Breaks down of some psychological tricks. As a digital marketer, I love testing things to see what will increase sales. The headlines, the copy, the imagery. But when it comes to a product’s pricing page, I use the same strategy as when I’m driving a car: If nobody is screaming at me, it’s probably all fine. But that’s a mistake. A common reason people don’t buy...
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Google is now fact checking stories on Google News. The fact check label will be added next to news stories in search result. Richard Gingras, Google's head of news in a blogpost says this. "Google News determines whether an article might contain fact checks in part by looking for the schema.org ClaimReview markup. We also look for sites that follow the commonly accepted criteria for fact checks ...
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Instagram App for Windows 10 PC and Tablets. Instagram Windows 10 app was only available on Windows mobile. Yesterday, Thursday, the app was updated and is now available for download from the Windows App Store. The app can now work on Windows 10 PC's and tablets. It has its own Live Tile that shows you new photos and notifications right from your home screen. All the features...
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China builds the world's most powerful computer. The 93 petaflop Sunway TaihuLight is installed at the National Supercomputing Centre in Wuxi. At its peak, the computer can perform around 93,000 trillion calculations per second. It is twice as fast and three times as efficient as the previous leader Tianhe-2, also from China, said Top500. Its main applications include advanced manufacturing, weather forecasting and big data analytics, wrote Jack Dongarra...
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Chrome 54 stable channel update Yesterday, the Chrome team announced the promotion of Chrome 54 to the stable channel - 54.0.2840.59 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This will roll out over the coming days/weeks. You can update to the latest version now using the browser’s built-in silent updater, or download it directly from google.com/chrome. The update changes the way the browser handles YouTube embeds on a webpage page. Chrome...
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Will this be the end for Samsung Galaxy Note 7? :-( Samsung might stop Note 7 production all together especially with reports that some of the replacement devices caught fire. These reports made Samsung temporarily halt production after talks with safety regulators. Samsung's reason being that it is just adjusting the production schedule to ensure quality and safety matters. As we are aware Samsung issued a recall of...
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Glo 4G LTE Globacom on Tuesday announced the launch of its 4G LTE service which is available nationwide. The launch rolled out in Zaria. Glo has joined the gang of 4G. This after Ntel and MTN but third place isn't that bad. On their twitter account Glo reported that the 4G plans will range from N50 to N18,000. This isn't surprising because as at now Glo offers the cheapest data...
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Draw or write on WhatsApp pictures like Snapchat That's right. This feature we love on Snapchat and Instagram stories is here on WhatsApp. This new feature on WhatsApp gives you new ways to customize pictures and videos. You can now add write or draw on photos and videos, as well as add emoji to express yourself. This makes your chat more fun. WhatsApp blog reports that "When you capture a...
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Avast absorbs AVG for 1.4 billion dollars Avast in July announced that it was going to acquire AVG. The acquisition deal was for $1.3bn. The deal was made in order to help scale out geographically and to also expand product offerings in the Internet of Things Market. Internet of Things refers to internet connected devices that cover everything from cars and smart meters to fridges and...
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BlackBerry stops production of BlackBerry Phones. BlackBerry's CEO John Chen on Wednesday released a statement stating that BlackBerry will no longer produce its own phones. He said the company plans to end all internal hardware development and will outsource that function to partners. This will allow them reduce capital requirements and enhance return on invested capital. This was a long time coming anyway. BlackBerry like Nokia became obsolete...
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