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Google is working at a spaceport in New Mexico to build and test solar-powered internet drones. According to the Guardian, project is codenamed as SkyBender. Project SkyBender is using drones to experiment with millimetre-wave radio transmissions, and this technologies could underpin next generation 5G wireless internet access. The SkyBender is technically part of Google's air balloon Wi-Fi project aimed at a similar goal of bringing remote parts of the world online. The move is an attempt by the Google to compete with other social networking giants like Facebook to bring internet access to developing countries

Microsoft reversed its decision to reduce its free OneDrive storage from 15GB to 5GB back in December. While the unlimited storage tier is still being removed, today is the last day to claim the free 15GB of storage. If you forgot to claim it back in December, you can opt-in to save your free storage over at Microsoft's special OneDrive site by the end of today. The free storage will include the 15GB and the 15GB bonus for activating the camera roll features of OneDrive if you've already used the app on iOS, Android, or Windows Phone. Microsoft now plans to offer Office 365 Personal subscriptions to any OneDrive user that is using more than 5GB of free space. The free subscriptions will last for a year and provide 1TB of space during the subscription period.

BlackBerry's slide from leader of the smartphone pack to near obscurity has not been easy to watch, and it seems as if the company has decided that clasping to Android is the way to get its phone business back on track. The launch of  the BlackBerry Priv  was a big clue: a flagship handset running the latest version of Google's mobile operating system rather than the BlackBerry's own software. "The device is essentially our transition to  Android  ecosystem," Damian Tay, BlackBerry director   told the press. "As we secure Android, over a period of time, we would not have two platforms, and may have only Android as a [smartphone] platform. Tay said that Android and BB10 would co-exist for the time being but it sounds like the writing's on the wall. In fact, rumours that the company would switch OSes have been  swirling since last summer . "The future is really Android," added Tay. "We went for Android essentially for its ...

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it sold 10.151 million vehicles in 2015, retaining its status as the world's top-selling automaker for the fourth straight year. The sales figure compared with 2015 sales of 9.93 million vehicles for Volkswagen AG and 9.8 million for General Motors. Toyota, which makes the Prius hybrid, Camry sedan and Lexus luxury models, has forecast sales at 10.114 million vehicles in 2016. Its actual sales in 2015 beat its forecast for sales of 10.098 million vehicles.   Volkswagen AG, which overtook Toyota in sales in the first half of the year, suffered in the second half from an emissions cheating scandal involving diesel cars. Auto sales in major markets such as the U.S. and Japan have slowed, while emerging markets that had sustained growth in recent years, such as Thailand and Indonesia, have weakened. In 2014, Toyota sold 10.23 million vehicles, Volkswagen sold 10.14 million vehicles, and General Motors was third at 9.92 mill...

Today is kirk Franklin's 45th birthday Happy Birthday Kirk Franklin! He's now 45 years old. Kirk Dewayne Franklin, an American  gospel musician , choir director, and author celebrates his 45th birthday today . He also celebrated his 20th wedding anniversary last week with his wife Tammy Collins who he married on the 20th of January 1996. He posted their wedding picture on his twitter account On his Instagram page, the well loved gospel artiste, while disclosing how he and his wife will be spending their anniversary, said, " How me and wifey are spending our 20th anniversary... #soccergame " when posting the photo below. Kirk is known for leading urban contemporary gospel   choirs  such as The Family,  God's Property  and  One Nation Crew  (1NC), and has won multiple awards, including seven  Grammy Awards .

Former  American Express  executive Leslie Berland is joining  Twitter   as its full-time CMO chief marketing officer, according to a tweet by Twitter CEO  Jack Dorsey  on Tuesday morning.  “Welcoming  @leslieberland  to Twitter!” Dorsey  said in his tweet . “She will join as our CMO to help tell the stories of our iconic product!” Berland was formerly VP of global advertising, marketing and digital at American Express.  Berland joined American Express in 2005 and helped the financial giant form its first social media strategies. Re/code first reported on Sunday that Berland was a likely pick for the role. “Twitter is a service like no other,” Berland said in a statement. “It has and continues to change the world, shaping how we communicate and connect, how we’re entertained, informed and inspired. It represents everything that’s relevant at each and every moment – to me, there’s nothing more powerful...

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, resumed work on Monday after taking a two month paternity leave. Mark and his Wife , Dr Priscilla Chan welcomed their first child ,a beautiful daughter called Max, at the end of November. Although Facebook gives all full time employees four months of paternity and maternity leave but it was surprising to hear that Mark,CEO Facebook, announced his resumption in a post after two month of leave. He attached a photo of his wardrobe, deliberating on what to wear.  Mark is someone known for wearing  the same outfit every day. Throughout his paternity leave, he continued to post actively about his company . He promoted the start of oculus rift sales, the growth  of the Facebook Messenger and he continued to push about his desire to connect the world through internet.org. He also posted some of his activities during his paternity leave on Facebook. Baby Max Facebook Family             ...

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, resumed work on Monday after taking a two month paternity leave. Mark and his Wife , Dr Priscilla Chan welcomed their first child ,a beautiful daughter called Max, at the end of November. Although Facebook gives all full time employees four months of paternity and maternity leave but it was surprising to hear that Mark,CEO Facebook, announced his resumption in a post after two month of leave. He attached a photo of his wardrobe, deliberating on what to wear.  Mark is someone known for wearing  the same outfit every day. Throughout his paternity leave, he continued to post actively about his company . He promoted the start of oculus rift sales, the growth  of the Facebook Messenger and he continued to push about his desire to connect the world through internet.org. He also posted some of his activities during his paternity leave on Facebook. Baby Max Facebook Family             ...

‎ The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA)‎ has increased the price of Household Kerosene from N50 to N83. This is contained in its products pricing template, released on Sunday in Abuja . It stated that the N83 per litre price applied only to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) outlets. The template also showed that at N83, the Federal Government will be making a gain of N10.72 on every litre. It further puts the expected open market price, which is the landing cost plus total margins at N72.28 per litre. The expected open market price is the prevailing open market rate for the product in Nigeria, after taking certain costs into consideration. Giving a breakdown of the price, the PPPRA template put the landing cost of ‎the product at N57.98 per litre, while the total margin due‎ middlemen was put at N14.30. The retailers’ margin was put at N5 per litre; transporters at N3.05 per litre while dealers at N1.95 per litre. It further put the bridging ...

Coleen and Wayne Rooney announced the arrival of their new baby boy, naming him Kit Joseph Rooney on Sunday.  They both took to Twitter to announce the news, writing: 'Our gorgeous little boy arrived today. Kit Joseph Rooney. 8Ib 1oz. We are over the moon.' The day before,  Wayne   had hinted that it could almost be time, as the footballer shared a poignant throwback photograph of the family, taken after the birth of their second son Klay. The snap, taken in May 2013, showed the happy couple with their boys, including newborn Klay and their eldest son Kai. Along with the image, shared on Thursday, the footballer added: '#TBT - Family picture after Klay was born. Not long left until the new addition is here! #Family.'

A new smartphone just hit the market that claims its battery can last 10 to 15 days without charging. The Oukitel K10000 is crammed with a 10,000mAh battery, which should hold almost four times the charge of a Samsung Galaxy S6, and five and a half times the charge of the iPhone 6. A full charge takes about three and a half hours, according to Oukitel, a Chinese gadget maker. Smartphone software has gotten better at managing apps and programs to conserve battery life over the past few years, but not many manufacturers have upgraded battery capacity itself. Oukitel says it's doing both. The K10000 has a "super smart standby" mode, and "intelligent power consumption management," and is the "world's largest battery capacity smartphone," the company claims. The phone can even be used to charge other devices. But even if its battery technology is as advanced as the company says it is, the rest of the phone's specs are still stuck in the past...

Facebook wants to help sports fans connect. The company said Wednesday that it has created a feature that allow fans to interact in real-time during sporting events. Facebook (FB, Tech30) said the tool, called "Facebook Sports Stadium," will let users see posts from their friends and comments on specific plays. It will also provide live scores, statistics and play-by-play. Facebook said the feature will be available on iPhones in the United States starting Thursday. It will initially support American football, but will expand to include other sports from around the world. The company said the tool would move to platforms beyond the iPhone in "the coming weeks."

A startup uses encryption and fingerprint authentication to compare medical records across providers—and aims to make them easier to move, too. For the over 40 million people served by the more than 300 health systems working with startup CrossChx, checking in for a doctor’s appointment is much like unlocking an iPhone. All you need is your right index finger. Touch it onto a fingerprint reader at the check-in desk, and your identity is verified. Your driver’s license can stay in your wallet. As well as making doctor visits simpler and preventing fraud, CrossChx’s founders say that its system can eventually help free U.S. patient records from the inefficiencies and errors imposed by the usually isolated and often outdated IT systems of health-care providers. Although the U.S. government has spent billions to encourage uptake of electronic medical records, many of the intended benefits have proved elusive. CrossChx says that it has found that 14 percent of records have s...

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over low ranking of the country’s universities. The president expressed the concern on Saturday in Bauchi at the 19th to 22nd convocation ceremony of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi. Represented by Prof. Julius Okojie, Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, he said that “it is worrisome that no Nigerian university is quoted among the top 100 universities in the world. “We rank below a thousand, if we do not aspire to be among the world class universities, we cannot boast of robust system capable of making the country among the top economies of the world. “We have abundance of talents who excel elsewhere but appear incapacitated at home. This is unacceptable. “Whatever makes our abundant talents fail at home and excel abroad must be identified and neutralised for our benefit and that of our future generation,’’ Buhari said. He blamed incessant strikes by teachers as ...

"No plan to regulate Online Media ",  Federal Government  assures. The Minister of information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says that the Federal Government will not regulate Online Publications in the country, saying the publishers are responsible enough to regulate themselves. The Minister stated this on Friday when he met with Online Publishers in Lagos, in continuation of his ongoing consultation with key stakeholders in the Information and Culture sector. In a statement by the Special Assistant to the minister, Segun Adeyemi, the minister urged the publishers to ensure that they maintain their credibility, saying: ”If the online publications suffer credibility problems, they stand the risk of losing the confidence of their readers and the advertisers who provide the lifeblood for the publications’ survival”. Mohammed said while the number of online publications is bound to grow in the days ahead, only the credible ones will continue to enjoy patronage...

Mourning Arises as Olubadan of Ibadan Land Dies in Oyo state Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, the Olubadan of Ibadan is reported to  have died. It was reported that the Olubadan passed away in the evening of Tuesday, January 19 after he lost consciousness. Oba Odulana who turned 100 years in 2014, was reportedly taken to a morgue late into  the night to avoid drawing attention, as his death some fear will stir great bitterness over  the entire city. The details of his death were sketchy and when contacted, one of his sons, Prof Femi Lana, declined to comment. Chief Isiaka Akinpelu, the personal assistant to the late monarch, denied the death, dismissing it as a rumour. He stressed that the Olubadan is still hail and hearty. According to tradition, the next in line to the throne is the Balogun of Ibadan land, High Chief Saliu Adetunji. Oba Odulana mounted the throne in 2007 as the 39th Olubadan of Ibadan land. He was the 17th Olubadan since the title w...

Wonderworld: UI Rated Nigeria's Best University In 2015 By Nige... : Check out the top fifty universities in Nigeria list. The National University Commission (NUC), has released the latest ranking of Ni...

Check out the top fifty universities in Nigeria list. The National University Commission (NUC), has released the latest ranking of Nigerian universities. According to the list, University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo state which led in 2012 and 2013 but dropped in 2014 to the third position resumes to be Nigeria’s top tertiary institution for the year under NUC review. Covenant University remains Nigeria’s best private university but drops below the top ten as it was in the previous year. Check out the list below: 1. University of Ibadan, UI 2. University of Lagos, Unilag 3. University of Benin, Uniben 4. Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU 5. Ahmadu Bello University, Abu 6. University of Ilorin, Unilorin 7. University of Jos, Unijos 8. University of Port Harcourt, Uniport 9. University of Maiduguri, Unimaid 10. University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, 11. Lagos State University, Lasu 12. Federal University of Technology, Futo 13. Covenant University, CU 14. ...

The National Youth Service Corps has commenced the mobilization for the 2016 Batch “A” service year. So all potential corp members are hereby informed to check their timetable below.. NYSC Mobilization Time Table for 2016 Batch A S/N EVENTS TIMELINE 1 2016 Batch “A” Pre-Mobilization Workshop 5th – 9th Jan. 2016 2 Briefing of Prospective Corps Members/Final year Students 12th – 16th Jan. 2016 3 Collation of Prospective Corps Members’ Data by CPIs 11th – 18th Jan. 2016 4 Submission/Uploading of Senate/Academic Board Approved Result for Full/Part-time Graduates and  Revalidation list by Corps Producing Institutions (CPIs) 18th – 30th Jan.  2016 5 Uploading of corrected lists by Corps Producing Institutions(CPIs) 18th– 30th Jan. 2016 6 On-Line Registration by Foreign and Local Trained Nigerian Graduates 1st –25th Fe...