A little bit optimistic about this information, it's actually very promising, with the usual Nigerian sluggishness and corruption it will be better to right off this document and go back to normal business, however, there are lots of reasons why one should not.

The Chairman of the Presidential committee on National Broadband Strategy and Roadmap which was inaugurated September 2012 is Dr. Ernest Ndukwe (OFR) and Vice president  Mr. Jim Ovia. Ernest was pivotal in ensuring development and monitoring of Communication giants in Nigeria like (MTN, Glo, Econet and the others) back then, one of th reason GSM came. Also ensuring the then NCC (Nigeria Communication Commission) was one of the most successful ministry. The NCC then chaired open sessions for the public with communication companies.

The comforting part of this story is that, if these men can apply  a similar drive to that of Bringing the GSM to Nigeria to Broadband then YES, they can achieve their plan to the betterment of the discussed nation.
Easily readable version of the plan. VeryPromising!!!
Hints:
There are plans now to free up the occupied 700Mhz Spectrum for deployment of LTE (4G) as the committee identified that 3G and 4G(LTE) will be the best way to facilitate a rapid encroachment of Broadband. "LTE is today the technology of choice for 4G services.Government will conduct spectrum licensing rounds for LTE by 2014/2015 in the 2.5GHz/ 2.6GHz bands (generally considered to cover the frequency range between 2500-2690 MHz). The 2.5/2.6 GHz bands offer abundant FDD spectrum suitable for building LTE networks." Presently Only a few cities such as Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt currently have any appreciable fibre infrastructure coverage that could be classified standard.

Some approaches will include:
FTTH: Fibre to the Home
FTTB: Fibre to the Base
FTTx: Fibre to the x (where x is defined as where ever may be in need of fibre connection)
LTE or 4G
3G
Sattelite

By 2015 according to the plan, will have all NIPOST branches host Public access points, meaning that you could use internet for free whenever you are in a NIPOST office





What do you think about this prospect?
With corruption, will this be feasible?
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Few months ago we all got the news that a girl who got motivated after reading news about a family that died as a result of carbon monoxide fumes from their generator, Adebola Duro-Aina was inspired to do something about it. She enlisted three friends - Oluwatoyin Faleke, Eniola Bello and Abiola Akindele, all students between 14 and 15 years old in her science class - to help her find a solution to the problem. The team decided to design a generator that ran off an alternative fuel that wouldn't harm users, and so began the tale of how four teenage girls in Nigeria invented a urine-powered generator to create better - and safer - access to electricity.

She involved mates; Oluwatoyin Faleke, Eniola Bello and Abiola Akindele, all between the age of 14 and 15 and from science class of  Doregos Private Academy Lagos: Website

Demo of a working Generator powered by urine

As this demonstration shows, it was successful, now its time to discuss the benefits, pros and cons of this discovery.
These are some of the questions asked that will enable these young ladies and investors capitalise on this technology, though i'm optimistic that they already have a blueprint.

1. What quantity of urine(litre) will be enough to power same generator for an Hour
2. How can we make this type of generator compact enough (the filters, the Gas and the electrolyte tank)
3. How much will it cost to modify a Generator to be powered with Urine?
4. How much will it take to build a new generator to be powered with Urine?
5. Can same technique be applied for cars?
6. Can same technique be applied for diesel powered machines?
7. Possible options for (Only) Urine collection (maybe extra urine ceramics that outlets to a separate tank.?

Quote: Waste is not waste until you waste it

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Microsoft continues its jibes with apple this time using Apple's own Siri. Microsoft, Nokia and Samsung has been so interested in ads comparison off late, Gone are the days when companys makes ads just for their brand without intruding another, they are not even bothered about the corporate identity, the only thing that matters is the competition in respect to technology and innovation.

This time around microsoft says Apple should try to talk less and do more: well see video here



Will you Buy a Windows RT Surface tablet or iPad?
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The Xfactor franchise found its way to Western Africa by Africa's fastest growing telecommunications company Globacom Limited. Have a snick pic of the Glo Xfactor which just went on air 18th May 2013, the Judges are Onyeka owenu, M.I and Ghana's Rockstone. You can expect as much fun and completely weird performance and nice convincing stories like that of Ramat.

25th and 26th will be the big one, Lagos Audition @ the Dream studios.

Now airing on TV in both Ghana and Nigeria
Nigeria
STV        -              Saturday, 8:30p.m
AIT         -              Saturday, 7:00p.m
WapTV   -              Saturday, 4:00p.m
NTA        -             Sunday, 5:00p.m
Ghana
ViaSat 1  -              Sunday, 8:00p.m  Online Stream here also: Viasat1 Ghana  #Link might not work in some countries

RAMAT: i'm from a polygamous home

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As the middle class continues to rise up and contend with the high and mighty rich of Nigeria, the prospects are increasing daily, lots of SME's are starting up, small scale projects are turning into full scale business, we've know the idea has always been there.

One interesting development that has been out for months is the TaxiPark.com.ng,  which helps Lagosians book taxis within Lagos metropolis through their PC or mobile Devices and yes! it works. The online response from customers has been awesome "according to CP Africa" and many continue to testify about to its usefulness.

Lagos probably one of the most densely populated cities in Africa and even in the world, Annoyingly notorious traffic congestion,  makes it a mouth watering market to tap into, Google's project of Maping Nigeria  it will be quite easy for mappings to function well more-especially in the city of lagos.


Recently more about the Company was revealed as the CEO Rodney Jackson Cole granted Cp-Africa an Interview. The core team players seems to consist of just 3 people with the CEO inclusive

 

CP-Africa: What unique problem is Taxi Park trying to solve?
RJC: We are trying to make the booking experience as easy and as convenient as possible (accessibility on any device; mobile and web, less time consumption, access to a wider range of taxi companies). We are also trying to change the general idea behind the taxi booking rates and services. We want to get taxi companies to compete and beat the price down to make it affordable for the average Nigerian.
In addition, we want to help Taxi drivers get more jobs as well as help taxi companies monitor and monetise their taxis

For the full and complete interview visit CP-Africa  of visit www.taxipark.com.ng

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Blackberry's mission for transformation has taken a weird suprisingly nice and awesome turn, depends on which angle  you view the picture but Yes! the topic is as clear as YES, BBM is coming to iOS and Android devices like iPhones, Samsung Galaxy and possibly HTC, prior to Permission been granted by Apple and Google respectively.

Not too long ago the DoD (Department of Defense) of the USA authorised the use of Samsung Knox and Blackberry's Balance provisionally. The aforementioned technology enables high security between personal and work data ensuring that BYOD will not be much of an issue. Read more about BringYourOwnDevice here.

Now to the main thing

The Main competior of BBM has been WhatsApp, Viper and maybe iMessage and most of them except iMessage spans across various platform, however, Today, at the company's annual Blackberry Live 2013 conference, CEO Thorsten Heins announced that this summer they will make the trademark BlackBerry messaging service available as a third-party app to the two most popular smart platforms - iOS and Android.

Keynote: Announcing the Gist during Blackberry Live 2013

BBM Channels overview
From the announcement it is unclear if any issue of subscription to Blackberry's core secured network will be an issue but the prospects remains high for the berry company as they move through a "Re-branding" phase


Overview of Blackberry Messenger



Few weeks ago on an interview
Question: There have been a lot of questions this week about whether RIM will ever license out the BlackBerry platform, and your answer has been that “we’re open to discussions”. Will we ever see BlackBerry Messenger on other platforms? We’ve have seen RIM put an Android app player onto the PlayBook. Would we ever see it go the other way? Maybe not full out licensing, but maybe pieces of BlackBerry services showing up on other platforms?
Thorsten: You should never rule this out; business is very very dynamic. It’s dynamic on the device side as well as on the software side. So never say no to anything. We’re constantly exploring our room to maneuver and our room to explore other businesses so I wouldn’t say categorically no to it. There is a time where this might make sense, and I have a team looking into this. I’m not saying I won’t license. People are again putting this in a black and white spot. I’m open for licensing if it makes sense. But it’s not what I was hired for; I was not hired to build a licensing company. I was hired to take BlackBerry to new heights. And that’s what I will do with my team.

BBM Video Chat


We can expect it any time soon this summer meaning (In few months time: June July tops) as soon as it is approved by Apple and Google but still lots of information remains unknown but in coming weeks this post will be updated to keep you informed.

 

Quick Facts about BBM:

• More than 60 million monthly active users
• More than 51 million daily active users who are connecting with friends or colleagues an average of one and a half hours every day.
• BBM users send and receive more than 10 billion messages each day, nearly twice as many messages per user per day as compared to other mobile messaging apps
• Almost half of BBM messages are read within 20 seconds of being received; indicating how truly engaged BBM customers are

Today, BlackBerry also announced BBM Channels, a new social engagement platform within BBM that will allow customers to connect with the businesses, brands, celebrities and groups they are passionate about. BlackBerry plans to add support for BBM Channels as well as voice and video chatting for iOS and Android later this year, subject to approval by the Apple App Store and Google Play. If approved by Apple and Google, the BBM app will be available as a free download in the Apple® App StoreSM and Google Play store. Additional details about system requirements and availability will be announced closer to the launch.
That’s some pretty big news, indeed. Be sure to share your thoughts with us in the comments below, who will be the first person from your extended network that you introduce to BBM?

BlackBerry Balance Another new feature announced was the BBM Channels is a new way for BBM users to connect with the businesses, brands, celebrities and groups they are passionate about.
The BBM will be available to iPhones, running at least iOS 6.0, and to droids, running at least Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

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The Lyon's new third kit features a luminescent crest and other assorted detailing which "glows" when submerged in inky darkness -- just the perfect kit for those nights when the floodlights fail at their home stadium Stade de Gerland

Well Neon effect is no new thing now on football Jersey, i wonder why? but if they were able come up with the first 3D football Kit last year then this should not be a Surprise to any one. You could imagine just coming straight from the cinema with your 3D glasses to the field to watch a match and notice the kits are also just like the movie you saw {lol} well all fantasy you might say.

According to Adidas, the design is an homage to the city of Lyon, which goes by the nickname “The Capital of Lights” thanks to its famous annual "Festival of Lights", or “La Fête des Lumières” if you’d prefer the local parlance. 

As you can see it looks simple and nice, i guess during one pre-match ceremony lights will be turned off so the fans can appreciate the Neon lights that will emanate from the Jersey or during any high-profile match including (champions league, cup finals, or knock-outs phases) when they really need a miracle, the stadium lights can be turned off giving advantage to them via theor Neon light fitted jersey seeing will be no problem.

Pricing of Jersey

This Kit will surely be more beneficial to the fans than to the Players, though thats one of the most important ingredients of the modern day football. The marketing will definitely be huge for this
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Do you know that you can choose any kind of jewellery you like print it and use for any event then when you are done grind it up to use for another future event? Yes every industry is jostling up to explore the huge potential made available by 3D printing.

A lady's shoes been printed

Autodesk CEO talks to CNN about the prospects of 3D printing

 Even a Gun printed solely on plastic with 380 bullets

  CNN explains the trend



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Cost of 3D printers from reprapcentral.com

Materials and cost

1. Major material used is the PLA (Polylactic Acid) is an extremely awesome polymer for many reasons. It's bio-friendly, as it's made from corn, which is a renewable resource. PLA is biodegradable, which means it will break down in a landfill. It has an extremely low shrinkage factor, which means it resists warping, even at very large print sizes. It can be made in any colour to suit the you
2. ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) is considered to be the second easiest material to work with when you start 3D printing. ABS is an engineering polymer commonly used to produce car bumpers due to its toughness and strength. It’s also the stuff that Lego blocks are made of…tough enough but safe enough for the kids to handle!
   Please note however, consideration must be made when printing larger objects – thermal stress can cause ABS to warp as the part cools.
   ABS is suitable to make light, rigid, molded products with good shock absorbance and wear resistance.
   ABS is available in white, black, red, blue, yellow and green colors and has a matte appearance. (turbocad)
   
   For both 1.75mm could range $60-$70

A lady's show completely printed

3D printed Cutleries

 

Makerbot Replicator (a 3D printing machine)

One of nike's 3D printed snickers

Major players in the industry Makerboyt

A Sample lady's Shoe

A lady's Dinner Gown printed by Makerbot's 3D printer

3D printing is going to be Awesome, however, i am still skeptical on the prospects of plastic ammunitions, even with metals guns, we are not safe talk-less of having a scenario of plastic ones metal detectors will fade away. This remains the biggest challenge to this awesome tech. Another prospect i see is a new business for 3D artiste, graphics designers, so start enhancing your 3D skills

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Google Glass is here and it is been reviewed by Engadget. It looks a promising tech for the future but still raises so many eyebrows. Lets first address the good things you can get from Google glass

The best uses for Google Glass can be

• TV Enhancement: on your glasses the TV view could just be as real as you which is much more fun
• BIO feedback: For those who will love to monitor their health, to check their heart rate, calorie burns, exercise 
• Face recognition: your glass will probably learn to remember everyone it has seen even if you are the forgetful one
• Instructions: Want to have hands-on tutorial for you cooking, baking or it might even be learning your piano or just anything you can pull up a Youtube tutorial/video instruction set for.
• Navigation: This will be the best ever navigation tool, where-ever when ever, driving, sleeping eating, walking you do have a up-close navigation tool right up your eye

  Official Video for Google Glass The negativity  and Don't s of Google Glass

• See your doctor  before you even think of purchasing it
• If you have eye issues, its not advisable
• On first usage, do not were morethan 1 hour
• Until the Second generation of Google Glass is out you as an end-user should not think of buying/using it as it will favour only Developers/Investors for now
• When ever you see someone with Google Glass it is very likely he is recording you
• Google Glass will be the sniffer, a great privacy intrusion device
• You can be recorded without your knowing

Google Glass currently stands for a whooping $1500 is it worth it
Source | Source : Donald bell(CNet)