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The Importance of Mobile App

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It is quite sensational and mind blowing to see how Nigerians have totally fallen in love with use of Mobile app such as the banking industries,Telecommunications, Jumia, Konga among others.This platform allows customers to perform any transactions via the internet at a go

Skyscanner sold to China travel firm Ctrip in £1.4bn deal

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Skyscanner, the UK-based travel search business, has been bought by Ctrip, China's biggest online travel firm. The deal values Skyscanner at about £1.4bn ($1.75bn). The firm, which has its headquarters in Edinburgh, is available in more than 30 languages, with about 60 million monthly active users. It was set up to let users compare prices from different travel sites when searching for flights, hotels, and rental cars. Skyscanner said it would continue to run independently, with the same management team.   'Powerful technology' Ctrip was founded in 1999 and is one of China's best-known travel businesses. The deal would "strengthen long-term growth drivers for both companies," said James Jianzhang Liang, co-founder and executive chairman of Ctrip. "Skyscanner will complement our positioning at a global scale and Ctrip will leverage our experience, technology and booking capabilities to Skyscanner's," he added. Skyscanner was ...

Uber new functionality

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It is pertinent to say that without drivers, there is no Uber.That obvious right? well, Uber just infused a new functionality to its app which they call COMPLIMENTS. Indeed, starting today, when you give your uber driver a Five -star rating, your app will ask you to provide them a little extra feedback which is not mandatory, but if choose, you can give them a sticker that says something like "Awesome or Thank you. Drivers will see these stickers and notes in the section of their app which will tally all the accolades  they receive. Importantly, it is important to pin point the fact that the whole idea was that Uber needed a way for riders to provide them more and meaningful feedback-not just bad, mediocre and good rides but for great, outstanding and exceptional ones Inpoint of fact, one thing all drivers want is feedback.They want to know how they're doing; how they can do better; what's the best practice. Indeed, with these new compliments, Uber sees it as a be...

Samsung says the Galaxy S7 isn’t prone to explosions

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Samsung came out on Friday with a brief press statement on the Galaxy S7 family meant to reassure owners and potential buyers. The announcement comes after a few reports detailed cases where Galaxy S7 versions exploded or caught fire, reminding people of Samsung’s massive Galaxy Note 7 recall. “Samsung stands behind the quality and safety of the Galaxy S7 family,” Samsung said. “There have been no confirmed cases of internal battery failures with these devices among the more than 10 million devices being used by consumers in the United States; however, we have confirmed a number of instances caused by severe external damage. Until Samsung is able to obtain and examine any device, it is impossible to determine the true cause of any incident.” The fact that Samsung had to release this statement suggests there may be people worried about the phone’s quality, and that’s something Samsung can’t afford right now. The Galaxy Note 7 already delivered a crippling blow to Samsung’s...

Something has Gone Terribly Wrong with Assassin's Creed 2

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Say hello to Backgroundguy McNightmareface, the terrifying new star of Ubisoft's Assassin’s Creed 2 remaster, released today on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 as part of Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection . He didn't always look like this, of course, as you can see in the harrowing before-and-after shot above. Poor soul. SOURCE

The Stunning Rise of Snapchat

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The California based company is worth between $20bn and $26bn which indeed is the largest United States floatation since the Chinese e-Commerce giant Alibaba listed 2 years ago Apparently, Snap the parent company of the messaging app Snapchat began in 2012 as a mobile app that allowed users to send photos that vanish within seconds and now has over 100million daily users which is more than Twitter. Importantly, if it goes ahead, it would be the biggest US technology floatation since Facebook $81bn launch in 2012.

LinkedIn is now being blocked in Russia

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Russia's communications regulator has started to block LinkedIn in the country after a court ruling found the firm guilty of violating data laws. Roskomnadzor issued a short statement that cited the August decision of the Moscow District Court to block LinkedIn to protect Russian internet users' data. The ruling was upheld by Moscow city court on Nov. 10. In a statement to LinkedIn confirmed the block: “LinkedIn’s vision is to create economic opportunity for the entire global workforce. We are starting to hear from members in Russia that they can no longer access LinkedIn," a spokesperson said. "Roskomnadzor's action to block LinkedIn denies access to the millions of members we have in Russia and the companies that use LinkedIn to grow their businesses. We remain interested in a meeting with Roskomnadzor to discuss their data localization request.” The watchdog statement means ISPs in Russia will be forced to comply with the block within one d...