Today, nearly everyone uses a mobile phone. As a result, users also need to connect to the internet. Many people couldn't live even a second without their phones. The World Wide Web also poses many threats and dangers. But there are also threats in the real world. Online threats include phishing and computer viruses.
From phone calls to a wide range of useful apps like a camera, email access, banking, and more, we depend on our mobile devices for everyday tasks. Often, when problems develop, we know how dependent we are on them. The security of our smartphones must come first because of how much of an impact they have on our lives.
What is a Risky Place for a Device?
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For a gadget website, publishing a detailed phone review or laptop comparison is only part of the work. Search engines also look at whether other credible websites consider your pages useful enough to reference. That makes backlink requirements a common concern for tech publishers—but there is no fixed number of links that guarantees a top Google position.
A new site reviewing smartphones in Nigeria faces different competition from an established global technology publication. The better question is not simply how many backlinks to get, but which pages need links, where those links can come from, and whether the content deserves to be cited.
Why there is no universal backlink target
Backlinks are links from other websites to yours. They can help search...
Are you looking for supplies for your organization, office, or factory? NaijaTechGuide has a B2B Marketplace section where buyers connect with suppliers, importers, and exporters in Nigeria and worldwide. You can also find business services for advertising, Business Travel, Insurance, Leasing, Logistics, etc at the NaijaTechGuide Marketplace.
Getting supplies for your business is now easier than ever before. Post a Buy offer at the NaijaTechGuide B2B Marketplace and suppliers and importers of the product you are sourcing will contact you with their offers. Evaluate offers, verify the suppliers and importers, and choose the best deal for maximum profit for your...
Are you an importer, supplier, exporter, or manufacturer looking for business leads and buyers for your products or looking for wholesalers, stores, and retailers to build your supply channel? Or do you offer services for businesses and looking to gain more leads? NaijaTechGuide now has a Marketplace section where buyers can meet sellers and business services can meet businesses.
NaijaTechGuide Marketplace accessible at marketplace.naijatechguide.com is an online B2B marketing platform built to facilitate business and trade in Nigeria and between Nigeria and the rest of the world. It will save you time, foreign exchange, and reduce waste.
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If you live in the United Kingdom and have dependents in Nigeria, you can conveniently transfer money to them from the Western Union UK websiteusing the Send Money Online Service. Payment for the transfer can easily be made with a credit/debit card issued by a bank in the UK.
Credit/Debit cards that can be used for the Western Union Send Money Online Service include Visa, MasterCard, Visa Electron, Delta, Maestro. Just visit, www.westernunion.co.uk, signup, use any of the supported credit/debit card to pay for your transfer, send the tracking number (MTCN) and other details to the receiver, and in...
Need a .ng, .com.ng, .org.ng, or a .gov.ng domain name? If you run a business in Nigeria or a multinational business with a subsidiary in Nigeria, it is a good investment to register .ng or a .com.ng domain name. The .ng, .com.ng, and .org.ng domain names are registered by mostly domain name registrars in Nigeria. Here you will find domain name registrars that register .ng, .com.ng and .org.ng domain names.
If you are a government organization, you can register a .gov.ng domain name for the organisation. The price of a .com.ng domain averages to 1,150 Naira, while a .ng domain...
The world’s largest video-sharing website, YouTube, is also a great source of income for many Internet users worldwide. Here are a few ideas that will help you share unique videos online and be successful, too.
The content and the quality play a big role
It goes without saying that the quality of your video plays a great role in its success. Bear in mind that your online visitors are individuals of different religions, races and sex who come to your site for entertainment.
Although you can make any kind of video that you think is creative, make sure that your work of...
The Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP is gaining its fame as it is the best alternative to expensive telephone calls. VoIP, sometimes referred to as IP Telephony or Internet Telephony, allows its users to do seamless communication without the need for telephones.
To know more about what VoIP can offer to its users, here is a list of the VOIP technology’s pros and cons that interested people should know about today:
Advantages of VoIP Services
The very first advantage of using VoIP is the cost. With VoIP, users are able to save more money when compared to traditional telephones where you...
The internet is full of scams, fraud, and malicious software, ready to attack your electronic devices and computer. The bottom line is, you need to put proper safety measures in place to protect yourself from the increasing number of cybersecurity threats. Follow these basic internet safety tips in order to minimize chances of online attacks. You can also read our Internet Security tips for more ideas.
11 Top Internet Security Tips
1. Have a Good Password Policy
Take serious consideration in the passwords you use. Make sure to use good passwords for your email and other online accounts. Its also a good...
The Internet offers many avenues and possibilities to the average person. If a person wishes to shop or research a subject, websites exist to cater to the specific desire. Some people go online because they wish to make friends. Making friends does not have to be formidable. In this article, we share a few ideas about how to make friends from around the world on the internet.
Find Relevant Communities
If a person wishes to find a suitable friend, it is an excellent idea to find relevant communities. A person has many choices when it comes to the act of socializing....
Want to register lots of domain names and need a tool to make it easy to search and buy domain names, the GoDaddy Bulk Domain Name Registration is the tool you need. Click Here. With Bulk Domain Name Search from GoDaddy you can search for up to 500 domain names at the same time across multiple TLDs and if they are available you can easily proceed to checkout to buy them.
Buying Domain Names in Bulk
GoDaddy Bulk domain name Registration is a great tool if you are buying multiple domain names. It is a great tool for domain name flippers...
One compelling bonus you get when you register a domain name with GoDaddy is that you are given one free email account. This means you can start sending out emails from your personalised email account without extra cost. This is a great plus for small businesses.
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Personalised email account
A personalised email account gives you more credibility online. Instead of having a @gmail.com and @yahoo.com email account, you can get a personalised @domainname.com. A personalised email address with your business name (or domain name) on it looks more professional and will be taken more seriously than...
Google Nexus 7 is a low cost Android tablet from Google. However, its pocket friendly price should not be seen as a compromise on performance. Despite its low cost, the Google Nexus 7 tablet packs power and performance that rivals a lot of highend tablets of today. This Android tablet comes with a lot of value that you just can't afford not buying one. In fact, the Google Nexus 7 Tablet is one of the most compelling tablet to date.
Where to Buy Tablets
Jumia.com.ng from ₦210,495.00 View Offer
The build of the Nexus 7 is good and does not look cheap....
GoDaddy is the number one domain name registrar, boasting of over 60 million registered domain names on its website. GoDaddy Domain Name Registration services come with some of the best deals in the domain name registration industry. So, if you are planning to register a domain name, you should consider GoDaddy, visit their website at www.GoDaddy.com.
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The world has changed. With information so readily available, the masses are not as uninformed as they once were. Nor are they so removed from corporate levels. Their voice is greater than ever, and they have a greater influence than they ever did in the past.
The Power of Social Media
Primarily, that voice is through social networking. Blogs, community sites like Facebook, and sharing sites like Pinterest all contribute toward the growing voice of the consumer. Businesses are forced to keep up with the flow or be left behind.
This is a situation that many CEO’s of large companies don’t know...
Up until now, Facebook’s monetization efforts have focused solely on its social network platform. Revenue from Facebook.com – largely based on ads – were approximately 3 billion during the 2011 fiscal year. However, Facebook inevitably will need to expand its reach beyond Facebook.com if its ever going to live up to the financial promise of its record setting IPO.
The online ad market is a massive multi-billion dollar market dominated by one brand – Google Adsense. In the 4th quarter of 2011 alone, Google’s Adsense product generated 2.8 billion dollars in revenue for the internet search giant. While the strength...
Every website, small or big, wants to make it to the top of the search engine results list. To feature in the first page of search results it is important to understand how SEO works. One of the tools that websites use is blogging. Blogging is most definitely an art and science mixed in absolutely the right proportions. Writing a blog post is quite different from other forms of creative writing.
But what is blogging anyway and do you need to know how to blog? Blog posts are original and unique articles written with an intention to inform, entertain, or...
Mobile hotspots, also known as portable hotspots, are the portable devices or features on smartphones that can be used for providing wireless internet access to many devices such as laptops, smartphones, tablets, and so on.
Similar to USB modems, these devices make use of mobile broadband services like 3G or 4G and to check the speed of these broadband services you make use of a broadband speed test. However, unlike USB modems they can be used for connecting more than one device simultaneously.
Nowadays, these hotspots are becoming popular because they can be found everywhere, even in public places like coffee...
The cost of internet access in the second quarter of 2012 was relatively stable. This is in line with the trend in the last few quarters. A few networks did introduce some new bundles while others had theirs revamped, most Nigerians with internet access did not notice any price changes. Etisalat, Airtel, and Swift Networks were among the networks with some activity in the quarter.
Etisalat added some high data plans to its internet line-up. The company introduced a 10GB, 15GB, and 20GB internet plans priced similarly as comparable internet plans from Glo at N10,000, N15,000, and N18,000 respectively. These...
Swift Networks is one name synonymous with high-speed broadband internet in Nigeria. It is perhaps one of the most popular internet service providers in Lagos. Swift networks is very popular among the business crowd that require reliable and fast broadband internet, but is quickly making it into homes.
In this post, you will be seeing the different data plans offered by Swift Networks in its coverage areas and the prices. Swift Networks' broadband internet is based on 4G WIMAX and is available in 1Mbps, 2Mbps, and 3Mbps.
Swift Internet Plan Prices
Swift Budget Data Plan (7 days, 300MB, 2Mbps) - N500
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This article was written on 10th July, 2012 when the website of Vanguard was momentarily flagged by Google for being infected. The issue has since be resolved by the owners and management of Vanguard News.
The website of Vanguard newspapers, the number one Nigerian website, may harm your computer. This is according to alerts on Google search for results where pages on Vanguard website appears.
Over the past hour that I have been monitoring Google Search, I have noticed that all results containing Vanguard website includes the label This site may harm your computer. To simulate the event, just search for...
As a business's web presence expands, it is often faced with an important choice regarding the issue of web hosting. Often this choice comes down to a virtual private server, or VPS, or a dedicated server hosting service. Each offers its own set of advantages and drawbacks, and one may be more compatible with certain types of businesses than the other.
Virtual Private Servers, Explained
VPS technology has enabled small businesses to compete on the same terms as larger ones. It relies on the activities of "virtual machines," which are basically closed programs known as "cloud servers" that operate on a...
Night browsing is very popular in Nigeria because it offers cheap browsing and provides internet surfers with ample time to search for information on...
Big Brother Naija (a.k.a. BBNaija) is a popular Reality TV show in Nigeria, South Africa, and across Africa, offered by MultiChoice on platforms such...
DStv Stream (formerly DStv Now, and often just called the DStv app) is MultiChoice's internet streaming service that lets you watch live TV, movies,...
