A while ago, I published a post titled Movies of the week #1. It did fairly well and as a result, I am back with Movies of the week #2. Your smartphone is a digital hub. It can play games, play music and best of all, play movies. Phones have contributed to the sharp decline […]

Snapdragon 720G vs MediaTek Helio G90T. This topic is one that has caused a lot of debates on various social media platforms. I remember quite vividly in 2019, when Xiaomi (trailblazers and risk takers) offered to use the helio g90t and promised great things from this chipset. A lot of us tech people were skeptical. […]

Before us today, we have two very decent midrange phones competing for our attention. They are the Redmi 9T vs Tecno Camon 17. The midrange portion of the smartphone market is where most buyers look to when seeking for decent phones at affordable prices. Both phones are sold at around the same price. The Redmi […]

The Redmi Note 10 5G is the only 5G enabled device in the Redmi Note 10 series. If you are looking for an affordable 5G midrange device then this one is worth a look in. It is only available to international markets. Let’s take a look at the specifications to see if this device is […]

You walk into a store, looking to inquire about what could be your next phone purchase. The salesperson brings out a couple of phones all bearing different names like Phone A, Phone Lite, Phone Note, Phone S/plus, Phone Pro, Phone Max, and/or even Phone Ultra. This begs the question, “How are smartphones named?” In this […]

The effects of network reception on battery life are very varied. They range from very good to absolutely terrible. In this post, we are going to examine the effects of network reception on battery life, both good and bad. On smartphones, both on iOS and Android, there are modems (or radios) that help them connect […]

The Tecno Camon 17 series is the latest in a long line of smartphones from the manufacturer Tecno. The name Tecno may have some readers scratching their heads but on the shores of Africa, they are number one. They are the most popular brand in Africa. Tecno also recently overthrew Samsung as the top smartphone […]

ARM’s new CPU and GPU lineups are ready. The company has announced the release of three new CPU cores and four new GPU cores. All of these are based on the latest ARMv9 architecture. The CPU cores in ARM’s new CPU and GPU lineups are the Cortex X2, the Cortex A710, and Cortex A510. The […]

In March of 2021, ARM Holdings announced that the latest instruction set architecture (ISA) for smartphones was ready. Its name is ARMv9. What is ARMv9? What is an instruction set architecture and why is it important? Who is ARM? ARM Holdings are the brains behind nearly all the mobile SoCs seen today on smartphones. They […]

Hi guys, I’m starting a new series called Movies of the week. This is a series where I recommend some really nice movies that I think you’ll enjoy. Our phones have come a long way. Once upon a time, they could only play polyphonic ringtones. Now they’re media machines, handling everything from high resolution photos […]