Substandard phones also responsible for poor network services - NCC

According to Director of Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, Mr Tony Ojobo, the use of substandard phones is a major contributor to the poor network service telecommunications subscribers experience sometimes. He said this yesterday at Abuja while speaking with journalists.

"Substandard phones have contributed to the level of poor services because there is a certain required power in cell phones that would enable it to transmit signals. If the requirement is not met, then it will create problems in the network and that is why when people call a particular number they are unable to reach the number. This is not necessarily because there is no service there; but because their phones are not powered enough to sense signals because they are substandard" he said.

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He said the NCC was working with the Nigeria Customs Service to curtail the importation of substandard phones into the country.
"We are collaborating with the Nigeria Customs Service, where we have provided a list of approved phones. We, therefore, expect that at the port of entry any phone that did not meet the standard will be seized. We are using this to reinstate that all vendors must be licensed by the Commission first and foremost. You can’t sell anything without having the authorization of the Commission" he said

LG Scoop The 'Most Innovative Device Manufacturer' Award at MWC

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It’s not hard to see why when things like Knock On, the intuitive rear buttons and actually making a flexible phone are all features that no other Android manufacturer is doing anything even similar. Continue...

HP Unveils World’s Fastest Desktop Printer

It was a night of glitz and glamour when HP Nigeria recently launched the HP Officejet Pro X series – the world’s fastest desktop printer which has earned a Guinness World Record title for unsurpassed speed at the Abora Hall, Eko Hotel and Suites. It was launched alongside new introductions in the HP Elite Portfolio powered by Windows 8 Pro. Continue...

Will Android's slowing growth be an opening for Windows Phone?

Android remains king of the smartphones, but its growth in 2013 was the slowest at any time in its history. Can Windows Phone make inroads as Android potentially swoons?

The latest market figures from Strategy Analytics have both good news and bad news for Android. First the good news: In 2013 Android widened its lead over the iPhone, Windows Phone, and other smartphones, with a remarkable 78.9% of all smartphones shipped in the world. That adds up to 781.2 million units, well ahead of 153.4 million for the iPhone, and 35.7 million for Windows Phones.

If you're looking at market share figures, that's 78.9% for Android, 15.5% for the iPhone, and 3.6% for Windows Phone in 2013. In the fourth quarter alone, though, Android didn't do quite so well, with a 78.4% market share, the iPhone with a 17.6% market share, and Windows Phone with a 3.2% market share. That means that the iPhone took market share away from Android as well as Windows Phone. You can see all the figures, below.

Love Sony:Check Xperia T2 Ultra phablet and E1 Walkman phone here

Sony seems to be on a roll. After announcing the Xperia Z1 Compact and Z1s at the CES 2014, the company is back with two more Android phones. It adds the 6-inch Xperia T2 Ultra and 4-inch Xperia E1 to its lineup. Interestingly, Sony is targetting emerging markets with both phones and neither have high-end specs. Both are dual-SIM phones, increasing their chances of being launched in India.