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God's name will continue to be praised.. Congratulations and your happiness will continue to multiply..
Will be nice if you share the hospital that help you diagnosed the real problem, cos of many families that having Fertility issues.. It seems a good hospital, not all this money hungry centers

A Liverpool University scientist has created a programme which claims to calculates a person's chances of dying from a coronavirus infection.

The programme, which crunches big data based on Covid-19 deaths from around the world, can be used by everyone from companies looking to assess at risk workers who should stay home through to families and individuals, the scientist claims.

Dr Piotr Bandosz, a researcher at the University of Liverpool, was in charge of the project with a team from the Pomeranian Science and Technology Park in the city of Gdynia in northern Poland's Pomeranian Voivodeship.

It is now available for use through this link https://vika.life/calculator .But is going to be increasing in complexity and with the numbers of options available as time goes on.


https://vika.life/calculator

Lalasticlala
dominique

Clear cache and increase the phone memory by deleting unwanted files.. Then use wifi or change another network(sim) for data and see..

From using multiple apps at the same time to keeping your phone unlocked when you're home, Android has some sweet features -- you just have to know where to look.

it's easy to feel like every Android phone has drastically different features and capabilities, and in some ways that's true. Comparing a Pixel phone with Samsung's Galaxy S20 with TCL's 10 Series phones is going to reveal major differences. But at the end of the day, all of those phones are powered by Android, and at their core, have the same features. 

Some of which are hidden. Take split-screen apps as an example. Using two apps at the same time is not only something iPhone users can only dream about, but it's also downright useful and built into your Android phone -- you just have to know where to look. One of my favorite hidden features is called Smart Lock, a tool that keeps my phone unlocked when I'm at home, then reverts back to requiring my fingerprint or PIN code the moment I leave. It's incredibly convenient. 

Keep in mind, all of the features I discuss below may not look or work exactly the same on every phone, and that's because different Android device manufacturers like to use interfaces that are unique from those of their rivals. My advice? Use the search bar at the top of the Settings app if you're struggling to find a feature. 

(1)Quiet the notifications that can wait

Tired of every single notification causing your phone to bleep or boop? Tell your Android phone when you want an app to give silent alerts by long-pressing on the alert until you trigger a prompt, asking if you want the notification to be marked as an Alert or Silent. 

Alert will allow the apps' notifications to play sounds and show up on the lock screen, while Silent will mute the alert, but still make it visible in your notification tray. 

(2)Add captions to any video or podcast

Live Caption is an impressive, yet relatively new feature that's slowly making its way to more devices. When active, it adds real-time captions to any video, podcast or voice note on your phone. It doesn't matter if the video you're watching is muted -- Live Caption will still transcribe it for you. 

Since it was first announced last year, Google has expanded its Live Caption feature beyond the Pixel phone lineupto included Samsung's Galaxy S20 and the OnePlus 8 series. There isn't an official list of supported devices, as far as I can tell, and your phone will have to be running Android 10 in order for it to work. 

To turn on Live Caption (or check if your phone is supported), open the Settingsapp and search for Live Caption. The Live Caption toggle is in a different place on the Pixel 4, Galaxy S20 and OnePlus 8 ($699 at OnePlus). 

After turning on Live Caption, anytime you begin playing a video -- even if you leave the volume turned off -- a small black box will show up on your screen, including real-time dictation of whatever's being said.

It's really well done and a feature that every phone should have, not just Android. You can learn more about the feature, including how to limit profanity, and how to use it in our complete guide. 

(3)Use two apps at the same time

One of my favorite features in Android is being able to have two apps on the screen at the same time. It's handy when I'm looking at a Google Doc and sending an email, or when I'm looking up a recipe and sending the ingredient list in Messages. But it's not entirely clear how to get apps in split-screen mode. 

Tap on the app switcher button, or if you're using Android 10 gestures, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to enter the multitasking view and tap on the app icon at the top of an app's card or thumbnail followed by Split Screen. The first app will slide to the top of the screen, and the multitasking view will take up the bottom section of your screen. Either select another app from the multitasking view or launch an app from your homescreen or app drawer. Not every app will support split screen mode, and the only way I can figure out to tell if an app lacks support is to simply try opening it in split screen. 

(4)Watch a video and browse Twitter simultaneously

Along the same idea of split-screen apps is Android's Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature. Using it could not be simpler, you just have to know it's there.

I like to watch my favorite Twitch streamers while I browse Reddit or check my emails. To trigger PiP, start watching a video and then go back to the home screen. Really, it's that easy. Once you leave the app, if it supports PiP mode, the video will show up as a small window on your phone's screen. You can drag it around, resize or close it. 

To view a list of apps installed on your phone that support this feature, open the Settings app, and go to Apps & Notifications > Special app access > Picture-in-picture. This is also where you can go to disable PiP for an app. For example, if you don't want Google Mapscontinuing to show you turn-by-turn directions after you've left it, and rather the app completely shut down. 

(5)Use Smart Lock to keep your phone unlocked when you're home

One of my favorite hidden features can keep you from having to enter your PIN or scan your fingerprint whenever you're home or at work. You can set it to keep your phone unlocked when you're in a specific location. You can also set it to keep the phone unlocked when it detects you're active, like when you're walking around while holding the phone pressed to your face or speaking over Bluetooth on wireless headphones. 

Open Settings > Security > Smart Lockand enter your PIN code when prompted. From there, you can pick which aspect of Smart Unlock you want to use and when. 

Just keep in mind that if you have Smart Lock set to keep your phone unlocked at home, that means anyone you live with will be able to get into it. 

(6)Quickly share your Wi-Fi network creds with friends

Giving your Wi-Fi network password to a friend or family member can be a hassle, especially if it's a long, complex series of numbers and letters. Or you may be hesitant to hand over your credentials because it's a password you use somewhere else -- I get it. Granted, having people over or visiting a friend's home is something most of us are avoiding right now, but as stay-at-home orders begin to lift, and things begin to return to normal, it's sure to come in handy. 

Thankfully, with Android 10 you can display a QR code on your phone's screen that will allow anyone who scans it to connect to your Wi-Fi network. 

You can scan or create a QR code on your device by opening the Settings app and selecting Network > Wi-Fi. If you're sharing your network credentials, tap on the network name and then Share. If you're connecting to a Wi-Fi network, tap on the QR Code icon next to Add Network. 

This feature also comes in handy if you're setting up a new phone and don't want to go through the process of copying your password. 

Now that you've mastered Android's hidden features, make sure you're completely acquainted with Android 10's features, like new privacy settings and a dedicated dark mode.

Sources: Quora, Reditt

WeChat, owned by Chinese internet giant Tencent, is the most popular social media platform in China, and is also widely used in the rest of the world with 1 billion users globally.

However, the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab claimed that the app, which follows China’s stringent censorship rules, also monitors messages shared by people registered with non-China-based phone numbers, feeding the content into censorship algorithms to help build up the database it uses to censor China-based accounts.

The conclusions were based on an experiment that started by sending politically sensitive content between non-China-registered accounts. Afterward, when the same content was sent between China-registered accounts, it was flagged and subsequently censored.

While accounts outside of China were not censored, they are reportedly subject to content surveillance, information on which was not found on any public documents and data access requests, including discussions with Tencent representatives.

Tencent responds

Citizen Lab clarified that there is no evidence that WeChat’s surveillance on international users was directed by the Chinese government. Tencent, however, told CNBC that it received the findings of the research, and that it was taking it “seriously” as the company considers “user privacy and data security” as core values.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/wechat-spying-on-foreigners/

Finding out if your Android phone is supported will involve some digging. I found Nokia's tool for seeing updates of its phones after going through a series of support pages on its website. Samsung sent me its list after I contacted its PR team, and it's available online here. Google has a page that clearly tells you when your Pixel or Nexus phone will lose security support. (Spoiler alert: All Nexus phones and the first-gen Pixel are out of support, with the Pixel 2 losing support this October.) Your best place to start is with the support pages on your phone manufacturer's website.

You might not notice immediately if your phone is out of date. The most obvious sign you're on old software might be when you look for new apps to download. Many apps will simply be incompatible due to the software and hardware limitations on your phone and you won't be able to install them. 

How can I tell if my phone has been hacked?

Whether you'd ever notice if your phone's security was compromised is difficult to say. Cybercriminals don't exactly make it known they've accessed your device, so you'll need to look for signs. Popups that might appear on the phone are a big giveaway, as are any apps that suddenly appear that you didn't download.

Look out for unexplained high data usage too, as it could be that malicious apps are using a lot of data in the background. Other indicators can also include unusually high battery usage and sluggish performance, but both of these can also be attributed to using older hardware that degrades over time.

How can I keep myself safe if I have an old phone? 

As Hebeisen says, the best way to keep yourself safe is simply to not use a phone that's no longer supported. If you're short on money, can't afford to upgrade just yet or you're using an older phone temporarily for whatever reason, there are a couple of things you can do that could help. 

First, you should make sure the phone has the latest software installed. If you bought it used, make sure to fully factory-reset the phone. Ensure that you only download apps from the Google Play Store (rather than from third-party or unofficial app stores) and certainly avoid installing apps by downloading the APK file from a website. This can often be a way that malicious software weasels its way into a phone.

You can help protect your personal information by simply not giving too much away in the first place. Don't do any banking on the phone, don't sync your company email accounts and don't send sexy pictures or have sexy video chats until you're back on a protected device. (Even over a phone, it's important to practice safe sex.) According to Hebeisen, if you don't take such precautions, "this might enable an attacker to observe and manipulate almost everything happening on the device." That's a cold shower, right there.

Sources: Quora, Reditt and web search

If your Android phone isn't running the latest software OS, your security and privacy might be in jeopardy.
With flagship phones like the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and iPhone 11 Procosting over $1,000, it's more tempting than ever to pick up a bargain, refurbished phone. But while you can pick up a used Samsung Galaxy, Sony or HTC phone that's of good quality for a very low price, is it actually safe to use these phones? 

Phones released years ago run outdated versions of Android. That may well mean that they don't have critical security updates that can keep you -- and your data -- safe from prying eyes. If you're concerned about security and privacy on your previously owned phone, here are some things you should consider.

What is a security patch for a phone OS? 

Whenever hackers discover a new hole in your phone's software to exploit, phone-makers usually get it fixed, and that fix is sent out to your phone to make sure that nobody can take advantage of it. That's a security patch. You'll likely have received plenty of them over time as cybercriminals are always trying to find new ways to circumvent the security on your phone. It's a continual cycle of identifying threats, solving them, then finding the next one.

Most of the time, you'll never know about it, but it's the thing that's keeping your phone up to date and protected against known threats. 

Why do manufacturers stop sending out security patches?

Manufacturers such as Samsung, Sony, Google and HTC only provide support to a phone for so long. Each new handset that's released and each new version of Android require new threat assessment and patching. That's a lot of work, and it means that finding and patching those holes for every single handset spanning years and years just becomes unfeasible. 

As a result, Google and the phone-makers eventually have to cut off support for older handsets, usually once a device gets to be two or three years old. Those handsets then will no longer receive security updates, meaning that when a threat is detected on that phone, it simply won't be fixed. 

So is using an out-of-date phone safe?

As Christoph Hebeisen, director of security intelligence company Lookout, explains, "We do not consider it safe to run a device that does not receive security patches. Critical security vulnerabilities become public knowledge every few weeks, or months, and once a system is out of support, then users who continue to run it become susceptible to exploitation of known vulnerabilities."

According to Hebeisen, a vulnerable phone could allow full access to everything that's on your phone, including your personal and company emails, contact information, your banking details or audio of your phone calls. A hacker could continue to have access to this information for as long as you continue using the compromised handset.

Paul Ducklin, principal research scientist at security company Sophos, agrees, saying, "If your phone has a software vulnerability that crooks already know how to exploit, for example to steal data or implant malware, then that vulnerability is going to be with you forever."

How do I know if my phone is out of date?

Finding out if your phone is still supported and receiving security patches often isn't straightforward. To start, go into Settings and check your software updates. Install the latest version. Usually it'll give you some indication of when the phone was last updated. If your phone says it has the latest OS software, but that latest version was installed many months or years ago, it's bad news. Your phone is probably no longer supported. 

Sadly, manufacturers don't give you a big warning that tells you when they've dropped support for a phone, so you either find out through a rude awakening like I mentioned above or figure it out yourself through some other means.

A good rule of thumb is that a phone will no longer be supported if it's two to three years old. This varies from company to company, however. Google, for example, states that it makes security updates available for Android versions 8.0, 8.1, 9.0 and 10. Its Pixel phones get security updates for "at least three years" from when they went on sale and Google also mandates that manufacturers must provide at least two years of updates for devices. Apple, by comparison, still provides software updates for phones going back five years, because it has relatively few models to manage. The latest iOS 13 can be installed on 2015's iPhone 6S.

You see woman because she's beautiful with curve, na am you rush go propose.. Nawa for men ooh, anyway it's you that suppose to advice your self with all this you just said

As you see me so, my eyes are turning me..

I ain't familiar with all this Google intera... I will advice you write to their complain channel by detailing all the fact you have for them to review, cos you might be suspended by a confused BOT..

Expected launch will be end of May.. So expect it in Nigeria by end of June or mid July

ojun50:
Make una leave am alone, my prayers for Nigerian na make we vote wisely next election

LOL! Vote wisely keh.. You forgot about rigging wisely..
As if votes will count

According to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Algeria has ruled out approaching the IMF and international financial institutions for loans despite the looming financial crisis in the country after a fall in oil prices.

“Accumulating debt harms national sovereignty”, Abdelmadjid Tebboune said during a meeting with Algerian media broadcast on Friday night.

Algeria is heavily dependent on oil production, which generates over 90% of the country’s export receipts, and its foreign exchange reserves have fallen drastically from €162.4bn in 2014 to close to €57bn at the end of 2019.

Confronted with falling oil prices and the economic shutdown brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Tebboune said that Algeria would prefer “to borrow from its own citizens , rather than the IMF or the World Bank”, recalling the negative experience the country had when it took out loans from the IMF in the early 1990s.

Tebboune also pointed out that the informal sector, which encompasses players outside the traditional financial system, represents “between 6trn and 10trn Tunisian dinars (between €42.57bn and around €71bn)”, guaranteeing that the owners of the funds would have “every assurance and incentive […] to contribute to the national economy”.

Recession in view

“I would rather borrow from Algerians than from the IMF or other foreign banks” because “when we borrow from foreign banks, we can’t discuss Palestine or the Western Sahara”, two very important causes for Algiers, said Tebboune.

“In dealing with the coronavirus crisis, our strength was that we weren’t in debt”, he added.

https://www.theafricareport.com/27332/i-would-rather-borrow-from-algerians-than-from-the-imf-says-president/

Lalasticlala

Police pulled over a driver in Utah suspecting he was under the influence, but he turned out to be underage - and by a very long way too…

The five-year-old boy, behind the wheel of his parents SUV, told cops he was on his way to California to buy a Lamborghini.

The boy was travelling at 32mph in a 70mph zone which aroused suspicion with the police believing the driver was impaired or experiencing a medical emergency.

"There’s a curve in the road and he was kind of having a hard time making the curve," Lt. Nick Street said.
The trooper initiated a traffic stop, and when he approached the vehicle he found the small boy sitting on the edge of the seat with both feet on the brake pedal and almost in tears. Street helped him put the car in Park and turn the engine off.

The boy told him he was 5 years old and that he had left home to drive to California because he wanted to buy a Lamborghini.

"He might have been short on the purchase amount, as he only had $3 dollars in his wallet," the Utah Highway Patrol tweeted.

The boy's parents were both at work at the time and an older sibling in their teens was supposed to be babysitting him when he grabbed the car keys and left.
"He was determined to go get a Lamborghini with the money he had in his wallet," Street said. "Apparently, he didn't realize you can get one in Utah."

The boy ultimately was only able to drive a few miles from home.

https://mobile.twitter.com/UTHighwayPatrol?p=s

Lalasticlala

Nice one op.. Investing in stable currencies is the best

Chinese version or Global version..

Anything that will neutralized the virus from the earth surface is welcomed..
Will Chinese copy this and produce it in mass

Polish scientists have declared that a facemask they created is capable of obliterating viruses, bacteria, fungi, and moulds, as well as deactivating dust and pollution.
“One can wear it without fear how many microbes will be on their face. The surface is always biologically active, thanks to nanotechnology,” Włodzimierz Bogucki, co-creator of the facemask “Halloy Nano“ told private news TV channel Polsat News.
The scientists used particles of nano-silver, zinc oxides and titanium to create the mask. Viruses that reach its surface become inactive and cannot multiply. According to producers, the surface can be functional for up to 15 weeks.

The product has received a certificate confirming its efficiency. “Research using the enzymatic reaction... have proven that the surface efficiently inactivates microbes in natural and artificial light,” it reads.
The producers are raising funds to start the mass production of their face mask.

https://polandin.com/47869804/antiviral-face-mask-created-by-polish-scientists

omoyankee3:
This means they want to use the people from those 43 countries as guinea pigs, then use the data to improve on their curative research.

A simple internet search about this drug will help and save you time on arguments..
Note it countries like Egypt and China are already using it

stainchris:
With this development you will know which country is truly innovative and creative.Atleast they have presented something tangible to help humanity survive this virus.
Which one we dey produce self, even if na agbo.....
Kudos to Japan and every other nations of the world that has done something to tackle this virus, Una do well.

You're trying to say we should be in lockdown till vaccine is found, note it takes close to two years before a vaccine is fully developed.. Nawa for you ooh

Governments faced with difficult choices about public health should consider these steps

Knowing how to control the spread of coronavirus is not rocket science. But actually doing it has proved elusive and difficult for many governments across the world. When China first alerted the World Health Organization about a novel coronavirus on 31 December , the countdown began for countries to each prepare. Some, such as South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, were scarred by their recent experiences with two other deadly coronaviruses, Mers and Sars, and so reacted quickly to the coming threat. Others, such as the UK and US, consumed with domestic political issues, watched and waited, anticipating that this new virus would be more similar to a bad flu strain.

We are now almost four months into this pandemic, and the lessons that can be drawn from east Asian countries on how best to control this coronavirus and keep daily new cases as low as possible are clear. Eight aspects in particular stand out as important for governments to recognise as they navigate difficult choices ahead. They also provide a guide for what the public should be expecting of and demanding from their governments.

The first is to aggressively identify where the virus is and break chains of transmission. This requires a “test, trace, isolate ” policy that involves mass community testing, tracing those who had been in contact in the previous week with any individual testing positive, and putting all of those individuals into a mandatory quarantine. Governments and local municipalities would have to
recruit and train foot soldiers to carry this out. While testing itself is not a solution, it is a crucial part of a package of public health interventions needed to keep identifying clusters of infection and breaking these apart. Keeping daily cases low through this approach keeps the burden off hospitals and allows bare-bones economic and social activity to occur.

The second is to protect health and social care workers who are most at risk from contracting the virus and who are exposed to high viral loads during the course of doing their jobs. This protection needs to involve not only priority access to testing, but also
appropriate personal protective gear that is readily available. Much attention has been paid to ensuring that there are enough ventilators, beds and oxygen and much less to the need for sufficient and skilled frontline staff, who cannot be manufactured in days or weeks.

The third is to keep constant surveillance of the virus using tracking systems to detect whether certain parts of the country are becoming hotspots and whether sub-populations, such as migrants living in close quarters, have a higher incidence of the virus. This can be done by building on existing flu surveillance networks and ensuring that data is shared in real time. Tied into this point is lesson four, which is about monitoring borders for imported cases. Travel bans towards certain countries have limited effectiveness, but blanket 14-day quarantines for any international arrivals can ensure that new cases are detected quickly rather than setting off more clusters of infections.

The fifth is that clear and honest communication with the public is required to keep trust and compliance with the necessary policy guidance. This is an unsettling time for everyone as rules are introduced around daily behaviour and misinformation is rife. Therefore, consistent and straightforward messaging on why policies are being introduced and
transparency on how governments are making their decisions is essential to create a beacon of trusted information in a sea of noise.

The sixth is recognising that any “exit” strategy is not like a switch that means life will go back to pre-Covid days. A “ new normal” will need to be adjusted to, which is likely to involve distancing whenever possible; possible temperature checks when entering public buildings and offices; and the use of face masks in public. The goal is to achieve some economic and social activity while keeping procedures in place that reduce the transmission of the virus.

The seventh lesson is that lockdowns, if introduced early and quickly, can slow the spread of the virus, but are not a solution by themselves. They are a costly and crude policy instrument that should be used as sparingly as possible. They allow governments to buy time and use this time to massively increase important public health infrastructure.

The final lesson is that all of the above are short-term strategies while countries await key scientific findings to create informed policy decisions and find the ultimate “exit strategy”. There are huge gaps in what we know about this virus, including about immunity, the individual risk of developing severe symptoms and how long it will take to develop an effective vaccine or therapy. But the steps above can ensure that countries keep daily new cases low and avoid a repeat of the 1918 flu pandemic , which was determined, in the end, by the “survival of the fittest”.
Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh[

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/04/eight-lessons-controlling-coronavirus-east-asian-nations-pandemic-public-health

Hope this is not a paid propaganda because of Xiaomi recent successes ...

Anyway, here's Xiaomi notice disputing the allegations

True talk..
People need to be mindful. Even if you wan buy from all this road side hawkers, don't be in hurry to wear it, till you finished sterilizing it by washing with disinfectant and soap(possibly using very hot pressing iron on it)

I dunno.. But I will advice you buy land and develop it by building a commercial building no Matter how little ..
But if you are looking for investment. I have a good investment opportunity that you can invest on with a good returns.
Holla if interested..

khalhokage:
I watched that review before I bought the phone and I don't think my post actually contradicts his review.

If you look at the back camera photo samples in his review you'll see some of that graininess I was talking about, it looks like the photo was over-sharpened.

It's a great phone, the selfie camera is really good but that back camera is a letdown.

I will advice you to make your own personal research over net, look for a camera app that will help the back camera to take brighter pictures...

From this review.. The device is trusted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1ChZXjQZ7A

Bwest kwa...
Now it will be one the costliest liquid..

atheistandproud:
Yes but not for all.

Samsung has it's own foundaries and they have patented their own 8nm FinFet process.

Qualcomm also have theirs as well as Texas Instruments.

TSMC are currently the best and they lead the way in the industry with their 7nm manufacturing process. It's so good that Qualcomm had to contract the making of their custom cores to them. They're currently working on a 5nm process innovation. Technology is growing fast while we are here arguing about rubbish things.

Your comment was very intelligent and thoughtful. Thanks.

Thanks bro..
Technology is a world of its own with different permutations going on

Nice one op...
ARM will design, while TSMC will manufacture for the chips companies