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[News Flash] Fasmicro Releases Constitution of Nigeria in Google Android Market

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The full and unedited 1999 constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria. This is a digitalized copy of the full and unedited 1999 constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria. Download this app to enable your Android device enlighten you on your fundamental rights and entitlements as a citizen of Nigeria.

Cost: $0.99

Get is here or https://market.android.com/details?id=ng.fasmicro.constitution

We are taking it one by one – more Apps are being uploaded.  The logistics and productivity apps will be uploaded tomorrow. 100% of these apps were developed in Owerri, Nigeria.

Interested to make money in Android market? Join us at the Apps MASTERs.

Fasmicro App Division

Owerri, Nigeria

[News Flash] Mobile Web West Africa 2012: March 13-15, Lagos

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In an exclusive news break, we informed our readers that Mobile Web West Africa 2012 will be held in Lagos in mid-March. Today, we are confirming that the exact date is March 13-15, 2012. You can visit the event site for more details. This is our old post.

 

Tekedia wishes to announces that Mobile Web West Africa 2012 will hold in Lagos in mid-March.  This was communicated in an exclusive email by Andrew Mowbray, Communications Director of  All Amber – the organizer of the Mobile West conferences.

 

We have received positive reviews that the last one was hugely successful. Among others, it provided a platform to seed the opportunities for mobility business in Nigeria.

 

Tekedia will be bringing you more updates as they become available.  But why must you attend? Answers…

 

Mobile Web West Africa is about the single most important technological development in Africa, it’s not an ‘emerging’ technology or a ‘contender’ to be the leading, it is the technology.  More people search for information on their mobile than they do on PC’s – that is incredible.  Mobile, and the mobile web and applications, have arrived, they are here – the key question is how this can be harnessed?  That is what this event is about.

 

Furthermore, this is an event which uses an extremely interactive and innovative roundtable seating format.  You’re not sat in rows,  like students being lectured to and only interacting at breaktimes, instead you’re actively encouraged to engage and do business with your peers.

 

Finally, you’re going to be part of a delegation who are all attending the event because they want to be part of the development of the mobile web and applications in Africa.  So you’re going to be surrounded by people (in a fantastic 5 star environment) who want to speak to you, they want to interact, to discuss, to progress.

Oriental Battles Royale. Huawei In Patency War With ZTE

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China’s largest telecommunication equipment supplier, Huawei Technologies, has won a preliminary injunction prohibiting its hometown rival ZTE from using a Huawei trademark on USB broadband modems sold in Germany. The injunction is part of a larger legal battle over trademark and patent infringements the two companies are fighting in several countries.

 

This is coming on the heels of similar patency law suits filed by Ericsson against the same ZTE in several European courts a few months ago. The Swedish telecoms equipment maker filed the suits in the UK, Italy and Germany after trying to reach an agreement with ZTE about licensing its patents.

 

Huawei said last week that it had been granted the injunction in a German court. Two weeks ago, the company filed lawsuits in Germany, France and Hungary, alleging that ZTE had infringed on a series of Huawei patents involving mobile broadband modems and higher-speed fourth generation technology known as LTE (Long Term Evolution). The lawsuits also accuse ZTE of illegally using Huawei’s trademarks on some of its modem products.

 

A copy of the German court document said that ZTE is temporarily prohibited from using a Huawei trademark on its USB broadband modems in the country. “The court’s decision will protect our intellectual property and we look forward to ZTE ensuring that Huawei’s innovations and technologies are used in a lawful manner,” Huawei spokesman Ross Gan said via e-mail.

 

ZTE, however, contends that Huawei’s lawsuit is without merit and suggests the case is being used as a tactic to interfere with the company’s business in Europe. To all and sundry this appeared like a major victory for Huawei in its legal clash with ZTE, but ZTE issued a statement saying that the case isn’t over yet and that it is still pursuing options that could turn things around.

ZTE said it wanted to clarify reports about the injunction, as many of them do not state that it is a preliminary and temporary one, granted as an interim legal process in the lawsuit. It said that all Huawei had to do to get the preliminary injuction was file an application with the court, suggesting it was simply a matter of paperwork.

 

The preliminary injunction centers on an environmental certification used in Europe indicating compliance with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. Huawei had designed a trademark reflecting the certification, which the company now alleges ZTE has illegally used on its own modem products.

 

ZTE claims it stopped using the trademark in July 2009, months before Huawei applied for it as its own with the European Union. Furthermore, ZTE argues Huawei’s RoHS designed logo shouldn’t even be considered a legitimate trademark. “This is like having a little bit of graphic design around the words ‘energy saving’, and use it as a trademark of household appliances,” ZTE said in a statement. “There is a clear lack of legitimacy.”

 

ZTE added that it believed the trademark case goes “beyond normal technology, marketing and legal litigation.”

 

Shortly after Huawei filed its lawsuits in Europe, ZTE fired back with its own patent infringement cases against its rival, filing them in China. ZTE has also applied with the E.U. to revoke Huawei’s RoHS trademark. ZTE also claims that Huawei had no right to register the RoHS logo as a trademark in the first place and that ZTE has asked the EU to revoke it. Restriction of hazardous substances is part of EU legislation, but ZTE said that Huawei is attempting to misappropriate the term and logo for itself. It said this lacks any legitimacy, as it would be like trademarking the words “energy saving”.

 

The dispute over this logo seems somewhat bizarre, as the RoHS logo definitely appears to be something that belongs more in the jurisdiction of lawmakers than technology firms, but Huawei and ZTE have been at each others’ throats for some time now. Huawei sued ZTE for infringement of its mobile broadband data card and LTE patents, and ZTE responded with a tit-for-tat LTE lawsuit. The two Chinese telecommunications firms look set to engage in legal battles for a long time to come.

 

Both Huawei and ZTE are based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, but their market reach has grown to expand outside of China. A majority of their revenues come from foreign countries — about 54 percent for ZTE, and two-thirds for Huawei. Both mobile broadband modems and higher-speed LTE networks represent major product markets the companies compete in.

 

But unlike ZTE, Huawei has generally stayed away from controversy especially with competitors in the foreign market space.

 

Bincom ICT Career Talk Introduced – Lagos Event, June 18

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Want to make IT work for you ? Then BinCom ICT career talk could interest you.

 

Bincom ICT Career talk is a community development  initiative that seeks to inform the young (and young at heart) of the various opportunities that abound in the world of ICT especially in the Nigerian environment. This career intiative will help the respective participants to understand their core niche in the ever growing world of ICT .

Participants are also provided with a mentorship platform and an opportunity to ask the panel of experts (facilitators who are experienced IT professionals) specific questions.

 

What?
Come learn the various possibilities of breaking into the worldof ICT at the Bincom ICT career talk.

 

For Who?
Youth /young @ heart considering a career in (/career change to) ICT

 

To be facilitated by?

  • Seasoned Professionals in the world of IT .  Confirmed Speakers for November Edition includes : 
     

    • Mr. Yele Okeremi –  MD , Precise Financial Systems. (Confirmed)
    • Dr Anderson Uvie-Emegbo (Confirmed)
    • Mr. Serge Yao – (PZ Cussons) (Confirmed)
      all facilitators for the next Edition are now confirmed.
  • Our in-house facilitator is  Bade Adesemowo (Winner, Future Awards 2010, Best Use of Technology)

When?

Saturday, June 18, 2011 . ( 4pm – 7pm ) .

Where?
Lagos , Nigeria (The venue will  be announced to registered participants)

 

Seminar Fee?

Absolutely Free

Also Featuring?

  • Learn of the various opportunities, possibilities & future prospects in the world of ICT especially in Nigeria.
  • Get the guidance to set your ICT career on the right track
  • Meet and Interact with leading ICT industry practitioners
  • Ask questions from a panel of ICT expert during Q+A session

 

Register now ! Only 100 spaces available.

Blackberry PlayBook vs. Apple iPad2 – Tekedia Thinks Blackberry PlayBook Is Better

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We may be wrong, but we have our own opinion. RIM Blackberry PlayBook is better than Apple iPad2. Our assessment  is blunt and simple, if you remove the iPad2 label and compare the two, PlayBook comes on top. Do not be sentimental about Apple followership, just evaluate the technology, you will see that RIM has a game changing functionality.

 

Oh yes, iPad2 came before Playbook and we know, at least, it won the technology battle. However, it does not matter to us, at least now, since both are in the market. No one disputes that Apple is an innovator.

 

Playbook is built for the professional business guy. Yet, we know that Apple is all about consumer market and cannot claim to be in that market. However, Apple cannot hold that claim as many corporate clients are adopting the iPad, so, it is safe to say that we can benchmark both. Head to head, without any knowledge of who made what, RIM came on top, for us. We will go with it over the iPad2. Here are points to consider:

 

Size

Playbook has  7 inches to iPad2’s  9.7 inches. Both win depending on what you want to do and how big you want the device to be. We will go for the bigger one which is iPad2 for home use, but when on travel, Playbook may be the game. It will be easier to move around. Playbook is very portable and is of pocket size.

 

Resolution

Here, they are just about the same. Not much difference.  The screen resolution is no MORE a differentiator, technology is converging.

 

Weight

Blackberry because it is smaller in size. It has 0.9 pounds while iPad2 gives you 1.3 pounds worry.

 

Thickness

This is where Apple surprises us. It is thinner than any 10 inch tablet in the world. And very thinner than Playbook. This is not unrelated to their very efficient A4  processors which Apple makes in-house. The iPad2 has a thin thickness but that is hidden in the large size and screen when compared to Playbook. When both are looked at the same time, you will go with Playbook for portability.

Camera

Blackberry wins the camera spec. It is better. Both have two cameras with one of Apple muted. Playbook has 6MP camera at the back and 3MP camera in the front – both can take video.

Memory
Not an issue because digital transistors are free. You can do what you want here. You can upgrade to whatever and both are matched in this metric. Yet, from factory, Blackberry has 1GB RAM  while iPad2 is 512MB. That means Blackberry wins for RAM size.
Branding
Apple wins hands-down. That is its success, any day.

 

Apps

Apple wins here with more than 300,000 apps.  But if the BB is optimized to run Android, as many claim, it will come on top.  The whole notion that one can run Android apps in BB is a very good selling point.

 

We think Playbook is a professional grade tablet that is made for the business guys. It has great features and truly better in the engineering side. What it loses is that it does not have apple written on it. It Apple had made Playbook, it would have sold better as it is doing.

 

Chances are, if you remove the labels and make them neutral and try these tables, you will go with Playbook. We vote for Playbook in tekedia.