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Android Developers Create Siri Rival "Iris" in 8 Hours

[url]http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Gingerbread-Iris-Siri-iOS-Honeycomb,news-12968.html[/url]

Check out the above link.

@lynxbaba,

Una don start to dey oppress boys abi !!

Make i no vex put my own here o !!

@topic,

Am browsing with my glo sim on my laptop using the glosecure settings and they work. On another interesting note, a friend of mine is browsing free using the glosecure apn on his LG Optimus Android phone. Glo is not charging him a single kobo and the guy is downloading like mad. Full 3G speeds without being charged. Its a miracle !!

But who is the average joe in Nigeria ?? That is the question.

I can tell you that Blackberry is not cheap compared to a Nokia, Samsung or even china phone that the common Nigerian can afford. However, Nigerians are a class conscious or "Effizy" kind of people. We will sell our souls to buy a gadget we can't afford just to be among the cool crowd. How many people do you know that have BB but no BIS subscription ?? How many people do you know that have old school BB with monochrome screens ?? Therefore, Nigerians can afford to buy the Iphone. How much is an Iphone 2G or Iphone 3G in the market nowadays ?? Its comparable to a BB Curve or Bold 9700. Therefore, price is not a factor. It will take Apple a long time to put the infrastructure in place to rival the BBM as seeing by the challenges faced by RIM just recently. Across Europe and America, i forsee a great fall in market share for BB devices as Apple & Android phones challenge them but in Obodo 9ja, BB still rules. However if the GSM carriers are to legally launch Apple products and Apple opens an Apple store in Nigeria, then we might see a challenger for the BB in the Nigerian market.

Wow !!

Nice One !! Thanks glo. I have 19.6GB of data on my sim.

Time to spend that data bonus.

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Well, MTN Has responded. Check this out !!!

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ajirebi20:
^^^

You only train what is trainable. Nigerian grads are untrainable. Sorry to be so blunt. Truth tastes like bitter-leaf

not really. i agree that the quality of nigerian graduates has greatly eroded but there are a few universities that churn out good candidates. i think when recruiting, companies should also look at the university that a person comes from. universities like unn, ui, abu, unilag still have some juice left in them. sorry to be bias but any hnd or graduate of a state university will have his qualifications questioned.

back to the topic, my friends earn n3.1m per year as an executive trainee in gt bank. that is a good salary i think. For the public service, n80,000 per month should be the minimum for a graduate.

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http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/technology-glo-pledges-commitment-to-innovation/97255/

Check out the above article.

$29,000 for an E1 connection !!!

Now down to N90,000. Chei !!!

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Dual Core:
Oga samir, no mind puskin. I for promise to knack am for u but him big and one of my babes dey him compound. Him fit vex tidy d babe.

About the datacenter, I will mail you.

OK !!

Thanks !!

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Mobinga:
Nice specs

ASUS G73JH-X5 Core i7 1.6Ghz, 8GB DDR3, 640GB HDD, 1GB ATI Radeon 5870

Mobinga Papingo !!!

What's up ?! Yeah, its a beast ain't it ?! You should see Crysis 2 With DX11 Patch on it

Bought 2 of them and sold 1 on this Nairaland in the technology section. I have a 1GB Radeon 5770 HD Desktop Graphics card if your interested.

puskin:
. . . . . . U dey share your OWN??

Huh !!!

I think you must be mistaken. I don't own a iwp server neither do i sell. I buy it like everybody else.

Am just interested in expanding my I.T knowledge. Thanks anyways.

Dual Core:
I built the node where this server is on, I own the node. I control the traffic and I modified the iwp script and it updates a database with number of users. It has over 100 concurrent connections on it and cpu speed is at 0.03. So the present number of users on it are using a minute fraction of a single core in its quad core architecture. As for datacenter issues, its connected to a 1gbps connection which has 20TB monthly bandwidth allocated to that node.

This server won't be used for iwp in the long run, got a bigger, better project it will run on for the benefit of all.

Hi DC

Can you share the data centre or Host you are using ?! Am curious. Thanks.

Djcn:
Our infrastructure will depend upon the services to be rendered.
We hope the data centre will cater for

Colocation
Dedicated hosting
Shared hosting
VPS
Off site backups
Cloud Hosting
Managed Hosting
Application server, game server,
Virtualization e.t.c

Well a 5000sqm of floor space will be modest and of course the structure will be more than blocks and mortar, state of the art fire protection systems, fire detection systems, fire prevention systems, cctv, Biometric security systems (voice and fingerprint, iris), battery banks, and of course Air conditioning Systems are some of the equipments that will be installed.

Thanks Djcn for that awesome list. Have googled some of the services listed above. But could still use a little explanation. Also, can any one help with the T1/E1 bandwidth thingy ?! Thanks !!!

http://www.mainonecable.com/our-clients - Main One Cable

http://www.nixp.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=13 - Nigerian Internet Exchange Point

Check out the above links for more info. Sadly, SAT-3 website http://www.safe-sat3.co.za/ has no info at all and Glo-1 is a proprietary owned cable of Globacomm and therefore does not share information about it.

The Good Old Days !!!

Where ma peeps @ ??

Moderator, please stick this thread once more !!

Djcn:
Thanks, As far as i'm concerned MTN hynet has the best offering when compared with services form ipnx, Swift, Dopc, mobitel who also place data caps on downloads. I just hope the service will be fast. I'm tired of their data caps. Will be checking it out at their office.

Yes, the MTN Hynet service offers unlimited bandwidth. It is based on Wimax technology so it should be relatively stable. Please let us know how things turn out at the MTN office and current prices of the service. Thanks.

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Nice one people. Good locations also. The V/I - Lekki Axis is a good location. Most ISP's and Fibre networks have POP in that area. So, we have tackled location, connectivity and power. The use of a solar generator combined backup generators should handle the power requirements. Now, what kind of services do we offer and what type of hardware is needed ? Taking into consideration the nigerian Market.

Djcn:
Pls who can give the available locations of the hynet service? Is PH included?

Here are the locations:

Lagos, Port Hacourt, Ibadan, Illorin, Benin, Warri, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi

Port Hacourt is included on their site and the MTN Hynet Brochure but confirm from the local MTN office on the availability of service (coverage) in your location. Abuja, sadly, is not among.

Djcn:
Simir you made some interesting points there but however power is not the major when it comes to our having a Data center. The major issue is the bandwidth, reliability (uptime), and of course security. Thousands of Transmission Towers run 24/7 for a year in this country and my personal system has not gone off for approximately two years (have no patience for booting time).
There is significant improvement in the power situation in the country and even oversees some data centres don't depend on the local stations. They sometimes generate their own power source.

Hi Djcn,

Haven't been seeing you around. Welcome back. The 3 issues you mentioned are valid but i think those are of secondary importance considering the big challenge of power to the data center. Power also, will determine the location of your data centre. OK guys, instead of talking in the abstract let us try putting some flesh to our ideas. I propose that our data centre should be in Lagos for obvious reason. Its the nerve of the country. Second, finding a location in Lagos that provides dedicated power supply. If possible, i would have loved it to be located at the Eko Distribution or Lagos Independent Power Stations. With that, security and power are solved in one blow. If located at Eko Distribution, it would have access to Phase 3 Telecoms Aerial fibre network. SAT-3 access at NITEL House, Marina is also possible. The Nigerian Internet Exchange Point http://www.nixp.net/ also has a POP there making inter-connectivity possible. What do you think ?!

nateevs:
Dude you are one big education. Thanks for those links. I am overwhelmed by the amount of info you've downloaded on one page. Thank you very much. I am particularly impressed with Phase3 telcomms, how far they've come and their plan to lay 14,000km of fibre. One smart thing is the overhead laying of cables. and opposed to the underground laying Glo are deploying.

More info if you find mate. . . but good lord how expensive are those MTN rates? My ADSL connection will probably cost 500k with MTN.

I am in Nigeria in the next few weeks and I hope to gather as much info as I can.

Well, when you find out how much these companies are spending on infrastructure and the hostile Nigerian environment, its not eazy. Check out the MTN Hynet Wimax Service https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-501321.0.html. Its currently available in some select cities. Many companies are deploying fibre networks but the pace is slow. check out these ISP's and their products :

1. http://www.swiftng.com/

2. http://www.ipnxnigeria.net/

3. http://www.directonpc.com/home.aspx

As you can see, wireless is the major technology deployed by these ISP's. Directonpc however, deploys VSAT and Wimax. Infact, its the only other ISP apart from MTN Hynet which offers Wimax Technology. Will let you know more.