Don't buy a new PC or Mac before you read this

While summer break has just started for students across the country, that means that the all-important back-to-school shopping season is not far behind. And with it comes a flood of new or updated systems -- everything from traditional laptops and desktops to tablets and hybrids.

But before swiping your credit card on a new ultrabook, all-in-one, or convertible, you're going to want to dive a little deeper into the spec sheets. That's because the latest Intel CPU upgrade -- code named Haswell, but officially known as "fourth-generation Core i series" -- is offering significant battery life improvements in the first wave of laptops we've tested so far. So, unlike the more ho-hum Intel updates we've seen in years past, there's a real-world payoff in seeking out a Haswell-equipped laptop.
On the other hand, if battery life isn't a big concern -- if you're going for a desktop PC, or if you have a "desktop replacement" laptop
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72 hours to deadline: Subscribers rush to register SIM cards •Date stands - NCC

SUBSCRIBERS have started making last minutes’ rush to register their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards, with a view to meeting the June 30 deadline set for all SIM cards to be registered in the country.
Nigerian Tribune, which visited some SIM card registration stands in parts of Lagos, including Ikeja, observed that there were long queues of people who wished to have their SIM cards registered.
All the SIM card registration stands visited became a beehive of activities, as registration officers were seen having a hectic time attending to hundreds of subscribers who wished to have their cards registered, in an attempt to avoid having their cards disconnected by their service providers.
Speaking with the Nigerian Tribune,
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Notice:Google will remove all Blogger sites that monetize adult content, from June 30

As you can see the message in the picture above, Google will take down any Blogger sites with adult ads, links or content if they fail remove such. The search giant made it known in an email sent to all blogs admins today.

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PayPal look forward to make space commerce a reality.

While we dream of living in space someday, it is not bad for us to make early plans. Ebay owned eCommerce business, Paypal is looking forward to making space commerce a reality.
The company is partnering with the SETI Institute, in an initiative dubbed ''PayPal Galactic'', to discuss how eCommerce can work.in space. The program will be launch on Thursday.
According to PayPal President, David Marcus, "We are launching PayPal Galactic, in conjunction with leaders in the scientific community, to increase public awareness of the important questions that need to be addressed.

“We may not answer these questions today or even this year, but one thing is clear, we won't be using cash in space.
 PayPal disclose that space commerce will let astronauts send payments to Earth while still in space.

Umeox X5 is now world slimmest smartphone, with 0.5mm thinner than the Huawei Ascend P6

Huawei Ascend P6 is no longer the world slimmest smartphone, a new smartphone has taken that record. U meox X5 is now the world slimmest smartphone, the phone measures 5.6mm thick as oppose to Ascend P6, which measures only 6.18mm thick. Thus, it is 0.5mm thinner than the Huawei Ascend P6.
Apart from its thickness, the smartphone is built with amazing features, it comes with 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 3-megapixel front-facing camera. It runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and powered by a dual-core processor.