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Acer Liquid Mini Review – The Portable Phone You Have Wanted

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Following in the footsteps of many of the big phone manufacturers such as Nokia and Sony Ericsson, it seems that Acer is keen to release more pocketable versions of its popular handsets. The Acer Liquid was released at the end of 2009 and has been one of the company´s most popular phones, with a range of spin-offs having since been released such as the Liquid E and Liquid Metal. Compared to some of the mammoth touchscreens that are starting to emerge it could be pondered whether Acer really needed to make a mini version of the Liquid in the first place, seeing as the original handset came with what would now be considered as a smaller than average body.

 

There are however many people who would love to own a touchscreen phone but consider what is on offer to be a bit too big for everyday use. The Liquid Mini is only marginally smaller than the original and on paper there seems to be little difference in size. However, comparing the two handsets side by side you can see how even this slight reduction in dimensions can have a huge effect on portability.

 

The Liquid Mini is a mini version of the original Liquid, as the name would suggest, and as such it comes with pretty much the same hardware features. These were fairly top of the line when the Liquid was released back in 2009 but today would be considered a bit more standard within the touchscreen market. This is not a criticism as the Liquid Mini comes with an excellent camera, plenty of storage space and excellent connectivity options.

 

In the software department the Liquid Mini fortunately does not come with the original´s 1.6 version of Google Android but comes with a more contemporary 2.2 Froyo edition. Coupled with the Acer UI this offers excellent social networking integration for Facebook and Twitter as well as YouTube and Picasa integration. There is email and instant messaging support as well as threaded viewing for SMS messages on offer, all of which make the Liquid Mini a nice little pocketable messaging phone.

 

The Liquid Mini is a perfect phone for messaging, general web browsing and entertainment and for its price it offers great value for money. The phone will certainly appeal to those who want to enjoy a touchscreen handset but without carrying an oversized brick in their pocket or bag.

 

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IDC Cuts 2011 Microprocessor Shipment Growth From 10.3% To 9.3%

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 Worldwide PC microprocessor unit shipments in the second calendar quarter of 2011 (2Q11) declined 2.9% compared to 1Q11 and were about flat compared to 2Q10, rising 0.6%, according to the latest PC microprocessor market share study from International Data Corporation (IDC). On a revenue basis, the PC microprocessor market earned $9.49 billion, declining 4.0% compared to 1Q11 and rising 5.4% compared to 2Q10.

 

“The first quarter of 2011 was better than most first quarters due to the extra calendar week,” said Shane Rau, director of Semiconductors: Personal Computing research at IDC. “So the sequential comparison isn’t surprising. If we took off that extra week, the performance between the two quarters probably would’ve seen a seen a slight sequential uptick from 1Q to 2Q.”

 

Both Intel and AMD continue to ramp their new platforms. Intel’s Sandy Bridge and AMD’s Fusion microprocessors contain integrated graphics processors (IGP). IDC’s tracking of these processors indicates that processors with IGP rose to more than 60% of total PC processor unit volume in 2Q11.

 

2Q11 Vendor Highlights

In 2Q11, Intel earned 79.3% overall worldwide unit market share, a loss of 1.5% compared to 1Q11. In 2Q11, AMD earned 20.4%, a gain of 1.5% compared to 1Q11. VIA Technologies earned 0.3%.

 

In 2Q11 by form factor, Intel earned 84.4% share in the mobile PC processor segment, a loss of 1.9%, AMD finished with 15.2%, a gain of 1.8%, and VIA earned 0.4%. In the PC server/workstation processor segment, Intel finished with 94.5% market share, a gain of 0.6%, and AMD earned 5.5%, a loss of 0.6%. In the desktop PC processor segment, Intel earned 70.9%, a loss of 1.5%, and AMD earned 28.9%, a gain of 1.5%.

 

2011 and Long-Term Market Outlook

Due to economic headwinds in developed regions that are affecting consumer PC demand, IDC has reduced its forecast for year-over-year growth in PC (mobile, desktop, x86 server) microprocessor unit shipments in 2011 from 10.3% to 9.3%.

 

Nigeria Needs To Improve Literacy Rate For Mobile Internet And Technology Penetration

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There is one factor many commentators seldom associate with China – the fact that most Chinese women are well educated. We always discuss their manufacturing prowess and the brutal state capitalism that is taking other economies by storm. Yet, we fail to understand that China has become a pillar of the modern world simply on the basis that it has both the men and women in the labor market. In most African economies, only half of the population makes it because the women are not educated. Strategically, it means that the nation is simply not positioned to use the skills of the whole citizens to grow the economy. You leave half out of the process and that hurts your overall competitiveness.

 

The progress in China is partly associated with high women literacy. Most parts of China have got the women educated.  India is not that lucky. Brazil has a solid undergraduate degree holders, not just the primary education.  Between Brazil and China, the education of the citizens have helped to push technology adoption at the scale that got them into the BRIC club.

 

Though India continues to be hurt by its unfortunate caste system that lives many without opportunities, present reforms are geared to improve education attainment not just for boys but also the girls. We understand that South Sudan has illiteracy rate of more than 80%, Nigeria, for all its money, is not that really rosy. Most women in the nation do not participate in creative economic process because they are not educated. Of course, some are artisans, but lack of education hurts their effectiveness.

 

As the government pushes for technology adoption and penetration, it is very imperative that it understands that without higher literacy rate, the nation cannot easily absorb some technologies. How can people use mobile devices for text and business when they are not educated? The business of apps will not work because only the educated can actually use them. These are the problems and challenges that will continue to undermine policy and plans to move the nation forward in these areas.

 

Tekedia recommends for the nation to move fast and improve its primary education and get boys and girls into schools. In the Northern part, this is even more urgent. The business of mobile Internet and indeed others  technologies will not succeed without a very solid literate populace.

 

Doing that is not just good policy, but also helping to grow the economy. Because when they can read and write, they will not just use these technologies, they can help to create them in the future. Nigeria must educate the girls just as we make efforts to send the boys to schools.

Congratulations Mr. Demola Aladekomo – The New Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) President

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Mr. Demola Aladekomo, Managing Director of Chams Plc Elected NCS President at the just concluded Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Friday, July 29, 2011 at International Conference Centre, Abuja.

 

The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) is the umbrella organization of all Information Technology Professionals, Interest Groups and Stakeholders in Nigeria. Formed in 1978 as Computer Association of Nigeria (COAN) and Transformed into NCS in 2002 as a result of harmonization with other stakeholder and interest groups. NCS is the national platform for the advancement of Information Technology Science and Practice in Nigeria

 

In a keenly contested election, Mr. Demola Aladekomo defeated Dr. David Adewumi, Immediate Past 1st Vice President and Dr. Peter Olayiwola to emerge the President. He is to lead the Society for the next two years.

 

In another development, Mr. Same Juwe defeated Mr. Emmanuel Eseyin of Open University to emerge the 1st Vice President.

 

Other Elected Officers:

2nd Vice President: Dr. (Mrs.) Adeola Ilechukwu

Chairman, Conferences Committee: Professor Adesola Aderounmu

Chairman, Credentials Committee: Mr. Abimbola Olayinka

Chairman, Education and Manpower Development Committee: Dr. Vincent Ele Asor

Chairman, Ethics and Disciplinary Committee: Mrs. Ola Owolabi

Chairman, Publications, Standards and Research Committee: Dr. Adesina Simon Sodiya

Chairman, Publicity, Events and Trade Services Committee: Mr. Jide Awe

Ex-Officio (2 Candidates):

Prince Medinus

Mr. Moses Braimah

Representatives to CPN Council (Six Candidates):

Dr. Virginia Ejiofor

Mr. Akin Fapohunda

Dr. Sylvanus O. Anigbogu

Mr. Omosola Raphael A.

Mr. Kole Jagun: Elected

Mr. Adeoye Aderogba

 

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L-R: Mr. Demola Aladekomo, NCS Elected President and his Predecessor , Prof. Charles Uwadia

Less Than 7% Of Nigerian Women Are In Public Traded Company Boards

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Tekedia Intelligence mined data obtained from the Nigeria Security and Exchange Commission, Corporate Annual reports and interviews and noted that Nigerian women rarely make it to the top position in their fields or industries.  We observed that less than 7% of the members of corporate boards in the public companies in Nigeria are women. This follows closely to the number of women that are running top companies in the nation. We also looked at data obtained from the Nigerian University Commission and noticed that most of the public universities are managed by men as Vice Chancellors.

This comes at a time when the world is witnessing women stars. The boss of Xerox, Ursula Burns, is not just a woman but a black lady. Pepsi has Indira Nooyi. Yahoo! is lead by Carol Bartz while Facebook for all of the technical wizardry of Mark Zuckerberg, the engine of that company is Sheryl Sandberg. The soup company, Campell will soon have a woman running it. We must acknowledge the services of Meg Whitney of eBay and of course Carly Fiorina of HP (!).

Of course the global number of women in key positions remains small.  In the US Fortune 500, only 15 companies are managed by  women. The German DAX has zero woman as boss. The France CAC 40 is also zero. The British FTSE-100 has five female bosses.

Despite the natural capacities of women to understand markets and their directions, companies continue to leave them out of the  top job. Women shop more and they are naturally positioned to help create products which they by. Yet, men continue to run this show, disproportionately. Yes, men are more aggressive and risk takers even at work to try new ideas and take big projects even when the failure outcomes could be dangerous.

Nigeria is unfortunately low with women leaders in the public schools. Tekedia Intelligence research could not understand this lopsided preference of women despite stellar performance by Nigerian women in the past and present times. We also recall how the Aba women saved Aba in 1930 and how people like Ngozi Okongo-Iweala and Dora Akunyili have performed.

Though we do not advocate the solution of mandatory requirement of women in the Nigerian boards as Norway did in 2003 which required at least 40% women in public company boards. Today,only about 32% are women despite the mandate of implementing that in 2008. Norway has more women percentage in boards than any nation. Recent data shows that most of the companies promoted unqualified women to meet quotas and ended up hurting their performance. Unless the woman is qualified, do not promote. Yet, there must be a way out.

Though it is really difficult to ascertain why that disparity exists. Except in technical programs, as many women and men go to schools and obtain degrees.  That they take time to raise kids  and are not naturally aggressive to seek for promotions do not hide the fact that Nigerian women need help in the corporate boards. We need to do better.

 

Data sources: Businessweek, OECD, Mckinsey, SEC (Nigeria), First Global Select

 

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