WhatsApp is calling

Finally the call on the WhatsApp logo makes sense. WhatsApp is adding voice calling to its popular instant messaging app, with iOS and Android the first two OSes to get the new features. At WhatsApp's MWC press conference, CEO Jan Koum said that some BlackBerry and Nokia phones will be next in line for the voice messaging update, although the company didn't give any idea of exactly when we can expect it to land beyond "Q2" - that's April...

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Nokia joins the Droid army

This week's launch of Nokia's new X handsets has generated more headlines than you'd expect for a family of fairly low-end devices. That's because the Windows Phone-supporting, soon-to-be-part-of-Microsoft phone firm has embraced Android. Here's what you need to know: tech first, and then what it means for Nokia, Windows Phone and Microsoft. Which Nokia phones are running Android? So far we've seen three. The four-inch Nokia X...

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SPEEDING TICKETS

The name Bugatti is synonymous with mind boggling speeds, speeds incomprehensible by the mere mortal's mind,it is with caution that i urge you to watch this video, as dementia can follow soon after due to your minds incapability to comprehend the speeds being achieved in the video, it's absolute madness! The Bugatti then, truly lives on the fringe of car science http://youtu.be/LO0PgyPW...

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Travelling through the Galaxy

When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S5, the world sat up and took notice, simply because it's one of the most anticipated phones for 2014. But how did the South Korean giant become so influential in the mobile phone market? Lest we forget, it was a no-hoper just a few years ago, spraying out demi-smartphones that were met with shrugs and derision in equal measure. Then Android emerged, Samsung decided that enough was enough, and it decided to...

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Tomb Raider:

For all the gamers out there, this title is sure to get some of you feeling a little nostalgic while some will just be plain excited, a brilliant story line and amazing graphics make for one hell of a gaming experience...

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Viruses, worms, infections....Typos too

In the beginning, when most of the internet was still rolling green fields, there was no need for antivirus software. Early web users could swap files with anyone without risk of infection - and they did, en masse, on messageboards and servers across the early web. Those were carefree days. But in the early 80s, just like in the real world, everything changed. A program called 'Elk Cloner' was the first computer virus to appear in the wild....

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Facebook went shopping...earlier

Well for those of you that thought Facebook's acquisition of Whatsapp was the first billion dollar purchase the company made, think again, as you already know, they tried to buy Snapchat for $3 billion but to no avail as the guys at Snapchat are nerds that want to be paid in experience points, vintage mint comic books and tickets replicas of their favourite superheros. You know instagram? ofcourse you do, you keep trolling your crushes frofile...

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Facebook went shopping

While thoughts of Facebook's acquisition of Whatsapp are still fresh in your mind, let me take this chance to remind you of what nearly happened between Facebook and another messaging company, you guessed it (or not), Snapchat, Mark Zuckerberg's colossus of a company wanted to acquire the little up and coming company for $3 billion cash, yes, the amount was in Billions, it seems Facebook has a knack of buying billion dollar things, I wonder if...

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Windows Phone 8.1

A new WP 8.1 SDK leak points to fingerprint scanner support in the next OS update, which should put Windows Phone level with iOS and Android. Also there will be some sort of Start and Theme customization options but it’s unknown what those will be, perhaps the option to finally choose a background wallpaper like in Windows 8.1 on desktop? Finally there’s some leaked information on how WP 8.1 will handle messaging on dual-SIM smartphones. For...

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Hot news

The hot news on everybody's lips at the moment is the purchase of Whatsapp by social networking giant Facebook, the price tag? an unprecedented $19 billion dollars, 19 billion dollars people, that is one hell of a pay day for the Whatsapp team if you ask me. Whatsapp is reported to have around 450 million users, with a little over 70% of those are categorized to be active daily, it is also reported that Whatsapp is adding around 1 million users...

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Clarification

Dear followers, I am assuming that by now you are awash with questions as to why this blog claims to be about one thing yet has posts pertaining to something entirely different, to put your minds at ease, I would like to inform you that this was due to an administrative error, most of the post on this blog were meant for another blog yet they somehow found their way on this one, kindly be informed that this has been taken care of, and the clumsy...

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Villlage Swag

In the late nineties when you found kids dressed like that you were sure to bow down first, then lie flat down and let them walk all over your face while you have a huge smile. At the time, those shirts were more enviable than the latest iPhone or Samsung Universe or Galaxy or Nebula or what ever cosmic name they decide to slap on their mobile devices. Tuck your shirt in and you will be the envy of even the most accomplished of men, I guess kids...

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Modern Villager

I figured that there were those of you that are wondering just who is really behind this blog, well, wonder no more, because the little fashionista you see in the picture above is the inspiration and source of it all, just look at that outfit and tell me the ka-boy is on point, I certainly think that is the case, although that might be a little biased because the ka-boy is after all, me, so there you have it. Back in the day when you had an outfit...

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The amazing towers

These are the Petronas twin towers, magnifficent I know, They look way better in real life than they do in photos. Coming from the village, i was amazed by the buildings I found in Windhoek, I thought them to be great accomplishments, they never ceased to amaze me because for me as a village guy, buildings higher than a makalani tree are just figments of my imagination, now imagine the awe I was in when i came to Malaysia and saw these two towers,...

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Growing up in the village I was always amazed by planes as they left a trail of white "smoke" in their wake, I always wondered what it would be like to be in a plane so far away from the comfort of firm ground beneath ones feet, i always wondered what the sensation of take-off would feel like, would i vomit like the people i saw in the movies or the stories I've been told by those that were fortunate enough to have already traveled the skies? So...

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The age old question, "do you eat to live or do you live to eat" is one that has put man in to different classes for centuries, yes, I'm talking about the rich and the poor classes. When I came across this picture I just had to post it, because in Namibia, these tiny dried fish are usually associated with the less affluent people, but come to Malaysia and they are considered a delicacy, the richest of the rich love them. Weird rig...

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The introduction

This blog was created with the idea of publishing views that are often held to be true by Namibian villagers, to be specific villagers from the northern part of Namibia. It should however be made clear that this views are my own personal take on things and in no way are the posts on this blog to reflect on any individual person. The villagers views are also with a little twist in that they are told from an international perspective, because I am currently not residing in the motherland. With all the nitty gritty's cleared up, ladies and gentleman,...

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