At the 2013
African Banker Awards ceremony that held in Marrakech, Morocco, Nigeria’s
Guaranty Trust Bank has been named the African Bank of the year. The Banker
Awards ceremony which was organized by African Banker Magazine, IC Events and
BusinessinAfrica Events held on Wednesday, May 29th.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Samsung Galaxy S4 ‘Mini’ officially unveiled
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 5:47 PM
After wide
acceptance of the Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Electronics Co has announced a
“powerful yet compact version of Samsung’s bestselling smartphone”. According
to Samsung, the 4.3-inch screen smartphone “delivers the superior performance,
intuitive ease of use and sleek design of the Galaxy S4 in a highly portable,
chic and compact design.”
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Dangote starts construction of a $500m cement plant in Tanzania
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:27 AM
Dangote
cement has started the construction of a $500 million cement plant which will
be able to produce three million metric tons of cement per year when finished.
The cement plant is to be located in Mtwara, Tanzania. The commencement of this
plant Dangote said is part of the group’s strategy to increase its cement
production capacity.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Google to use blimp network to connect billions in Africa and Asia
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:14 PM
According to the Wall Street Journal, Google is planning to develop a series of aerial wireless networks using remote controlled balloons called blimps. This is in a bid to connect emerging markets in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia; both the major cities and the rural areas close to the major cities.
The
atmospheric “base stations” will be able to transmit signals to an area of
hundreds of square of miles, which could in turn increase internet speeds in
cities of the targeted area. It is estimated that up to a billion or more
people could be connected to the internet if this venture is successful.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Umeox X5 set to be the world’s thinnest smartphone
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 5:30 PM
It is
expected to surpass Huawei’s Ascend P6 which is rumoured to be 6.2mm thick (not
yet in the market, expected to be launched by June) by 0.6mm at 5.6mm. This was
reported by GizChina in an exclusive post displaying images of the smartphone.
FG to begin construction of 700MW Hydro Plant in Zungeru today
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 4:40 PM
President
Goodluck Jonathan is expected to turn the sod today for work to start fully on
the construction of 700 megawatts (MW) Hydroelectric Power Plant in Zungeru,
Niger State.
The plant is
to be built by Chinese consortium, CNEEC-Sinohydro consortium and work on it is
expected to be completed by the year 2018. The project has been estimated to
will cost 163 billion naira ($1.04bn) at completion after review by French firm
Coyne et Bellier in 2008.
Posted in Machines
Monday, May 27, 2013
Internet messaging overtakes SMS for the first time; telcos to loose $30bn
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 7:25 PM
A new report from tech group Informa has confirmed that messages sent through mobile internet apps like Whatsapp, BBM, Apple iMessage,etc. outnumbered the traditional SMS for the first time last year.
Sky’s twitter account hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) but not Android apps
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 6:30 PM
The Syrian Electronic Army has moved to
another major media outlet as it infiltrated British Sky Broadcasting Group’s twitter
account.
The group had previously taken
responsibility for hacking social media accounts for CBS, NPR, the BBC, the
Financial Times, and several other major news and media outlets. They have been considered researchers at HP as
one of the most skilled hacking teams in the world.
Posted in internet
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Quotes for the week: Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 5:30 PM
In case you claim you don’t know Steve Jobs, I expect you to
have heard of Apple (not the fruit) before.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak co created Apple Inc in 1976
when Steve Jobs was only 21! Obviously, that’s asking us what we’re waiting
for.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Rocket-powered bike sets new bike land speed record
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 4:52 PM
French cyclist Francois Gissy has reached a speed of 163mph
(262km/h) on a mountain bike to set a new record of top speed on a mountain
bike.
The previous record of 150mph (251km/h) was broken on a
track near Munchhouse in Eastern France. The previous record was set in 2002.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Electric lighting and display from electronic devices prevents proper sleep
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:00 PM
It is an undisputable fact of nature that everybody needs a
good night sleep to recharge our body system for the next day. In fact, the
intensity of sleep you had will affect your body and mind’s performance the
next day.
It has been revealed that our body has two cycles; the wake
and the sleep cycle. The electric lightings disrupt the cycle by giving us a
second wind when our body clocks should be winding down according to
researchers.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Make a difference this Children’s Day with Jumia.com
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:00 PM
As the world gets ready to mark yet another Children’s Day, your number 1 online retailer, Jumia.com
has introduced a charity give-back initiative using its social media
platform. “In celebrating this year’s children’s day, we at Jumia in
addition to other onsite initiatives will be giving back to the less
privileged children in the society using our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Poll reveals teenagers are migrating from Facebook to Twitter
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:00 PM
It is estimated that one out of four online teenagers (25%)
uses Twitter compared to 16% of online teenagers in 2011. The percentage of
online adults that use twitter is 16%.
Posted in internet
Samsung Galaxy S4 sells about 250 units per minute according to Samsung
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:10 PM
The latest in the Samsung Galaxy S series, Samsung Galaxy S4
has sold over 10 million units globally in less than a month after its launch
claims Samsung.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 was launched April 27 and it has
reached a milestone that took the Samsung Galaxy SIII 50 days to achieve. In comparison
to other previous Galaxy S phones, the Galaxy SII took five month to reach the
10 million mark while the Samsung Galaxy S took seven month to achieve the
feat.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Microsoft unveils new generation ‘Xbox One’: more than gaming; movies, live TV, Internet Explorer …
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 6:00 PM
Microsoft has unveiled its new generation Xbox One at an
event yesterday at the company’s headquarter in Redmond, Washington. This is
the first release of Xbox game console in 8 years after the launch of Xbox 360
8 years ago.
It took four years to develop Xbox One and it will be sold
worldwide later this year according to games unit chief Don Mattrick when he
was addressing reporters at an event at the software company’s campus near
Seattle, although he didn’t give details about timing or pricing.
Man kills longest Burmese python in Florida
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 6:20 AM
Jason Leon is not a hunter nor an explorer, he is just a
gentle man who was driving late at night recently in Southeast Miami-Dade
County with his friend in his car.
He saw about three feet of a snake protruding from the bush.
He applied the brakes, got out of his car, grabbed the visible part of the
snake, and dragged it out onto the road.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Microsoft to release new generation Xbox on Tuesday
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:55 PM
It is believed that Microsoft is going to announce the
launch of next generation Xbox on Tuesday. There have been rumours flying
around about the name the new Xbox is going to take.
There have been speculations in some quarters that the new
Xbox will be called Durango; some believe it will be named Xbox Infinity while
others think it’ll be Xbox 720.
Posted in Gadgets
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Quotes for the Week: Henry Ford (1863-1947)
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 8:25 PM
Henry Ford was an American industrialist and the man behind
Ford Motors Company.
Although Henry Ford was not the man responsible for the
invention of the automobile, he developed the first set of affordable automobiles.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
See the first ever touchscreen phone
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 2:52 PM
The evolution of mobile phones right from its invention in
1973 has been nothing short of a miracle. We have moved a long way to get to
where we are in the technology of phone making.
In recent years, phones with keyboard input being speedily
replaced with phones that use touchscreen as input.
Posted in Specials
Friday, May 17, 2013
Google Glass modified to run on Linux Ubuntu instead of Android
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 10:35 PM
At Google’s I/O 2013 conference, Google Glass was modified by
Google’s software engineers to run the Linux distro Ubuntu.
Google through two of its engineers - Hyunyoung Song and P. Y. Laligand – showed
users at a session termed “Voiding Your Warranty: Hacking Glass”, how to root
Glass and install Ubuntu on the system.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Google gives Microsoft ultimatum over Youtube app
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 6:55 PM
The letter reads: “We recently became aware of a
Microsoft-authored Youtube application for Windows Phone 8 available at http://www.windowsphone.com/enus/store/app/youtube/dcbb1ac6a89adf11a49000237de2db9e.
It appears that the application: (1) allows users to download videos from
Youtube; (2) prevent the display of advertisements in video playbacks; and
PHCN Electricity meters to cost between N25,000 and N50,000 says NERC boss
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 6:45 PM
For some of you may like to acquire electricity meters for your houses and shops, it has been revealed that the single phase meters will cost about N25,000 while three phase meters will go for about N50,000.
The positive though, is that consumers who buy the meters
will get refunds in form of monthly reduction in charges to the tune of the
meter cost according to NERC chairman Dr. Sam Amadi.
At a stakeholders’ workshop on metering code 2 in Abuja
yesterday, Dr. Sam Amadi disclosed that the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP)
has given approval to NERC to engage the vendors after conduction of a
procurement exercise.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
ChatPerf creates ‘smelliphone’ add-on that allow you to send ‘scent’ messages (+ video)
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 1:00 PM
Japanese firm ChatPerf has shown off the first prototype of
what is being dubbed the “smelliphone”.
According to the company, smelliphone can be used to create
atmospheric scents while playing games or watching films for example.
The smelliphone is an add-on device which can be attached to
smartphones and used to send smells to friends. This was demonstrated by a
video on DigInfoTV.
Posted in Gadgets
MasterCard to award customers with trip to Wembley Stadium, London
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 12:40 PM
As part of its support for the Cashless Nigeria Initiative,
MasterCard, official sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, is running a promo
that will increase the thrill of the UEFA Champions League in Nigeria.
The promo which started in Nigeria in 2011 provides
MasterCard cardholders an opportunity to win four tickets to watch the 2013
UEFA Champions League Final between Bayern Munich and Borrusia Dortmund, live
at the Wembley Stadium.
Posted in technology
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Nokia to introduce very cheap phone; Nokia Asha 501 for $99 with 48 days standby battery life
Posted by Olumide Samuel on 11:35 AM
Nokia has announced the launch of a new phone in its Asha
series, the Asha 501. The phone is expected to go for $99 (15,600 naira) and
has a standby battery life of 48 days. The phone which is equipped with a
1200mAh battery enables it to have 17 hours of talk time and 56 hours of music
playback.
It is expected to come in red, blue, black, yellow, white
and green colours. It is equipped with a 3-inch multi-touch screen, Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth connectivity, and a 3.2 Mega Pixel camera.
It won’t support 3G or 4G data speeds, but it will come with
a Nokia Xpress Browser which is able to compress internet data by up to 90%.
Posted in Gadgets
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