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Samsung Electronics yesterday announced that it has agreed to buy Harman International Industries for $112 per share in cash which amounts to a total equity value of around $8 billion. This acquisition will give Samsung a major presence in the rapidly growing market for connected technologies, particularly automotive electronics, which remains a strategic priority for Samsung. Harman leads the market in connected car solutions. Almost 65 percent of its reported sales during the 12 months ended September 30, 2016 are related to the automotive industry.

“HARMAN perfectly complements Samsung in terms of technologies, products and solutions, and joining forces is a natural extension of the automotive strategy we have been pursuing for some time,” said Oh-Hyun Kwon, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Samsung Electronics.

Harman has significant experience in designing and integrating sophisticated in-car technologies and it already has deep relationships with some of the largest car manufacturers in the world. Samsung says that this will create big growth opportunities for the company when combined with Samsung’s expertise in connected mobility, user experience, semiconductors, displays and its global distribution channels. Moreover, Samsung’s leading position in consumer electronics coupled with Harman’s brands and audio capabilities will provide improved customer benefits and elevate user experiences across Samsung’s entire portfolio of consumer and professional products.

This acquisition will provide Samsung with access to Harman’s 8,000 software designers and engineers who are working on unlocking the IoT market’s potential. The company will also get access to Harman’s leading brands and state-of-the-art audio systems including:

Harman Kardon, JBL, Mark Levinson, AKG, Lexicon, Revel and Infinity. Harman also licenses Bowers & Wilkins and Bang & Olufsen brands for automotive use.

Samsung says that these brands will greatly improve the competitiveness of its mobile, display, virtual reality and wearable products as it will be able to provide a fully differentiated audio and visual experience to its customers.

Once this deal is closed, Harman is going to operate as a standalone Samsung subsidiary and will continue to be led by the existing team. Samsung says that it plans to retain Harman’s workforce, facilities, headquarters as well as all of its consumer and professional audio brands. This transaction is subject to approval by Harman’s shareholders and regulators, Samsung expects it to close by mid-2017.

http://www.sammobile.com/2016/11/14/samsung-buys-harman-for-8-billion/

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Amid increased competition from Apple’s iMessage, Snapchat, and Google’s new entry Allo, Facebook-owned WhatsApp has now rolled out support for sharing GIFs in its messaging application on iOS. According to the app update text in iTunes, the new feature will allow users to send and receive GIFs, including Live Photos and shorter videos, both of which can be now converted to animated GIFs.

For videos, the clip has to be six seconds or shorter, in order to be sent as a GIF. Meanwhile, you can send a Live Photo as a GIF by using the 3D Touch feature from the “Attach” interface. From there, you’ll choose the option “Select as GIF” when selecting the Live Photo from your Photo and Video Library.

While you can send GIFs (and Live Photos or videos) from your phone, WhatsApp also includes an integrated GIF search engine, powered by Tenor or Giphy. (We’ve asked the company to clarify how it’s choosing which engine to display as the default to which users, but it didn’t yet respond.)

You can search through the available GIFs to find those you want to share, and mark select items as Favorites to be used again in the future.

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The change comes at a time when Facebook has been increasingly focused on competing more directly with rival Snapchat through a number of features across its platforms, including Facebook itself, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. More recently, the company was spotted testing a clone of Snapchat’s Stories feature on WhatsApp, called “Status.” This offered a similar editing interface, as it allowed users to snap photos or videos then using an in-app editor to add other content, including their own scribbles, text and emoji.


FOR ANDROID USERS

It's now available for Whatsapp BETA users using what app version 2.16.344 and will soon be available for everyone to use

dingbang:
The op sef no pass waec

I know, waiting for you to pass your common entrance exams first.

Which way Nigeria


The Minister of Agric studied French.
The Minister of Education studied Accounting.
The Minister of Solid Minerals studied International Relations.
The Minister of power studied law.
The Minister of communications studied law too.
The Minister of transport studied English.
The Minister of labour studied surgery.

Then President himself has no certificate at all.

Now, if someone still don't understand why things aren't working, then that person need urgent deliverance.

WHAT? ...

BRB.. Mek I iron my cloth.

If you ever think you had a rough month in October, just remember that Manchester United scored only one premier league goal in October.
And their fans still have to vote for their "October goal of the month". Don't be weary, God will make crooked way straight for u.

Hahahahaha

ihimiray:
am a Chelsea fan...... And why do u ask

Lol, it's obvious from the way u re talking about Mikel.
It's aite I'm a Chelsea fan too.

ihimiray:
yea that's true, but that doesn't make him a legend.... A player can spend only two years in a club and still be considered a legend... But Mikel is no where near... A player dat was and is still unable to command first team shirt throughout a season

Are u a Chelsea fan, if not, what than do u support?

ihimiray:
Oga Mikel is not a Chelsea legend abeg

Well, he has over 10 trophies and has outlasted pretty much everybody in the team except John Terry

In 2006, all of a decade ago, Mikel John Obi joined Chelsea for a £16m transfer fee and the rest, as they say, is history.

The 29-year-old midfielder has amassed 373 appearances for the Blues since, winning 10 trophies in the process and making that initial transfer fee look like a bargain.

According to reports however, his time at the club is drawing to a close. There has been a complete change to Chelsea’s midfield shape under new coach Conte and with three box-to-box midfielders ahead of him in the pecking order, Mikel has yet to even play for Chelsea this season. As Conte revealed in his press conference, Mikel has been nursing a minor injury (in addition to being away with Nigeria at the Olympics), but he will be free to discuss moves with other clubs starting in January

It is well documented how Jose Mourinho transformed Mikel into a defensive midfielder for Chelsea. Conversely, he plays as a more attacking midfielder with his national Nigeria team. Taking this into consideration, Mikel may well have a suitable skillset to continue in Chelsea’s current midfield, but Matic, Kante and Chalobah have so far provided stronger cases.
The Chelsea team seems to be gradually taking a new direction. John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic and Mikel John Obi are the last remaining legends at the club after departures of Petr Cech, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole, and Didier Drogba in recent seasons. Youth players from the development teams are being asked to make more of an impact, and as such, Nathaniel Chalobah and Ruben Loftus-Cheek have been granted well-earned game time. Mikel has spoken of the young players’ abilities in the past and it is clear he understands Chelsea’s position.

Loftus-Cheek is a great player, Chalobah is a good player.

You can see the future of Chelsea right there, I am sure that these players will play a massive role at this football club for many years to come.

-Mikel; source: Goal

At 29, the experienced player still has a lot left to give. Finding himself in the final year of contract at Stamford Bridge, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the midfield legend will move on after a decade at Chelsea. Here’s to a Mikel farewell.

http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2016/11/4/13518412/chelsea-mikel-john-obi-contract-free-transfer-january

Hmmm

Gameguy900:
Great if na Nigerian de go dey shako for they

Will never happen in Nigeria.

The Galaxy Note 7 appears to have significantly dented Samsung’s position in one of the most lucrative smartphone markets on the planet. At first the company insisted that the Galaxy Note 7 recall did not affect customers in China. It only issued a formal recall in the country after halting production of the handset, no wonder China’s state broadcaster had some choice words for the Korean company. Samsung held an event in Shijiazhuang, Hebei a couple of days ago for local distributors and in order to thank them for their continued support as well as tender an apology for the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco about 20 Samsung executives from China and South Korea took to the stage and knelt in a solemn show of gratitude and sorrow. Little did the company know that this was only going to make customers in China furious.

According to a report out of China, at least 23 executives unexpectedly took to the stage and knelt en masse on the stage facing the audience. It was meant to be a gesture of gratitude and apology but as a picture of that rapidly went viral on Chinese social media, it garnered a strong reaction from the public. Some took to Weibo to express their feelings, saying that Samsung had shown disrespect for Chinese culture by having its employees kneel.

The Chinese take their kneeling very seriously. It’s a gesture that’s reserved for those praying to a deity in a temple or as a mark of respect for elders and that too on special occasions like their birthday or during the Spring Festival. In rare cases, they may also get on their knees when they’re desperate. Perhaps that’s what Samsung was going for here but the move has clearly backfired.

Samsung’s intention behind this might be noble but many Chinese customers are livid with what they perceive to be cultural misappropriation. Customers point out that Samsung claims to be a global company but does not recognize the importance of cultural differences.

The company has responded to this debacle by issuing a statement to Chinese publication The Paper. The statement implies that its executives in China kneeled on their own and that they were not told to do so by the management. Samsung said: “This was regional stock ordering event for distributors, PR had no knowledge of it beforehand. As we understand it, despite the influence of the Galaxy Note 7 explosions, distributors continued to support Samsung, and booked many orders at the event. This was extremely touching for Samsung’s top executives, and in accordance their customs they kneeled to express gratitude towards these distributors. Samsung’s China executives were also moved, and they kneeled too.”

http://www.sammobile.com/2016/11/02/chinese-customers-furious-after-samsung-executives-knelt-to-apologize-for-the-galaxy-note-7/

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Usjimy:
I honestly don't think there's anything to know before sleeping with a married man other than karma is bi.tch.

1. The only thing he wants is sex. He comes and goes back home to his wife.

2. He is never going to leave his wife for you.

3. You are most likely not the only one-side dish he’s having

4. After using you, he will move onto someone else.

5. He doesn’t owe you anything.

6. Getting pregnant on purpose won’t trap him, his kids are at home with his wife, so think!

7. His money and properties are his and his wife’s, you only get the small balance.

8. You will never be part of his future.

9. There is certainly one guy out there that is madly in love with you and wants to make you his “one and only wife”…

[url]/http://theinfong.com/2015/02/ladies-before-you-spread-your-legs-for-a-married-man-you-should-see-this[/url]

The clock hand
The hair pin on d old man
The yellow diskette whatever on d plate
The cupboard handle
The type of shirt the old man is wearing.
The pink stuff on the greenish whatever extreme low right.
The bowl on the cupboard.
The boy sticking out his tongue
The boy not wearing a sock on one of the pics
The kitty cat holding a spoon on one of the pics.

Jenny1010:
it shows you dont know how to satisfy a woman.... no wonder she left you

LOL, no chills

wellstryme:
There is this girl that use to come watch movie in my house,so when we are watching movie,she will start hitting her legs together in slow motion.then later she will start doing it very fast,that I get irritated,then she will jump up shouting in excitement,I read on google a girl can masturbate and get orgasms this way..

IS IT POSSIBLE?

Very true, guys can do that as well, don't ask me how.

Perfectdanny:
Strange

Hmm

Malachi 3:10King James Version (KJV)    

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

We all know what Malachi says,  but these days we see churches where the pastors are richer than 90% of the congregation, they own private jets,  very expensive universities,  primary and secondary schools and all sorts of luxury cars. I ask my self what's the point of paying tithes to these church? Isn't it better off to use that money(Tithe) and help the needy and less privileged instead of giving them to the church.

"that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith"

The quote above is actually the point of giving tithes and that part is already in abundance in some churches that are wealthy. I feel since that part is done,  I see no need giving to rich church, helping the poor will be a much better thing to do.

Intelligent comments pls.  Thanks

OBTSubtle:
Religion section

Ya, my bad. Big mistake.

Malachi 3:10King James Version (KJV)    

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

We all know what Malachi says,  but these days we see churches where the pastors are richer than 90% of the congregation, they own private jets,  very expensive universities,  primary and secondary schools and all sorts of luxury cars. I ask my self what's the point of paying tithes to these church? Isn't it better off to use that money(Tithe) and help the needy and less privileged instead of giving them to the church.

"that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith"

The quote above is actually the point of giving tithes and that part is already in abundance in some churches that are wealthy. I feel since that part is done,  I see no need giving to rich church, helping the poor will be a much better thing to do.

Intelligent comments pls.  Thanks


Edit: mod pls move to d right section.

acenazt:
lmao I am cleanly circumcised man. 7 days into the life I got that foreskin cut off.

Lmao

acenazt:
Whaaaat anything more than 6.5 is a waste? Ughhhh

Like they say, size doesn't matter.

Funniest thing I ve read this week.

So everyone knows what semen is for, right? Right, being the main subject of the final scene in a Indecency. Did you ever stop to think what’s really going on in our semen? Probably not, but I promised to write the article, so here’s the skinny on the spooge.

So everyone knows the story of the birds and the bees: your wingmen bees filter off the lady bee’s friends; you fill the lady bee with booze; and then you spend the next 10 minutes explaining to her that this never happened to you before (or is it just me?). Well, if you’re not me, you probably slept with her and sent forth your sperm soldiers.

Soldiers is a really appropriate nickname for sperm. Most people don’t know there are many different kinds of sperm that all work together to make sure you’re the father of that little kid no matter what you claim on the next Jerry Springer show. So far, we’ve identified four different kinds of sperm:

Fertilizers

These are fast swimmers who hunt for the egg to deposit your mini-me into the egg. This is the kind that everyone thinks make up all the sperm in semen. The truth is that these only make up about 10 to 20 percent of sperm. The rest are a mix of the following types.

Blockers

These are slow swimmers. They usually linger around the cervix like underage kids trying to get into a strip club (shout out for the hard-working ladies in the clubs). These sperm link tails together like they’re re-enacting the Hands Across America video. When they link up, they form a wall to block out other people’s sperm. It’s nature’s sponge.

Search-and-destroy sperm

These are killers. They have no DNA, so they wouldn’t know what to do with an egg even if you put them next to one and got both liquored up real good. Instead, they have an extra dose of enzymes that pop other sperm (called lysing enzymes). They recognize foreign sperm and kill them. And you thought we men were jealous.

Family-planning sperm

These sperm are indiscriminate killers. They linger behind and kill every sperm in sight, even your own. We’re not exactly sure why they do this. Could be partly to keep others from getting you pregnant, could be a way to kill off slower, defective sperm. Shrug.

Superglue Goo

There’s a common myth that washing semen with water turns the proteins into scrambled eggs, and that’s why it turns to rubber cement (sement?). This isn’t the case. Guys make a natural superglue in our semen (and you thought we weren’t handy). This gelling protein has two jobs.

First, it makes sure sperm get stuck inside our lady instead of running out. The warmer temperatures inside the woman cause the protein to join up into a mucus plug. This isn’t at all what happens when you cook an egg. That makes the protein lose their shape and clump together. The mucus plug is much more efficient.

The second job of the gelling protein is defensive. It makes a gel to keep others from coming in after you and getting your lady pregnant.

Feel-Good Drugs

Some women say they’re in love with semen. Science to the rescue! We have evidence that backs up the thought they are on to something. A university study looked at 293 female students, and divided them into groups depending on how often their partners wore condoms, and assessed their happiness using the Beck (not the soccer player) Depression Inventory.

The team found that women whose partners never used condoms scored better when compared to women who sometimes used condoms. Women who always used condoms scored the worst. They looked for women who weren’t having sex, but this is college, that’s an impossibility! I guessed they looked harder, because they found some. They scored a little worse in the depression test than the women who always used condoms.

So was there something brewin’ in the spooin’ that had an effect on their mood? Well, semen does contain several mood-altering hormones, including testosterone, oestrogen, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinising hormone, prolactin and several different prostaglandins. Some of these have been detected in a women’s blood within hours of exposure to semen!

Also, the question many people will ask is whether MouthAction could have the same mood-enhancing effects. The conclusion was that since the steroids in birth control pills survive the digestion process, they would assume that the same holds true for at least some of the chemicals in semen. So next time your lady looks depressed, offer her some man-juice, stat!

So semen is awesome. All hail the semen! Where would semen be without the delivery mechanism? Evolution has fine-tuned the schlong into an efficient tool (ha!) that performs a few really important jobs.

Roto-rooter

Everyone talks about how hot the mushroom tip penis is. Well, it’s not just the looks. Although, aren’t you tempted to pet it and talk baby talk to it? It’s that darned cute. It turns out that mushroom head serves a very real purpose. Remember above where we talked about goo-glue? The mushroom head is the perfect shape to schlorp (great descriptive word) that goo out from a previous lover so we can replace it with our own. It’s sort of an arms race between lovers.

Wait, size really might matter? Fu… I mean yay, for us hung behemoths! This hasn’t been fully proven yet, but the current theory is that a larger penis has one distinct advantage. According to the journal Evolutionary Psychology, “A longer penis would not only have been an advantage for leaving semen in a less accessible part of the vagina, but by filling and expanding the vagina it also would aid and abet the displacement of semen left by other males as a means of maximizing the likelihood of paternity.”

So the natural followup question is, how big is big enough? The average length of the vagina is four inches. Add in one inch for the outer labia (lips), and your have five inches. The vagina can stretch like an accordion by about one to one and a half inches to accommodate longer joysticks, but it’s not needed. So the optimal length is 5 to 6.5 inches.

That happens to be the average length of the penis. Anything longer is a waste.

This is really funny..
We all have these type of people in school or work.

olaniyi0:
lmao, photoshop! when leg is not rubber

You really think this is photoshop?

cc lalasticlala