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5 Reasons Why Android Will Revolutionize The
Mobile Industry

1. It’s Time for a Change.
For years, mobile phone users have been stuck using phone carrier’s proprietary and ugly interfaces

2. Android Scales to Every Device
Android isn’t dependent on device hardware. Instead, it changes which features it offers. iPhone-like features would be reserved for individuals with pricier phones, but those with lesser-priced phones need not worry about lacking applications like mapping and address books.

3. It’s Supported by Dozens of Hardware Manufacturers.
Sure, the iPhone created a change throughout the mobile phone industry. Android finally allows individuals to get the features they want in the phone they want, without a ridiculously high premium

4. It’s Open Source
The average consumer doesn’t have to know what open source is to benefit from it. The participation of thousands of volunteer programmers means the interface will get the upgrades it needs without the corporate oversight it doesn’t.

5. Third Party Development is Encouraged
iPhone developers are renegades, constantly playing a cat-and-mouse game with Apple until the official SDK is released in February 2008. Android, meanwhile, is taking the opposite approach, relying on third-party developers to make the platform viable for consumers.

Seun:
Ok, let's do this! I'm interested.

Even Seun recognizes that the fact that google's operating system is next big thing to hit the Information Technology planet

What is Android?

Developed by the Open Handset Alliance, Android brings Internet-style innovation and openness to mobile phones.
Android™ delivers a complete set of software for mobile devices: an operating system, middleware and key mobile applications.

Open
Android was built from the ground-up to enable developers to create compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of all a handset has to offer. It was built to be truly open. For example, an application can call upon any of the phone's core functionality such as making calls, sending text messages, or using the camera, allowing developers to create richer and more cohesive experiences for users.

All applications are created equal

Android does not differentiate between the phone's core applications and third-party applications. They can all be built to have equal access to a phone's capabilities providing users with a broad spectrum of applications and services. With devices built on the Android Platform, users are able to fully tailor the phone to their interests. They can swap out the phone's homescreen, the style of the dialer, or any of the applications. They can even instruct their phones to use their favorite photo viewing application to handle the viewing of all photos.

Breaking down application boundaries

Android breaks down the barriers to building new and innovative applications. For example, a developer can combine information from the web with data on an individual's mobile phone -- such as the user's contacts, calendar, or geographic location -- to provide a more relevant user experience. With Android, a developer can build an application that enables users to view the location of their friends and be alerted when they are in the vicinity giving them a chance to connect.

Fast & easy application development

Android provides access to a wide range of useful libraries and tools that can be used to build rich applications. For example, Android enables developers to obtain the location of the device, and allows devices to communicate with one another enabling rich peer-to-peer social applications. In addition, Android includes a full set of tools that have been built from the ground up alongside the platform providing developers with high productivity and deep insight into their applications.

Source - http://www.android.com/about/

What is Android?

Developed by the Open Handset Alliance, Android brings Internet-style innovation and openness to mobile phones.
Android™ delivers a complete set of software for mobile devices: an operating system, middleware and key mobile applications.

Open
Android was built from the ground-up to enable developers to create compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of all a handset has to offer. It was built to be truly open. For example, an application can call upon any of the phone's core functionality such as making calls, sending text messages, or using the camera, allowing developers to create richer and more cohesive experiences for users.

All applications are created equal

Android does not differentiate between the phone's core applications and third-party applications. They can all be built to have equal access to a phone's capabilities providing users with a broad spectrum of applications and services. With devices built on the Android Platform, users are able to fully tailor the phone to their interests. They can swap out the phone's homescreen, the style of the dialer, or any of the applications. They can even instruct their phones to use their favorite photo viewing application to handle the viewing of all photos.

Breaking down application boundaries

Android breaks down the barriers to building new and innovative applications. For example, a developer can combine information from the web with data on an individual's mobile phone -- such as the user's contacts, calendar, or geographic location -- to provide a more relevant user experience. With Android, a developer can build an application that enables users to view the location of their friends and be alerted when they are in the vicinity giving them a chance to connect.

Fast & easy application development

Android provides access to a wide range of useful libraries and tools that can be used to build rich applications. For example, Android enables developers to obtain the location of the device, and allows devices to communicate with one another enabling rich peer-to-peer social applications. In addition, Android includes a full set of tools that have been built from the ground up alongside the platform providing developers with high productivity and deep insight into their applications.

Source - http://www.android.com/about/

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Nigerian Government and Media Houses - Totally compromised and useless while the American people and government will be getting more than $100 billion in compensation.

Source

Anene Ejikeme is on the faculty at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/opinion/05iht-edejikeme.html

The disastrous BP oil spill is now believed to be the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history.

Even worse than Exxon Valdez. Exxon Valdez stirs up strong memories. Who can forget the images of birds covered in black oil slick? Imagine an Exxon Valdez happening every year for 50 years. Pretty unimaginable.

Yet, this is what residents of Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta have been living with for the last 50 years.

Experts estimate that some 13 million barrels of oil have been spilt in the Niger Delta since oil exploration began in 1958. This is the equivalent of one Exxon Valdez every year for 50 years.

Although the Obama administration has come under much criticism for not responding quickly enough, nor adequately, to the BP oil spill, there is no denying that top government officials, including the president himself, have felt compelled to speak about the spill and to insist that BP will be held accountable.

How differently things play out in Nigeria. Not only does the Nigerian government usually not bother to issue statements, it never feels compelled to decry such spills.

Even more striking, perhaps, is the very different ways in which the international media deals with oil spills. Of course, it is entirely appropriate that the U.S. media have been giving constant coverage to the BP Gulf spill.

But it is not just the U.S. media that have been covering the Gulf disaster with great dedication. Media around the world are covering the Gulf oil spill in a way that not even the Nigerian media covers oil spills in Nigeria.

I would be willing to bet that even residents of the smallest Nigerian villages have heard about the Gulf oil spill. By contrast, I know few people in the United States who have heard about the oil spills in the Niger Delta. Yet Nigeria is among the top five suppliers of oil to the U.S.

The Niger Delta, which is home to more than 30 million people and is considered one of the world’s most important ecosystems, produces almost all of Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings.

Dead fish and oily water are part of daily life for Niger Delta residents, as are gas flares. Some middle-aged Niger Delta residents have never had a night of total darkness. There is a law against gas flaring in Nigeria, but it continues to be widely breached.

Oil companies operate in Nigeria with little or no oversight from the government. It must be noted that the government has part ownership in the subsidiaries of all the oil multinationals which operate in Nigeria.

A year ago, Amnesty International published a report, “Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta.” The report focused on Royal Dutch Shell because Shell is by far the largest operator in the Delta. According to the Oil Spill Intelligence Report, a 10-year study commissioned by Greenpeace, although Shell operates in more than 100 countries, 40 percent of all its oil spills happen in Nigeria. That’s simply staggering.

The Greenpeace and Amnesty reports tell of spills that had been continuous for years and many that had never been cleaned up (despite claims by Shell to the contrary).

According to the Amnesty report, “Oil spills, waste dumping and gas flaring are notorious and endemic in the Niger Delta.” Residents of the Niger Delta “have to drink, cook with and wash in polluted water, and eat fish contaminated with oil and other toxins.” The fish that is not polluted is killed by the oil and toxins, making earning a livelihood impossible for many who depended on the sale of fish.

Shell’s response has been that most of the oil spillage is due to sabotage and vandalism. While acknowledging that theft and vandalism are sometimes to blame for the oil spills, Amnesty insists that the oil companies are to blame for the vast majority of spills.

Experts predict that as oil companies turn increasingly to the deep ocean and other difficult environments to get oil, more leaks are likely.

The pattern in Nigeria also points in the direction of increasing spills. In 2008, Shell reported double the amount of spills in 2007; in 2009 it reported double the spills in 2008.

Interviewed by one television station, BP CEO Tony Howard offered a hollow-sounding apology, then quickly added, “I’d like my life back.” When big oil spills happen, ordinary people rarely get their lives back.

Will i be able to back date the payment for the last 12 years of democrazy.

Ol boy - no give yourself high blood pressure - Unfortunately you can not establish a righteous structure on a faulty foundation. GJ was never elected by the Nigerian masses but rather imposed as confirmed by the late Yar adua and to suddenly expect improvements will be equal task of asking pigs to fly.

The problem with the leadership recruitment system in Nigeria is that everyone is compromised and until we erect a solid foundation then start seeing immerse progress will be made by the country as whole.  

But there is hope " The system will eventually correct itself but I cant guarantee it will be in our life time"

what about the inside pictures - please abeg dont kill me with suspense,

As we all know that Nigerians generally like to party and the with the combination of the Hot weather the availability of cold drinks is very key for any successful event. I am interested in procuring a number of cooling vans at first for the Lagos Market and would be interested in understanding the viability of this business. I recently hired one in Port Harcourt for 40k. Please share your ideas.

A Good airline when it was run partly by Virgin Atlantic but it looks like the airline is heading for the scrap yard just like the former Nigeria Airways. The questions remains " Can Nigerians ever run any business that will stand the test of time" - I guess Richard branson had foresight and quickly washed his hands off Virgin Nigeria.

Barely two months after the acquisition of the national flag carrier, Virgin Nigeria, by business mogul, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, the airline's name was on Wednesday changed to Air Nigeria to reflect a truly Nigerian carrier.

Under the new arrangement, the airline, which is now registered as Air Nigeria Development Limited, will be known as Air Nigeria.

Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, Ibrahim said the new name, already approved by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), had been registered with a certificate number RC 501975.

The new owner attributed the change of name to his determination to make the airline fully indigenous and to enable it reflect Nigerian culture with a view to showcasing that Nigeria as a country can perform.

Ibrahim, who hinted that the airline would be launching 10 aircraft on October 1, added that the first branded aircraft with the new name would arrive Nigeria before the end of next week from France, while the remaining aircraft would come in succession.

The chairman of the airline said the airline had gone past its worst days, adding that the diagnostic review carried out by the airline management showed an enterprise in financial distress leading to operational delays even though with a first-class technical services.

Ibrahim, who explained that in a matter of days the financial distress of the airline would have been over by 95 per cent, added that the present focus of the airline was to address financial distress before embarking on human resources re-engineering.

http://odili.net/news/source/2010/jun/3/604.html

Looking the attached letter by papabrowne  - I can confirm that company Mediterranean Consulting Company  is SCAM company which has been used so many times to scam people. ( google it ) or please visit  the so called MCC website , Please be advised Valdmir putin does not own or part of any company in Switzerland .  Even the  word Chinese is spilt incorrectly - what a scam letter - Nigerian Journalists are so rubbish . a quick googling will reveal that the company is scam company.  I suspect the so called attorney  Benjamin Aduli The Nigerian representative - is looking to scam people.  


For the sake of God  - why will any bank and definitely not HSBC  - confirm the below and even go afar as confirming passport details of Mr. Luigi Forino  -


“We, HSBC Bank hereby confirm with full responsibility that our above mentioned client have twenty billion United States dollars ($20, 000,000,000.00) in cash/assets (Type of assets) on deposits in the above referenced account. We further confirm that these funds are good, clean, cleared, of non-criminal origin, free of any liens or encumbrances, were legally earned, and are fully transferable. We further confirm that Mr. Luigi Forino, with passport No. F0609661, issued by Switzerland, has been recorded as signatory on the above referenced account.” "

Or you can sow the 100k in my life - on a more serious note you be mugu - na by force to do big wedding - u want show off when you are really broke and busted

I guess the scramble for Nigerian assets has started - I would advise Nigerians home and abroad to take part in this investments opportunities - Do not be left out. 9% guaranteed return on your investments is very good in this present climate

Onyeara:
530k is much, this bus is just 1000 euro in Germany, shipping 800euro, clearing 150k naira

Why not put a gun at his head and take the bus for free - nonsense - mumu

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flag for 419 agents, Cocaine pushers and many more evil acts - nonsense

I think ads without pictures should be deleted.

Although the Attorney General had cause to comically remark that these monies were proceeds of our crimes, the entire boyd of members of the Executive Council see them as proceeds of our commitment to serve.

The Above is a dig at the so called looters in the country.

The Sooner i get my British passport the better it will be. As a Nigerian one is helpless inside the country talk less of outside of the country. One can never imagine Libya executing EU or American citizens. It just so sad that the so called leaders have put self interest before the masses interest . I cry for Nigeria

My God

$400k a pop

Lagos — The recent report that top government functionaries and politicians in Nigeria are currently in a mad rush for multi-million Naira bulletproof cars, ahead 2011 general elections, calls for grave concern to all well meaning Nigerians, especially, those disturbed by the level of poverty and hunger in the land.


As a Nigerian and an important stakeholder, I feel particularly concerned by the reasoning of most of our leaders. I am not an enemy of personal success; neither do I condemn genuine efforts of affluent Nigerians desperate to protect themselves in the face of increasing insecurity in the land, but considering the abject poverty of present day Nigeria, something in me simply could not come to terms with this option of reckless display of wealth in the name of reacting to state of insecurity. Rightly or wrongly, I fear that proliferation of bulletproof cars and similar sophisticated security gadgets, aside being unpardonably wasteful, will only teach violence merchants how to also go for the most lethal weapons of destruction. This will not be in anybody's interest.

So, instead of accepting it as the best solution to the increasing crime wave, kidnappings and violent murders in the country, I consider this option as concrete evidence of deep rooted selfishness of the economic elites and demonstration of their lack of concern for the feelings of the down trodden and the oppressed.

The reality of the development is therefore repulsive to my sensibility not only because of the huge resources so mindlessly wasted on this crazy show-off but also because the decision to go for bulletproof cars, few months to a general election, sends disturbing signals of the buyers' worst expectation on how the elections would be conducted. For example, instead of envisaging free elections that may, at worst, record simple fracas at a few polling booths, which would not need array of bulletproof cars to resolve, it appears today's politicians in Nigeria are expecting full scale shoot-outs between political opponents.


The report said the bulletproof car Nigerian buyers seem to like best has the capacity to shield the occupant against "multiple, black market armor-piercing rounds from an AK-47 or M-16." If this is not the kind of weapon our politicians now expect their opponents would be armed with, why are they acquiring these very expensive vehicles, when many of their relations and extended dependants, including their unpaid employees, still wallow in hunger and lack?

There is no doubt that the increase in the request for these bulletproof cars has direct bearing on the approaching general election and the dirty intrigues that follow campaigns in Nigeria. The report quoted the Executive Vice President of Texas Armoring Corporation, Mr. Jason Forston, as confirming that the Presidency, governors, politicians and other wealthy Nigerians had raised their demands for "new anti-ballistic vehicles from the company since the former governorship candidate of the Action Congress in Ogun State, Otunba Dipo Dina, was shot dead by unknown gunmen," on January 25 this year.

[size=16pt]As Forston reportedly puts it, "orders have certainly increased as 2011 elections draw nearer. With the untimely death of Dipo Dina and kidnappings/murders on the rise, many political candidates and hopefuls have felt the need to protect themselves."

Giving further insight into the bulletproof-car boom and the preference of their Nigerian clients, Forston reportedly said, "We call this vehicle 'the Beast' and its becoming increasingly popular among wealthy Nigerians. One Beast vehicle can sell for approximately $400,000.00 USD. "He was referring to Armoured Cadillac Escalade B7.[/size]

I do not intend to waste anybody's time here asking how the Nigerian public servants and politicians acquiring these exorbitant armored cars for personal use would get the money. If I do so, I would only be pretending not to know that most, if not all of them, will naturally pay with stolen public money and so will not feel the squeeze of parting with as much as $400,000. 00 USD in order to purchase a single car, which, though bulletproof could be smashed by a drunken molue driver in Lagos.


I am only concerned with the extent to which this investment would help the investors, the election itself and Nigeria in general.

I[size=13pt] recall vividly when former governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chris Ngige, resorted to acquisition and use of various bulletproof jeeps.[/size] That was after his ignominious abduction by his political opponents, at the peak of his celebrated face-off with his namesake and former political godfather, Chris Uba, who led other powerful Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abuja politicians to battle his government.

One cannot deny the fact that Ngige enjoyed some level of protection then, as a result of the armored vehicles. But I still recall when he has serious accident with one of the jeeps.

This, to me, shows that complete protection cannot be found in the use of bulletproof cars. If all the top functionaries and politicians in Nigeria acquire bulletproof cars today, it certainly will not serve as foolproof guarantee of their safety. Simple wisdom should tell anybody that if desperate armed robbers, kidnappers, militants or assassins cannot stop and kill a top government functionary or politician while he or she is traveling by road, on account of driving Armored Cadillac Escalade B7 or any other bulletproof vehicle, such a politician or important personality can be attacked while at home or in a public function?

So, if we are to continue with the reasoning of the present patrons of the Texas Armoring Corporation, the next step would be to resort to acquiring bulletproof offices, bulletproof houses, bulletproof helmets and bulletproof dresses, etc.


[size=16pt]It is ludicrous how wasteful Nigeria and Nigerians can be. For a country and a people that cannot produce a bicycle or Keke NAPEP (Tricycle), we are not ashamed that we truly account for 30 percent market of elitist companies like makers of bulletproof luxurious cars.[/size]

If this country is ruled by people with conscience, the federal and concerned state governments should react to this report by immediately withdrawing all the orders they made earlier, which were intended to be given to individuals for personal use and as ego building show-off.

[size=16pt]The report quoted an unidentified official of Lagos State as alleging that most of the armored vehicles the state purchased from the Texas Company were donated to the Police and the Rapid Response Squad in particular. If this claim is true, the expenditure may be minimally pardoned. In that wise, I also suggest here that if old orders made by states and the federal government cannot be withdrawn and the payments refunded for better use, then, the company and other similar companies abroad supplying Nigeria similar elitist products should be persuaded to replace the luxury brands with armored security vans, so that we could use them for anti-crime patrolling.[/size]

This, I suggest, should be followed with thorough investigation of the individuals that placed personal orders for these road machines. Since most of them are current or recently disengaged public officers, who want to contest elections in 2011, their source of income before, during and after their tenure should be investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in order to determine if, without stealing public funds, they could afford such spicy luxury?

Some of them, who may claim to have established genuine businesses and means of funding such expensive vehicles, should still be stopped from acquiring them because, as far as I am concerned, their action is a clear testimony that they are preparing for war in 2011 elections.


We cannot, as a country, sit down, fold our arms and allow selfish money bags to further militarize our already threatened democracy.

Agreed, the state of insecurity in Nigeria is high but is greed, selfishness and such display of unmerited opulence of the privileged few not the primary causes of disaffection and the consequent determination of some to resort to militancy, kidnapping and such like? A better way of responding to the state of insecurity in Nigeria would be to tackle poverty, hunger, unemployment and to right the known wrongs against citizens.

Riding on array of bulletproof cars is, to me, a wrong and foolish strategy because it cannot save any wicked leader from the hands of the angry people. If anything, it will only help to identify the rider as one of the parasites in the society, who must be made a just target of the angry and deprived majority.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201004290087.html

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Help Realdeal75 sell and get 50k - Easy as ABC

mbulela:
excluded

Dont mind the yeye guy - he wants come with those over inflated and unreasonable prized servers