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Twitter is one of the most popular social networking sites out there. The site celebrated its 10th birthday yesterday and surviving all those years is not a joke in an industry where we see knew companies coming up and falling off before they break even. Twitter was started back in March 21, 2005 by Evan Williams, by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, and Biz Stone. At that time the social networking site was preferred because of its simplicity and this attracted more and more people over the years. Currently Twitter has over 332 million active users worldwide. When it came to…

With Android N just around the corner, we expect to see manufacturers update their existing devices at least to the current Android iteration, Android Marshmallow. We have seen manufacturers such as Samsung, Sony and LG update some of their devices and now HTC is joining the party. HTC has started pushing out the Marshmallow update to the Desire 816 dual SIM in select markets. Users of this device is Saudi Arabia have reported seeing the Android Marshmallow and Sense UI version 7.0 on their devices. Apparently this update is being rolled out in it two parts with the first part…

We have been hearing about Huawei’s next flagship smartphone, the Huawei P9 for the better part of this year. The one thing that we have heard about this smartphone that has been particularly interesting is its dual camera setup. This has been one of the main things surrounding the leaks about the Huawei P9 but the company did not confirm it until now. The company released the first official teaser of the Huawei P9 last week and this is when we got a ‘confirmation’ about the dual camera setup. Of course the company did not reveal this but you can…

Last week, Oppo unveiled two smartphones both of which come with 16MP front facing cameras for selfies and video calls. These smartphones, the Oppo R9 and R9 Plus, were both launched in the company’s home country of China. These two smartphones target the mid and upper market segments as they are retailing for $430 (for the R9) and $510 (for the R9 Plus). The Oppo R9 and R9 Plus have some similarities especially in the design department but they are two totally different devices from the specs perspective. The Oppo R9 The Oppo R9 comes with a 5.5 inch AMOLED…

Last week, we saw the leaked photos of the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) which gave us a clue as to what to expect from this smartphone this year. If you remember from the 2015 lineup, the J5 came with a bigger brother, the J7 which has slightly better specs. 2016 is not going to be any different as just after the J5 leaked, the Galaxy J7 (2016) also surfaced online showing us what to expect from this smartphone. Just like the J5 (2016), the Galaxy J7 (2016) has already been certified by Chinese regulator TENAA and this means that the…

Twitter has announced that it will stop supporting TweetDeck for Windows desktop app next month on April 15. The company has announced that those who are using TweetDeck will still be able to get the same experience from their browsers by heading over to tweetdeck.twitter.com  by following these steps. Open tweetdeck.com in Chrome Click Customize and control > More tools > Add to taskbar You can now launch TweetDeck directly from your taskbar TweetDeck apps for Windows and OS X were created back in 2011 when Twitter acquired TweetDeck. TweetDeck apps went on to be very popular and I personally…

New leaked images of the Galaxy J5 (2016) have ‘confirmed’ that it will come with a metal frame. We first heard about this about two weeks ago when both this phone and the Galaxy J7 (2016) were certified by China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center. Read More: The First Photos of the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Have Surfaced Online The latest images also come from a German blog WinFuture showing us a beautiful metallic frame. The images give us a close look at the device and it looks absolutely beautiful. From the photos, it looks like the metal back cover will…

Huawei has today announced three are mid-range smartphones in the country to help it capture that market segment. These are the Huawei Y6Pro, GR3 and GR5. The Huawei Y6Pro was launched early last month and it is a very good thing to see it in the country this fast. Very few companies usually bring their latest devices into the country this first and we have to give it up to Huawei for doing this. Read More: The Huawei Y6 Pro with a 13MP camera and 4000mAh battery has been launched “At Huawei, we are building a broad portfolio of products…

If you own a Windows phone 8.1 device, you will be happy to know that Microsoft is finally upgrading your device to Windows 10 Mobile. Not all devices will be getting the update at once and Microsoft has released the first list of devices that should be getting this update. We have been waiting for this ever since Windows 10 was announced last year and we are glad it is finally here. The first devices that will be getting this update include the Lumia 1520, 930, 640, 640XL, 730, 735, 830, 532, 535, 540, 635 1GB, 636 1GB, 638 1GB,…

We are getting unconfirmed reports that Windows 10 Mobile will start rolling out to existing Lumia users anytime from today. We have been hearing that Microsoft has plans to update older Windows Phone devices to the latest OS but this has still not happened and the company has not communicated anything. The report which cites sources close to Microsoft saying that the update will be available for some users as from today. Microsoft will be using a ‘pull model’ which means that the devices selected to receive the update will have to initiate it manually. This means that you should…