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With Google’s Panda update being as erratic as ever, most bloggers are now turning to their RSS feeds to augment their monthly traffic/adsense earnings. They’ve all switched from offering full feeds to summary feeds so that their readers have to visit the main website to read the rest of the article.
Unfortunately, activating summary feeds on self-hosted wordpress could in fact reduce your adsense for feed earnings as the summary content may not be enough for Google to show an appropriate ad thereby resulting in poor targeted ads or no ads at all.
WordPress by default sets summary feeds to 50 words …

Webhosts such as Freedom Hosting who offer their hosting business to child porn sites are currently under attack by the activist group, Anonymous which specializes in hacking.
In a recent bid to help put an end to child pornography, the group released a statement to major web hosts. At the moment, the guys behind the wheel at Freedom Hosting seem to be the only target as they’ve been allegedly hosting pedophiles knowingly.
After successfully shutting down Freedom’s shared hosting servers 3 times, they sent out this press release :

The world of affordbable budget friendly tablets continues to widen with the announcement of the impending release of the ViewPad 7e coming from the house of ViewSonic Corporation.
According to the company’s recent press release, the tablet device is expected to hit the North American market before the end of October 2011 and will be running on Android 2.3 GingerBread with a 3D "holographic visual effects," 7-inch touchscreen display (800 x 600-pixel resolution).
Backed by its proprietary RiteTouch technology, this mobile device will enable its users to easily swipe across content, zoom in and out, and scroll through emails using either …

UPDATE: Looks like Globacom Nigeria has stopped giving out free data thus we are left once again with Etisalat Nigeria as the only mobile network that offers free data weekly (EasyCliq customers ONLY)
Since the beginning of the year, mobile operators in Nigeria have been unveiling packages that allow their subscribers to browse the internet free for a limited time/bandwidth.
MTN Nigeria’s free browsing is packaged within its’ pretty retarded Funlink Reloaded plan which offers up to 3MB of midnight browsing daily.
As an Easy Cliq subscriber on the Etisalat Nigeria network, you get 15MB weekly for every recharge above N200. Please note …

One of the beauties of internet enabled mobile phones is you can sometimes use them as a modem for connecting to the internet on the go. In the past I’ve shown you all how to use your Nokia, Samsung and BlackBerry phones as internet modems and now it’s the turn of the recently reviewed LG X330T.
Your LG X330 comes with an LG X330T Companion Mini CD, pop the disk into the CD-drive and install both the Phone Suite software and LG USB drivers.
Once you’re done, proceed to the next step below.

If you’re a BlackBerry user, you might have been in some way affected by the 3 day loss of service that occurred last week Monday the 10th of October 2011. Well, it so happens that in compensation for this lapse in expected quality service, RIM will be offering a variety of their premium apps worth up to $100 free of charge via BlackBerry App World.
While the official list of paid apps up for grabs is yet to be released, Research In Motion has approved the following apps to be included in this compensatory offer.

 
UPDATE: Samsung Chaton has finally been launched and is now available via Android Market or Samsung Apps. iOS and BlackBerry versions should be coming soon as well as that for Bada OS.
More details about the app are revealed in the Youtube video below
Samsung Chaton Messenger

Go to Samsung ChatON official site
Come next month, October 2011, Samsung will be launching a new cross-platform mobile chat service similar to Whatsapp.
Samsung’s ChatON application will enable folks to exchange texts, images voice messages and videos as well as conduct private or group chats.
The app would also be getting a Web-based client that allows users to chat …

Almost 2 years after experiencing the joys of touting a dual sim mobile phone (Samsung GT-C3212 Review) and increasing my mobile productivity courtesy of BlackBerry’s superb QWERTY keypad, I decided to upgrade my dual sim bar phone to a QWERTY version.
This upgrade was also fueled by the 2 day BlackBerry service interruption that struck Europe, Middle East and Africa on the 10th of October 2011. I was hoping to get a sturdy backup mobile email client for future lapses in Blackberry’s services.
Of all the non-touchscreen dual sim mobiles currently available in the Nigeria, only two fit the bill;  Samsung Ch@t …

Ultrabooks are slim, light, portable and powerful laptops powered by Intel chips and Acer has launched a new one under the name Aspire S3. Touted as one of the cheapest ultrabooks at $899, this new addition to Acer’s line of slim laptops comes encased in a 2.98 pounds 0.51-inch thick aluminum and magnesium chassis.

Shout out to the exclusive item collectors in the house. Ya’all can finally lay your rich paws on one of kind Apple MacBook Pro. Luxury gadget designers, Computer Choppers have revised their remake of this Apple computer and given it a 24-carat gold plating with a diamond encrusted Apple logo.
No words yet on how much this device will cost just yet but you can be quite assured that it’s going to cost a fortune .
Quite a handful of luxury gadgets have been released this year including the uber chic Dior Phone Touchscreen smartphone.

Despite not having an awesome Unlimited Data package like Sprint, AT&T has managed to sell more than 200,000 iPhone 4S handsets within the first 12 hours of preorder launch and more orders are foreseen before the October 14th official launch date.
The iPhone 4S preorder prices in the US have been pegged at $200, $300 and $400 for the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions respectively and all require a two year contract with a data plan.
With Verizon Wireless, data packages for the iPhone 4S start at $30/month for 2GB with a maximum of 10GB for $80. Postpaid subscribers are allowed to …

The long rumored MTN Branded Opera Mini has finally been released to the public. As some of you may know, a few years back, MTN Nigeria banned the use of Opera Mini on their networks due to the increasing number of "free browsing tricks/hacks".
Looks like the movers and shakers @ MTN Nigeria finally got their heads outta their a*s and decided they couldn’t keep punishing their legitimate users.
Together with the launch of the branded Opera Mini, MTN Nigeria updated their mobile internet browsing plans.

Some time last night, news made the rounds that Apple’s co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs had passed away @ the age of 56.
His death comes on the heels of the launch of the new iPhone 4S scheduled for October 14, 2011.
He passed way peacefully surrounded by those you loved him dearly.
R.I.P the guy whose vision gave us the iPod, iPhone and iPad tablet

While the world awaits the release of iPhone 5, Apple has announced the release of the iPhone4 upgrade, tagged iPhone 4S. This announcement comes amidst threats of an impending patent infringement law suit by Samsung which is targeted at preventing the sale of the iPhone 4S in France and Italy.
Come October 7, Apple’s Canadian store will be taking pre-orders for unlocked versions of the iPhone 4S for consumers who hate signing 2 year contracts with telecom companies. All no-contract iPhone 4S pre-orders are set to ship come October 14, 2011. Regular shipping is free of charge while express delivery would …

Come October 16, 2011, in over 2,000 Walmart stores across the USA, customers will be offered the opportunity to enjoy Unlimited 4G Internet access and text for only $30 courtesy of a recent collaboration between T-Mobile and Walmart.
T-mobile as always continues to think of customers who don’t like credit checks and annual contracts. Recently they teamed with Simple Mobile to launch Unlimited No-Contract BlackBerry Plans For US Residents.
According to yesterday’s press release; with this new offering, available for $30 per month and no annual contract, customers across the US can enjoy unlimited Web, with the first 5 GB at up …

Motorola has just announced an improved version of the water resistant, scratch resistant and dust proof, Motorola DEFY. Tagged Motorola DEFY+ and set for release in Asia, Europe and Latin America beginning in early fall, the new addition to the family of Motorola Android smartphones, features a 1GHz processor, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with MOTOBLUR, a 3.7-inch touchscreen, a 5-megapixel camera, 2GB of internal storage and a 1,700 mAh battery.
According to Moto’s press release, with its ability to survive a sudden downpour, a beach picnic, an all-night party or even a tough workout, the Motorola DEFY+ is a life proof device …

3.75G mobile broadband internet is finally here in Nigeria thanks to the Etisalat Nigeria team who on the 26th Of September 2011 unveiled their long awaited pet project, EasyBlaze.
EasyBlaze offers browsing speeds of up to 42Mbps and just as it is with other mobile networks, this 3G service is currently only available in select cities and states across the country including Lagos, Ibadan, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Akwa, Nnewi, Warri, Kaduna, Kano, Zaria, Enugu, Onitsha, Aba, and Benin.

Some folks might curse me for calling MTN’s latest tariff plan retarded but that’s just what it is and I ain’t taking my words back.
Launched a few weeks back, MTN’s Funlink Reloaded plan as always is youth oriented and offer freebies such as 40 MTN to MTN SMS daily , 3MB of daily internet browsing data allowance and 4hours of free calls daily with the ability to make calls for as low as 15 kobo per second on net.
Now, my qualms with this plan is that it is seriously counter-productive considering the fact that Nigerian youths are currently struggling in …

Do you hate credit checks and contract mobile plans but need a cheap, no contract prepaid blackberry plan? Look no further than the guys at Simple Mobile. They recently rolled out two blackberry data plans compatible with selected unlocked BlackBerry GSM phones for just $50 and $60 only with 3G and 4G speeds.
Features of Simple Mobile’s blackberry service include unlimited talk, text (domestic and international), BlackBerry Email (BIS), BBM, access to BlackBerry App World and unlimited Web browsing at up to 3G/4G speeds.

Internet service in Nigeria is gradually building momentum and thanks to Globacom Nigeria, a good part of the population can access the world wide web at very affordable rates even on their BlackBerry Smartphones (N1,400 ONLY).
This tutorial was submitted by Bodunoye, who’s one of the commentators here at Patchwork Of Tips. Hopefully for those of you who own iPads and iPhones, this will help get you set up to browse the internet on the Glo Nigeria network.
NOTE: Looks like this how-to article is targeted at folks who own an iPad 2 or iPhone 4. I really don’t know if it …