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What are the best mobile phones to buy in 2013 so far? 2013 is shaping up to be quite a year for smartphones. We’ve already seen plenty of new devices launched in and around CES 2013 and Mobile World Congress 2013. And there’s still a lot more to come – in September alone we'll see the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, HTC One Max, Sony Xperia Honami, Nokia Bandit and, of course, Apple's iPhone 5S. So far we’ve seen launches from some of the industry’s most significant players: Samsung, Sony, Nokia, BlackBerry, HTC, LG, Huawei, and ZTE. All of which represent a significant leap forwards in terms of processing power, display technology, and features. Most of 2013’s new high-rolling handsets feature full HD displays and high-end processors, CPUs that make last year’s Snapdragon S4 look practically remedial. And some handsets, notably the Xperia Z, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active and Huawei Ascen...

Reports indicate BBM for Android is back in closed beta testing BBM for Android and iOS is now back in closed beta testing, according to reports. IBNLive has an image showing a download page for BBM, though doesn't explain where it came from. It shows in the download description for v71 that beta testing has been re-enabled. The move comes nearly two weeks since BBM for Android and iOS failed to launch as expected, to the dissapointment of many who were eagerly anticipating the messaging service being enabled on non-BlackBerry handsets. The terminated launch came after a beta build of BBM for Android leaked online, although BlackBerry hasn't explained precisely why having an unofficial build doing the rounds is cause to slam the brakes on. While BlackBerry has re-iterated that BBM for And...

Popular Yoruba comedian, Afonja Olaniyi, also widely known as Sanyeri, is set to get married this December to his sweetheart, Omolara, whom he met at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, when he was not known in the industry. The comedian and Omolara were blessed with two boys as their relationship evolved. The wedding will be graced by  various Nigerian actors and actresses and the popular fuji musician, Alabi Pasuma, is expected to perform at the wedding which is to take place at Anchor Events Centre, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos.

Four Ondo officials died in the plane crash. The Ondo State Government welcomed several dignitaries on Saturday as sympathizers thronged in to condole with Governor Olusegun Mimiko and the people of the state over the death of four of the state’s officials in Thursday’s Associated Airline plane crash in Lagos. The state’s Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Deji Falae; Senior Protocol Officer, Daji Bernard; and two Ondo State liaison officers in Lagos, Esther Alabi and Deji Afolabi, died in the air mishap which had the body of late former governor of the state, Olusegun Agagu, and 20 people on board. Among the early callers at the Government House on Saturday were representatives of Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, led by Tunji Onileaja; wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Bisi Fayemi; traditional rulers from Akoko area of Ondo state, led by Akadiri Momoh, the Olukare of Ikare; and the Chairman of the Ondo State League of Imams...

A 44-year-old lawyer, Kofi Yawson-Adjei, yesterday committed suicide by hanging himself. According to Ghanaweb.com, Yawson-Adjei, who is the Secretary of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GIS) and valuers, hanged himself in his private office on the first floor of a rented premises at Adabraka. The father of three is said to have left his Kokomlemle residence about 3 a.m. for his office (in a taxi), where the incident took place. He left a written note directing a lady named Narh to give a signed cheque for GH¢3,000 to his wife. Yawson-Adjei was with the Valuation Estate and Surveying Division of the GIS and was Chief Executive Officer of Property Lane Limited. When the Daily Graphic team got to the scene about 11 a.m., pockets of residents had gathered discussing the issue. Personnel from the Homicide Unit of the Ghana Police Service were also at the scene to convey the body to the Police Hospital mortuary. The elder sister of the deceased would not allow members of the media...

BlackBerry Ltd.  appears to have finally found a savior , and if all the details are worked out, the company will go private in a deal led by its largest sharehlder, Fairfax Financial, valued at $4.7 billion, or $9 a share, sometime in November. Though a nice upside for a stock that got pummeled by  last week’s whopper of an earnings warning , it’s a huge comedown from BlackBerry’s  BBRY   +0.23%   former status as the pioneering smartphone maker that was revered for its secure network and high-quality handsets. The deal price is also less than one-quarter of the market value that the company commanded just three years ago. Click to Play BlackBerry agrees to $4.7B deal Beleaguered smartphone maker BlackBerry struck a deal to sell itself to a group led by Fairfax Financial for about $4.7 billion in cash. Ryan Knutson joins digits. BlackBerry may not be dead yet, but its drastic reversal of fortune is probably going to make for some good busines...

The thousands of Chelsea fans travelling to Swindon for Tuesday's Capital One Cup tie might be pleased to hear Gianfranco Zola is waiting for them.   Well, a mural of the iconic Italian at least.   His diminutive frame adorns the doors to a supporters club set up in this part of Wiltshire seven years ago for a group of west London expats and will, on the day of the match, host a knees up the scale of which has not been seen before.   Blues brothers: Pub landlord John Honeyman and 'Zola' prepare to welcome Chelsea fans to Swindon It is the first time since the Swindon branch was formed nearly two decades ago that Chelsea have been in town and landlord John Honeyman, 51, is expecting a bumper crowd.   'I think around 3,000 tickets have been sold for the Chelsea end and I would hope most of them come here first,' he told MailOnline Sport. 'It will be a good drink and sing song.'  In an annex of the Swiss Chalet pub is Zola's Bar, which houses a couple of s...

If  the long lines on Friday  weren't a good enough indication, Apple wants doubters to know the new iPhone is a roaring success. Early Monday morning,  the company announced  that it had sold 9 million models of the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C during the first three days of sales -- calling it a new record high for an iPhone debut. But that's not the whole story. Apple has turned boasting about record-breaking sales into a tradition: Three days after it debuts a new iPhone, Apple puts out a happy press release. In 2012, the company said iPhone 5 sales  topped 5 million . The year before, Apple sold  more than 4 million  iPhone 4S handsets during its first weekend, and the year before that, it sold only  1.7 million models  of the iPhone 4. So with more than 9 million new iPhones sold this year, the iPhone 5S and 5C certainly are record breakers for Apple again -- a nice fact that they can trumpet to weary...

Ever since i rooted my HTC DESIRE HD device i have not been able to use the Internet pass through which comes with the android 2.3 which is not on the android 4.3 or don't know how to get there because the new jelly bean really has so much you cant even think of, so i had to find a way to share the Internet on my laptop to my device and i found this working perfectly. People often “tether” their computers to their smartphones, sending their computer’s network traffic over the device’s cellular data connection. “Reverse tethering” is the opposite – tethering your Android smartphone or tablet to your PC to use your PC’s Internet connection. This method requires a  rooted Android  and a Windows PC, but it’s very easy to use. If your computer has Wi-Fi, it may be easier to create a Wi-Fi hotspot using a utility like  Connectify instead. Prerequisites Before using this utility, you’ll have to enable USB debugging on your Android phone or tablet – open the Settin...

Fortune may have finally smiled on member of  former Plantashun Boiz, Blackface as the dark-skinned dude has landed himself a deal worth millions of naira.                                                       Blackface, who has been having a row with Tuface over the copyright of popular song, African Queen and his not being invited for his Dubai wedding, signed a deal with Franchise Events Limited worth N52 million including a car and a house. According to Franchise Events Limited spokesperson, the company chose Blackface because of his "versatility, staying power in the music industry and his brand of music". With this deal, Blackface is sure to bounce back fully music wise and it's bye bye to poverty.