The newly launched Galaxy S4 is designed to get you closer to what matters in life and bring your world together. Samsung Galaxy S4 was developed to redefine the way we live and to maximise our fulfillment of life. This sleek and innovative smartphone makes every moment of life very meaningful; it understands the value of relationships, enabling true connections with friends and family; it believes in the importance of effortless experience, making your life easy and hassle-free; and, it empowers your life, taking care of your well-being.


The real beauty of the phone is the highly crafted design encompassing a larger screen size and battery, minimised bezel; all housed in the light (130g) and slim (136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm) shape that you never thought possible. Samsung Galaxy S4 is slimmer yet stronger, less to hold yet more to see. It has come up with simply unreal body. Samsung Galaxy S4 uses Polycarbonate which is a premium material ideal for complementing the beautifully crafted design of the phone as well as for everyday use. Polycarbonate is a durable, scratch resistant yet lightweight material – ideal for everyday use. Available in two colour options – Black Mist and White Frost – at launch, it will follow a variety of additional colour options later this year

A rich life is one that’s filled with meaningful moments and the Galaxy S4 captures and shares those special moments. The Galaxy S4 has the world’s first Full HD Super AMOLED display to showcase images at their very best. Its 5-inch large screen has top class 441 pixels per inch for stunning viewing quality. Galaxy S4 also utilises S Travel making it a durable travel companion for all of life’s adventures.


Read the more here: http://techtrendsng.com/exciting-features-new-samsung-galaxy-s4-smartphone/

EduNet2012 holds on 31st July 2012 in Lagos,Nigeria- www.edunetafrica.com

The 3rd Annual Education Network Conference (EduNet 2012)

Theme: Research and Education Networks (RENs) in Nigeria: Opportunities and Challenges.

Date: July 31,2012

Venue: Golden Gate Hotel,Ikoyi

EduNet2012 Conference Tracks:

1. The role of government, institutions and organisations in the formation of RENs

2. Structure and formation of RENs

3. Broadband and connectivity

4. Quality Access Networks and related Technologies

5. Infrastructure management

6. Technology Enhanced learning

7. Insight on Research in Nigeria

8. Cloud solutions and Data management in the Research and Education Community.

Research and Education community plays vital role in the development and adoption of new technologies and development around the world, therefore the need for research activities in our Higher education community in Nigeria and Africa cannot be over emphasized.

A Research and Education Network (REN) is a special Internet Service Provider that connects research institutions, libraries, Universities and other higher institutions of learning. This special network facilitates the exchange and sharing of information within the connected institutions and makes for great research. They also enable other services like e-learning, Data management, Content development, Cloud Computing, Internet protocol services, and further technology development.

EduNet Conference is in partnership with the Centre for Information Technology and Systems (CITS) University of Lagos and Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN).Communication Week Media Limited, Publishers of Nigeria CommunicationsWeek is the official media partner.

This year at EduNet Conference we will be looking at the Research and Education networks (RENs) in Nigeria. How are they formed, what are the benefits of such networks, what are the opportunities, challenges and the future of these research and Education Networks in our research and education institutions?

The conference is a forum to share knowledge, ideas, collaborate amongst stakeholders, service providers, research and education community, ICT directors, Government, Businesses, equipment manufacturers ,researchers, Education Application developers, e-learning providers, local and international organization. This will no doubt foster further development in infrastructure, technologies, application and services for the education and research community.



For participation and further inquiries email info@edunetafrica.com

For a new start up looking to ride the wave of excitement and buzz stirred up by the web community and press, what are the secrets to penetrating this circle or “Cabal” as we refer to it nowadays in Nigeria to get mentioned or receive recognition?

As new startups emerge in the Nigerian technology space it is very easy to begin wondering who gets the star breakthrough and notoriety from prominent media sites and bloggers. It’s easy to assume friends, relatives, business partners, acquaintances of new startups controlling access or platforms willing to provide support often have the privilege to provide instant visibility to these newcomers. Far from that it could possibly be well meaning tech editors and bloggers looking for the next “big thing” that equates to big brands in the West, seeking to provide a feeling of euphoria to their audience on discovering what their blog or news competitor hasn’t uncovered.

Read the rest of the article here:www.techtrendsng.com/histrionic-startup-disease-feeling-ignored-can-be-a-recipe-for-success/

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OUR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
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OUR CLIENTS
Since the commencement of the operational activities in our organization, we have being providing services to top organizations like Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc.Golden Pasta Ltd.

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5. Scale/weighbridge services
6. Sand-blasting
7. Aesthetics/corrosive protection

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NIF TECHNICAL COMPANY is a company registered in Nigeria under the companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990 with registration No.LIS 005390.
We are known for quality technical solutions to organizations. Quality and Customer satisfaction is our watchword, and we believe that through our aims and objectives, we should add value to your business and this we are poised to do.

OUR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To provide efficient Technical solution to our clients in Mechanical Engineering through our competent staff.


OUR CLIENTS
Since the commencement of the operational activities in our organization, we have being providing services to top organizations like Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc.Golden Pasta Ltd.

Our organizational area of specialization include
1. Providing contract Staff
2. Welding services
3. Fabrication
4. Industrial Erection and installation
5. Scale/weighbridge services
6. Sand-blasting
7. Aesthetics/corrosive protection

PROJECTS WE HAVE DONE

CHECK :http://niftechnicalcompany.com/projects.html

Office: 20 Fola Agoro Shomolu, Lagos, Nigeria
Tel: 08035711532,01-7669626,07070175546
Email: info@niftechnicalcompany.com

WEBSITE:www.niftechnicalcompany.com

Look! Africa is fast becoming a digital colony without her realizing it.Am deeply afraid with the way we are going,that one day if nothing is done, we will wake up and see one smart kid in say China remotely controlling the economies of nations in Africa!Yes,it is as bad as that, if you have keenly followed trends of events happening especially in the cyberspace.And frankly this demands a state of emergency by African Union.In my opinion; this is the new war we need to fight in Africa with code warriors for digital independence!

Read the full article at : http://techtrendsng.com/africaa-digital-colony/

Nigeria as a developing nation is faced with youth unemployment, poverty, diseases, corruption, lack of power, lack of Transparency in government at different levels among other issues.

Interestingly, facts have shown that the population of young people in Nigeria(even in Africa )is greater than any other group; therefore it becomes important to channel the energy and effort of the Youth towards the development of the country using the Youth Population through ICTs which is a sure tool for meaningful development in recent times.It becomes necessary at this time that a  summit is set to explore the potentials and capabilities of the Nigerian Youth in contributing their quota to National Development through technology and innovations. The time for such change is now and we are the ones to make the needed change, no one will do it for us!


To be part of the Summit please visit:

http://techtrendsng.com/nigeria-youths-to-hold-a-national-youth-summit-on-ict-for-developmentict4d/

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Also send some of the projects you have done recently.

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Check the list of participating institutions at EduNet Africa Conference 2011 at http://www.edunetafrica.com/

Edunet Africa Conference 2011(www.edunetafrica.com) will be an event to explore the opportunities for Young Africans at the 2011 World Summit Youth Award (WSYA).

WYSA is an annual award and a network for young people using the internet, mobile phones or other digital media to put the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) into action. The MDGs were set in 2000 by the UN to prompt member states and civil society to fight poverty, hunger and disease, inequalities, lack of education and environmental degradation. The award promotes best practices in e-content and new media.

You could recall that last year two Nigerians -Mr. Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu and Mr. Dotun Adewunmi. won the awards, in a press release made available to us by Nkem Uwaje who is on the board of the awards, she said “As we raise the awareness for this year’s awards and bring such opportunities to Young Nigerians, I expert more Nigerians to be part of this year’s WSYA and win, she will be speaking at the EduNet Africa Conference to give more insight on the awards.

To enter for 2011 awards,see details at:

http://techtrendsng.com/opportunity-for-young-africans-at-the-world-summit-youth-award-2011/

It is absolutely FREE,tell your friends!

Do you have a new startup or application?This is a unique opportunity for African Startups to showcase their product and services to the delegates at the event EduNet Africa Conference

http://www.edunetafrica.com/


Opportunities such as venture capital, partnership, scholarships etc to support some of the viable startups will be available at the event. Also the best startup showcased will win a Prize at the event.



To be part of this, email us at africanstartups@edunetafrica.com

Register to attend the event at http://www.edunetafrica.com/register-here

Registration for the event is FREE at http://www.edunetafrica.com/register-here

Check our speakers here: http://www.edunetafrica.com/speakers

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2. Welding services
3. Fabrication
4. Industrial Erection and installation
5. Scale/weighbridge services
6. Sand-blasting
7. Aesthetics/corrosive protection

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A Weighbridge is a scaling device mostly used by heavy duty vehicles to know the volume of whatsoever a truck, trailer or tanker is carrying. We design and construct a 60 tons digital weighbridge right here in Nigeria and deliver to clients within two weeks.The opportunities abound for businesses looking for quality weigh-bridge construction and installation in Nigeria to make a great investment in quality construction.In several weighing applications in different industries in Nigeria,the weighbridge plays an important role.From a scrap business to a mining quarry,milling companies, waste recycling plant, cement loading the weighbridge quality and accuracy is the key feature and should be rightly considered.

Different sizes and shapes exist: 17.5 metres by 3 metre 60 & 70 tons Digital weighbridge ( with indicator, computer system, UPS, and a printer)

17.5 metres by 3 metre 60 & 70 tons Manual weighbridge( with no computer, UPS, it will only have an indicator and a printer)

The choice of Model is tailored to suit any particular application and individual business needs. The lengths can be from 3 metres width up to 20 metres length,  Each weighbridge has a number of weigh beams which detect the weight on the platform

LOAD CELL: The load cell are selected to match a platform weight capacity. Load cell are of various types and shapes.


Compression Canister Load cell ( Truck scale, Rail scales )

Double Ended Beam load cell ( Truck, Track, Tank, Hopper application)

Single Ended Beams ( Low profile scales & process application)

S-Beam ( scale conversions & General purpose weighing)

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This is the era of knowledge –based economy. The new information and communication technologies (NICT) especially the Internet has become a veritable tool for learning, research, business development and growth, mass communication, social empowerment for social changes. With the Higher education in developed world playing key roles in research of these new technologies and how they help in development(ICT4D) and transform businesses into great organizations like Google, Facebook,Twitter etc.High institutions of learning in Africa have paid little attention in harnessing the potentials of the Internet in learning, teaching, research, development and socialization


Therefore to empower the teaching and learning community in Africa with the right internet education as identified above, this conference known as EduNet Africa Conference (EduNet Africa) is here to bridge this digital divide and infopoverty in Africa.A similar successful event was held in 2010 in Nigeria called the Nigeria Internetworld Conference and Exhibition (NICE).


details of the event,see http://www.edunetafrica.com/

A market opened for serious business

I recall a round table discussion which Engr. (now also HRH) Cletus Ogbonna Iromantu, pioneer Executive Vice-Chairman, NCC, held with two members of his NCC management team and I – an external consultant – on the table. The NCC (without a Commission at the time) had only just decided to promote a regime of neutral technology and the EVC wanted to establish the parameters that would define the kind of NCC that would foster the development of the industry. In our deliberations, we concluded we desired an NCC that was a professional, transparent and independent regulator. Mid way through our discussion, it became clear to us that government had dissolved the NCC’s Board of Commissioners.

Full article:

http://techtrendsng.com/nigerians-need-bread-and-broadband-part-1/

As the report for an emerging Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry in Nigeria is being studied by the government, it becomes interesting to follow the imminent convergence of the Communications Technologies (CT) and the Information Technology industry (IT). This was evident at a recent forum organized by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) where the debate came up. It is against this backdrop that I have decided to point out some of the events, players, stakeholders, organisations that impacted on the Industry positively within 2010 and what 2011 holds for the industry.

In 2010, Nigeria turned 50; it was also a time to review how IT has faired over the past 50 years. Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) under the leadership of Prof.Charles Uwadia took out time to review the impact of Information Technology on national development. At that event, it was agreed that in spite of the daunting challenges the industry has faced over the years, IT which cuts across different areas of the economy, has contributed immensely in national development, be it in education, financial institutions, Medical, Governance, Socially and politically. IT experts also said that more needs to be done.

Read more below:
http://techtrendsng.com/ict-development-2010-in-review-2011-in-view/

It is interesting as the number of hours we spend on the Internet becomes more than we spend on any media even the TV, the internet has become increasingly important to advertisers. Many are aware of the unlimited opportunities businesses and brands could be exposed to through online advertisement ,but they get frustrated each time they spend so much money putting their adverts on Google and other websites without getting the required or expected result and eventually think online advertisement doesn’t work.

What has Google got to do with this? Everything! Google makes over 70 per cent of their income from online adverts. They sure are the pacesetters online no doubt. With recent development and applications in their store, it is obvious Google no longer wants us to watch TV; they want us to be online 24 hours everyday so they can make more money through online advertisement. I got so curious and that made me ask the question I asked at the G-Nigeria event early this year in Lagos, frankly, am yet to receive an answer to that question. Well, Lets leave that for another day.

Read more here:

http://techtrendsng.com/online-advertisement-what-google-won%E2%80%99t-tell-you/

INTRODUCTION

Computer security is a vast field that touches all aspects of data confidentiality, integrity and availability for suitably controlling access to data. Access control is only one of the ten domains of Information Systems Security categorized by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC) 2 which is responsible for certifying Information Systems Security professionals globally.

Out of the two aspects of security, the proactive comprises of detective, preventative and deterrent measures while the reactive deals with corrective, investigative, recovery and compensatory measures taken to guarantee a certain degree of data assurance. Most of what is studied today in computer security only emphasizes the proactive components. Owing to many factors, investigating root cause analysis and studying computer usages or file structures to determine exploitable trends have never been the norm in most environments.

This paper introduces the reactive part of computer security otherwise called computer forensics.

http://techtrendsng.com/the-fundamentals-of-digital-forensics-in-computer-reactive-security/

I experienced the usual in an unusual way. I was an ordinary person caught up in extraordinary circumstances. I decided to march forward, to come home to myself, not to someone else’s home. I stayed in exile in America, feeling at home in my alienation from the white community. My 37 years of solitude allowed me to gather myself and to find my power., Philip Emeagwali


http://techtrendsng.com/africa-then-now-and-forever/

This is a very interesting section.Am enjoying it.

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Nigeria with 5 Mobile Operators and 7 CDMA operators with total
subscription of 62 Million under an addressable market of 140 Million
people is the largest market for Mobile telephony in Africa.

Despite the successes recorded in the financial sector in recent years
and spread of 24 mega Banks with over 9,500 Bank Branches and 11,000ATM points, Financial Inclusion is still limited and not widely
available for Millions that are still left behind. As Potential Mobile
Money providers across the Globe eye the Largest Mobile market in
Africa for mobile payments technologies, there is a strong compelling
need to provide credible and evidence based information and Data for
Technology providers, Financial Institutions, Regulators, Researchers,
scholars and Investors in the evolving ecosystem.

MobileMoneyAfrica, in coming weeks will conduct Perception surveys in
selected states across the Federal Republic of Nigeria with a view to
understand the potential drivers of Mobile Money, transactional
services that will drive uptake, potential users demographics across
different social and occupational groups, access, End user costing
metrix and other relevant information that are needed for decision
support in the industry. This is the first in the series that will take
us to other parts of West Africa in the short term.

The outcomes of the survey will help Financial Institutions and Mobile
payment providers to competitively position their products and
services in the evolving ecosystem.

Culled from www.techtrendsng.com

Firefox is one of the most useful browsers with tons of extensions and according to w3schools is already used by 47.9% of computer users. Firefox is already a standard (default web browser) on most if not all Linux O.S and will become increasingly popular with the advent of Windows 7.Why you may ask?

Read the rest at http://techtrendsng.com/?p=238

By any standards The Punch Newspapers is a favourite of most Nigerians because it offers deep insight and objectivity in its publications hence I have been addicted to the Website to get the juiciest news. So it came to me as a shocker when a few months ago they decided that access to the hitherto free full News reports on the Website would be possible only on subscription.

Naturally I tuned off and went searching for some other free Online Newspapers to fuel my addiction to News. What I found lacked the rich content I had become accustomed to, so I swung back occasionally hoping that the Punch Business Managers would come back to reality(people ain’t gonna pay) and keep the market they are losing. Did they disappoint? I guess they didn’t, albeit in a queer way.

I had made an interesting discovery that at seemingly random clicks on links to News stories I would be able to read the full stories without paying a dime because the Login Page doesn’t come up. Instead the name and account expiration date of some registered user appears on the Web Page and I get to savour all the news story. If you clicked again you might get to see the Login Page and if you clicked again it went away.

I wondered if this was a twisted gimmick by the Newspaper but apparently it looks like a big security flaw in the Web Application which goes to promote lack of consumer confidence in E-Commerce Solutions in Nigeria. I mean why I should pay, when some other dude gets to read it for free and my identity cannot be protected. A Newspaper as big as Punch should know better than give their job to quacks to handle.

Appropriate and secure handling of user sessions is fundamental in Web Application Design; let’s always adopt the best practices,

Culled from www.techtrendsng.com

For those who live in the developed economies, mobile telephony has surpassed its raison d’etre of exchange of information between peoples and seamlessly moved into the socio-political realm of politics and consumption. With the unrest following the Iranian presidential elections of 12 June (whaoh! June 12 again!), the leading question in media and academic circles is ‘Is Twitter driving the ongoing political crisis in Iran?’ A premature question it seems but the reality is that there is a developing consensus on the centrality of the new medium – Twitter (to a lesser extent, Facebook and YouTube) as a force in driving socio-political change and the challenge it poses to more established media as an effective means of disseminating information.


Just last week our contacts reliably informed us of the U-turn by South Africa’s mobile operators who have now accepted to implement the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act, a.k.a. RICA. In a display of corporate muscle by the industry against an ever-shrinking role of the state, mobile operators had met RICA with derision so much so that when it became law, the big players – MTN, Vodacom and Cell C – branded it an intervention too far. Even President Thabo Mbeki was unsure of the practicalities of implementation when in 2005 he, with an air of reluctance and resignation, signed RICA into law. However four years down the road, they have now fallen in line and have agreed to implement it especially as a lot of fine-tuning (some may say watering down) has been done to its original requirements. This U-turn exemplifies a realignment in the balance of power between corporations and government/legislatures where the former often has a vice-like grip over the latter thus aligning with each other against the consumer i.e. the phone users in this case. It would appear that legislators have tested this bias in the court of public opinion and realised that the law must at least be seen to triumph over business.

ICT and mobile telephony as a template – Nigeria v SA

I asked our informant to sniff for information whether or not industry analysts in SA are even using Nigeria as reference point. His response was ‘As if you know, do you know some guys are saying, “if it can work in Nigeria why not here”, and that has done a lot to soothe nerves’. That is where the story starts getting interesting.

In the first place it is not as if Nigeria has started implementing the intervention and Nigeria has so far not made a law but chances are that when it does it is likely to sail through with not much stress. Why? In Nigeria of all places? Point is: this is one area that Nigeria has done very well without knowing it.

In spite of what a few antagonists of the Nigerian Communications Commission would want the rest of us to believe, that Commission’s intervention strategy has ever been a model to watch. The Commission is known for what we call, in industry parlance, study-discuss–consult–hit model of intervention. By it we mean that the Commission’s deliberate approach to using Consultants to study an industry issue deserving of intervention and subjecting the Consultants report to executive discussion within the Commission. Then taking the issue to industry players for public discussion before using stakeholders’ reaction to fashion an intervention. Should the legislature then move (would it?) to do a law to back the intervention, it almost gets easy passage within and among the industry players, analysts and critics. Some say it is tactical. Me thinks it is professional.

The issue is that there is a difference between the South African and the Nigerian models of intervention in implementing the need to have registration of telephone subscribers for various reasons.

Why register subscribers? Issues such as security, crime prevention, network planning, industry management, name it, are but a few of the advantages, which those who clamour for the intervention have cited. Just like in the case of co-location of telecommunication infrastructure, telephone subscriber registration is one simple, easy-to-understand industry requirement, which is potentially difficult to implement except when properly managed. It has taken South Africa 4 years to get it on stream. Reason being that the officials there went headlong to write laws, which they never discussed with those who would implement it. In Nigeria, such an issue would have been studied by a consultant. The consultant’s report would have been studied and discussed by the Commission and the Commission would have brought the issue for industry discussion and debate before now issuing an implementation paper.

For God’s sake that is how it should be. Not backing down mere populist wishful thinking orders to put things on the right path.

READ THIS GREAT ARTICLE BY ENGR.TITI OMO-ETTU AT http://techtrendsng.com/?p=195