Dubai police acquire Ferraris as patrol cars

Dubai police has unveiled Ferrari FV cars as their new police squad vehicles. This occurs after it recently gave Lamborghini Aventador to some of its officials. Police chief Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim said: “Dubai is a unique city and everything in it should reflect its uniqueness and for that reason police will add a Ferrari sports car to its patrol fleet. “We have been...

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Online auction gets to another level as record bid of $605,000 (95 million naira) is made for a cup of coffee with Apple’s CEO

Auction for valuable goods have always been a spicy affair and this is proving no difference, in fact it is even spicier. The race to have a cup of coffee with Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has reached another record-breaking point as there is now a bid of $605,000 to be on the same table with him. Apple's CEO Tim Cook This enormous amount has set a new record online as...

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Quotes for the Week: Barack Obama

This week, we are bringing you three of Barack Obama’s most popular quotes. Enjoy and be challenged...

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After 98 years, Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity passes another test

More evidence has been provided by a pair of stars orbiting each other nearly 7,000 light years from Earth that Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity is correct. Bursts of energy were measured by astronomers from a neutron star which is being orbited by a white dwarf star. The gravity created by the neutron star, created a wrinkle in the fabric of space time in a way predicted...

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Wi-Fi hotspot embedded in Microsoft Office 365's ad in Forbes magazine

Like an Einstein quote that says thoroughness is genius, Microsoft has done something out of the box this time with its Microsoft Office 365's ad that includes a mobile hotspot on the pages of Forbes magazine. Microsoft Office 365's ad with hotspot. Pic: Engadget. This is in a bid to allow customers who are willing to try the service out to have all necessary materials...

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Glo signs $750 million deal with Huawei

Glo yesterday 25th of April signed a network upgrade equipment deal worth $750 million (about 118 billion naira) with Chinese tech company Huawei. The contract, according to Glo, is aimed at making the network more resilient for better user-experience. The Group Chief Operating Officer (GCOO) of Glo, Mohammed Jameel, speaking at the event said: “At the beginning...

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Google street view now available in 50 countries

Google Inc. has added two more countries to its Google street view service to make it 50 countries on Wednesday. The Google street view is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that allows you to view places through 360-degree, panoramic, and street level imagery. The Google street view service is now in Hungary and the South African country of Lesotho. Google has added important...

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See beautiful, well designed cars from the Shanghai Auto Show 2013

The Shanghai Auto Show which held its first edition in 1985 has commenced the 2013 edition of the show. It is the first professional auto show in China. It also became the first UFI (The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) approved Chinese auto show in 2004. This year's edition started on the 21st of April and will end on the 29th of April. This year's edition is being held at Shanghai...

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NCC starts SIM mobile number portability (MNP) today: change networks without changing your phone number

Nigerian Communications Commission has today 22nd April launched the mobile number portability (MNP) after a failed target of March 27. The new service which will allow customers to migrate to another network while retaining their mobile phone number was launched amid different emotions. The NCC has stated that it expect this new service to improve service of various networks due to the tight...

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This week in history: Max Planck, Spain, Sierra Leone,…

As we enter another week, we bring you memorable events that happened on these days in history; April 21 On 21st of April, 2002, French President Jacques Chirac faced a reelection challenge from extremist Jean-Marie Le Pen in the first round of presidential voting but two weeks later handily defeated him to win a second term. On the same day in 1918, Manfred Freiherr...

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Archos to launch three high quality dual SIM Android smartphones

The French tablet maker Archos has announced three smartphones that are set to be part of the fast rising Android market. The smartphones will be shipped unlocked and support 3G only. The three smartphones; Archos 35 carbon, Archos 50 platinum, Archos 53 platinum are set to be in the market by the end of May. In his words, Loic Poirier, chief executive of Archos said: "The smartphone market...

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Pre-order your new Samsung Galaxy S4 on Jumia.com

Lagos, Nigeria, April 19, 2013- Jumia.com.ng, Nigeria’s number 1 online retailer is at it again. This time, in synergy with world renowned mobile manufacturer Samsung, Jumia is offering the phone to be released May 10 for pre-order on its website at the price of N108,000. Jumia has also promised its loyal customers who pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S4 free accessories...

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World’s fastest home internet service launched in Japan with a download speed as high as 2Gbps

An internet service provider (ISP) in Japan So-net Entertainment, backed by Sony has launched Nuro, the world’s fastest internet for home consumers. The fiber-based internet service launched on Monday in Tokyo and six nearby jurisdictions with download speed of 2Gbps and upload speed of 1Gbps, charged at 4,980 yen ($51) per month. Nuro customers receive an optical network unit with three-Gigabit...

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Zimbabwe doesn’t have money to run elections

Cash-strapped Zimbabwe in a move to plug a gap in its finances ahead of elections expected in the second half of the year, gas approached South Africa for a budgetary support of $100 million. South Africa has approved the request according to Zimbabwe Finance Minister, Tendai Biti on Monday. Last year, Biti disclosed that Harare had approached regional economic giant...

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Microsoft wants to make smartwatch

According to reports from Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is expected to be in the process of making touch-enabled watches. Microsoft Corp Sources claim that Microsoft has asked its parts supplier in Asia to send it touch-based components that could be used to make a smartwatch. The report citing executives at Microsoft supply partners indicate that the watch may have...

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Car attacked by elephant in Kruger Park

A car containing a couple believed to be Chinese was flipped by an elephant 6:30am this morning in the South African Kruger National Park. Reports claim that only the man sustained visible injuries. The Park spokesperson William Mabasa claims a helicopter, local doctor, and paramedics were sent to the scene. The attacked vehicle “It is not clear yet why the elephant...

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Quotes of the week: Margaret Thatcher

With the passing on of one of the greatest woman in history, we are bringing you some of her most popular and important quotes. This could be at any time of her life ranging from her time as leader of the opposition Conservatives Party to her time as the Prime Minister of Great Britain and even afterwards. “In politics, if you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a...

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Smartphone app that can hack and control an airplane? Yes, it’s possible…

During the Hack in the Box security conference in Amsterdam this week, a security researcher at the German IT consulting firm N.Runs, Hugo Teso demonstrated how he could use an Android app to exploit bugs in flight management software. This he showed will allow him to totally gain control the airplane without raising a security alarm. The 30 year old man who is also a trained...

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Google’s search results are five times safer than Bing’s from malware

A German independent testing lab AV-Test conducted an 18-month study on 40 million websites provided by seven different search engines. 10 million websites of the 40 million websites were from Google. 10 million as well from Bing, while Russian search engine Yandex produced 13 million websites and the other 7 million came from Blekko, Faroo, Teoma, and Baidu. It was reported that out of the...

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Dinosaurs are so big, and this is why…

The world’s oldest dinosaur embryos, some of which still feature organic material, have been found in Southwest China, researchers announced Wednesday. This has given more answers to why dinosaurs grew into big sizes. The embryos are among the oldest embryos ever found. It is believed that it existed about 175 and 199 million years ago! Artist impression of embryonic...

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In remembrance of Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013); notable dates and achievements of the “Iron Lady”

Yesterday, at 11:52am, the death of the former and first woman Prime Minister in the history of the Great Britain, Baroness Margaret Thatcher was announced. She died at the age of 87. There are some important dates and events that need to be known in the life of the late legend. These dates are as follows; 1925 – Margaret Thatcher was born (born as Margaret Roberts) on the 13th of October. 1947...

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How human rights activists are to be protected by gps bracelets

In a bid to increase the security of aid workers who partake in humanitarian works, "Natalia project" has brought in a new cell powered gps bracelet that is able to give off alarms whenever the bracelet is tampered with. That could be forceful removal of the bracelet or breaking the bracelet, the worker could also send a message if there is danger. Natalia bracelets The...

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This week in history: Henry Ford, Saddam Hussein,...

April 7 Twelve years ago, NASA launched the Mars Odyssey spacecraft on April 7th, 2001. It reached Mars in October and transmitted photos and other data back to scientists on Earth. On this day in 1947, one of the most important if not the most important figure in the history of automobiles,American industrialist Henry Ford died in Dearborn, Michigan. Before his death he founded one of the biggest...

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Facebook has finally launched its new home

Yesterday April 4, at its Menlo Park headquarters, Facebook has launched its much awaited “new home on Android”. And after various speculations, it is now clear that Facebook’s new home is not a Facebook mobile phone but it is Facebook integrated into a mobile phone. Facebook Homescreen. Credit: Phandroid Facebook has launched a new homepage on Android OS (Operating System)...

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Darkleech virus could infect your computer on infected websites

It has been reported that about 20,000 websites have been compromised by the darkleech virus. The virus which has been prominent on the internet this year is using websites to serve malware to innocent visitors on the infected websites. The virus has been observed to be propagated on websites hosted on Apache web servers on Linux. The virus which attacks from Apache 2.2.2 servers and above...

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The car of the year 2013 is...

On March 28 at a press conference hosted by the New York International Auto and Bridgestone Corporation, another car emerged as the current holder of the car of the year trophy. Three of the previous four editions before the latest edition have been won by Volkswagen. This year has made it four in five years for Volkswagen as Mark VII Volkswagen Golf car has won the award of the car of the year...

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