http://www.flukkytom.com ... computing Technology by Obembe Olutola Michael Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:01:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.flukkytom.com/google-is-badder-than-you-think-see-multiple-currency-calculation/ http://www.flukkytom.com/google-is-badder-than-you-think-see-multiple-currency-calculation/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:00:58 +0000 Technology Guy http://www.flukkytom.com/?p=3160 Google, as you know, has a built-in calculator that can solve complex maths equations and can also help you perform measurement and currency conversions. For instance, you could say “310 USD in NGN” to get the exchange rate of Nigeria NGN. The more interesting part, that some of us aren’t probably aware of, is that [...]]]> http://www.flukkytom.com/google-is-badder-than-you-think-see-multiple-currency-calculation/feed/ 0 http://www.flukkytom.com/change-the-world-join-the-google-science-fair-2013/ http://www.flukkytom.com/change-the-world-join-the-google-science-fair-2013/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:05:03 +0000 Technology Guy http://www.flukkytom.com/?p=3156 The Google Science Fair is an online science competition open to students ages 13-18 from around the globe. We’re looking for ideas that will change the world. To get started, all you’ll need is a Google account. Start Here: https://www.googlesciencefair.com/en/2013/ Start Here: https://www.googlesciencefair.com/en/2013/ Change Our World!!! Subscribe to My Newsletter Get real time updates on [...]]]> http://www.flukkytom.com/change-the-world-join-the-google-science-fair-2013/feed/ 0 http://www.flukkytom.com/how-do-i-recordplay-voicenotes-on-blackberry-z10/ http://www.flukkytom.com/how-do-i-recordplay-voicenotes-on-blackberry-z10/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:26:52 +0000 Technology Guy http://www.flukkytom.com/?p=3143 Ok so you have your new blackberry Z10, and then you cant find how to do your ultimate voice-notes, heheheh, you are not alone. Its part of the process of learning your new toy. But its pretty simple because Blackberry just helped you package all your creations in the REMEMBER App..Oh Oo..you didnt know thats [...]]]> http://www.flukkytom.com/how-do-i-recordplay-voicenotes-on-blackberry-z10/feed/ 0 http://www.flukkytom.com/google-reader-to-be-gone-for-good-july-1/ http://www.flukkytom.com/google-reader-to-be-gone-for-good-july-1/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:54:47 +0000 Technology Guy http://www.flukkytom.com/?p=3133 Google Reader users across the Internet are upset after the search giant announced yesterday the end of it’s news feed service. Google offered two simple reasons to retiring the reader service: a decline in usage, and a company-wide effort to pour energy into fewer products. Fewer Google users use Google Reader, one of the company’s [...]]]> http://www.flukkytom.com/google-reader-to-be-gone-for-good-july-1/feed/ 0 http://www.flukkytom.com/get-the-new-facebooks-redesign-join-the-waiting-list/ http://www.flukkytom.com/get-the-new-facebooks-redesign-join-the-waiting-list/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:49:52 +0000 Technology Guy http://www.flukkytom.com/?p=3129 https://www.facebook.com/about/newsfeed Facebook is launching redesign of its News Feed that clears the clutter and create a so-called “personalized newspaper.” The News Feed now features a clean look with large photos, and can be sorted by categories like: “All Friends,” “Photos,” Music” and “Following.” The new design will give posts like places and third-party apps more [...]]]> http://www.flukkytom.com/get-the-new-facebooks-redesign-join-the-waiting-list/feed/ 0 http://www.flukkytom.com/get-ready-for-a-new-cleaner-facebook-design-its-already-here/ http://www.flukkytom.com/get-ready-for-a-new-cleaner-facebook-design-its-already-here/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:16:39 +0000 Technology Guy http://www.flukkytom.com/?p=3119 Facebook has begun rolling out a new single-column design for Timelines which better organize users’ personal pages and places greater emphasis on communication between friends. The revamped Timeline has gone live for users in New Zealand, which is regularly Facebook’s first port of call for new rollouts. As screenshots from TNW show, all communication from friends and [...]]]> http://www.flukkytom.com/get-ready-for-a-new-cleaner-facebook-design-its-already-here/feed/ 0 http://www.flukkytom.com/yahoo-ceo-says-no-to-working-from-home/ http://www.flukkytom.com/yahoo-ceo-says-no-to-working-from-home/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:25:16 +0000 Technology Guy http://www.flukkytom.com/?p=3114 Marissa Mayer, the relatively new CEO of Yahoo, has decided she wants her employees showing up to the offices beginning in June, not just telecommuting from home all the time, according to All Things D’s Kara Swisher. Swisher also reports, perhaps unsurprisingly, “strong” anger among those affected by the policy, many of whom joined the [...]]]> http://www.flukkytom.com/yahoo-ceo-says-no-to-working-from-home/feed/ 0 http://www.flukkytom.com/visa-inc-brings-managed-services-to-mobile-money-in-africa/ http://www.flukkytom.com/visa-inc-brings-managed-services-to-mobile-money-in-africa/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:59:34 +0000 Technology Guy http://www.flukkytom.com/?p=3110 Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced the launch of a new plug-and-play mobile money platform that will make it easy and cost-efficient for financial institutions and mobile operators to offer mobile financial services to consumers. The global platform is the world’s first bank-grade managed service for mobile money – meaning it allows Visa to host and fully [...]]]> http://www.flukkytom.com/visa-inc-brings-managed-services-to-mobile-money-in-africa/feed/ 0 http://www.flukkytom.com/blackberry-z10-breaks-record-sales-in-uk-and-canada/ http://www.flukkytom.com/blackberry-z10-breaks-record-sales-in-uk-and-canada/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:10:33 +0000 Technology Guy http://www.flukkytom.com/?p=3097 The BlackBerry Z10 – the flagship of the company’s brand new OS – launched in the UK at the end of January, a day after its official announcement. And it sold better than any other BlackBerry in the UK, ever. Here’s what CEO Thorsten Heins had to say about the UK launch: “In the UK, [...]]]> http://www.flukkytom.com/blackberry-z10-breaks-record-sales-in-uk-and-canada/feed/ 0 http://www.flukkytom.com/witin-opens-mobile-apps-challenge-for-girls-in-nigeria/ http://www.flukkytom.com/witin-opens-mobile-apps-challenge-for-girls-in-nigeria/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:29:07 +0000 Technology Guy http://www.flukkytom.com/?p=3090 Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) in line with ITU’s Girls in ICT project & Tech Needs Girls campaign, brings Technovation Challenge to Nigeria. The Mobile App Challenge was opened last week for secondary school girls (ages 13-18) who would work in teams of 5s to develop mobile apps, conduct market research, write business plans, [...]]]> http://www.flukkytom.com/witin-opens-mobile-apps-challenge-for-girls-in-nigeria/feed/ 0