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Online payments in Nigeria  has been begging to be disrupted  since Nigeria first went online, and it looks like  Konga.com  might be the one doing the disrupting, albeit quietly. The two-year old online marketplace has created it’s own secure payment method that will allow its customers bypass debit cards when they make purchases on the site. KongaPay is the result of a partnership with leading banks in Nigeria, which will make it possible for their customers to link their Konga accounts directly to their bank accounts. What is more, the integration is so tight that KongaPay will work regardless of whether or not said customers have internet banking enabled on their accounts or not. It is not clear how long this has been in the offing, but this move to disintermediate card payments, with the help of banks has clearly been in the making since 2014, when Konga first announced  a payment feature that would let GTBank customers pay for their purchases via a bank transfer  that wou

Sometimes, the coolest things are the ones which won't make a big difference in the world,  but could seriously help make your life a little bit more convenient. That's where the McChi  luggage comes into the picture. The Kickstarter started on April 1, but this is no joke - the McChi is a really simple idea that  should've been invented a lot sooner. Essentially, it's a tough-looking suitcase, whose lid can be raised to create a table whenever  you need it. So the next time you're at the airport and there's a huge crowd of people at the  tiny table filling in their immigration and customs forms, you can just avoid the hassle and  make your own table. There are zipper compartments under the table top, so when you lift the lid, you also reveal  all these compartments, which look like a great place to keep your charger cables and other  small pieces of gear that normally get lost amongst the other things. The best part though, is that you can ge

Yesterday, Microsoft released Project Spartan browser in the latest Windows 10 build.  Today, the company is  adding  Music and Video Preview apps for the latest Windows 10  build (10049). These apps are replacing Xbox Music and Xbox Video apps and shedding the Xbox  branding. The Music app will let users browse, stream, play local songs and make playlists.  Other features like dark theme, right click context menu, compact mode and others will be  soon added to the app. If you have an Xbox Music Pass, you can browse our full catalog and  stream or download music for offline use and discover new music with artist radio stations.

Yesterday, Google for Android received a number of new features along with “All Inboxes”  tab. Today, Google has introduced custom snooze time option to Inbox. “As our lives change, so do our schedules. “Morning” probably means something different to a college kid than, say, a parent with a newborn baby. Whatever your schedule is, your inbox should adapt to your day (and not the other way around). ” posted Vijay Umapathy, Product Manager in a  blog . Users can now set up custom times for morning, afternoon, and evening snooze. They will  have to set an email to snooze, pick a custom time, and then Inbox will ask if you want to set  that as your morning, afternoon, or evening preference. Inbox also adapts from your  preferences meaning if you snooze to a custom time of 7:30AM, the service will ask if you  would like to change your morning time to 7:30AM. When you update your morning,  afternoon, or evening times, the rest of your snooze options will also adapt. Thi

You're using a wireless access point that has encryption so you're safe, right? Wrong! Hackers want you to believe that you are protected so you will remain vulnerable to their attacks. Here are 4 things that wireless hackers hope you won't find out, otherwise they might not be able to break into your network and/or computer: 1. WEP encryption is useless for protecting your wireless network. WEP is easily cracked within minutes and only provides users with a false sense of security.   Even a mediocre hacker can defeat Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)-based security in a matter of minutes, making it essentially useless as a protection mechanism. Many people set their wireless routers up years ago and have never bothered to change their wireless encryption from WEP to the newer and stronger WPA2 security. Updating your router to WPA2 is a fairly simple process. Visit your wireless router manufacturer's website for instructions. 2. Using your wireless router

Microsoft just  announced  Surface 3, an affordable variant of the the Surface Pro 3 tablet  that  was announced last year. This is powered by quad-core Intel Atom x7 (Cherry Trail)  processor, has a 10.8-inch HD screen with 3:2 aspect ratio and runs on 64-bit Windows 8.1  OS, which is updradable to Windows 10 once available. It is slightly thinner at 8.7mm and  lighter at 622g compared to the Surface Pro 3 with a 12-inch screen. Microsoft says that it is  the thinnest and lightest Surface the company has ever shipped. It also comes with LTE  variant with built-in nano SIM slot. As usual it comes with one-year subscription to Office  365. It also supports Pen input, similar to the Surface Pro 3, but you have to purchase the pen  separately at $50 each in silver, blue, black and red colors. It also sell Type Cover in a range  of colors separately for $130 and the Docking Station is also available separately. Microsoft  says that the display would offer incredibly

WhatsApp started rolling out voice calling feature for Android users earlier this year. It was  available only as invite-only option that opened occasionally, which required a person who  already have calling feature to call you to unlock it. Now, after the  latest version  (2.12.19)  that can be side-loaded on your phone, everyone using Android smartphones can enjoy  WhatsApp calling without invites. We tried it on several smartphones, including  smartphones running on Android Jelly Bean. As we said earlier, the call quality is decent on WiFi, but on 3G and 2G it was not the best.  This might improve over time. WhatsApp calling feature is currently available only on  Android. It is expected to roll out to other platforms soon. WhatsApp is yet to launch  WhatsApp calling officially. Since it is available for everyone, the announcement is expected  soon.