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Blackberry Vs Android: NCC Explains Why Internet On Android Costs More Than Blackberry

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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The answer to a question that has been top on social media conversation for mobile internet consumers has finally been answered by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on its Facebook page.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It concerns the difference in internet charges between Blackberry users and Android users. Blackberry users pay far less than Android users in Nigeria and this difference all boils down to bandwidth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Read the NCC statement titled, <em>Data Consumption on Android and Blackberry Phones</em>, below:</span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The NCC as a regulator is responsible for promotion of fair competition in the communications industry and protection of communications services and facilities providers from misuse of market power or anti-competitive and unfair practices by other service or facilities providers or equipment suppliers.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The issue of data usage on Blackberry and Android smart phones has been generating a lot of comments lately and the Commission has a duty to protect and inform all stakeholders in the industry on all issues of concern.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">RIM, the manufacturer of BlackBerry, utilizes a special compression algorithm to serve users of Blackberry handsets who have subscribed for Blackberry internet service. Whenever such a subscriber browses the internet and opens a webpage, a request is sent via the handset’s browser requesting for the page to be downloaded to the phone. This request is channeled to RIM’s gateway in Canada, which fetches the webpage, compresses it and sends the compressed data back to the BlackBerry phone as a download.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On an Android phone, the request to open a webpage by telephone subscribers is sent to the gateway of the network operator which then processes the information and sends back the page to the Android phone as a download (the data is not compressed – thereby requiring more bandwidth).</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The amount of bandwidth uploaded is identical between both Blackberry and Android phones, the difference lies in the fact that most of what subscribers do on their phones is to download content which varies on both. BlackBerry is indirectly subsidizing bandwidth by compressing the content downloaded by subscribers.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In effect, an internet subscriber using an Android smartphone to open a webpage may be downloading 100KB of data, while a subscriber using a Blackberry opening the very same webpage would be downloading 25KB due to the compression of data by RIM.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bandwidth in Nigeria is an expensive resource, because most data is transferred wirelessly. This is the reason why the NCC is promoting wired infrastructure around the country through such projects as WIN (Wire Nigeria) as well promoting a Broadband Roadmap for the country which will greatly reduce the cost of bandwidth thereby reducing the cost of browsing the internet on smartphones.</span></em></div>

Blackberry Vs Android: NCC Explains Why Internet On Android Costs More Than Blackberry

The answer to a question that has been top on social media conversation for mobile internet consumers has finally been answered by the Nige...

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Five Android apps that prolong your smartphone’s battery life

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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have you ever found yourself wishing that your Android’s battery would last longer? Don’t answer that — I already know. Be it an app that’s too greedy on resources, ever-larger display sizes that use up power faster, or our constant desire to play mobile games that keep our screens lit up for hours at a time, we’re eating up battery life <span class="link" style="border: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">faster than we’d like </span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It isn’t all bad news. As a platform, Android keeps getting more efficient at task management, and multitasking is smarter than ever. Still, battery life never seems to live up to our hopes or expectations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thankfully, several high-end handsets now have custom touches built in that will adjust settings based on remaining battery life in an effort to squeeze out just a few more minutes. HTC recently introduced a new “extreme power mode” for the One M8 and Samsung has an “ultra power saving” feature in the Galaxy S5. Unfortunately, you have to curtail your usual usage to make the most of these, so they aren’t the most convenient for relying on every day</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have spent time exploring a number of battery-saving apps over the years, and I have become quite fond of a few in particular. Here’s a list of five of my favorite apps for prolonging the life of your Android’s battery. Note that there are a few common settings that overlap across the apps, but in this piece, I’ve tried to highlight some of the features that help separate each app from the pack.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Juice Defender</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Packed with seemingly endless options, Juice Defender is perhaps my favorite app on this list. The free client lets you manage common connections, such as mobile data as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Multiple preset modes, like “aggressive” and “balanced,” allow for toggling and scheduling, background synchronization, and choosing which apps can keep your screen on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Aside from the free app, Juice Defender also comes in Plus ($1.99) and Ultimate ($4.99) versions. Depending on what level of control you are looking for, one might be better suited for your needs. The Plus version, for instance, adds “extreme” and “customized” profiles as well as location-aware Wi-Fi, not to mention scheduling for night hours. The Ultimate app also boasts peak hours and weekend settings, autosync, and deeper GPS controls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Indeed, I definitely recommend the free client as a starting point but have no qualms about endorsing the paid apps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Battery Defender</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the more feature-rich free clients I’ve encountered, Battery Defender offers plenty of options at no cost. It might sound trivial, but I like having the exact battery percentage listed in my notification bar. Far more accurate than what the stock experience usually gives you, it’s a simple pleasure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Battery Defender provides quick and painless access to toggling your common connections such as GPS, Wi-Fi, mobile data, and Bluetooth. I like being able to hop in and turn off the stuff I’m not using — every little bit helps. While this sort of thing is built into many of today’s top Android phones, older or less popular models aren’t so fortunate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another feature that users will appreciate is Genius Scan, which allows sync to occur every 15 minutes. The adjustable “quiet sleeping” option disables Wi-Fi and data connections at night, a helpful feature for those who do not sleep next to their phones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Go Battery Saver & Power Widget</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Designed by the Go Dev Team, this one is as gorgeous as it is flexible. A simple tap of the screen lets you toggle preset modes, making it easy to go from reading and relaxing to online gaming. For those who don’t like the standard modes, there are two other slots available for creating custom experiences.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Go Battery Saver & Power Widget keeps an eye on your apps to determine which are eating up battery more than others. By assigning a score to your battery, the app is able to determine which features you can enable or disable to extend its life. Tapping the optimize button, in essence, cleans everything up and tacks on some extra expected life. Doing this alone can provide an extra hour or more.</span></div>
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<figure class="image pull-none image-full-width" style="background-color: white; border: none; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img alt="gopower.jpg" src="http://cnet3.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2014/04/30/444c787d-0f46-4c43-8bee-c0193fbb8b27/resize/770x578/167910d93df94c6109facde20232a4f0/gopower.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><figcaption style="border: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="caption" style="border: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">GO Battery Saver & Power Widget recently received a fresh coat of paint.</span><span class="credit" style="border: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> GO Launcher EX</span></span></figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: white; border: none; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 14px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While the free app is stocked with options and settings, the premium pack brings about another dozen features. Available through in-app purchase for $4.99, this upgraded bundle removes ads and tosses in scheduled settings, more control over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and CPU, and a third “extreme” mode.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The app provides quick access to a number of settings with two home screen widgets. Should you go with the premium option, there are three more widgets to choose from. A number of skins or themes are available for Go Dev’s own widgets, and you can also adjust how items appear in the notification bar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><em style="border: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Standout features</em>: Handy widgets, multiple user modes, very clean interface, a steady stream of development updates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Autorun Manager</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Perhaps the most “risky” app on this list, Autorun Manager lets you determine which apps start running when your phone boots up. Like the aforementioned apps, this one comes in two modes: basic and advanced. Apps selected in basic mode are terminated immediately when the phone boots, though some will pop back up and start running. My advice here is to leave those alone and let system settings take over. As for the advanced mode, you will find more control over things such as widgets and receivers, and system-wide actions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The free version of Autorun Manager is supported by ads, but you can purchase a Pro key for $3.99. Doing so will also keep apps from auto-restarting in basic mode, as well as block more than 10 receivers in advanced mode. Just for good measure, you also get “Chuck Norris mode,” which lets you kill apps in a more aggressive manner. Please note that if you are on the fence over this app, we suggest you err on the side of caution and pass. For those of you who demand more control and a have firm grasp on Android’s core functions, however, this might be right up your alley.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><em style="border: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Standout features</em>: Stops pesky apps from starting up, two user modes, clear insight into what runs immediately at bootup, awesome Chuck Norris reference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of all the apps listed here, Tasker is the one that provides more than just battery extension and task-killing. In fact, I would recommend this one to anyone who wants to help automate the Android experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the area of battery life, I like Tasker; it allows me to set times for sleeping and disabling of connections. While I generally tend to plug my phone in overnight, Tasker has proven handy in cases where I do not. Besides time of day, other triggers include day and location; both are useful for people with set work schedules.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also appreciate the way Tasker lets me set my phone to handle media, texting, phone calls, and other Android functions. It might take a while to fully grasp the capabilities, but at $2.99, this one is a true set-it-and-forget-it app.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Those of you with a Chromecast may enjoy some of the extensions and apps that tie into Tasker. One recently making headlines in the Android space, AutoCast, brings about numerous configurations and settings for Google’s HDMI dongle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><em style="border: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Standout features</em>: Automated settings based on time, day, and location; automatic settings for text and calls; clean and clutter-free interface.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Other tips and best practices</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Chances are good that you can extend battery life by adjusting a few settings on your device or by following a couple of steps. Switching to airplane mode or turning off features like Bluetooth, NFC, and GPS can eke out a few more minutes of life in a pinch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Is your phone set to automatically adjust brightness? Are your social media apps constantly pinging for updates? You may surprised at how much control you have over the apps and services on your smartphone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s not uncommon for an app developer to introduce a new feature or make an adjustment that impacts the battery. Along those lines, I always recommend updating apps to the latest versions. Sometimes these little “bug fixes” can pay off in big ways.</span></div>
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Five Android apps that prolong your smartphone’s battery life

This collection of apps will not only extend the life of your handset, but could also improve its overall performance. Have you ever foun...

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#Flashback Advantages of Android Application Development

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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These are root able. Apple spends more time on stopping rooters than iPhones more than they do the innovation. It is called jail breaking. Every single iPhone “update” has disabled the jailbreak of the phone in the process. That really ticks me off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">People get stuck to HTC hardware for the Android. The reason is iPhone never updated they un- rooted root for iPhone. iPhone group of people must do all of their work in secret which means Apple, determines out and sends out them a Cease-and-Desist letter, or worse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Android platform is open-source technology. One company works on the coding and others are able to do so. Open source technologies needs to be more secured than any other proprietary software. The reason behind this is the eyeballs that are poring continuously over the code of the Android.  There are holes in the software and these are rapidly found and patched. Due to its open source technology there is one second in the list to compete so therefore, this is being more creative and updated one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Apple banned all apps using Google Voice. It happened because people may get confused with the overlapping of services.  A bunch of hooey and thus it allows Google voice apps for the iPod. It has allowed many apps including VoIP over the 3g networks. They barred the Google Voice apps since they are crazy at Google evident and simple. It had nothing to do with what is best for the customer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Google runs the prescribed app store for the Android. But they have mostly been out of the approving process. The day is very near when that Google will interfere with the Android app store like Apple did. There are already other legitimate app stores for Android and this is the very good news to serve up the same apps the official store does.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Android apps are allowed for to do whatever they want, like an application program running on a real computing device. For security measures, they have to get commendation from the user at adeptness time for the affairs they will be doing like say “getting at the internet” or “showing the state of the phone.” Apple apps, then again, are firmly restricted. Apple Apps are not allowed to communicate with each other for any reason. Apple Apps are not granted to campaign in the screen background. <a href="http://genxm.com/mobile-phone-application-developers.html" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">mobile phone application developers</a> can do both of these things.</span></div>

#Flashback Advantages of Android Application Development

Advantages of Android application development These are root able. Apple spends more time on stopping rooters than iPhones more than ...

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#TechNews The New Samsung Galaxy J Unveiled Globally

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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also known as Samsung Galaxy J SGH-N075T<br /><b>GENERAL</b><br />•2G Network<br />GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900<br />•3G Network<br />HSDPA 800 / 850 / 2100<br />•4G Network<br />LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100<br /><b>SIM</b><br />Micro-SIM<br /><b>Announced 2013, December</b><br />Status<br />: Coming soon.<br />Exp. release 2013,December<br /><b>BODY</b><br />•Dimensions: 137 x 70 x 8.6 mm (5.39 x 2.76 x 0.34<br />in)<br />•Weight: 146 g (5.15 oz)<br /><b>DISPLAY</b><br />•Type<br />: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours<br />•Size: 1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel<br />density)<br />•Multitouch Yes<br />•Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3<br /><b>SOUND</b><br />•Alert types<br />: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones<br />•Loudspeaker Yes, 3.5mm jack Yes<br /><b>MEMORY</b><br />•Card slot: microSD, up to 64 GB<br />•Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM<br /><b>BATTERY</b><br />Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery<br /><b>DATA</b><br />•GPRS Yes<br />•EDGE Yes<br />•Speed: HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE,<br />Cat4, 50Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL<br />•WLAN- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA,<br />Wi-Fi, Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot<br /><b>Bluetooth</b><br />Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE<br />•NFC: Yes<br />•Infrared port: Yes<br /><b>USB</b><br />Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB<br />Host<br /><b>CAMERA</b><br />•Primary: 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED<br />flash<br />•Features: Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and<br />image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and<br />smile detection, image stabilization, HDR<br />•Video: Yes, 2160p@30fps, dual-video rec.<br />•Secondary: Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call<br /><b>FEATURES</b><br />•OS: Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.<br />4(KitKat)<br />•Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800<br />•CPU: Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400<br />•GPU: Adreno 330<br />•Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass,<br />barometer,<br />temperature, humidity, gesture<br />•Messaging: SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push<br />Mail, IM, RSS<br />•Browser: HTML5<br />•Radio: No<br />•GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS<br />•Java: Yes, via Java MIDP emulator<br />•Colours: White, Pink<br />- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation<br />- Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll<br />- Air gestures<br />- Dropbox (50 GB storage)<br />- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic<br />- TV-out (via MHL 2 A/V link)<br />- SNS integration<br />- MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player<br />- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player<br />- Organizer<br />- Image/video editor<br />- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)<br />- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,<br />YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa<br />- Voice memo/dial/commands<br />- Predictive text input (Swype)</span></div>
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With This Refrigerator, Who Needs a Kitchen? (PHOTOS)

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<strong><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">World luxuries - A manufacturer has launched a state-of-the-art fridge, which costs more than the average kitchen, at up to $41,500 (N6,442,875). The Meneghini La Cambusa unit can be custom-fitted with a range of gizmos including a coffee maker, ice-maker, temperature controlled pantry and even a flat-screen television.</span></i></strong></div>
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<i><span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Looking more like a piece of antique furniture than a household appliance, the fridge is aimed at the super-rich.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As well as refrigerating food, the La Cambusa three-door model includes spaces that can be customised to meet clients' need.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The price can vary enormously because each one is custom-made in Italy.</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22px;"><i>After shelling out $26,000 (N4,036,500) for the wooden frame, which can be painted in more than 500 colors  clients will then have to pay extra for brass handles, glass shelving and the fridge and freezer units. For those wanting all of the mod cons a number of other devices can be installed. A Miele coffee system, costing from around $3,000 (N465,750) is a popular pick, while flat screen televisions are frequently requested. Ice-maker, a microwave oven and steam oven are other optional extras. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>The centrepiece of the appliance is a Liebherr refrigerator system, which starts at $1,200 (N186,300). The Swiss-based company will also construct a temperature-controlled pantry for dry storage.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>The three-door La Cambusa measures 8.2ft wide, weighs 1,100 pounds and includes 26.6 cubic feet of storage space.</i></span></div>
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<em><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">At that cost, we'd consider it the start of a family heirloom to pass along to generations!</span></strong></em></div>
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#GADGET SMART: 50 Best iPhone Apps 2012

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Whether you're looking to load up a new iPhone or simply expand your collection, here's our 2012 list of download-deserving apps.</span></div>
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#GADGET SMART: 50 Best iPhone Apps 2012

Whether you're looking to load up a new iPhone or simply expand your collection, here's our 2012 list of download-deserving apps...

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#TECH: #GADGET SMART:Behold The Robot Cleaner:… As LG Releases Independent Hot-Bot Vacuum Cleaner

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<strong><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Ordinarily house wives are not supposed to be allergic to cleaning the home. But in an upward mobile world, house chores are becoming tiring to women, who have to catch up on entertaining programmes on TV, check out who’s on twitter or facebook and in other occasions are busy chatting away with friends on Blackberry Messenger.</span></i></strong></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Also for career ladies who have to always sleep with their strap watches if they must beat hold-up to meet office resumption times, cleaning is done perhaps, once a week.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But the beauty of technology is that it has a solution to every problem it creates. It takes only creativity and deep thinking to discover and that is what renowned Electronic company, LG, just did last week with the introduction of a robot vacuum cleaner into the Nigerian market.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">According to the company, the Hom-Bot vacuum cleaner was developed to enable householders who crave for a cleaner home experience but lacks the time, experience a new level of cleaning.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">LG Hom-Bot vacuum cleaner uses advanced technology in cleaning of floors independently, allowing people to focus on things that matter most.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">With its ultra-quiet design, the LG Hom-Bot vacuum cleaner operates at just 60 decibels, making it possible for users to work, watch TV or chat on the phone.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">With its slim profile and feature, it can easily vacuum under beds, tables, chairs, sofas and more.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The LG Hom-Bot comes with a smart 2-way camera. The dual cameras, located on the top and below the robot enable a faster and smarter cleaning process.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The device was also designed with a docking style charger with auto charging function which shows battery and timer settings for hassle-free charging.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The slim design of the 90mm tall LG Hom –Bot vacuum cleaner enables it to fit under furniture and between sofa cushions in order to clean hard to reach points in any home.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Another unique feature of the vacuum cleaner is the 3 fully automatic cleaning modes that ensure effective cleaning of home non-conventional living spaces.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The zigzag mode is great for large areas with few obstacles like bedrooms and bathrooms. Using the Camera, the robot can detect how to get around the obstacle to clean the other side.</span></i></div>

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<span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>These are root able. Apple spends more time on stopping rooters than iPhones more than they do the innovation. It is called jail breaking. Every single iPhone “update” has disabled the jailbreak of the phone in the process. That really ticks me off.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>People get stuck to HTC hardware for the Android. The reason is iPhone never updated they un- rooted root for iPhone. iPhone group of people must do all of their work in secret which means Apple, determines out and sends out them a Cease-and-Desist letter, or worse.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Android platform is open-source technology. One company works on the coding and others are able to do so. Open source technologies needs to be more secured than any other proprietary software. The reason behind this is the eyeballs that are poring continuously over the code of the Android.  There are holes in the software and these are rapidly found and patched. Due to its open source technology there is one second in the list to compete so therefore, this is being more creative and updated one.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Apple banned all apps using Google Voice. It happened because people may get confused with the overlapping of services.  A bunch of hooey and thus it allows Google voice apps for the iPod. It has allowed many apps including VoIP over the 3g networks. They barred the Google Voice apps since they are crazy at Google evident and simple. It had nothing to do with what is best for the customer.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Google runs the prescribed app store for the Android. But they have mostly been out of the approving process. The day is very near when that Google will interfere with the Android app store like Apple did. There are already other legitimate app stores for Android and this is the very good news to serve up the same apps the official store does.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Android apps are allowed for to do whatever they want, like an application program running on a real computing device. For security measures, they have to get commendation from the user at adeptness time for the affairs they will be doing like say “getting at the internet” or “showing the state of the phone.” Apple apps, then again, are firmly restricted. Apple Apps are not allowed to communicate with each other for any reason. Apple Apps are not granted to campaign in the screen background. <a href="http://genxm.com/mobile-phone-application-developers.html" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">mobile phone application developers</a> can do both of these things.</i></span></div>

GADGET SMART: Advantages of Android Application Development

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