Microsoft Edge the Internet Explorer Predecessor

We knew that Internet Explorer was dead.

We knew a successor was coming.

We just didn’t know the official name, beyond the “Project Spartan” placeholder.

Now we do: Microsoft’s new browser is called Microsoft Edge.

PayPal Brings Its Instant Checkout Service “One Touch” Across The Web

PayPal is rolling out seamless, one-touch payments across the web, allowing customers to checkout from a merchant’s website without having to enter in their user ID and password again. The system, called One Touch for Web, is an expansion of PayPal’s earlier efforts on mobile.

Samsung tops Apple to regain top smartphone manufacturer crowm

While Apple became the world's top smartphone vendor in the fourth quarter of 2014, looks like Samsung has recaptured the crown in Q1, 2015.

According to a report from market research firm Strategy Analytics, Samsung captured 24% market share in the first quarter of the year, overtaking Apple, which claimed nearly 18%. It's worth mentioning that Samsung had captured 31% market in the year-ago quarter.

Nepal-Earthquake warning story

Nepal's devastating earthquake was the disaster experts knew

was coming.

Just a week ago, about 50 earthquake and social scientists from

around the world came to Kathmandu, Nepal, to figure out how

to get this poor, congested, overdeveloped, shoddily built area to

prepare better for the big one, a repeat of the 1934 temblor that

leveled this city. They knew they were racing the clock, but they

didn't know when what they feared would strike.

This weeks Top Ten trending smartphones.

Just when you thought the Samsung Galaxy S6/S6 edge/Grand Prime triumvirate was going to rule for months on end, the Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML stepped in and claimed a seat in the Top 3. And it's also worth noting that the Galaxy S6 lost a massive 30K hits compared to last week.

EtisalatEazy life 3.0, browse, download, & stream unlimited for 3hours for Shikini Money.

I was reading and surfing through Nairaland this morning, stumble on a post where the dude shared some legal secrets of using EtisalatEazy life to stream unlimited for 3hours. I tried it and it works like magic.

Samsung opens new plant to meet Galaxy S6 edge demand

Apparently there can be too much of a good thing, and in Samsung's case the unanticipated high demand for the Galaxy S6 edge lead to shortages in the smartphone's supply. Thelimiting factor was quoted to be the dual-edge display, but Samsung was quick to address the issue.

Industry insiders report that a new manufacturing line has already gone operational, which should bring the production volume to 5 million curved displays a month.

WeAreAfrica, The Anti-Xenophobia app

AS PART of its own anti-xenophobia campaign‚ the Department of Science and Technology on Friday launched an online application where people can both pledge their support against xenophobia and also report incidents thereof.

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Sodium or Aluminium, the quest for better, cheaper, and more efficient battery.

In the race to build a better battery, scientists have tried both sodium and aluminum as replacements for expensive lithium. 

Apple Watch reviews: the 'elegant', overpriced gadget 'you don't need'

 Initial reviews of the Apple Watch are mixed, from critics and admirers fawning over its sleek craftsmanship to lamenting over its short battery life if exercising. Photograph: Kay Nietfeld/dpa/Corbis

Three weeks before the much-hyped smartwatch hits the shelves, news and tech sites take the Apple Watch for a test drive – with mixed results

Getting the golds from your mobile phones

What is the fate of your old, surplus mobile phone when you decide to turn it in for recycling?

Would you buy a phone made of grass?

It is a common complaint that most mobile phones look the same these days.

But designer Sean Miles has created one that should stand out from the crowd.

The app that helps you discover edible weeds

Two scientists from the University of California, Berkeley are using crowdsourcing to help map the location of edible weeds across a number of neighbourhoods in California.

Dead phone battery? Welcome to the tiny charger that ends a big problem.

Nanotechnology has been harnessed by Israeli firm StoreDot to develop a battery that can be charged in just 60 seconds

 StoreDot, an Israeli startup that builds technology capable of charging mobile phones in 30 seconds at the company’s lab in Tel Aviv. Photograph: Gali Tibbon

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More than a better camera, a slimmer handset or a larger screen, smartphone users know what they want most from their device, according to arecent survey: longer battery life.

Aluminium battery; The Battery that can charge a phone in one minute.

US scientists hail breakthrough in technology they say could provide safer, more convenient, greener alternative for laptops and mobiles

 The researchers said their prototype battery achieved ‘unprecedented charging times’. Photograph: Alamy

Scientists say they have invented a new battery that could fully charge a smartphone in just one minute.

Bendy battery promises safe, speedy charging

The researchers say the battery is less of a fire hazard than lithium-ion batteries

Scientists have built a flexible aluminium battery which they say could be a cheap, fast-charging and safe alternative to current designs.

Samsung attacks Galaxy S6 Edge bend-and-break tests.

The Galaxy S6 Edge, which features a curved screen, goes on sale on Friday

Samsung is playing down a report that its new flagship phone - the Galaxy S6 Edge - is "just as bendable" as Apple's iPhone 6 Plus and breaks completely at a lower pressure point.

New HTC One M9+ images surface ahead of tomorrow's unveiling

The HTC One M9+ will finally be announced tomorrow at a special event in China, according to previously leaked promo materials.