums, and playlists for offline listening, confirmed by Google recently.

If you already have the latest updated version on your smartphone, you will discover a new Save Offline option hidden under the Menu icon highlighted by three dots. Then you will get an option of whether you want to save just the audio, SD video, or HD video.

After the app saves your desired file, to access them offline, simply tap on your profile photo and selecting Offline mode.

Remember for iOS devices, you'll be able to swipe left on a song in a playlist to make it available Offline.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/08/youtube-update-you-can-now-download.html

Snapchat, which is officially called Snap Inc., filed for IPO early this year March has went public and would now has the capital of the public to offer financial support. But, a report from Business Insider reveals that Google had had an oral discussion on the acquisition of Snapchat with Snap Inc.CEO Evan Spiegel.

The offer was around $30 billion and the negotiations transpired far earlier before the company filed for IPO: early 2016. Google’s offer was allegedly still on the table even after Snap Inc. went public. Of course, Spiegel was not move, he never wanted to trade off the company. Actually, only he and Snap Inc. co-founder Bobby Murphy makes major decisions for the company so public supporters don't have any say about it, even if they desired to.

Although Snap told Business Insider that “these rumors are false,” and Google failed to comment, the news jerked Snap Inc.’s stock price up by 2.3% today after weeks of steady drop.

Google would be a great parent company for Snapchat in the marketing world if it’s real. Also, Snapchat’s curated and sponsored content sections could get a lot of improvement. Anyway it goes, Snap CEO Spiegel would not want to let go the app just like that, principally since Snapchat is his baby.

Yet, Google’s relationship with Snapchat remains close. In actual fact, Google’s investment arm put money on Snapchat after it went public, and Snap - one of Google Cloud’s largest customers has vowed to invest $2 billion on Google Cloud - platform that Snapchat runs on.

Imagine how interesting a combination of technologies between Snapchat’s spectacles and Google Glass. Snap’s AR technology would absolutely be a great plus to Google’s development of Glass.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/08/google-allegedly-wanted-to-acquire.html

Ever heard of the Blu R1 HD? It's one of the top selling phone on Amazon, which costs just $60. But, last year November, researchers found out something about the phone that raised more than a few eyebrows.

The phone was caught sending private data to China. The company behind the spying software, Shanghai Adups Technology, describe the occurence as a mistake.

However, it has been discovered that the software provider is still working on other phones and doing the same job but the software has become more secretive about its activities.

At the recently held Black Hat security conference, researchers from Kryptowire, a security firm, revealed that Adups’ software is still sending devices’ data to a company server in China without alerting people. Kryptowire said it has observed Adups sending data without telling users on at least three different smartphones. However, an Adups spokesperson said that the company had resolved the issues way back in 2016, and that the issues do not exist anymore.

It is worth mentioning that Adups’ secret data funneling to China was discovered mostly because the Blu R1 HD was the top-selling phone on Amazon. The issue still persists on other low-profile devices, according to Kryptowire. For instance, the Blu Grand M, which goes for between $60 and $75, still had this problem six months after Adups admitted their mistake.

The researcher discovered that the phone was sending data to China containing a list of installed apps, used apps, unique phone identifiers like the MAC address and IMEI, and also the phone number and cell phone tower ID. Now, some of the more aggressive spying would send a person’s browsing history and bookmarks.

This spyware has not been found on devices that cost more than $300, as Adups is mostly installed on cheaper devices. Also, it is not restricted to Blu devices. In fact, it seems pretty widespread on lower-end smartphones. It is still unclear what happens with the data once it gets to the servers in china, though.

Below is a list of manufacturers with affected devices:
Aaron Electronics
Aeon Mobile
All Win Tech
Amoi Technology
Archos
AUX
Bird
BLU
Cellon
Coship Mobile
Cubot Mobile
DEWAV Communication
DEXP Digital Experience
Eastaeon Technology
Electronic Technology Gionee
GOSO
Hisense
Hongyu
Huaqin
Huiye
Inventec Corporation
Konka Group
Lenovo
Logicom
Longcheer
Malata Mobile
Mediatek Helio
Prestigio
Ragentek RDA Micro
Reallytek
RUIO
Sanmu
Sprocomm
Tinno
Uniscope
VSUN
Water World Technology
Wind Communication
WingTech
Yifang Digital
Zhuhai Quanzhi
ZTE

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/08/chinese-spyware-adups-software-sends.html

Guess MTN is gradually looking for a bailout from recession battling the Nigerian economy at the detriment of the consumers. Last month MTN adjusted its data plan which it dubbed Revamped Data Plan.

The latest revamped product now is the MTN Pulse tariff. Before now, MTN customers on Pulse tariff are charged 20 kobo per second before being allowed to enjoy FLAT rate of 11kobo/sec for calls ACROSS ALL local Networks in Nigeria after spending N10 daily.

Now, MTN subscribers on the Pulse tariff plan are charged 22 kobo per seconds, effective July 28, 2017. This means they will enjoy call at Flat rate of 11kobo/sec ACROSS ALL local Networks after spending NG₦11 daily.

Other benefits attached to this tariff plan includes:
1. Music streaming on Music+ at N10/day
2. Happy Hour night browsing at NG₦25/day
3. 100% data bonus on purchase of 500MB weekly bundle
4. Data bonus on recharge
5. Plus other life-enriching products and services from MTN

See table below for breakdown of the OLD and NEW MTN Pulse tariff:

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/08/mtn-reviews-its-pulse-tariff-plan.html

Truecaller has announced the launch of its integration with the Google Duo on both Android and iOS platforms. This simply means, userr will allow users on both Android and iPhone to make video calls directly through the Truecaller app.

How Does Google Duo Work?
The latest feature will now make high-quality video calling available to our 250 million users globally. This update enables users to launch a Duo video call with a single tap within the Truecaller app and can switch between WiFi and cellular data for uninterrupted conversation on-the-go.

Following the launch of Flash Messaging in April, the Google Duo-Truecaller integration will now enable video-first users with the communication mode of their choice.

The Truecaller integration with Google Duo is available users as a permission-based service, by which users will be able to opt in and out at any time. However, for the Duo integration to work, both users must also have the Google Duo app installed on their device.

Interested users can download it here (Android and iOS)

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/08/you-can-now-make-google-duo-video-calls.html

The Moto G5S Plus is a "special edition" version of the Moto G5 Plus from earlier this year. A dual camera (two 13MP sensors, one color, and one monochromatic) has been included, the front camera has been upgraded to 8MP (from 5MP), and the display has been enlarged to 5.5 inches by diagonal. The smartphone also grows slightly larger than the original.

These specs away from the hardware remains the same. Find below the full specs.

Moto G5S Plus Specifications

Network
GSM: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G: LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)

SIM: [/b]Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

[b]Software (OS)/Skin
Android 7.1 Nougat

Design
Dimensions: 153.5 x 76.2 x 8 mm
Weight: 168 g
Display: 5.5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi), IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Splash resistant
Sensors: Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Build: Metal
Colours: Lunar Gray, Fine Gold

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/08/moto-g5s-plus-specifications-and-price.html

The Moto G5S comes with a 5.2-inch Full HD 1080p display, a 1.4GHz octa-core processor and an all-metal unibody design.

It also sports a 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and Android 7.1. There is a 16-megapixel camera on the back, as well as a 5-megapixel wide angle camera with flash at the front. The phone is powered by 3000 mAh battery with turbo charge.

Below is the full specs of Moto G5S specifications, features and price.

Moto G5S Specifications

Network
2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)

SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Software (OS)/Skin
Android 7.1 Nougat

Design
Dimensions: 150 x 73.5 x 8.2 mm
Weight: 157 g
Display: 5.2 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi), IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Splash resistant
Sensors: Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Build: Metal
Colours: Lunar Gray, Fine Gold

Hardware & Memory
Processor Type: Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
Processor Name: Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430
Graphics Processor: Adreno 505
RAM: 3 GB
Internal Storage: 32 GB
External Storage: Dedicated MicroSD card up to 256 GB

Cameras
Rear: 16 MP, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, auto-HDR
Video recording: 1080p
Front-facing: 5 MP, LED flash

Multimedia
Music Support: MP3/AAC+/WAV/Flac player
Loudspeaker: Yes
Video Support: MP4/H.264 player
FM Radio: TBC
3.5mm jack: Yes

In this article, we are going to learn how to add the latest Google AdSense In-Feed ad unit on your site if based on blogger. You don’t have to be a tech geek to do this.

Recall that early July this year, Google announced a new ad unit style which is the In-Feed ads unit. The latest Ad unit is projected to increase publishers' earnings due to enhanced Ads functionality for the AdSense users.

According to Google, the new ad unit should provide publishers better clicks and improved proceeds due to its ability to show just like posts article with snippet and Call to Action word on homepage and archive pages.
How to add In-feed ad unit to Blogger
See the picture above as an illustration of what we are saying.

Now, going to the essence of being here, which is the insertion of In-Feed ad unit into a Blogger powered site, please note that there are types of In-Feeds ad unit as stated below:

Types of In-Feed Ads Units
The reason for the variation is simple, this will introduce more resemblance between your blog post layout & the ad code shown.

1. Image Above
This type of In-Feed ad unit is precisely for those bloggers, whose post layout is of the grid style.

2. Image on the side
This type is commonly used by bloggers, image used for illustration would be at the side.

3. Title Above
This is pretty related to Image on the side, however this comes with a title at the top.

4. Text Only
This displays only text and no image. This is best for post structure which are of the list format.

How to add In-feed ad unit to Blogger

Now, after selecting the type/structure of the In-feed Ad unit you want, you will see some options on the right side of the page for customization. Taking us to the below:

Read At: http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/08/how-to-add-in-feed-ad-unit-to-blogger.html

Dutch police have detained five men alleged to have stolen iPhones worth more than half a million US dollars, but then it's not just the total amount of iPhones stolen. The men purportedly applied a Fast and Furious stunt to make it happen.

A modified van was driven close to the truck loaded with the iPhones, one of the suspects broke into the truck while on motion and started throwing boxes filled with iPhones into the van.

The five suspects who are all natives of the Eastern European country of Romania, have been arrested at a holiday park in central Netherlands on Saturday. Mr. Kraszewski who is with local police said:

"The truck was taking its freight from A to B and did not stop. Even so, [the phones] were gone. So it must have happened that way. And now we finally have the evidence, with the van and the loot.”

Similar raids have been reported in Europe before, but this is the first time that an actual arrest based on such type of robbery would be recorded.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/07/vin-diesel-stunt-over-half-million.html

Smartphones have not stopped its tremendous growth since its conception and the growth as well has never stopped the human hands from enjoying the inevitable punishment of pressing/touching.
Luckily, whenever hardware obstructs user-friendliness, software quickly comes in to provide users with ways of making things stress-free.
How to enable a bottom navigation bar in Google Chrome on Android

One of the most popular browsers in the world now, Google's own Chrome, has a flock of features that aim to make user’s experience better and easier, and one of these is the new bottom-positioned navigation bar (on Android).

Below are the steps involved in enabling a bottom navigation bar in Google Chrome on Android.

Step 1. The picture below is the standard look of the Google Chrome on Android - a layout with a top-positioned nav bar. This is what we are going to work on.

Step 2. Tap your address bar and type in chrome://flags. This will open up Chrome's top-secret hidden menu that can possibly do a lot of things. Ensure you don't touch any setting you're not conversant with.

Step 3. [/b]Now, tap the three-dot menu in the upper left corner of the browser and go to "Find in page". Then search for "Chrome Home".

[b]Step 4. Ensure you enable this feature, then relaunch the Chrome browser in order to allow the changes to take place.

Step 5. Hmm! That appears to be very easy and more convenient. Isn’t it? To be candid, not everybody will be fond of that change, but it's a skilfully hidden option that can potentially make your browsing experience more loving and nice.

Read more at: http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/07/how-to-enable-bottom-navigation-bar-in.html

Huawei, the world’s 3rd largest smartphone maker has announced that it will no longer produce low-end smartphone in order to improve sales and profits. This is gradually confirming the extinction of low-end Huawei smartphones.

Huawei claims the reason for taking this decision is because the margin is extremely low and that they will move forward with the production of only mid-range and upper-range smartphones henceforth. Huawei says:

“We are giving up the very low-end devices because the margin in this is extremely low, and it’s not making enough profit for us”

Way back in 2014, Huawei reported a cut in production of low-end devices. And now, the brand has complete drop the production.

Huawei is not the first smartphone manufacturer to announce an desertion of the low-end market. The attraction of becoming the Android equivalent of Apple is solid. HTC and Sony have endeavoured to follow through on that path, but with slight success. BlackBerry also abandoned budget smartphones in 2013, but that move almost killed the brand too. These trademarks are still struggling till now.

However, Huawei case might be different since they are the world’s 3rd biggest smartphone maker after all. That could be an edge for them. All the other brands that have bid to ditch the low-end have been businesses experiencing financial struggles. Nonetheless business of making Android smartphones have not been very lucrative (only Apple makes over 90% of the smartphone industry’s profits), Huawei is not precisely in the league of struggling phone makers though, so possibly they can pull this off.

If they do pull off the plug, maybe one day, they will drop the production of mid-range too and concentrate only on making high-end devices. Time will tell.

Meanwhile, there are many options available in the low-end smartphone market so don’t feel hurt, it’s a jam-packed habitation, with all manner of Android phone makers in town.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/07/huawei-will-no-longer-make-low-end.html

Wish to have a Samsung Galaxy S8 but your pocket is not responsive, there is a cheaper option for you. Bluboo has come up with an amazing cloning work. The device is called Bluboo S8.

The device was almost dubbed as well, Galaxy S8, and is nearly a 100% reproduction in terms of hardware. The display is 5.7 inches in size, with an 83% screen-to-body ratio, has an Infinity Display, a rear fingerprint scanner and a rear dual camera.

The key differences between the Bluboo S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8 are in the internal features, which includes the less powerful processor Blueboo S8, less RAM, and the OS is a flavour of Android 7 named 360 OS. So, by implication, there would be changes in performance and in the user experience.
Bluboo S8 Specifications and Price: A clone version of Samsung Galaxy S8 for just $140
Below is the full Bluboo S8 Specifications.

Bluboo S8 Specifications

Network
GSM: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G: HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G: LTE B1 / 3(1800) / 7(2600) / 8(900) / 20(800)


SIM: Dual Nano-SIM

Software (OS)/Skin
Android 7.0 Nougat/360 OS

Design
Dimensions: 149.5 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
Weight: 207 g
Display: 5.7 inches, 1440 x 720 pixels, 2.5D curved glass, G+FF technology, gloved/wet hands control
Sensors: Fingerprint. G-sensor. Proximity. Ambient Light. Geomagnetic.
Build: Zn-Ti Alloy + Glass back cover
Colours: Blue. Gold. Black.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/07/bluboo-s8-specifications-and-price.html

Meizu has launched the world's first dual screen smartphone named Meizu Pro 7. It also has another variant called Meizu Pro 7 Plus.

This smartphone has one regular 5.2 inches AMOLED display screen in front and an uncommon 2 inches display screen at the rear as you can see from the image above.

Aside these unique dual screens features, the Meizu Pro 7 also comes with other striking specifications such as stock Android Nougat, 4G RAM, 64GB inbuilt storage, dual 12megapixel rear camera, 16-megapixel front camera and lots more. In fact, here are all the specs below.

Meizu Pro 7 Specifications

Network
2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
4G: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Software (OS)/Skin
Android 7.0 Nougat

Design
Dimensions: 147.6 x 70.7 x 7.3 mm
Weight: 163 g
Display: 5.2 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels (423 ppi), Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Sensors: Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Build: -
Colours: Black, gold, red

Hardware & Memory
Processor Type: Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A35), Deca-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A73, 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A35, 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
Processor Name: Mediatek MT6757T Helio P25 (standard edition), Mediatek MT6799 Helio X30 (high edition)
Graphics Processor: Mali-T880MP2, PowerVR 7XTP
RAM: 4 GB
Internal Storage: 64/128 GB
External Storage: No

Cameras
Rear: Dual 12 MP, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, 1/2.9" sensor size, 1.25 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video recording: 2160p
Front-facing: 16 MP, f/2.0

Multimedia
Music Support: MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
Loudspeaker: Mono
Video Support: MP4/H.265 player
FM Radio: No
3.5mm jack: Yes

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/07/meizu-pro-7-specifications-and-price.html

Freetel ICE 2 is a superior budget 3G smartphone that comes with a 5.5-inch display. It has seriously enjoyed promotion by Google itself like other devices in emerging mobile market, which by implication runs on stock Android OS. It comes with small 2800 mAh battery capacity.

The ICE 2 is a smartphone manufactured by Japanese company Freetel and has been made available in Ecuador, Zambia and Ghana. It will soon be launched in Nigeria before the close of September 2017.

See below the full Freetel ICE 2 Specifications

Freetel ICE 2 Specifications

Network
GSM: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G: HSDPA 2100
4G: No

SIM: Dual Nano-SIM

Software (OS)/Skin
Android/Stock

Design
Dimensions: 155 x 79 x 9 mm
Weight: -
Display: 5.5 inches, 1280 x 720 pixels (267 PPI), 2.5D
Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity, Light Sensor
Build: Plastic
Colours: White. Black.

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Google has just confirmed that two of its most popular streaming services will be merged to provide a single, more advanced experience. While this isn't the first time that we hear about a possible merger between Google Play Music and YouTube Red, it's the first time that an official confirmed the information.

Google Lyor Cohen alleged during a panel session at the New Music Seminar conference in New York that his firm has to fuse these two services in order to educate consumers and increase the number of subscribers.

According to Cohen, Google thinks combining YouTube Red and Google Play Music services of utmost importance, and offers consumers with one offering. For now, Google is in the process of assessing how these two services can be merged to provide customers with a better experience than ever before.

“Music is very important to Google and we’re evaluating how to bring together our music offerings to deliver the best possible product for our users, music partners and artists. Nothing will change for users today and we’ll provide plenty of notice before any changes are made.”

It remains to be seen when the merger will happen, but one thing is clear: it will not affect customers who use either of the two services.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/07/5-reasons-why-your-smartphone-may.html

Imagine having an opportunity to contribute to the future of Google+. Now, Google is looking for people it wants to be using as beta testers to check out newly introduced features, and to team up with other beta testers and Google's product team.

The aim of this project is to find ways to make Google+ the preferred social network destination. Moreover, you'll have to be filling out bug reports and offering feedback about the platform. If you can give some good ideas about improving Google+, take this opportunity and ride on it, also share with others.

According to Google, people with the following qualifications and skills can be a Google+ product tester.

1. Must be an active poster on Google+
2. Should be motivated to learn more about Google+ and contribute to product discussion
3. Always eager to provide high level feedback on our product

If you have all these credentials stated above, what are you waiting for? However, for being get paid. Nonetheless, you will have the opportunity to tag yourself as a well known social network.

To join the league, simply fill out the Early Access Application by clicking/tap on this link.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/07/google-looking-for-beta-testers-for.html

Facebook-owned Messaging app WhatsApp has disclosed today that it now has 1 billion Daily Active Users while in a month, about 1.3 billion Active Users are recorded. The very messaging palatform also reported some other information concerning its users.

It reported that an amazing 55 billion messages are sent every day along with 4.5 billion pictures. Are you thinking about number of videos sent? One billion, wonderful.

Being a well known messaging app all over the globe, it supports a large number of different languages. WhatsApp supports 60 different languages. And this is not stopping WhatsApp from advancing as the co-founder, Jan Koum says that there would be more useful features coming to WhatsApp in the future.

"Whether it’s sharing personalized photos and videos, connecting through video calling, or keeping friends updated throughout the day with Status, communicating on WhatsApp has never been easier or more personal. We are humbled that so many people are using these new features to connect with one another in their own special way. As we celebrate this milestone, we’re committed more than ever to bringing you more useful features to enjoy, while delivering the reliability, simplicity, and security you expect with WhatsApp. Thank you for your continued support."-Jan Koum, co-founder, WhatsApp

WhatsApp is free of some of the gimmicks that attracts teens to messaging apps like Snapchat. It is dependable for voice messages, calls, photos and videos.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/07/whatsapp-now-has-1-billion-daily-active.html

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I think by now most brain working Nigerians already know abati is hypocritical, his government failed yet he's acting all righteous and upright. it's just downright distasteful. Writers are beautiful people who can change the world with a pen, Reuben abati is neither a writer nor beautiful

Oh Gosh!!! What kind of brain is this? Please write your own oh about this wicked government that has blindfolded you

Atari is well known for classic video gaming. Now, the business is launching a new line of wearables, known as the Atari Connected Life line. The first of these products in the line is the Speakerhat, powered by Audiowear.

It is a baseball cap with high-quality speakers embedded in it. Not headphones – speakers, in the beak of the cap. The Speakerhat as well sports a microphone that uses Bluetooth to access your devices. Also, you can answer phone calls with the device. At present it’s unclear whether one can swap the tech into a different Speakerhat, but then the components look integrated from the pictures thus far.

Atari also promises a basically new social audio experience with Multiplayer Mode, which lets multiple users to listen to a single audio stream by means of Bluetooth.

The Speakerhat is a publicity linkup piece for upcoming sci-fi movie Blade Runner 2049. This can be labeled by some people as a funny marketing stunt, agreed that Atari was one of the corporations referenced in the original Blade Runner series. The hat is a teamwork between Atari, Audioware and NECA.Atari Speakerhat

Below is a statement from AtariConnect COO Michael Arzt:

“With the recent reveal of our Atari project and now with Speakerhats, we envision a full range of connected personal devices that live at society’s intersection of entertainment, technology and social connectivity that legendary films lime blade Runner 2049 fortell.”

Read more at: http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/07/here-is-hat-with-speaker-atari-launches.html

Guess you will need to start saving for iPhone 8 , even if you are yet to know the exact launch date. iPhone 8 is said to be Apple's most expensive smartphone ever.

A recent leak has yet again confirmed that the smartphone would shake your pocket a bit, even saying that the starting price will be between the $1,100 and $1,200. Now what could make one dish out such amount also comes with the handset, the entry-level model may come with 128GB of storage while there is an option 256GB version, more cash to get that.

Apart from the cash involved, this leak gives us a new set of renders of the iPhone 8. And these reportedly showcase the finalized hardware design for the device. They're based on information from sources within Apple's supply chain, turned into pictures by a case maker.

It sports a 5.8-inch OLED screen with bezels around 4mm on all sides, which makes the iPhone 8 less prone to accidental input from the palm in which it's held than Samsung's latest flagships.

According to the render of the bottom edge, 3.5mm headset jack has been confirmed absent from the smartphone, while the Lightning port lives on (may be for now). However, the iPhone 8's charging cable may have USB-C at the other end. This could bring along fast charging for the first time in an Apple phone. The fast charging feature may be necessary due to the alleged battery improvement, compared to the iPhone 7 Plus, despite the physical small sizs of iPhone 8.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/07/latest-iphone-8-leaked-renders-reported.html

You wish to have the “Always On” feature on the two recent Samsung flagships, Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, S8 or even LG G5 but no way for now because of your budget or you just don’t want them.
Glance Plus works like the Always On feature to smartphones

Always On is a feature that lets your device to display information about the current time, date, battery level, weather and notifications without unlocking the screen.

This feature is mainly useful for people who cannot help but keep turning on their display constantly, maybe looking for new notifications, which seriously drain their battery. But, not everybody that does this has the Always On feature on their smartphone. However if your smartphone has an AMOLED display you can get this feature on your phone through an app called Glance Plus.

Here’s how the app works. Glance Plus takes advantage of your phone’s proximity sensor to allow you check the time, weather forecast, notifications and various useful information, all without unlocking your screen. this means it is a mix of Always On and Ambient Display. Once you install in the app, you get to customize every detail of the app, from the font of the display to the position of the information you want displayed, to the size and color of the displayed text.Glance Plus

You have the option to make full use of the Always On function on Glance Plus only when your device is charging. After charging, you can view the date, time and notifications by swiping your hand over the proximity sensor. You can also choose to enable the feature anytime you pull out the phone from your pulse or pocket through the Settings menu or as soon as the display is turned off.

If you possess a device with an AMOLED screen it’s advisable to set the position of the displayed information to Random. This is to avert a burn-in effect, which is a permanent “ghost image” caused by displaying static content for too long.


Glance Plus is a good substitute to Always On for folks who want to see information without unlocking their phones. Unfortunately, though, this app does not completely replace the feature, but the app is reasonable, and will improve with upcoming updates.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/07/glance-plus-works-like-always-on.html

Does the number of hater matters? LinkedIn is still a top job search engine and a tool for creation of connection. LinkedIn which is owned by Microsoft has trailed Facebook's paths by unveiling a lite version of its "social network" called LinkedIn Lite, just 1MB in size.

LinkedIn is targeting the emerging markets with less powerful smartphones and with challenging or slower data connections, beginning with India.

LinkedIn Lite was originally developed as a mobile site for India late 2016, so this isn't the first time that some people will be seeing the concept.

This 1MB app (actually it's 2MB when installed on Galaxy S8+ and some other devices, however close enough) makes LinkedIn 80% easier to load, and it'll load a page within five seconds, even on an obsolete 2G network. Almost everything from the regular 27MB app is intact; the news feed, profile, networks, messaging, and notifications are still accessible here, except the most data-consuming features.

The app is presently only available in India, however it'll be made available in 60+ other developing markets soon.

Another thing is that LinkedIn has no plans to make the lite version available on iOS platform, given that 97% Android marketshare in India. If you wish to give it a try, download the LinkedIn Lite APK from APK Mirror.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/07/linkedin-lite-is-just-1mb-app-that.html

Recall how Lenovo gripped the attention of the tech world on June 9, 2016 during the company's Tech World meeting. Meghan McCarthy, a YouTuber showed a bendable phone that was folded into a contraption that she wore around her wrist. McCarthy as well displayed a tablet that was folded into the size of a phablet, and raised it to her ear in order to simulate a phone call.
Now, the tech company continued with the innovation by presenting the Lenovo Folio concept during Lenovo Tech World 2017. The device comes with a flexible touchscreen that produces from 5.5-inches to 7.8-inches and goes vice versa. The resolution is 1440 x 1920, and powerd by the 2013 Snapdragon 800 chipset with an e-SIM. It also runs on Android 7.0.

Recollect, this is still a model which means that before the mass production of the original device, there could be some upgrade on the aforementioned specs.

The video below this article shows off the Lenovo Folio concept. Don’t worry about the language used if you can't understand the audio, because the clip is not in English.

This device has now appeared at the Lenovo Tech World for two consecutive years. Possibly by next 2018 show, it will be ready for mass production.

Watch the video below..

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/07/lenovos-foldable-tablet-appears-second.html

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Bluetooth is one of the most common wireless connections existing. Virtually everyone who uses a mobile phone has used the Bluetooth feature in some form.

Today, the technology has in a way encroached to wearable devices, speakers and other external devices. Nevertheless, before this time one could only connect a few of devices to a single Bluetooth connection. No way to create a suitable network with Bluetooth.

However, in a way to resolve this problem, the conception of the Bluetooth Mesh to live. It is a network of Bluetooth devices. This network will operate like Wi-Fi networks, as it will cover a large area and connect many devices.

Bluetooth Mesh can connect up to 32,000 devices at once to a single wireless network, which is quite amazing. This simply enables you to have as many as possible Bluetooth-enabled devices at home as long as you have a Bluetooth Mesh radio.

With a just simple switch, or an instruction/command from your phone, you can switch on or off any device connected to the Bluetooth Mesh from wherever you are. This works because each device linked to the Bluetooth Mesh communicates with the other, hence sending your commands end to end.

Read More From: http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/07/bluetooth-mesh-you-can-connect-up-to.html