₦airaland Forum

harakiri:
Every invention has it's time.Today is BB's time.Tomorrow, Apple is launching I-Pad (as if the i-pod,i-phone,i-mac and all the "ieeyess" aren't enough).You can find out more on :

http://www.apple.com/ipad/

If people don't find some large BB's ridiculous, then a 9.5 inch LCD screen shouldn't be a problem.Talk about putting a mini laptop in your pocket. . .lol

This isn't a sensible argument. The iPad is not a phone, and should not be compared in any way to a BB. Apple has never intended the iPad to be put in your pocket.

truly:
I understand that there are street traders in London

Coming out for one day a week to trade in a quiet street is VERY different from permanently placing shops without Government permit.

How can some of you people be insisting that Government compensates people who have been selling from such illegal markets? With what does the government compensate these people? Our Taxpayers' monies?

Utter rubbish. The people were warned, let them vent their anger on their union.

shawn123:
EM, Its amusing how some people compare Nokia to blackberry! bb messenger, file sharing, yahoo chat, gmail chat, skype, 24/7 internet. Are you kidding me, it beats using a laptop and mtn modem. What are you people talking about sef. I will just assume most dont know what blacberry service is? Even Nokia is trying to do something like that with the imitation OVA!!!! Haba learn about something before you criticize, bush people!

Where is the skype on Blackberry? Go over to the skype forums and see users begging them to release a version for blackberry that can allow calls. Every other phone OS has a full featured skype client.
Almost every single app on Blackberry has its counterpart on other phone OSes - the blackberry versions are just plain uglier!
Please don't get me laughing about your '24/7 internet'. I own a Blackberry Bold 9700 (arguably the best BB in existence) and the default browser is extremely horrrible! I also use an iPhone, and coming from that sleek device with it's lovely and intuitive UI and splendid web browser, browsing on the Bold is a rude shock.

The Blackberry service and BBM is the killer app on the device, and that's the sole reason i keep my Bold 9700. But apart from these, what's left is a dated UI with a terrible web browser, crappy third party applications and minimal developer support.
It is telling that a phone marketed as a business companion cannot even open PDF files by default. I found that out the hard way.

kosovo:
while Developers are yet to use the full potentials of PS3, Project Natal is eating off a whooping 30% of the XBOX 360. PS move only uses 1-2MB memory of the PS3.

The 30% figure (which is mere conjecture by the way) refers to CPU usage. What kind of man compares CPU usage with memory usage?!

Kosovo, you really should be ashamed of yourself for that brainless comparison. You're showing everyone here that you just do not understand technology.

kosovo:
YOU LIE.
how come 3discs didn't make it look the same?, Thinking that Bluray was the reason for the visual annihilation is Dumb. It's the Power of the CELL. CELL. CELL. CELL.
THANK you.

3 DVDs is not equal to one Blu-Ray. And most of the issues with the port to the Xbox 360 were with compressed audio and video. All other visual issues were due to Square Enix not having enough time to fit the PS3 Optimized Crystal Engine to the 360's architecture.

Why make a big deal out of the superiority of the pS3 version over the 360's version? Why did you keep mute when the clear consensus was that Bayonetta on 360 was markedly superior to that on the PS3?

justkunmi:
I.Use.the.Blackberry.Storm2. . And.its.the.greatest.phone.ever. .
Surfin.d.net.on.the.wide.screen.is.incredible. .

Anyone.else.using.a.storm2?
Wat.games.and.apps.do.you.have?

And.does.anyone.have.Blackberry.App.World.installed.on.his.phone?
Does.it.work?

To install Appworld, here's a link you can use

Download it http:///AppWorld OTA

You won't be able to see paid apps though, only free ones.

And no offense, but the browsing experience on the Storm 2 series is mediocre.

So now we know Vowiski is a scammer. Nationalclaimsoffice as a username can only mean one thing.

Afam:
Most of these killers I believe cannot afford to buy guns let alone coordinate such a plan without input from organized groups whether military or paramilitary as we know that they did this even when there was a curfew.

Nobody said the guns used were sophisticated assault rifles. Nigerian blacksmiths have been making locally made guns for over 50 years now.

There's no indication that any overly sophisticated attack plan was used. Nigerian tribes were fighting wars 400 years ago, it doesn't take a millitary mastermind to cook up a plan to sneak around static army locations and attack a defenseless village.

It all still boils down to religion at the end of the day. And i agree with you on the arrest and execution of the sponsors and the actual killers.
The main issue is that every single time this happens, the Government fails to make an example of the culprits. Enough is enough, we don't need any panel. What we need is JUSTICE!

Afam:
On a totally different note it is interesting to note that what a lot of Easterners especially Igbos went through more than 40 years ago is being replayed today in a state where the then head of state Gowon comes from and we all know the role he played during that time. What goes around comes around. Justice favors everyone, not a select few.

The deaths of hundreds of women and children is in no way 'interesting' or 'justice'.

naijaking1:
Approximate percentage of Nigerians who aided and supported massacre of eastern Nigerians in 1960s: 80

You just had to sneak in this part, didn't you?

To be fair, you may also want to add the number of Nigerians killed in the South in reprisal attacks.

[quote author=na2day? link=topic=125097.msg5647322#msg5647322 date=1268025166]serious are u kidding? the iphone OS is one of the smallest files u can download, are u using dial-up in some God forsaken place? [/quote]It's well over 150MB. That isn't small based on the average Naija internet connection.

sjeezy8:
Barack Obama and American govt are asking IBB to run for presido in 2011.-

And where did you get this from?

oyb:
most nigerians are buying em as status symbols, much like some  hang flash drives on their necks because it makes them look 'corporate' or some such  

lol. I'm told that hanging a flash drive around your neck in Benin is tantamount to asking a nearby policeman to arrest you on suspicion of 419

@Kosovo
This is a public forum, and it is accessible to minors.
I strongly object to the posting of such gruesome photos in the open where anyone can see,

debosky:
Classic naija mentality - always wanting the 'newest' and 'most exclusive' toys around.  

Don't be silly. This isn't 'naija mentality'. It's gadget craze, and people around the world are afflicted by it.

Why do you think i visit Engadget and Gizmodo (gadget weblogs) at least 5 times daily?

I've got a BB Bold 9700, and while i acknowledge the Blackberry's excellent communication features, the UI is extremely primitive coming from the iPhone.
The browser is horrible, just too horrible for words for someone coming from an iPhone.

Gaming is out of the question, and the App world isn't downloadable from Naija. Even if you could get in, the apps there aren't nearly as many or as sophisticated as those on Symbian or the iPhone, and they can be really pricey.
The facebook app on the Blackberry is of  a far less quality than that on the iPhone. Ditto all the twitter clients

I'll keep the Blackberry. It's communication suite is unmatched, but anyone using a Blackberry without a BIS plan has to be insane.

ElRazur:
I understand your view point. But, I still think his eyesight should be tested. You will be surprised at how many unfit drivers we have on our roads. It is easier to blame the government, but sometimes let people take responsibility once in a while.

I'm pretty sure in that situation you'd be far more interested in scanning the surrounding bushes for gunmen instead of reviewing what looked like small logs at first glance.

There's a reason why we have street lights on our expressways. Your vehicle lights won't always show the clear picture.

I've got a Blackberry Bold 9700 as a second phone. It's supposed to be the flagship blackberry, but i'm surprised how primitive the Blackberry OS UI is compared to the iphone's.

I'll sign up for the BIS plan, actually i've done the SMS thingy, still waiting for activation.

Please don't get me started on how horrible the default browser is.

4llerbuntu:
sori bt isnt that wat bbm is for? u pple just dey buy things u knw nothing about nor wanna learn. its like hw iv seen pple say dt witout bbs u cant use a bb 2 browse. well sha crackberry.com is a good place 2 start

he's clearly asking for how he can tether his phone to his laptop and use it as a modem to browse. I should have thought that was obvious.

Next time, provide constructive answers.

And why exactly is this in the 'Politics' section?

cap28:
thanx but no thanx - my brain is switched on which is more than i can say for yours, i dont need to plug myself into mindless trash in order to escape the reality of whats going on around me.

Is that really why you listen to music? Weird.

cap28:
thats not true, these women were not being expoited in the cheap and degrading way that these so called "video vixens" are.  i must admit that the women in the nigerian videos are yet to be degraded in the ways that the african american women are but we're getting there.

Fela portrayed these women as queens, their costumes were not sexually provocative and they were not put on show as cheap sexual gimmicks, they played their own part as back up singers and dancers without bringing in a cheap pornographic element.

BWAHAHAHAHA!
Yeah, i remember those women shaking their ample backsides in a 'queenly' manner

You are so amusing. For providing some much needed comic relief, i'll reward you with an answer

cap28:
first of all the above statement shows a blatant lack of understanding of the power of music and its effects on people - music has always been used for a variety of purposes but in africa music has held a deeper meaning because our exeperiences in life are different from those in the west

Again another silly assumption.
it's amusing to see that you still think the African culture is richer than that of many people of the western world.

cap28:
only someone as ignorant as you would dismiss original and legendary talent like Fela Kuti, onyeka onwenu etc as "old fogies"  none of those clowns can hold a candle to Fela or Onyeka.  I cant imagine an african american dismissing marvin gaye, prince, the temptations, james brown or the four tops as "old fogies" as a matter of fact most up coming african american artistes admit that the so called old fogies served as an inspiration to them, it is only in nigeria that we seek to look outside for our inspiration instead of amongst our own people.

I can easily call them old fogies. You know why? Because it's a matter of personal taste and preference.
You know the first thing i learnt when growing up? Every human being is different.
Appreciating and understanding the differences in others is the first step towards maturity.
If you cannot understand that there are people who would much rather listen to Tupac than James Brown, then i'm afraid you're still a child mentally.

cap28:
only someone as shallow as yourself thinks nothing is wrong in the objectification of women in order to sell music , have you not heard of the lowest common denominator  factor - this is where you appeal to the basest human instincts in order to make money - its normally used where talent is non existent and you need some other gimmick to get consumers to buy your music, - thats the current stage that we're at in the music industry, most of the artistes out there in america and europe are low on talent - many are manufactured clones - lady gaga, suga babes, girls aloud , 50 cent they therefore resort to gimmicks - pole dancing pros, gold toothed wearing gang bangers, gratuituous displays of violence - anything that will create some sort of reaction be it negative or positive - the thing is the american artistes can get away with it because they have skilled producers, choreographers and sound engineers who can produce videos which  look glossy and professional but the nigerian ones just look like pathetic poor imitations - do you catch my drift?

Look, if the consumers like it, then it's fine by me. And if it takes no talent to do what these fellows are doing, why arent you out there raking in the cash instead of posting embittered rants on Nairaland?

There's a lot more to these people than the flashy showmanship you're complaining about. But you're too blind to see that. Check out my signature below, it describes you completely.

Speaking of ignorance, your scathing dismissal of Nigerian videos as being 'pathetic' shows how out of touch you've been with the modern reality. Top Nigerian artistes these days boast relatively good videos. If you're still watching those grainy old vids, you need to get out of the cave you've been inhabiting ASAP.

cap28:
exactly,  who are you to disagree with me seeing as you know virtually nothing about the music industry

Yes, o great one. You know all!!

/s

cap28:
what they are totally oblivious too is the fact that p diddy and 50 cent are caricatures created by white owned record labels to project a stereo typical image of black men as mindless, misogynistic gang bangers who glorify gratuitous violence, stupidity and ignorance. many whites and other non black races actually think that these are true depictions of how black people actually behave. infact i have had first hand experiences of whites expecting me to speak and behave like some ignorant gangbanging rapper simply because im a black man!!!

well im sorry to break it to you but you are wrong (as usual) blacks are overepresented in the music industry but as usual the way that they are marketed to the public is controlled by powerful white run corporations.

Sorry, but there are many extremely powerful black men in the hip hop scene who have full oversight of the music content put out by the many black artistes in the US. Your borderline racism disturbs me slightly. Paired with your ignorance and your love for conspiracy theory, i think it's safe to say you need to take a chill pill and relax.


in summary, mon ami, choice is sacred. If the public has voted to have these guys performing this way and putting out this kind of music, why are you up in arms about it?

You think i'm happy that Yahooze shot up the charts in a nation struggling with the burden of 419? Nope! Am i thrilled that everyone seems to be using the word 'swagga' these days? Nope? But i have a life. And these things appeal to my fellow Nigerians. You don't see me coming on Nairaland like a douchebag to whine about the 'good ol' days'. I just change the channel or turn on my ipod to hear what i want.

But you really amuse me, you supercilious jester. Send me your address and i'll get you an ipod filled with all the oldies you can shake your flaccid member at. That way you won't get your panties in a bunch when next Tuface comes on.
Deal?

@poster
Whenever i see this type of topic, i cringe.
Rule No 1 of entertainment is to give the public what they want. And the Nigerians of nowadays couldn't care less about the old fogies you're touting as the 'Golden age of music'.

If the public wants to see scantily clad ladies, then how is it any issue of yours? Supply will always rise to meet demand, simple as that.

cap28:
unlike our current nigerian artistes whose only ambition is to become clones of american and jamaican artistes.

I think their ambition is actually to attain fame, fortune and lots of cute chicks by selling music to an adoring fan base, but who am i to disagree with you?

cap28:
this is what i take issue with, people should learn to be proud of their own cultural heritage and seek to promote it not copy something which is alien.

There are many other ways for people to show pride in their cultural heritage than to make music to appeal to a niche group. That's why 70% of these same artistes you deride sprinkle their verses liberally with yoruba or Igbo. They can easily show their pride in their clothing, their choice of food, even the names they give their kids. Why judge them over one facet of their existence?

cap28:
the music industry in america and europe is controlled by whites despite the fact that [b]blacks make up majority of the artistes [/b]as a result the whites tend to control and dictate music trends.

I'm pretty sure the part i highlighted in bold is a false assumption.

phraoh:
I knew some pipu wil stil run Obj down here.Y knt u pipu 4 1ce say sth gud abt dis man, ehh.Dis is is his birthday and he shld b congratulated.How many 9jerians hv been president albeit severally.

Was it really that difficult to type this in English?
This is why so many of you kids fail English in WAEC or JAMB.

Double N:
A Sad way to spend $600.A computer that can multi-task??

The iPad isn't a computer.

i'll probably get one. The lack of multitasking may be a pain (until it's jailbroken), but there are sure to be tens of thousands of top notch apps on it.

It can provide 10 hours of video on a single charge. How many other consumer devices can churn that out?
If the rumours of $1 TV show are true, i can easily grab Heroes from the itunes store ad be completely up-to-date.
Plus i can copy my files (PDF, MS Word, Excel) and use as a portable second screen at work.

I'd say the ipad didnt live up to all the crazy hype, but it's still a fairly capable device. I'll get one

Me sef:
@ biina

Guy, I think you are a confusionist! Maybe your problem is that you don't understand english. When Sanusi kept emphasizing that something happened during Soludo's era and that the Governor at that time watched heplessly as they happened, what in your dumb opinion is he did he mean?

You seem to enjoy antagonizing everyone on this forum just because you enjoy the benefit of being faceless. You better go and look for work!!!!!

I can assure you that anyone making an on-the-spot comparison of your contribution to this topic as against biina's will easily come to the inescapable conclusion that he occupies a far higher rung on the IQ ladder than yourself.

I don't know what you mean by 'antagonizing', but biina's restraint has been admirable in this argument. Whether you agree with him or not, i think he is one to watch on nairaland.

Me sef:
just because you enjoy the benefit of being faceless.

Explain what this means. So if you knew his name and location you'd head over there and beat him abi?

Me sef:
Its the opinion of an average northerner and this Shehu guy just brought to the fore the fears some of us have expressed about Lamido's agenda; the seeming introduction of "quota system and federal character in banking".

Thank God the people expressing these fears are in the minority. It's equally silly to read ethnic bias into everything.

some Northerners say Civil service reforms is Southern agenda against the North
some southerners say Banking reforms is Northern agenda against the south.

With this kind of bunker mentality, how is Nigeria not going to sink?

You really should check the prevailing market price before making a sales pitch. You're overpricing the hell out of this handset.

Fhemmmy:
That is the reason why most white babes wanna date a Nigerian man, cos they know we will take care of them, and that is why some of them dont care how the man makes the money, they just love the flashy living.
But our brothers needs to get a good and legitimate jobs and stop messing Nija name up.

Take care of them romantically and sexually? Yep.
financially? not so much

Fhemmmy:
You guess right. . . . . .But i am sure she must have been enjoying the money from all the fraud too, else, how was she able to be in Nigeria having fun since she has been there?

You know, you're 100% right. I never thought of it that way. Everyone knows that women have no money of their own and MUST have a man to spend money on them before they 'have fun'.

/sarcasm.

Why would you want to get only 512MB RAM and tie up a free RAM slot?

@Poster
more details, please. What mac model (laptop or desktop?). any ventilation issues (overheating CAN be an issue)?

4llerbuntu:
which kain chop knuckle? that dude is the villain of the piece
just wait till i get my hands on your servers!!! too much of the usual movies

DC, DC, the great lion of the ncyber jungle, husband of the fine lonely NL chicks!!! gbam!!


@lynxnoon

have u used your mtn modem today? i tried to connect mtn this afternoon both in ubuntu and windows and it refused to connect, saying remote server bla bla. then i tried zain in windows and it did connect.

i was scared o, i was beginning to think the modem is cooked. u know iv been thinking about this problem, i suspect i will have to flash the modem. i suspect that it was one windows antivirus program, one USB vaccine program that did it in. the program removes the autorun feature off any usb. i put the modem in a xp box that had that program and it did something to it. i think that is the last thing i can remember between when it worked fine in ubuntu and now!


unless otherwise there is something wrong with the modem physically. hmmmn, u know what, do you know how to reset the modem or flash the firmware? pls tell me AND

could u please copy that reset program in fact all those small programs inside the folder and put them here for me, the ones in mine seem to be damaged. i tried to double click the reset one but it dont work and the icons look like how those bad windows programs look. i think they are small, just add an extension and upload here, maybe if i can get to reset it it will be back to normal. cheers

Isn't the auto-run feature of the Modem just to check if the software is already installed and then prompt you for the installation if it isnt? I doubt disabling that will have any effect on your connection.

If Zain connected and MTN didn't connect, it's very possible it's an MTN network issue. It may be unrelated, but i had data outage yesterday on MTN 3G in Port Harcourt for practically the whole day, it's back now, though.