MAKERphone 2.0 is a fully functional 4G mobile phone that arrives as a box of parts. You assemble it yourself in about two hours, with no soldering and no prior experience needed; insert a nano-SIM, and it makes real voice calls and sends real SMS on live cellular networks. Then you program it, starting by describing ideas in plain English and progressing to MicroPython and Arduino C++.
It is made by CircuitMess, a Croatian educational electronics company, and launched on Kickstarter on 10 September 2026 with a 30-day campaign closing on 10 October. Early pledge tiers start around $129, and the kit is expected to retail near $169, with backer deliveries estimated for Q3 2027.
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Infinix Nigeria today officially unveils the GT 50 Pro, the gaming powerhouse at the center of the expanding hardware ecosystem known as the New GT Ecosystem. More than an incremental update, the GT 50 Pro marks a strategic evolution by aligning three core dimensions: Physical Refinement, Thermal Sovereignty, and Intelligent Optimization. This approach reduces the friction between hardware and real-world performance, helping dedicated gamers showcase their skill by overcoming the smartphone form factor's inherent limitations.
Showcasing both its physical and visual sophistication, the GT 50 Pro introduces the HydroFlow Liquid Cooling Architecture, a specialized thermal engine carefully designed to solve the persistent pain point of overheating.
With powerful heat dissipation and active circulation for stability, the GT 50 Pro serves as...
Nokia Lumia 620 was the third Nokia phone based on the Windows Phone 8 OS and one of the most compelling for this part of the world. Selling at a price of around N35,500, Nokia Lumia 620 is a decently priced mid-range smartphone. Only the Nokia Lumia 520 beats it in pricing for current generation Nokia Lumia Phones on the Windows Phone 8 platform.
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Affordable, but packs a punch
Nokia Lumia 620 might be the second most affordable Windows Phone 8 smartphone from Nokia, but it is by no means a push over....
Recently Visafone, a leading CDMA provider in Nigeria, launched three recent CDMA BlackBerry phones in Nigeria. The three phones launched include BlackBerry Curve 9310, Curve 9370, and BlackBerry Bold 9930. As a result Visafone has also revealed the price, access codes, and data allowance of its BlackBerry plans.Where to Buy BlackBerry PhonesJumia.com.ng from ₦22,000.00 Buy Now
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Visafone BB Price & Access CodesHere are the price, access codes, and data allowance for accessing BlackBerry on the Visafone Network. Activating BlackBerry on Visafone involves sending an SMS containing the access code of the BlackBerry Plan you are interested...
If you believe bigger screens are better on phones, then no smartphone is more suitable for you than the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. The second-generation Samsung Galaxy Note comes with an even bigger display. The Galaxy Note 2 features a 5.5-inch display, 1.6GHz quad-core processor, Jelly Bean, and super-fast HSPA+ internet (up to 42Mbps). The Samsung Note N7105 model also adds LTE with up to 100Mbps download. Check out the Galaxy Note 7.
If you are looking for a smartphone that will stand in for your tablet (phablet), the Samsung Galaxy Note II is probably the best in this category.
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Launched alongside the Nokia Asha 205 was the Nokia 206, another low cost feature phone. The two phones share a lot in common. However, while the Asha 205 features a QWERTY keyboard, the Nokia Asha 206 features the standard 12-key alpha-numeric keypad.
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Nokia Asha 206 also comes with a better camera which, though still missing a flash, packs more resolution at 1.3 megapixels compared to the 0.3 megapixels on the Asha 205. It features Nokia Nearby, an app that enables you easily locate important spots around you restaurants, ATMs,...
On the one year anniversary of Nokia's popular Asha range, the company added two new devices to the range. One was the Nokia Asha 205, a low cost phone with QWERTY keyboard and a dedicated Facebook button. Nokia Asha 205 features a 2.4-inch QVGA display and is packed with interesting maps and sharing features that might just make the phone the best value feature phone.
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Nokia Asha 205 comes with a few innovations. First, it has a dedicated Facebook key giving users one click access to the world's most popular social...
Curve 9310 shares a lot in common with the BlackBerry Curve 9320. Both only differ in the cellular technology they support. While the later offers 3G WCDMA with GPRS/EDGE, the BlackBerry Curve 9310 is a CDMA phone with EVDO-REV A support. It is your entry BlackBerry phone if you are on a CDMA network.
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We do not normally offer overviews on CDMA phones since they are often scarce in Nigeria. However, this one is different because Visafone, one of the leading CDMA networks in Nigeria currently carry the BlackBerry Curve...
BlackBerry Curve 9320 (Curve 7) is just like the BlackBerry Curve 9220, but with a better camera with LED flash and fast cellular 3G internet. If you are looking for the cheapest BlackBerry phone with 3G and running the latest operating system from RIM, the BlackBerry 7 OS, this is the phone you are looking for.
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Hardware and Software
BlackBerry Curve 9320 runs the BlackBerry 7.1 OS. As far as the smoothness of the UI goes Curve 9320 will perform just like the Curve 9220. Just like the later, BlackBerry Curve 9320 features an 800MHz...
BlackBerry Curve 9220 (Curve 6) is the cheapest BlackBerry phone running the BlackBerry 7 OS. This is why it is our recommended entry BlackBerry phone. If you are in the market for BlackBerry phones, the cheapest you should go for is the BlackBerry Curve 9220. It is stylish, runs the latest OS available from RIM for low cost models, operates smoothly, and does not look cheap. You can call it an 'I big pass my neighbour' BlackBerry.
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Curve 9220 is about the same size as the BlackBerry Curve 8520, but...
Trying to buy a mobile phone these days is something of a minefield. Gone are the days of having to just worry about texting and phoning your friends, mixed in with the occasional game of Tetris. No, these days it’s all about the bells and whistles.
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A phone is no longer just a phone. It’s your personal planner, tour guide, diary, camera, alarm clock, media player and social media hub all wrapped up in one sleek metal slab.
One popular phone comparison website lists 22 different brands of phone, with each brand selling...
Nokia Asha 309 is the twin of the Nokia Asha 308. It adds Wi-Fi support for high speed internet, but drops the dual-SIM feature. This makes video streaming possible on the Asha 309. If you want a low cost device with faster internet but do not mind losing out on dual-SIM capability, the Nokia Asha 309 is probably a better choice.
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Price & Availability
Nokia Asha 309 is currently available in some countries including Nigeria. Nokia Asha 309 price in Nigeria ranges from around N16,490 to N18,500 depending on your...
Nokia Asha 308 is a dual-SIM smartphone just like the Asha 305. In fact, these two phones are so similar that for some moment I had to scratch my head to find out why Nokia felt compelled to build the Nokia Asha 308. Although there are a few other differences like the Asha 308 featuring a multi-touch capacitive display bettering the resistive display on the Nokia Asha 305, but I believe doubling the RAM capacity was key in the making of the Nokia phone.
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Nokia Asha 305 was built at a time...
Nokia Lumia 510 is a low cost member of the Nokia Lumia Phones line of Windows Phone Smartphones. It is the cheapest member of the Nokia Lumia line. With the launch of its successor, the Nokia Lumia 520, Lumia 510 price has also dropped further making it one of the most sweetly priced smart phones in Nigeria right now.
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Inside Lumia 510
Nokia Lumia 510 features an 800MHz processor and a separate graphics processor with 256MB RAM. A modest spec you would say, but Windows Phone has proven itself to be resource efficient...
Nokia will be launching the Lumia 920 in Nigeria on November 20. At least that is the interpretation we are giving to a Sunday Afternoon Facebook update by Nokia Nigeria. The Facebook update has an image showing the top right edges of a yellow Windows phone 8 device, which can only be the Nokia Lumia 920 with the text Please share this 🙂 20.11.2012, Everyone loves a comeback.
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Nokia Lumia 920 is the flagship Windows Phone device from Nokia and the top member of the Nokia Lumia 820 line. It features a...
The new iPhone 5 from Apple is here. It is slimmer and lighter and comes with enough cool features to make it competitive in the increasingly competitive smartphone market. iPhone 7 is Apple's 2017 smartphone.
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The major drawback of the iPhone 5 is the built-in Apple Maps which was reported as inaccurate and misleading by early reviewers, but Apple is working to make it better. Other Maps services like Google Maps and Nokia Maps are available on iPhone 5.
Sleek Design with Fast Performance
iPhone 5 is...
Every now and again life happens and losing your phone is probably one of the most difficult challenge in the digital world. In this article, we provide tips on finding a lost or stolen android phone. We also provide information about how to limit the impact of the loss in the unfortunate event that the phone cannot be recovered like remotely locking the phone or completely deleting your data on the phone to protect your privacy.
Losing your phone can be a very scary experience. Where do you start from? Is it the worry that your personal information may get...
As the Smartphone becomes an ever more important device amongst students it is useful to see just how well they can actually benefit them in their day to day lives. From note-taking apps to financial planning apps, students have found these to be life savers, especially when those dreaded deadlines draw ever-nearer! All of the below apps are available on both Android and Apple devices.
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Dropbox
Available across a range of operating systems, Dropbox can be a real life saver for students on the go. It allows the user to create a special folder...
Several years ago, phones used to be the devices you spent money on. You paid off the phone calls, SMS, MMS, and internet traffic. But today thanks to iOS development progress the technologically advanced smartphones suggest users the possibilities to save money by managing the bank accounts, bills, saving, generally speaking, everything money-related, via the applications. What are the best of them? The most useful? Well, let’s see.
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All money saving apps can be divided into 2 big categories, such...
Apple has finally unveiled the latest iteration of its popular smartphone, the iPhone, putting an end to all the rumours. Called the iPhone 5, the new device is 18% thinner and 20% lighter than the iPhone 4S, making it the slimmest Smartphone from Apple and one of the slimmest phones ever. iPhone 5 also introduced some new features like 4G LTE, a larger 4.0-inch display, Nano-SIM, checkout some photos below. iPhone 8 was the 2017 iteration.
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For the latest offering from Apple see iPhone 13, iPhone...
China mobile manufacturers decided to hit the market with a new clone of iPhone – GooPhone I5. The design of the “gadget” is almost identical to the one that upcoming iPhone 5 will have.
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The main GooPhone difference is that it won’t use iOS (I think it is clear why), but it will get a world-wide known open-source mobile operating system – Android from Google – and will allow the Android apps use respectively.
Besides, the Chinese variant of Apple smartphone will have an image of a green robot in the form of a...
Nokia Lumia 820 was launched alongside the Lumia 920 into the Nokia Lumia line of smartphones based on Microsoft's Windows Phone 8. Nokia Lumia 820 is a mid-range smartphone, but delivers great performance, powered by the same 1.5GHz dual-core processor on Nokia Lumia 820 and the same 1GB RAM. It also features Nokia City Lens, 4.3-inch display and 4G LTE.
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A Stylish and Powerful Smartphone
Nokia Lumia 820 comes in the familiar polycarbonate body (with the shell on) of earlier Nokia Lumia phones. It combines a 1.5GHz processor and a 1GB RAM with...
The Samsung Galaxy A57 is the top-of-the-line in the latest iteration of Samsung's hugely successful A-series, and it arrives with a clear mission: to...
The itel Power 80 is the newest entry in itel's battery-first P-series, and it arrives with a clear mission: deliver marathon endurance without stretching...
Samsung Galaxy A17 5G is the latest iteration of Samsung’s budget-friendly A-series smartphones. It offers only slight upgrades to the Galaxy A16 5G, like...
