The intel powered Pro version of the Microsoft Surface just officially got priced. According to AllthingsD, the surface pro will start at $899 for the 64Gb version and $999 for the 128Gb version both running Windows pro. Both versions will come with the pen accessory but not with either of the keyboard covers which would set you back an additional $130 or so. The surface pro ships with a core i5 c... »
Starting now, you can now attach up to 10Gb as an email attachment on your Gmail account…well…sort of. Google has just rolled out a new “Insert files using Drive feature which let’s you share files up to 400 times larger than the usual 25mb limit with email recipients. Files shared in that manner are hosted on the cloud so recipients get the most recent version of the files... »
The Samsung Galaxy Note II got official in Nigeria last week, (22nd of November 2012), Medianemesis was there live for Techsuplex to keep an eye on proceedings. The launch which featured a more than decent turn out had in attendance a cross a few celebrities, media and a cross section of the public. See our hands on pictures, pricing information and impressions or continue below to see pictures of... »
Readers of TechSuplex, Boy, do we have a treat for you. Someone off the twitterverse posted some images of the soon to be released L-series probably undergoing carrier testing in Nigeria and now we bring them to you. He does mention a few new details along with the pictures, like a boot time of 8 seconds (Wow right? We have our doubts too) and also the included VPN feature. Peep the pictures below... »
Introduction: Caught up nowadays in the deluge of technology specs like multi-core processors and “Retina” displays, it is easy to forget there exists a very wide, mostly rural demographic to whom your tech-speak makes no sense whatsoever.Your geek might as well be Greek to them. These people just want a phone they can easily understand without peeking at a manual or learning swipe gestures... »
Following our L-series Vs IPhone 5 post, yet another image of an evaluation unit of the upcoming BlackBerry L-series has been posted online. This time it’s caught on camera posing right next to a new Nokia lumia 820. The more I see the L-series, the more I fall in love with it. Both devices look absolutely stunning though, can’t wait to mess with them both, side by side. The only piece... »
Techsuplex was at the media launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 in Nigeria, which took place at Westown Hotel in Ikeja Lagos. We have a report of the event coming up, but in the meantime, here are some impressions and hands-on photos of the device. Hardware: “Its a giant Samsung Galaxy S3.” That’s the first thought I had when I first saw one. It actually does look very much like ... »
Opera Mini (the most popular browser in Nigeria?) has been updated to 7.1 for feature phones and BlackBerry. The 7.1 update offers an improved download experience, both in terms of speed and and user experience as a file manager is now added. The version also offers the ability to pause and resume downloads, customize exactly where files are saved and download multiple files at once. The update is... »
MTN has bumped up the data caps across most of its internet plans. If you have purchased a plan in the past few, you would have gotten a notification to that effect. Under the new data cap structure, all the existing fastlink plans get an extra 1.5Gb added to their existing cap except the 150mb day plan which is untouched and the all day 5Gb plan which has been bumped by 2.5Gb to 7.5Gb. The Mobile... »
There have been loads of leaks posted already, but these are definitely the most recent so far (judging by the edited icons). The pics (at least some of them) are also a tad clearer than most of the previous leaks. In a couple of the photos it’s pictured right beside a 9700 (bold 2), to give you an idea of what the size is like. As a bonus, I’ve added pics of the RIM CEO Thorsten Heine... »
