Ionic has been my preferred for cross-platform mobile application development framework for about 2 years in a row, But lately, the most project I have work on is built with React-Native, I was a big fan of react but I haven't really looked into React-Native until recently. I love Ionic Framework a lot, Many can tell from my previous posts but there are just some projects that you really want to have access to the native APIs with ease and React-Native kind of provide that bridge out of the box. In this Blog post, I will explain my experience with Ionic Framework and why I switched to React-Native on my recent project and also share my opinion whether a beginner should start with Ionic Framework or just go directly to React-Native.

Ionic is the Leading Cross-Platform development framework. Ionic let you build Mobile application for Android, iOS and Windows with just a single codebase.
The first issue that beginner's have when they want to build an Ionic App is that they don't have previous experience with the technologies behind the Ionic Stack.
Ionic 3 uses Angular, Typescript and HTML5 for it main components.
The first two stack technologies are both based on javascript.
Therefore, To truly understand this tutorial you should be able to write basic JavaScript. You are expected to understand functions, Objects, arrays and variable declarations.

Ionic Framework is a mobile app stack that let web developers build apps for all major app stores and the web with a single code base. At the same time, your app looks and feels awesome on every device, Isn't that great?
In fact , All you need to know is Angular, JavaScript, Typescript and HTML5.
Arguably, All these are things you can learn through a normal weekend if your'e a newbie.
Above all, Ionic Framework makes it easy for web developers to build mobile and web apps for Android, Windows, IOS, Electron and Browser without stress.

Who could imagine such a machine still exists and it's still working, A working 1976 Apple-1 Personal Computer was sold for $355,000 last week in an auction hosted by Christie's New York. This is the first Apple's Personal Computer, This particular version was hand-built by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs in the confines of Steve Jobs' garage. A similar version of this 1976 PC is sold for $671,400 in 2013 and $905,000 in 2014, This makes $355,000 sales the cheapest Apple-1 sales till date, It comes without a casing and power supply, it's the first to have its own motherboard, which set it apart from competitors. Apple-1's success at the time is credited as the force that catapulted Apple into the personal computing industry. The Apple-1 originally retailed for $666.66, and now only 66 computers still exist. Sound like a coincidence? Maybe!

Bixby digital assistant was absent from the initial release of Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung promised would be coming at a later date. On the 1^st of May, 2017, Bixby was released for S8 and S8 Plus owners in South Korea. Before now, S8 owners have the ability to use Bixby features like Vision augmented reality, Bixby Home, and Reminders features since launch. But the full voice control recognizes the major selling point of the new virtual assistant, which Samsung claims will allow users to accomplish anything they could do with regular touch controls through voice commands. The English version was delayed due to the company’s difficulty in optimizing it for English commands- according to report, Samsung has announced that S8 and S8 Plus owners can test Bixby’s voice features before anyone else.

Recent Announcement by Facebook that most accounts removed for terrorism-related activity are uncovered by the company itself, and that it’s using artificial intelligence to find more threats. People have questioned the role of tech companies in fighting terrorism online, Facebook is using image-matching for terrorist photos and videos, and detecting “clusters,” where terrorist content is posted across related accounts. We want to find terrorist content immediately, before people in our community have seen it. Already, the majority of accounts we remove for terrorism we find ourselves. But we know we can do better at using technology — and specifically artificial intelligence — to stop the spread of terrorist content on Facebook

New smart Keyboard that reads Fingerprint unveiled by the tech giant Microsoft is the latest keyboard in town, With maximum security guaranteed, Microsoft has turned you to your own password. The Modern Keyboard is the successor to the Surface Keyboard, and looks identical. The only changes are a new fingerprint reader and the ability to use a cable for a wired connection instead of wireless. This super brilliant Keyboard can be used to log into Windows 10 or websites using Windows Hello. The new Modern Keyboard will work with Windows 10, MacOS, and the latest versions of Android.

PageSpeed is the amount of time it took web server to respond to the requests of the browser and how long it takes for it to serve all page Resource(Images, Audio, Videos, Flash Animations, e.t.c.), Content (HTML, CSS and Texts) and Meta Information (HTTP info i.e Author, Content-Type, e.t.c) to be fully downloaded and rendered by the web browser. Modern browsers have been optimized to handle page loading efficiently with time, They do have their own drawbacks but not as expensive as a slow webpage. A slowly loading webpage is not good for user experience, most users just click away or close the tab before the loading completes, These can make any potential buyer leave before the get to see any product on the website. PageSpeed improvement is a way of gaining more power above market competitors, People can browse through contents faster, make payments and review / comments. It encourage them so browse around more categories and purchase more items.

Google Materialize is a CSS framework but the special thing about this powerful library is that it gives your page the look and feel of material properties(colors, typography, shapes, patterns and layout). If you have ever come across any Material Design CSS you will understand what Google is trying to archive by creating this powerful library. Materialize has it own unique characteristics( Motion and Stacking ) which is why developers don't see it as another Twitter Bootstrap duplicate, It follows Google Material Design Documentation.
Material Design is a design language that combines the classic principles of successful design along with innovation and technology.:

We want to create a visual language that synthesizes classic principles of good design with the innovation and possibility of technology and science.  Google's goal is to develop a system of design that allows for a unified user experience across all their products on any platform.

Materialize is the web implementation of Material Design to web which was initially made by Google for Android.

Nigeria websites are programmed using different languages and frameworks from Education, E-commerce, News, Music & Entertainment, Sports Betting & Updates and Banking are the top most popular websites in Nigeria. Some scale well but I believe scalability has to do with the code and the database structure, This are what most visited websites fail to implement which added to the bounce rate and reduce active user capacity. All this is due to the Developers and the maintenance team of the project. I have decide to take some time out and do a research on which framework / programming languages the most popular websites in Nigeria are using and how do they affect their performance and capacity. Let choose a couple of popular Websites in Nigeria we are going to be reviewing.