en-ng-hotdailynews: 2015-04-17 Nigeria Technology

Alcatel Onetouch Watch review
The Verge
In the nascent world of wearables, there have been two camps. The fitness trackers, like a Fitbit or a Jawbone, and the smartwatches, like Android Wear and the Apple Watch. The common thinking has been that these two camps will soon converge, and ...

Alcatel OneTouch SmartWatch looks smart for the price   VentureBeat
Alcatel OneTouch Watch review: No beginner's luck here   Engadget
Alcatel Onetouch Watch Review Roundup: Is Low Tag Price Enough?   Tech Times
Business Insider
Tom's Guide
The Christian Times
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Quartz

How mobile phones changed Africa
Quartz
Before the advent of mobile, this is roughly what the state of communication looked like in some of Africa's biggest countries, compared to the US. Share. Tap image to zoom. This is how mobile phones changed that, according to a wide-ranging survey by the ...

Remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa to hit $36b in 2017, as Nigeria receives $21b ...   WorldStage
Sub-Saharan Africa biggest hotspot for mobile wallets   ITProPortal
Know what Africans are doing with their cell phones? It's not what you think ...   Mail & Guardian Africa
International Business Times
Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project
Africa Science News Service
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Oh no! Longer wait for Apple Watch
NEWS.com.au
THE Apple Watch goes on sale in a week but it will be months before any Apple Store will have them in stock. A leaked memo from Apple vice president of retail Angela Ahrendts to Apple staff warns that people who walk into a store to buy an Apple Watch will ...

Apple Watch's arrival in stores will be delayed   The Australian Financial Review
Apple Stores To Offer 'Apple Watch Basics' And Other Advanced Workshops ...   News Every day
First Apple Watch exclusive game revealed   Sydney Morning Herald
WTTV CBS4Indy
Phone Arena
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Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge hit the market
The Star Online
Most sought after: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge sitting atop a wireless charger. It comes in a range of colours. PETALING JAYA: If you are looking to upgrade to a new smartphone, head over to stores today and be among the first few Malaysians to own either a ...

Some new Samsung Edge smartphone displays won't auto-rotate   Computerworld
Phone camera face-off: Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Apple iPhone 6 Plus   The Straits Times
Signs of Life in a New Galaxy   Bloomberg
Irish Examiner
India Today
iAfrica.com
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eWeek

Yahoo, Microsoft CEOs Seek Innovation in Renewed Search Deal
eWeek
Five years into their 10-year search partnership, the companies revise the agreement to give Yahoo more flexibility in how it provides search services. Despite recent rumblings that Yahoo was considering splitting from Microsoft's Bing search technology, the ...

Microsoft and Yahoo Renew Search Deal: Here's Why It's A Big Deal   Tech Times
Yahoo chooses to stay with Microsoft in updated search deal   STLtoday.com
Yahoo gains leverage for search revenue in revamped Microsoft agreement   Vancouver Sun
BGR
Investor's Business Daily
Ars Technica
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Google adds 'find my phone' to Android app
USA TODAY
Google has released a new feature to search for your lost phone or tablet. "We've all been there — you've searched under your car seat, tossed around the sofa cushions and you still can't find your phone," Google said in a message on Google+. "If you know ...

Lost your Android phone? Now Google can help you find it   The Straits Times
What Does Google Need For Mobile?   Seeking Alpha
Say it with ink, courtesy of new Google Handwriting Input app   PCWorld
CNET
Daily Mail
TechCrunch
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