5 best foosball apps for Android and Apple

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Mark is a foosball player who has a blog where he writes everything about foosball. On his blog you can read about foosball history, foosball table and other parts or even how to foosball tutorials.

1.  Foosball Cup World by Ludus Studio

The reason why I have put this Android game app in the first place is the fact that I find it better than the rest. When you look at its design, features, and options you can see that it has them all. It looks amazing, kind of resembles the real football tournament and you will feel like you are on the real foosball table. Also, you can choose the mode you want to play: World League, Tournament, and Challenges, you can choose the team from 51 countries all over the world and you can open even more possibilities with completing Challenges. Now, this is all for 1 player, but you can also play foosball with your friend because there is a 2 players option.

2.  Let’s Foosball Free – Table Football by Nieo Tech Co., Ltd

This is an application made for Apple devices and it is pretty good. The only reason why it isn’t in the 1st place is the design. When you look at it, it looks too childish for my taste. What I like about this app is the fact that you can change the camera view. Also, you can improve your skill because there are 4 levels of difficulty. So, if you are a rookie or an experienced fooser, you will find your match here. There is one option which I am not sure about it. It is multiplayer which means you can have 4 players at once. It does sound extra interesting but you will have to stand really close to fit on one screen.

3.  Foosball by White Collar Games

This is a pretty good app made for Android, but it can’t offer you the ability to play a tournament. It is more focused on 1 or 2 player option and every feature it has, it about it. You can change the length of the match and you can change the number of scored goals before the match ends. So, you can put the time limitation and score limitation and that is enough for a 2 player match. The app has two bonus modes and those are the Slow Motion and the Super Ball.

4.  Foosball by NAVU App

Another foosball app made for Android, which has more cons than pros. For example, the design is pretty childish, everything is blue and red, but you can choose to play with someone or with CPU, or you can play tournament. And that is pretty much everything you can choose. Also, you control the rods with arrows and that can be pretty.

5.  Foosball by Illusion Labs 

The last app I will talk about is made for Apple devices and it is on the 5th place because it is not user-friendly at all. There is one option you can change and that is the 3 levels of difficulty. Everything else is pretty much the same. You can’t choose the color of your team, you can’t choose the length of the match or the number of goals before the game ends. It is a rather simple app and due to the lack of options I assume it is made for kids. 

Don't forget to drop your comments. Thanks.

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Top 6 Wireless Chargers That You'll Love To Use

Wireless charging is a technology that allows charging over (very) short distances without cables.
Technology growing broader everyday, new developments are been made. It's no more new that some set phones(though not really much) examples are: iPhone 7,6s,5s....Samsung Galaxy S series,  Lumia930 etc and, Xperia Z3 and so on like that can actually charge without connecting them with a cable(cord) then to a power supply.

The invention of wireless charging make charging more easier and faster as you don’t have to plug and unplug each time – you just place your device on top of your wireless charging pad. It also looks neater.
So today I will be briefing you on the 6 best wireless chargers without a cable and you'll surely love them especially those of you who use such gadget enabled device.

Top 6 Wireless Chargers :

6. Ikea NORDMÄRKE :

A wireless charger that can also simultaneously charge other smartphones is perhaps exactly what you need. It has cool features that looks great and is available with one charging pad.

5. Samsung fast charge wireless charging stand : 

This wireless charger also happens to be a convenient desktop stand and is one of the fastest wireless chargers so you can save some time.

4. Anker fast charging pad :

The uniquenes of this fast charging pad is that can charge your phone up to twice as fast as similarly-priced competitors. The device has lights that show you your phone’s charging status and as well as built-in safety features to protect against overheating and power surges

3. Samsung convertible wireless stand :

This stand was launched alongside the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ it can transform from a stand to a horizontal charging pad.The best thing about it is its multiple charging coils and built-in-fan that will keep your smartphone cool.

2. PMA(Power Matters Alliance):

PMA is based on inductive charging, which operates over short distances, less than 1cm, and usually uses magnets to hold your phone in the right place.

1. Qi (Pronounced as ' Chee' ) :

This is the most recommended one. It works perfectly.

Phones and tablets with built-in Qi wireless charging If your phone appears here, you just need to buy a wireless charger. 

• Samsung Galaxy: S7, S7 Edge, Note 5, S6, S6 Edge 
• Microsoft Lumia: 1520, 1020, 930, 929, 928, 920 
• Google Nexus: 4, 5, 6, 7 (2013)
• BlackBerry: Priv

So over to you, which of the above wireless adapters do you use or do you prefer?.

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Full Specifications Of Xiaomi Mi 5X

Xiaomi Mi 5X is a very unique mobile device because is the first smartphone to get the new MIUI 9 and i think this makes it so distinct.
Xiaomi Mi 5X has an aluminium unibody design, Screen size of 5.5" IPS LCD display, 1080p resolution, 403ppi  and aslo bags an O Android OS v7.1.2 Nougat with MIUI 9.

See The Full Specifications Below:

TECHNOLOGY

• GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
• 2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
• CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
• 3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
• 4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
• Speed HSPA, LTE
• GPRS Yes
• EDGE Yes

AVAILABILITY

• Already in market.

BODY

• Dimensions 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm (6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 in)
• Weight 165 g (5.82 oz)
• SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

• Type LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Size 5.5 inches (~70.1% screen-to-body ratio)
• Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density)
• Multitouch Yes
• - MIUI 9

PLATFORM

• OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat){Upgrade to Oreo 8.0 will soon be available}
• Chipset Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
• CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
• GPU Adreno 506
• 
  

MEMORY

• Card slot microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
• Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

CAMERA

• Primary Dual 12 MP (26mm, f/2.2; 50mm, f/2.6), phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
• Features 1.25 µm/ 1.0 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
• Video 2160p@30fps, 720p@120fps
• Secondary 5 MP, 1080p

SOUND

• Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
• Loudspeaker Yes
• 3.5mm jack Yes
• - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

CONNECTIVITY

• WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
• Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE
• GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
• Infrared port Yes
• Radio FM radio
• USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES

• Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
• Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
• Browser HTML5
• Java No
• - Fast battery charging
• - Xvid/MP4/H.264 player
• - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
• - Photo/video editor
• - Document viewer

BATTERY

• Non-removable Li-Ion 3080 mAh battery

MISCELLANEOUS

• Colors Black, Gold, Rose Gold
• Price - About 200 EUR / $233 / CNY 1,572 / Rs 14,972 / Kes 24,255 / N74,000.
• What do you have to say about this device?

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Atomic Fingerprinting : Best Way To Bring A Stop To Products' Counterfeits

  As we all know that we are now in an era where fake products are now produced as a counterfeit of an original product. This has led to so many frustrations as people encounter this false products.

I remembered sometimes ago, I went to a very famous store to get a new and original battery for my phone. On the battery it had a label named 'original' as I put in coats. I paid the price of getting an original one with the trust that the store sold original products. I never expected the aftermath,after fully charging the battery as I was instructed, I switched on my phone and at the bar case it showed 100%, so happy I got an original battery I started using my phone. Although I didn't do so much with it, I had not spend up to two hours when I found out the battery was low. 
I decided to make a complaint to the store the next day. On getting there, I explained all to the sales girl who took me to the branch manager who gave me several reasons why neither my money nor another battery could be refunded. I was confused and annoyed but it couldn't change anything. I continued to use the so called 'original' battery i bought.

Furthermore, this case of counterfeits has also eaten deep into the pharmaceutical industry where people buy fake drugs such as paracetamol tablet that would form into a towel as soon as it gets in contact with water. But a special thanks is given to science, scientists and technology that has brought about a way to stop fake, harzadious and sophisticated products this medium of anti-counterfeiting is called "ATOMIC FINGERPRINTING".

The new anti-counterfeiting method has two components: (1). a unique molecular pattern that can be incorporated into a holographic label and (2). a smartphone app.

The unique pattern is created by constructing some things into an atom-thin layer of material, such as graphene oxide. This may include removing a carbon atom, or adding extra oxygen atoms, or creating a ridge of atoms. Once this is done, the material is incorporated into an ink and then printed on an hologram using an inkjet printer after which can be added as a label to any product.
When this is successfully done, a product with the atomic fingerprinting is purchased, the buyer would confirm the presence of the atomic pattern by using a smartphone camera and its built-in flash to photograph the label. The flash excites the atoms, which produce a unique color based on the pattern. A corresponding app can instantly analyze the image and confirm whether the label is authentic or not. 

This solution to such an extensive problem like counterfeiting can be adopted by a large number of people and industries at large. Its a technique that is easy to incorporate and analyze which can enable that it is widely adopted and much faster. 
This method can be adopted in the automotive industry, where parts are already spray-painted with labels and also in the pharmaceutical industry to save lives. More than thirty percent(30%) of counterfeit pharmaceuticals don't contain the correct active ingredient and People purchase these things, believing they're real, but they're not being treated for the disease. 
Let's all help say no to counterfeits and embrace this new method of atomic fingerprinting by commenting and sharing.

If you have any question in mind concerning this topic, kindly type it below and we will respond as soon as possible.
Thank you.

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Alcatel Idol 5s Full Specifications And Price.

Here comes Alcatel with their latest launched smartphone name " alcatel Idol 5s ".
It came with an internal memory of 32 GB, 3 GB RAM. Also, a powerful camera of 12MP back camera and 8.0MP front camera. Though it has been announced earlier but it was just launch this month. A lot of awesome features you'll find interesting on that device. Kindly see the full specifications below.

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Full Specifications Of alcatel Idol 5s. 

NETWORK
Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH

2017, September

BODY 

Dimension: 148.6 x 72 x 7.5 mm (5.85 x 2.83 x 0.30 in)

Weight: 147 g (5.19 oz)

Sim type: Nano-SIM

DISPLAY

Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size: 5.2 inches (~69.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels (~424 ppi pixel density)

Multi touch: Yes

Protection: Oleophobic coating

PLATFORM

OS: Android 7.1 (Nougat)

Chip set: Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20

CPU: Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.65 GHz Cortex-A53)

GPU: Mali-T880 MP2

MEMORY

Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB

Internal: 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

CAMERA

Primary: 12 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash

Features: 1/2.8" sensor size, 1.25µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama

Video: 1080p@30fps

Secondary: 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.2" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size

SOUND

Alert Types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack: Yes(Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic)

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth: 4.2, A2DP, LE

GPS: Yes, with A-GPS

Radio: FM radio with RDS


USB: 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES

Sensor: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Messaging: SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Browser: HTML5

Java: No

- Fast battery charging (Pump Express 2.0)
- MP3/AAC+/WAV player
- XviD/MP4/H.265 player
- Document viewer
- Photo/video editor

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• Google Street View Is Now Available In Nigeria

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BATTERY

Non-removable Li-Ion 2850 mAh battery

Stand-by: Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)

Talk-time: Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)

COLOUR & PRICE

 Dark Gray

About 400 EUR(will soon be available in Nigeria)

What's your say about this  Alcatel idol 5s??

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Itel P51 Smartphone With 5,000mAh Battery Now Available In Nigeria

Itel is a mobile manufacturing company that have successfully gained ground in Africa, and they are popularly known for their products being sold at a very cheap and affordable rate.
Itel P51 is a smartphone with series of distinct features that are quite interesting. 
The major reason for posting this is to let you know that this smartphone (Itel P51) has been shipped into Nigeria( those of you at Kenya can also get it there, it's also available now over there in Kenya). 

The presence of Dual LED flash at the back camera.
Also, the battery capacity is something interesting to be glad about; according to the company who said that the itel P51 has a capacity of 5,000mAh Li – ion battery and boast of it that it can last up to 72 hours (3 days) if fully charged.
It has a large screen that is big enough and suitable for movies, reading books and web pages on the internet.
Simply checkout the full specifications below.


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Full Specifications Of Itel P51

CAMERA

• Front camera: 8.0 megapixel.
• Back camera: 2.0 megapixel.

DESIGN

• Itel P51 come in four different colours viz; Black, Blue, Brown and Gold. 

DISPLAY

• It has a screen size of 5.5 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen handles.
• Quality HD(higher Definition) screen display.
• Resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. 

ALSO READ: Google ICE 2 Android Smartphone Of ₦13,000: Specifications And Features



PROCESSOR, OS & STORAGE

• 1GB RAM ran by Quad-core MediaTek 1.3GHz processor.
• 16GB of internal memory (ROM) that can be increased to the region of 32GB using an external SD card.
• The device runs on the latest Android v7.0 Nougat OS and you get to enjoy the Split-screen feature (one of the many benefits of the Android Nougat OS).

BATTERY

• 5,000mAh Li – ion battery can last for 3days on full charge.

PRICE

The price ranges from:

• ₦31,000 – ₦35,000 in Nigeria.

For those in Kenya:

• Ksh. 9500 to Ksh. 10,000.

For further enquiries, drop your comments.Thanks!

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Google ICE 2 Android Smartphone Of ₦13,000: Specifications And Features

Am glad to announce to you the latest smart phone to be launched by Google itself, "VERY AFFORDABLE ". Yes I mean very affordable. You know that apart from the features that is present in any phone the price is also an important element that triggers the sale of that particular device.
As a Nigerian what we needs is a device with durable battery, adequate storage space, Sharp camera and good internet support. Hence, the need for pocket friendly and customer satisfying smart phones arises. Unfortunately, the price of such phones might discourage most individuals from getting what they actually wanted.

Must Read: Google Launches Android OS 8.0

In the view of this, Tech giant, Google, in collaboration with Japanese OEM , Freetel , are set launch a very affordable mobile device called " ICE 2 " into the Nigerian market by September 2017.

See The Features Of ICE 2 Below: 

• AFFORDABILITY: The first thing which I called a feature is the affordability of this devices, andriod phone for that matter - its so cheap that almost every one can purchase it. It cost just N13,000 (equivalent to 40US dollars).

• DURABILITY: Freetel, the maker of ICE 2, is a Japanese smartphone brand that is well known for producing phones with quality. Google ICE 2 will not be an exception.

• LATEST OS: ICE 2 smart phone will run on Android 7.0, with this operating system Google boasts of a suite of impressive features including the ability to use two or more languages at a time, as well as the ability to switch between apps with a double tap, and run two apps side by side. In addition, the device will come pre-loaded with the latest Google apps. Vice President, Product Management at Google, Cesar Segunutpane disclosed that: “Android is the largest tech ecosystem in the world today. In nine years, it grew from one phone to 2billion smart phones across the world. 

• GOOGLE GMS CERTIFIED:This means the device meets Google's performance requirement and properly runs Google's app.

• MTN APPS-ENABLED: As disclosed by Google, the company is also working in partnership with MTN on the ICE 2 smart phone. While speaking at the Google for Nigeria event,Segunutpane highlighted the fact that Google has continued to work with partners and OEMs to develop devices for Africans, especially Nigerians, noting that the ICE2 is being rolled out in partnership with MTN. For prospective users of the device, the foregoing means access to some of the latest MTN apps and special data bundles.

Now, You Can View The Complete Specifications Below:

NETWORK

GSM : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G: HSDPA 2100
4G: No
SIM Type : Dual Micro-SIM
System
OS: Android OS 7.0

HARDWARE

Processor Type : Quad-Core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53

Processor Name: MediaTek MT6580

Graphics Processor : ARM Mali 400

RAM : 1 GB

Internal Storage : 8 GB

External Storage : Dedicated Micro-SD card up to 32 GB

DESIGN

Dimensions: 155 x 79 x 9 mm

Weight: g

Display : 5.5 inches, 1280 x 720 pixels (267 PPI), 2.5D

Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity, Light Sensor

Build: Plastic

Colours : White. Black.

Connectivity

Bluetooth: v4.2

WiFi: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

GPS: Yes

USB: microUSB v2.0. NFC

CAMERA

Rear : 5 megapixels, auto-focus, and LED flash

Video recording : 720p

Front-facing : 2 megapixels

Multimedia

Music Support : mp3, aac, aac+, eaac+, amr

Loudspeaker : Mono

Video Support : mpeg4, h.263, h.264

FM Radio : NA

BATTERY

Charging : Regular

Lithium-Ion 2800 mAh

Launch

Nigeria: September 2017.

PRICE

Nigeria: N13,000 ($40).

So guys what can you say about this device ; the price and specifications....drop your comments.

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