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IHS Plc Nigeria Signs Partnership Agreement With Visafone On Infrastructure Leasing And Sharing

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IHS Nigeria Plc , a telecommunication infrastructure provider, has signed a partnership agreement with Visafone  that includes the leasing and sale of Visafone towers. IHS specializes in delivery of solar power systems through communication systems, like tower sites.

 

The statement read in part, “This strategic partnership shall lead to significant benefits by enabling Visafone to focus on its core business of providing mobile services and solutions, bringing in operational efficiency, and enhanced quality of service to its customers.  But many people are not bought over immediately.

“It will also provide IHS the platform of consolidating its telecoms infrastructure business and industry leadership position with more than 800 owned sites under collocation in Nigeria and several thousands of sites under management.”

 

“While it is a smart move for the companies, it is still too early to tell if they can actually build this into something that will generate interest in developing the telecom sector as a whole,” said Jacob Yungan, a Nigerian Ministry of Communications official.

 

Visafone is the largest CDMA mobile operator in Africa a digital. Generally, CDMS is seen as less glamorous than GSM which has been better adopted in the continent.

 

IHS Nigeria Plc a leading telecommunications infrastructure provider with headquarters in Nigeria and operations throughout the African continent particularly in Ghana, Sudan, and Tanzania. IHS currently employs more than 800 staff all over Africa and is listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (ticker: IHS) and regulated by the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission. The company became ISO 9001:2008 certified in 2006.

Fasmicro Apps Store Spotlight – Fiction Weave From SiskoTech. Now, Enjoy Note Taking!

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This app is available at Fasmicro Apps Store, courtesy of SiskoTech. You can upload your good apps in our store, also.

 

Description of apps

An app for the simplistic writing/note taking app.

Allows you to easily create notes, and send them as a text file through multiple applications.

Installs to SD Card by default.

Works on any 2.2+ device, and was created for a Honeycomb tablet device.

Auto saves to the database on exit, in case something happens.

Allows for sharing using multiple applications.

 

Instructions

  1. Download the application.
  2. Put the widget on the home screen.
  3. Stare in awe at the two apps you never knew you had!
  4. After tiring of that, press the “Get Jiggy!” button
  5. Repeat step 3 – 4 as desired.

 

The app will also display any system applications that can be launched from the apps screen, including (but not limited to), the messaging, gallery, phone, music, settings, and whatever else your particular handset manufacturer decided to include.

Blackberry, Facebook, Twitter Responsible For Escalated UK Riots

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Even though Facebook and Twitter, two of the leading social networking sites, are being blamed for the escalation of violence in the UK for the past four days, the most powerful and up-to-the-minute rallying appears to have taken place on a more covert social network: BlackBerry Messenger (BBM).

 

Using BlackBerry handsets – the smartphone of choice for the majority (37%) of British teens, according to last week’s Ofcom study – BBM allows users to send one-to-many messages to their network of contacts, who are connected by “BBM PINs”. For many teens armed with a BlackBerry, BBM has replaced text messaging because it is free, instant and more part of a much larger community than regular SMS.

 

And unlike Twitter or Facebook, many BBM messages are untraceable by the authorities (which is why, in large part, BBM is so favoured by Emirati teens to spread illicit gossip about officialdom). One BBM broadcast sent on Sunday, which has been shown to the Guardian by multiple sources, calls on “everyone from all sides of London” to vandalise shops on Oxford street.

 

Another sent shortly before the outbreak of violence in Enfield on Sunday afternoon reads: “Everyone in edmonton enfield wood green everywhere in north link up at enfield town station at 4 o clock sharp!”.

 

Jenny Jones, the former deputy mayor of London, blamed an under-resourced force for missing the tweets and the status updates. “It’s quite possible if they had more resources they could have picked up on this,” she said.

 

As the rioting is showing no signs of letting-off and London riots entering their fifth day, it has reportedly prompted Tottenham MP David Lammy to call for the suspension of the BlackBerry Messenger service some rioters are using to organize their movements.

 

Explaining the appeal of the service for the rioters, blogger Jonathan Akwue wrote, “BBM, as it is known, is an instant messenger system that has become popular for three main reasons: it’s fast (naturally), it’s virtually free, and unlike Twitter or Facebook, it’s private.”

 

Unlike Facebook and Twitter, which have received accolades for their roles in recent uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa, BBM, which allows users to share messages by exchanging PINs, is not a public forum. “The key point here is that although these messages are spreading virally, by being shared via BBM they have been less visible to the outside world, making them harder to track,” Akwue noted.

 

The maker of the BlackBerry, Research in Motion, said on Monday that it would co-operate with a police investigation into claims that its popular BlackBerry Messenger service played a key role in organising the London riots. Scotland Yard vowed to track down and arrest protesters who posted “really inflammatory, inaccurate” messages on the service, and the social networking websites Twitter and Facebook.

 

Patrick Spence, the managing director regional marketing at Research In Motion (RIM), confirmed that the BlackBerry manufacturer had contacted police to assist with the investigation.

 

However, the statement prompted fears from some BlackBerry users that their private messages could be handed over to the police. “We feel for those impacted by the riots in London. We have engaged with the authorities to assist in any way we can,” Spence said. He added that RIM complies with UK legislation on the interception of communication and co-operates fully with the Home Office.

 

RIM can be legally ordered to hand over details to police of users suspected of unlawful activity. However, the Canadian company would be likely to resist those demands and the content of users’ inflammatory messages would be encrypted. The manufacturer has previously insisted that even it cannot unscramble users’ messages when sent on the devices. RIM refused to comment further or answer a series of questions on the statement.

 

Although Twitter and Facebook have played a key role in past unrest in the capital, the Tottenham riots are thought to be the first in the UK so heavily orchestrated using BlackBerry Messenger. The “broadcasts” – which are sent instantly from one-to-many BBM users – have been reposted and amplified on Twitter and Facebook. Evidence of rioters planning where to hit next spread quickly on the networks as the police struggled to keep up.

 

However, Hackers have threatened  that BlackBerry employees “will regret it” if the company cooperated with authorities investigating the London riots. In an attack on the website of BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion, a group calling itself Team Poison wrote “Dear Rim; You Will NOT assist the UK Police because if u do innocent members of the public who were at the wrong place at the wrong time and owned a blackberry will get charged for no reason at all”.

[Submit Apps] The Nokia IdeasProject “Apps to Empower Women” Challenge

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Nokia has a new competition – Apps to empower women. Details are as follows:

 

Challenge open: June 29 – September 30

 

Challenge Hosts

Steffi Czerny, Co-founder of the DLD Conference

Pia Erkinheimo, Co-founder of IdeasProject

 

Challenge Jury

Mitchell Baker, Chairman of Mozilla Foundation

Abigail Disney,  Co-Founder and co-President of the Daphne Foundation

Libby Leffler, Chief of Staff to Sheryl Sandberg (COO Facebook)

Elizabeth Varley, CEO Techhub

 

Reward

The top app chosen in the challenge will be developed by a team of women  software developers, and posted for free on the Ovi Store. The ideator  behind the winning idea and 2 ideators behind the ideas that will get  honors will be recognised with a Nokia phone of their choice.

 

The Challenge

Women around the world are increasingly living more active and productive lives. But numerous barriers remain. In developed economies, women work hard to balance the various needs of work, home, and leisure – all with limited time. And in developing economies, women often are faced with more basic challenges. In any country, mobile apps have the potential to help empower women in a wide range of ways, helping them to become better connected, better able to manage their time – and, yes, more mobile.

 

The Nokia IdeasProject “Apps to Empower Women” Challenge seeks ideas for mobile apps that can help women in work, education, and leisure.

 

Here are some examples of the categories of apps that might be used to empower women:

  • Time management for competing priorities
  • Providing education through mobile apps
  • Giving women a voice
  • Providing new ways for women to connect with each other
  • Leveraging social networking to find work

 

The Nokia IdeasProject Mobile Challenge for  Ideas to Empower Women will  launch at the DLD Women conference in Munich, Germany, on 29 June 2011. Your product, services and solutions ideas can help to make the  difference in the lives of women around the world.

 

Click here to submit your suggestions for empowering apps!

Fasmicro Apps Store Spotlight – “Loky PLUS” From StanBuyMe UK Ltd

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This app is available at Fasmicro Apps Store, courtesy of StanBuyMe UK Ltd. You can upload your good apps in our store, also.

 

Description of  Loky PLUS Trial

 

***DIAL ##123 AND THEN PRESS ‘CALL’ TO OPEN THE APP WHEN YOU FIRST DOWNLOAD***

***ONCE PIN IS SET, THIS BECOMES YOUR ACCESS CODE. ENTER ## FOLLOWED BY YOUR NEWLY-SET PIN!***

***ENHANCED FEATURES OF STEALTH MODE (NO APP ICON!!) AND ABILITY TO HAVE TWO SEPARATE ACCOUNTS!***

We’re all entitled to a little privacy, especially where our mobiles are concerned. Download Loky PLUS to create a secure, private area on your mobile where you can secure sensitive contacts, filter their messages (SMS & MMS) away from your regular message inbox, hide your messages back to them and even store your sensitive media files and documents!

Features of Loky PLUS include:

***STEALTH MODE***
Loky PLUS operates under Stealth Mode, meaning there is no visible app icon! To open Loky PLUS, simply enter ##123 and the app will open for you! Once you have set a PIN, to open the app, simply enter ## followed by your PIN!

***SECURE YOUR CONTACTS***
Secure sensitive contact information in a fully-featured and most importantly, secure address book. Loky PLUS gives you more than just a simple contact list.

***SECURE YOUR SMS & MMS***
Automatically redirect SMS & MMS messages to and from your Loky PLUS contacts so that they avoid your phone’s regular messaging app altogether.

***SECURE YOUR FILES***
Store, manage and view media files and documents from the safety of a secure file locker. Loky PLUS can secure all sorts of files!

***PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY***
Everything in Loky PLUS is securely protected by a PIN that you choose yourself when you first download the Loky PLUS app.

***MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS***
Set up a second account to keep your business and personal lives separate!

***STAY ALERT***
Loky PLUS can send you a ‘dummy’ SMS, vibrate or play one of three sounds when you get Loky PLUS mail, so that you always know when to check for new messages.

***SHAKE TO CLOSE***
Need to close Loky PLUS in a hurry? Shake your phone firmly but lightly and Loky PLUS will close down automatically, leaving you in the clear!

***SECURITY LOG***
Loky PLUS saves a record of all successful login attempts, so you can be sure no-one has accessed your account!

***CAPTURE IMAGES***
You can capture images right from within Loky PLUS, so that the moment you take a picture you know that it’s already under lock and key!

***PRESS & HOLD***
Press and hold the screen for a short time on a contact, message or file and discover a whole new way to interact with Loky PLUS.

***TELL YOUR FRIENDS***
Loky PLUS makes it very easy to recommend the app to friends who value privacy too. Simply press and hold on a contact to get started!

***LANDSCAPE MODE***
Loky PLUS supports landscape mode, so if you have a handset with a slide-out keyboard you’ll find Loky PLUS simple to use!

***SUPPORTED LANGUAGES***
Loky PLUS is available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian and Portuguese!

Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook so you can be the first to hear about further exciting developments of Loky PLUS!

If you have any new suggestions for features, please feel free to send them to info@loky.me – thanks!

 

Permissions

  • SERVICES THAT COST YOU MONEY

SEND SMS MESSAGES

Allows application to send SMS messages. Malicious applications may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.

DIRECTLY CALL PHONE NUMBERS

Allows the application to call phone numbers without your intervention. Malicious applications may cause unexpected calls on your phone bill. Note that this does not allow the application to call emergency numbers.

  • HARDWARE CONTROLS

TAKE PICTURES AND VIDEOS

Allows application to take pictures and videos with the camera. This allows the application at any time to collect images the camera is seeing.

  • YOUR MESSAGES

RECEIVE SMS

Allows application to receive and process SMS messages. Malicious applications may monitor your messages or delete them without showing them to you.

READ SMS OR MMS

Allows application to read SMS messages stored on your device or SIM card. Malicious applications may read your confidential messages.

EDIT SMS OR MMS

Allows application to write to SMS messages stored on your device or SIM card. Malicious applications may delete your messages.

  • NETWORK COMMUNICATION

FULL INTERNET ACCESS

Allows an application to create network sockets.

  • YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

READ CONTACT DATA

Allows an application to read all of the contact (address) data stored on your device. Malicious applications can use this to send your data to other people.

WRITE CONTACT DATA

Allows an application to modify the contact (address) data stored on your device. Malicious applications can use this to erase or modify your contact data.

  • PHONE CALLS

READ PHONE STATE AND IDENTITY

Allows the application to access the phone features of the device. An application with this permission can determine the phone number and serial number of this phone, whether a call is active, the number that call is connected to and the like.

INTERCEPT OUTGOING CALLS

Allows application to process outgoing calls and change the number to be dialed. Malicious applications may monitor, redirect, or prevent outgoing calls.

  • STORAGE

MODIFY/DELETE USB STORAGE CONTENTS MODIFY/DELETE SD CARD CONTENTS

Allows an application to write to the USB storage. Allows an application to write to the SD card.

  • SYSTEM TOOLS

CHANGE NETWORK CONNECTIVITY

Allows an application to change the state of network connectivity.

PREVENT DEVICE FROM SLEEPING

Allows an application to prevent the device from going to sleep.

DISABLE KEYLOCK

Allows an application to disable the keylock and any associated password security. A legitimate example of this is the phone disabling the keylock when receiving an incoming phone call, then re-enabling the keylock when the call is finished.

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