Project Ara Spiral 1 prototype, front
At I/O 2014, Google has
publicly turned on its modular Project Ara smartphone for the first
time. Considering Project Ara nothing more than some pretty concept art
back in October 2013, it’s impressive how quickly Google’s Advanced
Technology and Projects (ATAP) group has...
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- Google turns on the World’s 1st Modular Smartphone
- Dota 2 prize fund now over $10 million: Not bad fo...
- ET Deals: Core i3 laptop $350, Venue 11 Pro 64GB f...
- Will 60fps YouTube Videos Force Game Developers to...
- OAU Student Leaders Accuse Management of High-Hand...
- TECHNOLOGY: Creativity Open For Photographers As A...
- WORLDWIDE: What is 802.11ax WiFi, And Do You reall...
- WORLDWIDE: Hacker hijacks Thousands of Synology St...
- WORLDWIDE: ET deals: HP Envy 27 LED-backlit IPS LC...
- WORLDWIDE: How to Bring back the Start Menu and Bu...
- WORLDWIDE: Sony Pushes 4K TV at the World Cup, Eve...
- WORLDWIDE: Chuck Hull - The Father of 3D Printing ...
- Amazing Google Facts And Figures
- NIGERIA: President Jonathan Appoints Wife Of Forme...
- Tragedy And Protests In Abuja As Demolition Bulldo...
- UKRAINE: EU Deal to be Signed on 27 June 2014
- MEXICO: Marine's Mother Hires "Rock Star" Mexican ...
- IRAQ: Senators blast Obama Foreign Policy asPpolit...
- ALBANIA: Albania Cracks Down on Marijuana Producti...
- NIGERIA: Life Can Be Beautiful Even With Sickle Ce...
- NIGERIA: Federal Government Preventing Us From Ent...
- NIGERIA: Ekiti Governorship Election: Soldiers Bar...
- SUDAN: UN, IOC Sign MoU to assist Sudanese Athletes
- NIGERIA: FG Withdraw From N446.3 Billion Charges A...
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Gain Admission Into Nigeria University Without JAMB
A lot of students struggle year in year out to pass Jamb exams. The mention of the word JAMB alone gives some students the jitters because they believe that it’s an examination that is difficult....7 Reasons Your Business Need A Blog
While it is possible to run a successful business without a blog, it sure is handy to have hundreds of potential customers milling around your blog21 WAYS ON HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS
Many people choose a career with minimal knowledge of what skills are needed, what the day-to-day work involves, and whether it’ll make them happy.7 Reasons Your Business Needs A Blog
Your Business Need A Blog To Survive Very Well....Gain Admission Into Nigeria University Without JAMB
A lot of students struggle year in year out to pass Jamb exams. The mention of the word JAMB alone gives some students the jitters because they believe that it’s an examination that is difficult....7 Reasons Your Business Need A Blog
While it is possible to run a successful business without a blog, it sure is handy to have hundreds of potential customers milling around your blog
Monday, 30 June 2014
Dota 2 prize fund now over $10 million: Not bad for a free-to-play PC-only game
Early this morning, the prize fund for the upcoming Dota 2
International esports tournament crossed the $10 million mark.
Remarkably, just $1.6 million of the prize fund was provided by Valve;
the rest was contributed by members of the Dota 2 community who
were eager to get their hands on some in-game items,...
ET Deals: Core i3 laptop $350, Venue 11 Pro 64GB for $492 and more
We’ve hunted down some great
deals for you this week, including the lowest price we’ve seen on a Dell
Inspiron 15 laptop packing a Core i3 — you can pick one up today for
just $350. We’ve also spotted a nice 31% savings on a Nikon D5200 DSLR
with 18-55mm VR Lens. If you’d prefer a camcorder, we have a sweet deal...
Will 60fps YouTube Videos Force Game Developers to Prioritize Frame Rate?
This week, Google announced that 48fps and 60fps video playback will be available on YouTube sometime in the next few months. Most video is still shot at 24 or 30 frames per second, but there is a growing demand for high frame rate videos — specifically for video game footage. The transition to higher frame rates has been painfully slow across the board, but this move from the YouTube team could...
OAU Student Leaders Accuse Management of High-Handed Tactics
Student leaders at the Obafemi Awolowo University have accused the
institution's management of being ‘high-handed’ in the manner with which
it increased their tuition by over 350%.
The students faulted the hike, during their press conference in Lagos
on Sunday, with proof that the management lacked the ground for the...
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
TECHNOLOGY: Creativity Open For Photographers As Adobe Unveils Photoshop 2014
Adobe is continuing its
full-court press to convince photographers to move to its Creative Cloud
subscription-based licensing model. Today’s announcement of Creative
Cloud 2014 marks its biggest effort yet. New features in Photoshop, lots
of new mobile goodies, and a permanent discounted subscription for
photographers...
WORLDWIDE: What is 802.11ax WiFi, And Do You really need a 10Gbps connection to your laptop?
If you thought that your new
802.11ac router’s max speed of 1,300Mbps was pretty crazy, think
again: With 802.11ac fully certified and out the door, the Wi-Fi
Alliance has started looking at its successor, 802.11ax — and boy do the
early draft specs and transfer speeds look good. While you will
probably be hard...
WORLDWIDE: Hacker hijacks Thousands of Synology Storage Devices, forces them to mine 500 million Dogecoins
If you have a device that
connects to the internet on a regular basis, patch it. That’s the
big-picture takeaway from today’s news of a hacker who convinced
Synology DiskStations (a type of network-attached storage device)
to mine more than 500 million Dogecoins for him — and made out with
an estimated $620,000...
WORLDWIDE: ET deals: HP Envy 27 LED-backlit IPS LCD monitor for $350
As larger and higher
resolution displays become more common, manufacturers are relying on
other differentiators to make their product stand out. HP’s Envy 27 is
one such different monitor, packed with Beats Audio and a sleek design,
and on sale right now for just $350, a tidy $100 off the regular price.
The
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Monday, 23 June 2014
WORLDWIDE: How to Bring back the Start Menu and Button to Windows 8
You’ve just installed Windows 8.1 for the first time, or perhaps
bought your first Windows 8 PC. After poking around for a bit you’ve
finally found your way to the Desktop. What’s that in the bottom left
corner? It sure looks like the Start button… but click it, and you’ll be
rewarded with a hideous new Start screen,...
WORLDWIDE: Sony Pushes 4K TV at the World Cup, Even though there’s nothing to watch – And no Blu-rays, cables, or Bandwidth for 4K
At the 2014 World Cup, the
weirdest thing isn’t that USA is doing better than England, but that 4K
TV is being pushed surprisingly hard. As I watched USA versus Portugal
last night, one of the main ads around the edge of the pitch was a
hoarding for Sony 4K. This surprised me, because I know there’s
virtually zero 4K...
WORLDWIDE: Chuck Hull - The Father of 3D Printing who Shaped Technology
Chulk Hull knew his invention would take up to 30 years to find its way into people's homes. Today the possibilities appear endless. Chuck
Hull found retirement was not for him so he returned to 3D Systems and
is now vice-president and chief technology officer.
Although measured and deliberate in his responses,...
Saturday, 21 June 2014
Amazing Google Facts And Figures
Google.com Domain registered on September 15,1997.
Google Began as a probe projection in 1996.
Google Founded On September 4,1998.
CEO Of Google Is Larry Page.
Founders Of Google Are Larry Page And Sergey Brin.
The Primary funding of $100,000 for Google was provided by Andy Bechtolsheim co-founder of Sun Microsystems.
Google...
Friday, 20 June 2014
NIGERIA: President Jonathan Appoints Wife Of Former Convict, Bode George, To Head NDLEA

President Goodluck Jonathan today appointed Mrs. Roli Bode-George,
the spouse of Peoples Democratic Party chieftain and ex-convict Bode
George, into the sensitive job of Director-General of the National Drug
Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Mr. Bode George, a former governor of Ondo State and also former
chairman of...
Tragedy And Protests In Abuja As Demolition Bulldozer Crushes Child, Followed By Death Of Mother
Protests broke out today along Kubwa Express Road in Galadima, a
section of Abuja, after a bulldozer being used by a demolition squad of
the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) killed a child. The bulldozer was
being used to demolish illegal structures built on a parcel of land that
a source belongs to an unnamed “influential...
Thursday, 19 June 2014
UKRAINE: EU Deal to be Signed on 27 June 2014
he new president of
Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, has said he will sign a controversial
association agreement with the EU on 27 June.
His elected pro-Russian predecessor, Viktor Yanukovych, was
overthrown in February after refusing to sign the deal at the last
moment.
Heavy fighting has erupted between troops...
MEXICO: Marine's Mother Hires "Rock Star" Mexican Defense Attorney Over Her Jailed Son.
The mother of Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi,jailed in Mexico since
March 31, has hired a “rock star” defense attorney for her son – his
third lawyer in as many weeks.
Jill Tahmooressi, said Wednesday that following the advice of
California defense attorney Phil Dunn, she has hired Mexican attorney
Fernando Benitez...
IRAQ: Senators blast Obama Foreign Policy asPpolitical War Over Iraq heats up
The political war over the Obama administration's response to the
growing Iraq crisis heated up on Thursday, as Republican lawmakers took
to the Senate floor to blast President Obama's foreign policy in the
Middle East and urge a new approach.
Meanwhile, the president was meeting with his national security team...
ALBANIA: Albania Cracks Down on Marijuana Production in key Southern Village
The
smoke from burning marijuana plants billowed from a dozen houses on Day
Five of Albania's most serious move yet against a southern village,
armed to the teeth, that has churned out weed on an industrial scale for
more than 15 years.
Lazarat has long blighted Albania’s efforts to shed the image of a Balkan badlands...
NIGERIA: Life Can Be Beautiful Even With Sickle Cell Anaemia By Chidi Ikeakor

Growing up I felt special, because that was how my parents treated
me; it wasn’t preferential treatment per se because they treated us all
equally, I wasn’t exempted from any house work except the very strenuous
ones. As early as primary school I knew I had sickle cell anemia but
that was all there was to it. I grew...
NIGERIA: Federal Government Preventing Us From Entering Ekiti To Show Solidarity To Governor Fayemi- APC
Bizarre reports reaching us from Akure and Ekiti indicate that the
Goodluck Jonathan-led federal government have authorized a policy of
denying leaders and governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the
right to land their planes in Akure or travel into Ekiti State.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in its desperation...
NIGERIA: Ekiti Governorship Election: Soldiers Bar Governors Amaechi, Oshiomhole and Kwankwaso From Entering Ado-Ekiti

Nigerian soldiers stationed between Akure, the capital of Ondo State,
and Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, today prevented Governor
Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State from reaching a political rally for
Governor Kayode Fayemi, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) in next Saturday’s governorship election...
SUDAN: UN, IOC Sign MoU to assist Sudanese Athletes

The United Nations and the
International Olympic Committee have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding to assist Sudanese athletes in participating at the Rio
2016 Olympic Games.
According to a statement on Thursday on the website of the
International Sports Press Association, leaders of both organisations
met at the...
NIGERIA: FG Withdraw From N446.3 Billion Charges Against Abacha’s Son

The Federal Government has withdrawn the corruption
charges filed against Mr Mohammed Abacha, son of former military Head of
State, General Sani Abacha.
The government announced its decision to withdraw the charge during
proceedings before Justice Mamman Kolo of the High Court of the Federal
Capital Territory in Wuse...
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