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Na work of private jet be that....can no friend of jonathan opposition. Na work of private jet be that....can no friend of jonathan opposition.

Na 2day...noise makers!!! Shior!

Sincere 9gerian: Things are happening everywhere. But bad-belle people will chop the dividends of democracy courtesy GEJ, clean mouth and still come here to insult GEJ.

Anyway, the real people on ground are counting their blessings and will speak with their thumb at an appropriate time.

The noise makers and HATERS on NL can continue punching air.

Shut the fv ck...all these are noise pollution...we read this daily but no action...we just had 3days black out in many area in ilorin.....light is suck here.

neksummi: I no watch the match.

So fv.ckiin what? Will your eyes give eagles winnings?? We no miss your eyes.

talktimi: In other words, Dangote & Adenuga should tamo molue... GEJ is at fault for this rubbish

If adenuga or dangote does this, apart from kidnapping, there would be so much obnoxious habit like people sayin baba adenuga...- I never chop dash me money...dangote my wife dey hospital, adenuga I rread I.t in school..employ me for your company or dangote you go payowo ilee o

The makers of BlackBerry devices, Research in Motion, are gearing up for a fight they can't afford to lose.

On January 30 at a press event in New York, the company is expected to finally unveil its new smartphone operating system, BlackBerry 10, and a pair of new handsets -- one with a physical keyboard and another that's all touchscreen.

But are there enough BlackBerry fans left out there to embrace a new kind of smartphone from a company that has fallen woefully behind the competition, both in sales and innovation? Many BlackBerry users in the United States are stuck with the device because it is issued by their employer, which has led to a cumbersome trend of people carrying two devices: a work phone and a personal one.

To succeed, RIM must persuade diehard BlackBerry fans to upgrade to something radically new. BlackBerry also must woo corporations by emphasizing security and support features while distinguishing itself from the leading smartphone platforms, iOS and Android, and the other new kid, Windows Phone 8.

"They need to get everything absolutely right, from the design of the hardware to the UI (user interface) of the hardware to the number of applications to the price of the applications," said Carolina Milanesi, an analyst at Gartner.

Unlike Microsoft, which cut its teeth on Windows Phone 7 and sunk huge amounts of money into polishing and marketing Windows Phone 8, the troubled RIM needs its new platform to be a success the first time out.

It has been a rough couple of years for the Canadian company. Unable to keep pace with the rich app store selections and slick design of iOS and Android devices, RIM has hemorrhaged users in the United States. The company's public image has suffered, as chunky BlackBerry phones became a popular target for mocking by the press and iPhone owners in coffee shops, bars and meeting rooms. A widespread network outage in 2011 didn't help.

The financial impact was brutal. Over the course of a year, RIM's sales volume dropped 51%, according to the company's third quarter 2012 earnings, and in July, RIM announced plans to cut 5,000 jobs.

Part of this plunge could be spun as customers waiting for the next generation of BlackBerry devices. The BlackBerry 10 platform was announced in May, along with plans to roll out products by the end of 2012. But the date was pushed back, and the company missed out on the lucrative holiday season and corporations' IT planning for 2013.

"The delay has not helped them. Corporations that have decided to move away from RIM already made that call for 2013." said Milanesi, who believes corporations will be the key to RIM's survival.

Real vs. virtual keyboards

It's a different world now than when the first waffle-shaped BlackBerry caught on in the early to mid-2000s.

At the top of its game, the BlackBerry had cachet. Its users were workaholics, such as high-powered executives and members of Congress, and they were adept at composing full-length missives on the small keyboard with one hand while walking and talking.

But in recent years a new trend has swept many of the large corporations that issued BlackBerrys. Now many employees bring in their desired devices, usually iPhones or high-end Android phones, from home and use them for work instead of taking what's doled out by the IT department.

RIM recognizes that its core customers are highly regulated industries such as government and finance, which have struggled with mobile security issues. On Wednesday, the company released BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, a device-management system for corporations and government agencies that can support company-issued devices as well as employees' personal smartphones.

RIM also is promoting another feature, BlackBerry Balance, which sets up separate profiles for work and personal apps and data on a single device.

The brand's traditional focus on IT-friendly support, security and e-mail productivity will likely still appeal to companies. But RIM also needs to liven up its line of phones with great apps and smart-looking hardware.

RIM still has loyal fans outside IT departments, like speed typists hooked on the phones' physical keyboard. The BlackBerry was one of the first devices to combine e-mail and a mobile phone in a way that made it possible to do real work. For many BlackBerry users, that level of productivity was never quite matched by the next generation of touchscreen smartphones, kicked off by the iPhone in 2007.

When the first iPhone debuted, a common criticism was that it couldn't be taken seriously as a work device because it didn't have a "real" keyboard. There was a sharp learning curve, and typing required getting used to the autocorrect features that were supposed to compensate for stray fingertips.

Eventually the the new school of touchscreen smartphones won out, thanks to powerful features the BlackBerry couldn't touch, such as stocked app stores, stunning games and full Internet browsers.

The features that appeal to the remaining BlackBerry fans are the ones that make the devices good for communicating quickly, like pounding out e-mails on the full QWERTY keyboard or using the BlackBerry Messenger service.

"RIM has always built a device you use 300 times a day for 10-20 seconds at a time. Their goal is to add seconds back into your day," said Kevin Michaluk, editor of CrackBerry.com, a site for BlackBerry fans.

But a new phone that lacks the signature keyboard could be a hard sell for BlackBerry fans who have managed to resist the siren song of touchscreen devices.

"The difficulty is that the people who are left over are the people who are happy with what they have today," said Milanesi.

What's coming next week

RIM is expected to cover its bases next week by introducing two devices -- one joining the mainstream with an all-touchscreen display and another keeping the keyboard. The release dates for the new products haven't been announced, but Michaluk thinks RIM could make a touchscreen phone available first in an attempt to convert the curious keyboard faithful.

The BlackBerry 10 operating system will still emphasize work productivity with a BlackBerry Hub feature that collects e-mail and other messages in one spot. A voice assistant will do its best Siri impersonation, and mobile payments will get a boost with built-in NFC.

App selection is another key area that BlackBerry must address. BlackBerry App World, its online store, has about 100,000 apps, compared to more than 700,000 each for Android and Apple. Historically, the company has been known as an inhospitable place for small outside developers. But as part of its internal shakeup, RIM has drastically revamped its developer relations program.

Led by Alec Saunders, the group has been actively courting developers ahead of next week's launch with tools that make it easy to port over Android apps and programs like Built for BlackBerry, which offer incentives for apps made for the BlackBerry 10 platform. RIM is extending the deadline for the Built for BlackBerry program after it says it received 19,000 submissions.

Saunders has stated the company wants to have more apps at kickoff than the other smartphone platforms originally launched with. However, many big developers will likely wait to see the initial reaction to BlackBerry 10 before sinking money into creating apps for the new system.

Developers might be more optimistic about RIM's international potential. In Europe, where the BlackBerry brand has faired slightly better over time than in the United States, carriers still offer extremely competitively priced data plans for the devices, giving the phones an edge with companies that have international business travelers, according to Milanesi.

According to IDC, BlackBerry 10 is set to battle it out with Windows Phone 8 for the No. 3 smartphone operating system worldwide in 2013, behind Android and Apple's iOS. While its grip has slipped in North America, BlackBerry has maintained a strong presence in such far-flung places as Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa, Mexico and some South American countries.

Michaluk thinks that RIM's decision to delay its big BlackBerry 10 launch until after Windows Phone 8 debuted could yield unexpected advantages.

"Being the newest platform on the block, they can look at what everybody's doing, what's good and bad," said Michaluk.

RIM will have to convince existing users that BlackBerry 10 and its new phones are worth sticking around for, but those last vestiges of BlackBerry's fan base probably won't be enough to keep the company afloat. The company also must lure back past BlackBerry users who have moved on to newer platforms, and present itself as a reinvigorated alternative to iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8.

Even then, there's no guarantee it will work.

Said Milanesi, "They can still do everything right and not succeed because of how competitive the environment is out there.

http://cnnmobile.com/primary/fullarticle?topic=newsarticle&category=tech&articleId=urn:newsml:CNN.com:20130123:blackberry-10-launch:1#page3

scopusng: Stpp wasting your time ops. there is an app that automatically extend battery life and that is what i am using.

Please which application automatically extend battery life? And can I download it on rim?

musiwa12: there is no title call the Asiwaju of Yorubaland.

tinubu did not run for president because he will not be able to win yorubaland.. i will win the whole of yorubaland..he did not want to be disgraced at home like obasanjo.. even kwara and kogi i will win because i live there for several years..

Who are you in kwara because I don't know you there? Are you the one of hidden late olusola saraki son or belong to sheu family if not, I don't see how you will win whole of kwara.

engrhamid: U r free to disagree na, that's y criticism is welcome.
Did RIM suggest hard reset to ur device often without any reason? And even if d manufacturer state such, doesn't mean all that they suggest doesn't have negative effect.

I all so disagree with n0 18.Even though you turn power off rim blackberry the battery still drained the only way to avoid that is to remove it.

ba7man: Sachet "pure" water.

A sachet of pure water is 10# here...where do you live? It must be in the core north!!!

Who is mercy aigbe? Is it the name of the nurse taking care of enugu state governor in london hospital? If not I don't give a fv.ck

playah P: May justice be done!!
But that guy get akpor brother ooh..
I wouldn't expose my bro even if he killed 1million pple... We'd deal with it the family way..

You must have murdered before!!!

playah P: May justice be done!!
But that guy get akpor brother ooh..
I wouldn't expose my bro even if he killed 1million pple... We'd deal with it the family way..

You must have murdered before!!!

People are wicked and callous...kudos to the elder brother!!

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party emerged as the largest faction in a hotly contested parliamentary election on Tuesday, positioning the hard-liner to serve a new term as prime minister, according to exit polls. But a lackluster performance by Likud, along with surprising gains by a centrist newcomer, raised the strong possibility that he will be forced to form a broad coalition.

The exit polls aired on Israel's three major TV stations all forecast Likud along with its traditional hardline and religious allies, capturing a shaky majority of just 61 or 62 seats in the 120-member parliament. With official results trickling in throughout the night, it was possible that the two sides could end in deadlock.

In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Netanyahu said he would reach across the aisle and try to form a broad-based coalition.

"According to the exit polls, it is clear that Israel citizens decided that they want me to continue to serve as prime minister of Israel, and that I form the widest possible majority (coalition)," he said. "Already this evening I will begin working toward the widest possible government."

Such a scenario would have deep implications for Mideast peace prospects. Netanyahu's centrist opponents have said they would not join his government if he does not make a serious push for peace with the Palestinians. Peace talks have been deadlocked throughout Netanyahu's four-year term.

According to the exit polls, Netanyahu's Likud-Yisrael Beitenu bloc captured just 31 seats, far below forecasts of recent opinion polls. The two parties, running separately, had 42 seats in the outgoing house.

In the biggest surprise, the centrist "Yesh Atid," party headed by political newcomer Yair Lapid, captured as many as 19 seats, well above the forecasts. That would position Lapid to become either opposition leader or seek a major Cabinet post if he decides to join Netanyahu's governing coalition.

Lapid campaigned on a platform calling for an end to the generous subsidies and draft exemptions given to ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities. He also has said he would not serve as a "fig leaf" for a hard-line government.

Lapid would likely seek deep concessions for Netanyahu in exchange for joining the government

Just change the topic to How To Be A Productive Neighbor for (muslims)

victorazy: So u never knew all these years aunt that cassava is poisonous? just harvest it, cook it and eat it like yam, if u wake up the next day thanks God.

You must be hallucinating!!!! What is there in eating cassava like yam...cassava that hausa people cook like yam and eat with yaajjji(rogo de yaajji) and wakes up next day stronger!!
No matter the condemnation nobody can stop me eating eba and akpu of mamaa chidima and still soak garri with cold chill water and roasted cashew nut...mtchhewww

Olivera23: Yello nairalanders, pls I want to know how to past a topic for general viewing and comment

You must be a learner!!! Before you post here you have to pay if you are not 2years old member.just send 1500 glo to me I bet you people will comment on your post and you would be happy...isn't that what you want?

What's positive news here now?? Nawa o even Australia not in the list better than naija times ten.stop being coward get better thing to boast of not this shit! Nigeria can do better.

I can see them arresting the guy.....if to say na naija.......dem go shoot am instantly trying without knowing the reason he does that. Imaging common man pointing a gun at david mark head inn assembly sitting.

So f v u c king what? Does it help stop corruption in Nigeria or help super eagles thrashing burknina faso tomorrow.
Shouting hallelujah in church Jor.

Seun send my share of the google money...
Acct n0:3051811***
Bank name: first bank


Ask me for the rest acct

If you do that tomorrow you will reach 2milla....I go send spirit make dem come register.

Many Palestinians has been posting this every where.....please who's he?


Samer Issawi is a Palestinian political prisoner who is dying now due to his open and unstoppable hunger strike for 178 days. He has no legal accusation, and the Zionist forces are trying to assassinate him by all means. Samer is in a grave condition; he can never sleep as he feels sore in his chest due to his broken bones caused by the army who attacked him savagely, as well as he is suffering from extreme pains in kidney, muscles and his backbone. He has a bradycardia; consequently, he was transferred many times to the emergency clinic. Besides, Samer is suffering from nerves deficiency and sight weakness
ُEveryone of us who has consciousness and humanity in his heart can give his hand to Samer

Why didn't he say this before they died....useless coward....lying against the dead.

Not surprise about the. Glamor, why wouldn't. It be...when its son and daughter of looters..why would I enjoyy this....fuvk them all.

Don't mind him......he was. Paid to do so...either by some jealous pastors or promised more evil powers from witches kumuyi has brought down to do so.