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Nigerian actors have endorsed Mr Latin Foundation, a project established by Bolaji Amusan, which is aimed at rising up to the challenges of youths, widows and less privileged in the society. The foundation, established in 2011, has been attending to the needs of many indigents in the
society, which include offsetting of medical bills, enlightening the public on the dangers of drug and child abuse, among others.

Actors, led by Jide Kosoko, said they were impressed by the initiatives of the founder and declared their support for the project. Speaking on the project, Kosoko predicted that the foundation would go places in view of the determination and plans of the foundation founder. The entire theatre practitioners in this country are behind this project. We are in full support and optimistic that it’s going to be a success’ Kosoko emphasised.

The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Foundation, Dele Odule in his own remark, said he was impressed by the founder’s concern for the less privileged in the society, hence, his resolve to serve and be part of the laudable project. He also affirmed that actors and actresses have
concluded to give adequate support for the project, which he said, was a project in the right direction. ‘The foundation is coming at the
right time, and it is a clear fact that comedians not only put smiles into the cheeks of their fans, but also put smiles into their lives. I want to appreciate Mr Latin for this commendable efforts and initiatives and we are going to rally round him and give adequate support’ Odule said.

Bolaji Amusan, the founder, said the foundation is to bridge the gap between the surplus and the deficit sector thereby bringing the affluent closer to the poor masses to enable them face the challenges of unemployment and government neglect. ‘We are going to contribute our quota to the eradication of issue relating to drug and child abuse, among others ills.

Nigerian actors have endorsed Mr
Latin Foundation, a project
established by Bolaji Amusan,
which is aimed at rising up to
the challenges of youths, widows
and less privileged in the society.
The foundation, established in
2011, has been attending to the
needs of many indigents in the
society, which include offsetting
of medical bills, enlightening the
public on the dangers of drug
and child abuse, among others.
Actors, led by Jide Kosoko, said
they were impressed by the
initiatives of the founder and
declared their support for the
project.
Speaking on the project, Kosoko
predicted that the foundation
would go places in view of the
determination and plans of the
foundation founder.
The entire theatre practitioners
in this country are behind this
project. We are in full support
and optimistic that it’s going to
be a success’ Kosoko emphasised.
The Chairman, Board of Trustees
of the Foundation, Dele Odule in
his own remark, said he was
impressed by the founder’s
concern for the less privileged in
the society, hence, his resolve to
serve and be part of the laudable
project. He also affirmed that
actors and actresses have
concluded to give adequate
support for the project, which he
said, was a project in the right
direction.
‘The foundation is coming at the
right time, and it is a clear fact
that comedians not only put
smiles into the cheeks of their
fans, but also put smiles into
their lives. I want to appreciate
Mr Latin for this commendable
efforts and initiatives and we are
going to rally round him and give
adequate support’ Odule said.
Bolaji Amusan, the founder, said
the foundation is to bridge the
gap between the surplus and the
deficit sector thereby bringing
the affluent closer to the poor
masses to enable them face the
challenges of unemployment and
government neglect.
‘We are going to contribute our
quota to the eradication of issue
relating to drug and child abuse,
among others ills.

nicely done hazard

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Eto'o should stop on.d assists

hazard is not even in action on d field

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Laying Dell's Streak to one side, you
can blame Samsung for starting this
whole VLP™ business with its 5.3-
inch Galaxy Note, which sold in
more-than-decent numbers, as much
to the surprise of its maker as
anyone else, I suspect.
Its successor, the Galaxy Note 2,
upped the stakes by featuring a 5.5-
inch screen and promptly sold in
huge quantities. At the time I called
it the “most complete digital
communications device known to
man”, words I stand by. The moral
here? Bigger, as far as Joe Public is
concerned at least, is quite clearly
better.
So it should come as no surprise
that the new Galaxy Note 3 takes
things a step further, with a 5.7-
inch display, a 2.3GHz quad-core
processor and 3GB of RAM. That’s a
pretty impressive all-round technical
specification but does it make the
Note 3 the daddy of VLPs and, more
to the point, better than the Sony
Xperia Z Ultra? But is it worth twice
the price of its Samsung stablemate,
the Galaxy Mega 6.3?
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3: even
bigger screen than before – but not
a bigger device
Despite its larger screen, the Note 3
is no wider and even slightly thinner
and lighter than its predecessor.
This is thanks to a thinner bezel
which means more screen in less
chassis. It’s still a bit on the large
size: 151mm tall, 79mm wide and
8.3mm thick. But it’s noticeably
smaller than Sony’s imposing Ultra.
The look
With a certain inevitability, the front
of the Note 3 borrows its design
cues from the Galaxy S4, complete
with chrome-effect speaker grille and
silver-edged physical home button.
Around the edge is a faux-chrome
plastic band which looks just a little
tacky to my eyes. At the top you’ll
find a 3.5mm headphone jack while
the bottom edge houses a USB 3.0
power and data port, a solitary
speaker and the stylus slot.
The faux leather back will fool no
one
Tucked into the sides are the
volume and power buttons but these
aren’t as cleverly placed as those on
the Z Ultra. The volume rocker is too
high to be easily accessible by either
thumb or finger no matter which
hand you’re holding the device in.
The glossy hyperglaze back of the
Note 2 has been replaced with a
leather-effect, but still plastic, cover.
Make no mistake: it doesn’t feel like
leather, though the rubbery texture
and fake stitching may fool some folk
at first glance. It does make the
Note 3 easier to hold than the Note
2 or the Z Ultra, though. But since
most Note users seem to swap the
standard back panel for a flip cover,
this change really makes no odds.
The Note 3’s 5.7-inch display boasts
a 1920 x 1080 resolution which is
the same as the Galaxy S4 and the
Xperia Z Ultra. Given that the Note
3’s screen is larger than the former
but smaller than the latter, it has a
higher pixel density (386dpi) than
the Ultra (344dpi) but a lower one
than the S4 (441dpi). The naked eye
really can’t tell the difference,
though, with even tiny web page text
rendering pin-sharp.
It’s a Note so it comes with a stylus
Videos and images look bold and
vivid on the Note 3’s screen thanks
to the rich colours and deep blacks
of the “Super AMOLED” OLED display
Samsung has used. It’s extremely
bright and rather garish – at times
too garish, which can make some
content look over-saturated. There
are various screen modes you can
choose from to tone things down –
though I have to say I prefer the
more natural hues of the Z Ultra’s
screen.
The Note 3 runs the latest version of
Android, 4.3 Jelly Bean. On top of
that is Samsung’s TouchWiz overlay,
which adds a plethora of extra
functions – not least support for the
very handy S Pen stylus and the
option to run certain apps in
windows.
You also get Air gestures, which
allows you to swipe above the screen
to scroll through images without
touching the phablet and the same
eye-tracking technology from the S4
that will pause video when you look
away from the screen. They’re all
features that are fun to play with
once or twice but some are not
really much more than clever and
occasional diversions.

http://www.womencitizen.com/technology-22/samsung-galaxy-note-3-once-twice-three-times-a-very-large-phone-816.html

dabrake: Like I care. Mtchew.

if u didn't care u wouldn't go 2ru all d trouble of typing,loading d page & submitting it. mtchew.

our actressess r v.desperate. i hope dey find d perfect match.

In dis new generation dat r coming dey can sell d whole of deir family 2 get woteva dey want ..........lol

Shanghai -
A young Chinese couple are facing
criminal punishment for “selling”
their daughter and using part of the
proceeds to buy an Apple iPhone,
state media said on Friday.
Shanghai prosecutors have brought a
case against the couple for human
trafficking after they illegally put
their third child up for adoption
through online postings and
accepted money for the baby, the
Liberation Daily reported.
Investigators found the mother,
whose full name was not given, used
the money to buy an iPhone, high-
end sports shoes and other
products, also online, it said.
Apple's products are wildly popular
in China, where a teenager sold his
kidney and used the funds to buy an
iPhone and iPad in an incident
widely reported last year.
But the couple told police that they
wanted the girl to have a better
upbringing than they could afford,
since they already had two children.
“Giving away the child was not for
obtaining benefits, but giving the
child better guarantees,” one said.
Shanghai police and prosecutors
could not be immediately reached
for comment.
Shanghai media reports did not give
the amount the couple received, but
their online postings referred to 30
000 yuan and 50 000 yuan ($4 900
and $8 200).
Apple last month launched the
iPhone 5s, including a gold-coloured
model, and the more budget-
conscious iPhone 5c in China. -
Sapa-AFP
http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/couple-sell-daughter-for-iphone-1.1593850

Ella Mensah isn't exactly a
household name in Nigeria, but
one to reckon with in Ghana, where
she plies her trade. She was
recently in Nigeria to shoot a film
where she met our reporter.
Her journey into the make-believe
world started in 2008 and in a
space of five years the sexy
Thespian has had more than 30
movies in her kitty. In this chat
with WG, she talks about herself
and what makes her tick. Excerpts:
Tell us about yourself?
I'm Ella Mensah, a Ghanaian
actress based in South Africa and
Ghana. I'm doing some movie
shooting right now in Nigeria. I
came here for the first time on
October 1st last year, and since
then, I have about 30 movies. I've
been here for a year, but I come
and go. So far, I'm loving it.
How did you start acting?
I started acting in a very funny
way. I was doing my media
attachment in a TV station in
Ghana called Metro TV and a
colleague of mine told me she was
going for a movie audition, so I
went with her. One of the
producers asked me to join in the
auditioning. I just tried it and I
was given one scene, my first movie
ever ' Crime to Fight' featuring
Majid Michel and Nadia Buhari.
I acted the role of a prostitute. I
was in the industry for six months
while doing my attachment, then I
left Ghana for South Africa. When I
came back to Ghana, I shot a
movie with a Nigerian director
featuring me and Van Vicker.
Afterwards, the director called me
and told me, "I have a job for you
In Nigeria", That was how I came
here and the rest is history.
What has the experience been
like?
So far, so good. A lot of challenges
here and there. When I came
back , I had a baby. As a mum, I
was a bit fat and it was difficult to
get some roles. I had to work on
myself, I stopped breastfeeding
and all those motherhood things.
It took me a year to come back
after that three-year break. Now I
love every minute of it. It's like I'm
living my dream. This is all I
wanted and it's perfect for me.
Can you name some of the movies
you've featured in?
Being here in Nigeria for a year, I
have about 30 movies. So far, 14 of
them are out. Some of them are:
Dirty Marriage, Treated like a Lady,
Alingo Babes, Kukere Babes, My
Private Part, Witches in Okoko,
Blood and Tears and so on.
Are your parents supportive?
My mum has been there for me.
She loves what I do and she's so
proud of me. My dad wanted me to
still be a journalist. It was his idea
from the beginning. He wasn't
initially in support of my acting
career, but he's coming around
now.
You actually studied journalism?
I started as a broadcast journalist.
I studied Mass Communication and
Media Science at the University of
Ghana, Accra.
What was growing up like?
I grew up in an average family. We
didn't have too much, but we were
content with what we had. I grew
up with my mum and three
brothers. Although, I had step-
brothers and sisters from my dad's
side. It was okay, we loved each
other and shared everything
among ourselves.
Can you recall some memorable
moments in the course of your
career?
You know, while in Ghana all these
years, there were these particular
actor and actress that I really
wanted to see - Mike Ezuruonye
and Genevieve Nnaji. I finally met
Mike and shot a movie with him.
Right now, he's my best friend, in
fact he even knows I'm here. So
when I finally met him and we
clicked, I was like " Omg! I'm really
living my dreams". These are the
kinds of people, way back, I used
to admire, I wanted to see their
faces, now they are my friends and
colleagues. They even call me and
we hang out together and all that.
When I met Genevieve and Mama
Gee (Patience Ozokwor) for the first
time, it was so nice.
Do you have regrets?
I don't regret anything in life,
whether good or bad. Everything
that happens to me, happens for a
reason.
Would you have been a journalist
if you weren't acting?
Journalism was my dad's dream
that I was living for him. But for
now, if I wasn't acting, I think I
would be a banker, be a reserved
person. You know acting exposes
you and you don't keep anything
to yourself. It is today this,
tomorrow that. You google your
name and you see so many stories
about you, that it baffles you and
you wonder "Did I really do that".
If I wasn't acting, I think I would
live a more reserved life. But I love
what I do and everything comes
with the good, the bad and the
ugly.
Besides acting, what else do you
do?
Besides acting, I'm not doing
anything. Though I'm now about to
open an NGO in Ghana for single
mothers. I grew up with a single
mother, I saw the challenges she
went through. I want to start an
NGO where every month, I can
donate food and things to them,
because I know what single
mothers go through.
Was your mum a single mother?
Yes, I met my dad for the first time
when I was nineteen years old.
That's why we don't have that kind
of very close relationship. It was
also why I tried to live his dream,
be a journalist for him because I
wanted him to love me. But I
realised that it wasn't worth it, my
mum's love was okay for me. So
what I really plan to do with my
team is to open an NGO for single
mothers.
What has fame robbed you of?
You don't have a private live any
more. Your private life becomes a
public thing. People always
speculate, insinuate, think you
should do this or that. But they
are not in your shoes, so they don't
really know how you feel.
Sometimes, people judge you
based on the decisions you make,
but they don't know the options
you had that made you take that
particular decision. Anyway, we still
work things out.
What makes you happy?
A lot of things make me happy. I
love singing though I have a bad
voice (laughs). I also love dancing.
Seeing my son's face also makes
me happy.
Are you married?
I'm not married and I'm not single.
I'm in a relationship. Though I'm
no longer with my son's dad. My
son and his dad are in South Africa
now.
What physical attribute would you
say is your selling point?
(Laughs) I heard that word "selling
point" for the first time in Nigeria.
Most of my friends say it's my lips
and I think it's true. Then my
height, my face and my ass. People
are attracted to different things.
Personally, I think it's my face,
height and lips.
What's your opinion on the
break-up of celebrity marriages?
Some of these marriages weren't
based on love in the first place.
It's good you get married to
someone who knows you so well as
to overlook some of those things
you do on screen. Someone who
knows that no matter how much
another man kisses and touches
you, you'll still come back to him.
It's good you marry someone who
loves you for who you are, not
because you're famous. I don't
want to get married and divorce. I
grew up with a single mum, it
wasn't fun. I was happy, but I
think I would have been much
happier if my dad was there.
In marriage, communication and
understanding is very important.
Let me take myself for example, I'm
dating a businessman, he's not a
celebrity. When I'm with him, I'm
Ella - his woman. I don't behave
like Ella - the actress who has a
manager, a personal assistant, a
costumier, a make-up artist and all
the pampering. We tend to be
overspoilt sometimes with people
at our beck and call doing things
for us. When I'm with him, I'm with
him as Ella. If he wants me to cook
for him, I cook for him; If he wants
me to sweep the room, I will. We
sometimes forget that when it
comes to a man and woman
relationship, a woman still has to
be submissive. My mum always
chips this in my head, because
sometimes I forget.
What's your take on actresses
sleeping their way through for
roles?
This thing is almost everywhere.
When you love and work towards
something, you don't have to give
your body to get it. True, there are
some lousy producers and directors
out there who would want to sleep
with you, but if you know your
worth and what you want, you
won't do it. He might sleep with
you and give you a role but that
will not bring you out. And if he
gives you the role and you don't
interpret it well, he won't call you
again. He has already slept with
you for free. Of course, men will
always come, but you let them
know your stand. I've never slept
with anybody to get a role, I always
go for auditions. Sometimes, I'll
just be at home sleeping and
someone will call me to say, " I
have a job for you".
Do you intend going into movie
production?
Once you're in front of the camera,
you don't want to leave. But a
time will come when you have to
make way for the upcoming ones.
You can't remain a superstar
forever. Most of the superstars are
relaxing, that's why most of us are
coming up. A time will come when
producers will not demand for you
much and that's why we end up
producing ourselves so that our
faces will still be there. So I may
or may not go into production. I'm
not certain for now.
Would you act nude for any
reason?
No, I don't see why I should. Fine,
I don't mind showing certain parts
of my body, especially when
playing a seductive role. I can wear
a bum short or maybe a net top.
But I'll never go nude, not even for
ten million dollars! What's the
essence?
What's your relationship with
your colleagues like?
I'm cool with them, though not
everybody will like you. Some will
smile at you and when you turn,
they just hiss. But I respect them,
especially the senior ones. We're
okay.
Who are those you look up to in
the industry?
In Nigeria specifically, I'll like to
be in the shoes of Genevieve. She's
so endowed, I like her brand. After
so many years, she still remains a
household name. Though I can't
be her, I'm a different person, I'm
Ella. I just hope to become
something similar or even better.
Define your style?
Freestyle. I'm funky, sometimes
tomboyish. I also do vintage. My
image as Ella - the actress is
different from my image as Ella -
the girl next door. When you
google my name, you see so many
crazy, wild pictures of me. But you
could meet the other side of me on
the road trying to pick up a taxi
with my car packed somewhere. So
I try to balance it though I make
mistakes, I'm not perfect. I'm also
a go- getter, if I love and want
something, I'll push till I get it.
What's your advice to aspiring
actresses?
If acting is what you want to do,
go to an acting school and improve
yourself. You have to love acting.
Some people just come in because
they want to be on TV. Sometimes
you might be crying in your
personal life and you're required
to laugh on set. Acting is not as
easy as people think it is. Learn a
little about acting and always be
ready. When opportunity meets
preparation, success is sure. Go for
auditions. Don't go and see any
man in a hotel room, because that
will not make you a star. One day,
your time will come and you'll be
picked from the crowd.

http://m.allafrica.com/stories/201310180340.html/

Popular American television
comedy-drama-mystery series,
Desperate Housewives is to get an
African remake.
According to Nigerian network
EbonyLife, they have joined forces
with Disney to give the award
winning show an African adaptation.
The show is reportedly still in the
development stages and is
scheduled for a 2014 debut on the
channel which reaches 44 countries
on the African continent.
According to ebonylifetv.com, the
show will feature a pan-African cast
and will be set in Lagos, Nigeria,
where it will also be shot.
"We are going to give the stories an
African flavor. We will localize it,
because there’s nothing that the
West has that Africa doesn’t have:
we love, we fight, we kiss, we make
up. We like all the good things in
life. There’s good and there’s evil
globally,” Mo Abudu, CEO and
Executive Chairman of EbonyLife TV
was quoted saying.
The original US show, which starred
big names such as Teri Hatcher,
Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross and
Eva Longoria aired for 8 seasons
between 2004 and 2012 and
managed to win numerous industry
awards.
The Disney Desperate Housewives
remakes have reportedly proved very
popular in countries like Turkey,
Colombia, and Brazil and Nigeria
hopes to follow suit.
Source: EbonyLife
http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2013/10/18/desperate-housewives-africa-to-be-filmed-in-nigeria

HTC's newest phone, the 5.9-inch
HTC One Max, includes a fingerprint
scanner -- although unlike the one
in Apple's latest iPhone, it's located
on the back of the device.
The HTC One Max will go on sale
globally later this month and is the
company's latest attempt to revive
its smartphone business. The
Android handset is essentially a
larger version of HTC's critically
acclaimed One flagship phone, with
otherwise similar specs.
Unlike the HTC One, the One Max
can be locked or unlocked with a
touch on its fingerprint scanner. The
scanner can also be used to launch
up to three favorite apps, each
triggered by a different finger, HTC
said Monday.
The phone has a 5.9-inch 1080p HD
screen, a quad-core 1.7 GHz
processor from Qualcomm, and 2GB
of RAM. The front-facing camera has
a resolution of 2.1 megapixels, while
the 4 megapixel rear-facing camera
uses HTC's UltraPixel design, which
the company says uses a larger
image sensor to offer better low-light
performance.
Talk time on the WCDMA version of
the phone can reach 25 hours on its
3300 mAh battery. The One Max also
has a microSD card slot for
expandable memory, a feature not
found in the U.S. version of the HTC
One. It will be on sale in 16GB and
32 GB versions.
The HTC One Max arrives just a
month after Samsung unveiled its
own large-screen phone, the Galaxy
Note 3. The Note 3 has a slightly
smaller screen than the One Max, at
5.7 inches, with a 13-megapixel
camera rear-facing camera, 3GB of
RAM, and a 3,200 mAh battery.
HTC and its Korean rival have been
sparring on product strategy, and
both have previously launched
smaller versions of their flagship
phones. In HTC's case, it was called
the HTC One mini and unveiled in
July.
Despite positive reviews for its
phones, HTC has been struggling to
lift its earnings. Earlier this month,
it posted a loss of about US$101
million in its third quarter.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2054540/htc-one-max-packs-fingerprint-scanner-59inch-screen.html

The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note 3
is finally in Kenya and Samsung fans will be
happy to know that the amazing new features
it comes packed with will not disappoint .
For a start it has a big screen to give you the
actual notebook feel. It measures
151.2×79.2×8.3mm with 5.7 “ screen and
weighs 168g.
It has a 1920x1080pixels with ~386ppi pixel
density which presents you with sharp images.
The Note 3 comes in the latest trendy leather
style material with fine stitching at the back
which is aimed at giving you the full notebook
feel. It comes originally in either Classic white,
Jet black or Lush pink. The back covers are
switchable and these are available in an array
of colors.
It has a 2.3GHz quad core processor and a 3GB
RAM which is quite good for its multitasking
abilities.
It comes in 32 and 64 GB versions and has an
expandable Micro SD memory of up to 64GB
When it comes to the camera, it has a 13MP
back camera and 2.0MP front camera. It also
has a Video capability of 1080 pixels at 30
frames per second.
It comes with the latest operating system
Android version 4.3 Touch Wiz UI interface.
Of course being a note it comes with an SPen.
The note 3′s SPen features include the dot,
circle and square features, advanced
multitasking abilities and IR led that can be
used as a remote control.
It’s removable battery is a Li-Ion 3200 mAh
battery which is larger and which will allow
you to use it a little longer without requiring
charge .
There’s also the Galaxy gear (a smart watch)
which is only compatible with the note 3 for
now.
The note 3 works just like a tablet. It’s like a
tablet and phone in one which eliminates the
extra bulk of owning both.

Renowned American
comedy duo, Tony Roberts
and Deeray Davis of the
United States, are expected
to arrive in Nigeria on
Thursday, for Invasion LOL,
the comedy show.
The show is packaged by
national
telecommunications
operator, Globacom, as a
special version of its
popular Laffta Fest shows.
Invasion LOL will kick off
on Saturday, October 19, at
the Expo Centre of Eko
Hotel & Suites, Victoria
Island, Lagos, and will be
followed by the Abuja
edition of the show
scheduled for THISDAY
Dome on October 25. The
very talented and award-
winning Roberts first
stepped onto the stage at
Mark Ridley's Comedy
Castle in Royal Oak,
Michigan, USA. He has
appeared on HBO's Def
Comedy Jam, BET's Comic
View, and It's Showtime at
the Apollo. He has
performed his stand-up all
over the world and was the
recipient of the BET Robin
Harris Award for Most
Original Comic.
Davies won the Comedy
Central Laugh Riots
Competition and was the
biggest hit on the Cedric
the Entertainer Tour. Best
known for his role as Ray-
Ray the Hustle Guy in
Barbershop and
Barbershop 2: Back in
Business, Davis has also
appeared in other films,
including Semi-Pro and 21
Jump Street.
Globacom said in
statement that the duo
would team up with
Africa's hottest comedians
including the continent's
number one, Ndumiso
Lindi of South Africa,
Uganda's Salvado and
Nigeria's Basketmouth, Ali
Baba, Bovi, Okey Bakassi
and Akparoro. Others are
Klint de Drunk, Buchi,
Gordons, Funny Bone,
Bash, Emeka Smith, Julius
Agwu and Sim Card.
In a promotional tape on
the show, Tony Roberts
said, "Nigeria, how now?
Join me at the Eko Hotel
on October 19 and Abuja
on October 25 for the Glo
Laftafest shows". He ended
the promo skit with a
comical display of his skill
in kungfu.
Globacom said the comedy
sessions will be spiced with
the best of Nigerian music
to give the audience a
first-class entertainment
show that will remain
memorable for a long time.
"Psquare, Lagbaja and
Wande Coal will pep up the
Lagos edition while, MI,
Lagbaja, Wande Coal and
Burna Boy will serenade
guests at different intervals
during the Abuja show,"
Globacom stated.

dis woman is a superb dresser.kudos

wow.......she looks really fat

Remember when people
used personal computers -
desktops and laptops - to check
email, view video and keep tabs on
Facebook? Back in that far-away
era, I'd have several windows open
for Web browsers, a word
processor, a photo editor and
sometimes a reader for PDF
documents.
I miss that capability on mobile
devices, particularly on full-size
tablets with a decent amount of
display space. With iPads and
Android tablets, I'm typically
limited to one window displayed at
a time; other apps run in the
background, out of sight. With
Windows 8 tablets, I can run two
windows side by side, but I'm
constrained in what I can do with
them. It gets better with the
Windows 8.1 update due out next
week, but it's still not the free-for-
all I had with PCs.
So I marvelled at a pair of
multitasking features that come
with Samsung's new tablet,
formally called Galaxy Note 10.1 -
2014 Edition. Sporting a 10.1-inch
display, measured diagonally, the
Note tablet goes on sale in the US
starting Thursday at a starting
price of $550.
The first of the multitasking
features, called Multi-Window, has
been available in Samsung devices
for about a year, but it works with
many more apps now. You can run
two apps side by side, such as
Facebook on one side and YouTube
video on the other.
Like Windows 8 tablets, you're
limited to just two apps. You can
change how much of the screen
each one takes, a capability coming
with Windows 8.1, but you can't
choose to have a window take up
just the top left corner, the way
you can on PCs. In addition, Multi-
Window isn't a universal feature.
Apps for Netflix and Hulu won't
work, for instance. You currently
have about 18 apps to choose from,
including Facebook and a variety of
Google and Samsung apps.
With that limitation, it's nice that
Samsung Electronics Co. is
supplementing Multi-Window with
a feature called Pen Window.
With it, simply draw a box on the
screen with the included stylus,
and choose one of seven apps to
open in a new window. Do it again
and again until you open all seven
apps, if you wish. That's nine in
all, counting the two with Multi-
Window. Each Pen Window app
appears in a window that floats
over your main app (or two apps if
you use Multi-Window). You can
move that window around on your
screen and resize it, just as you
can on PCs. Need a break from it?
Just minimize it into a small dot
and move it out of the way.
Like Multi-Window, you're
restricted in what apps you can
use with Pen Window, though I
expect more to get added over
time. For now, Pen Window on the
tablet works with YouTube, the
calculator, the alarm clock, your
contacts list, the Web browser and
two chat apps - Samsung's ChatOn
and Google's Hangouts. I like the
fact that you can open all of them
and keep them out of the way in a
minimised state. That way, it's just
one click when you need the
calculator and one click when
you're done.
The iPad doesn't do that. Amazon's
Kindle Fire doesn't do that. Other
Android tablets don't do that.
Windows 8.1 won't do that - at
least not in the tablet-style
viewing mode that Microsoft prefers
you stick with. You'll have to go to
the classic, desktop mode to resize
windows, which defeats the
purpose of having Windows 8 or
8.1. Windows 8.1 will go further
than Multi-Window in letting you
run up to four apps side by side,
but that works only on larger
screens, not portable tablets.
Beyond multitasking, the new Note
tablet offers a My Magazine mode
giving you personalised highlights,
such as news topics of interest,
content from your social media
feeds and suggestions on things to
do and see, based on your current
location. It's a good concept,
though Facebook isn't available
through it yet.
The new tablet also gives you quick
access to the tools you can
accomplish with its stylus. Pen
Window is one. Another feature
lets you add notes to a screenshot
of what you see. Another lets you
clip a section of a Web page and
store it with a Web link.
Unfortunately, not everything
worked. Text recognition was poor.
I'm supposed to be able to jot
down an email address or a phone
number with the stylus and have
that handwriting converted into a
contacts entry. But the device
constantly confuses the letters "o"
and "l" with the numerals "0" and
"1."
Pen Window also is more difficult
than necessary to set up. You need
to take out the stylus for an Air
Command tool to appear on the
screen. You choose Pen Window,
then draw a box on your screen
with your stylus. Then you choose
the app you want to open. Do all
of that again to get additional
apps, after figuring out how to get
Air Command again with your
stylus already out. It would have
been simpler to have a button on
the home screen that you can tap
with your finger or stylus.
In addition, Samsung could have
done more with the apps in
minimized state. Google's chat app
is reduced to a circular icon. It
could have flashed or changed
colors to notify me of a new chat
message, rather than make me
open and close it regularly to
check.
The tablet's back is still made of
plastic, but it feels like leather -
an improvement over previous
Samsung devices. The tablet does
feel heavy, at 1.2 pounds, but
that's still lighter than the 1.4
pounds for the full-size iPad. If
you want light, wait until early
November for the large-size version
of Amazon's Kindle Fire HDX. It
weighs just 0.83 pound.
Samsung's tablet is also pricey -
the $550 starting price tops the
iPad's $499 and the Fire's $379. Of
course, neither the iPad nor the
Fire includes a stylus.
One more complaint: Although the
tablet uses the latest version of
Android, 4.3, it doesn't offer that
system's feature of letting multiple
people share a device with
separate profiles.
With the Note, it's clear some of
the functionality we've long
associated with PCs is coming to
devices we're just getting to know.
There's more to be done, including
support for multiple users, but I'm
glad Samsung is leading us in that
direction.

.every single expression is needed.smh

hmmmm.......... d damage is done already.its up 2 dem 2 change d course of deir game.

oh yes.........dis is wot we've been talking abt.so cool.good work 2 Samsung

diranfbi: True talk @Lawrence 14. It"s still fun though.

ya right

After Earth is a movie i wish i didn't use my time 2 watch.if d father and son wanted 2 bond dey should do dat by taking tym off

merlin
nikita
legend of the seaker
24
suits
person of interest
the big bang theory
chuck
NCIS
how i met ur mother
once upon a time
vampire diaries
some badest movies

NCIS (naval criminal investigative service)
person of interest
suits
bones

Strangely, Mourinho says he was
delighted when Lampard turned him
down, explaining: "He is Chelsea.
This is where he belongs."
Despite his ties with the Stamford
Bridge club, Lamps did think long
and hard before deciding to stay in
London.
Mourinho said: "It was close, very,
very close. When he eventually
turned me down I told him he had
made the right decision."
Mourinho also spoke of his high
regard for Chelsea's old guard, John
Terry, Ashley Cole and Lampard -
players he once called
'untouchables'.
“It was close , very ,
very close . When he
eventually turned me
down I told him he
had made the right
decision ”
Jose Mourinho

The Portuguese coach said: "They
have made my life easier.
Some managers bring in four or five
guys they know well when they first
arrive at a club.
"I didn't need to. They were already
here."
And Mourinho says Lamps, Terry and
Cole have helped him to get his
ideas across to the team because
they have had the benefit of playing
under him several years ago.
He said: "It was a help for me, the
way they communicated with other
people, the way they know me and
the way they helped others
understand my ideas.
"They are good guys, they are
professional and the relationship
they have with me is perfect for the
time of their career because they
trust me."
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/343271/Frank-Lampard-told-Inter-Milan-No-way-Jose

lo ba tan.wetin i go do now.dis pple shuld do sumfin abt deir service if dey want deir customers 2 pay each increase willingly and happily.nonsense sha

it could also be aw dirty d buka is and oda local factors sha dat is wot determimes d sweetness of d food